PRW Grail it’s here
I've long loved my PRW 1300t-7v. It's gorgeous but it lacks the version 3 sensor cluster. My 3100 has that but it's a negative display and basically everything on it is black. The band...
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Monitoring the closest 20 regions – how?
iOS allows each application to monitor up to 20 regions. That seems like a lot, especially when you figure that the regions are registered and can be triggered (entry and exit) even while your...
A Huel™ Customer!
I have long envied those living in parts of the world where Huel could be delivered. For a very long time, Huel could not ship to the United States because of some FDA work...
WWDC 17 tips
There were a few things I found invaluable while attending. My Snooz white noise generator to replace a fan for sweet slumber at Hyatt Place. It kept me from needing to pack an actual...
Travel to WWDC17
So I am traveling from Chicago to San Jose on United Airlines, and I was struck by the lack of small display on the back of any seats. Surely something would drop from near...
WWDC Minor Predictions
Some very minor predictions of mine for WWDC17 There will be barrels of Odwalla juice again. I haven’t been to WWDC in a few years due to coming up empty on the lottery –...
The tvOS long press
If you’d like to detect a long press on a UIButton or just for a view that has no buttons – it’s pretty easy. There is one simple gotcha, however. You’ll trigger your selector...
WWDC 17 Packing List
It’s almost time for WWDC17, this year in San Jose, CA instead of San Francisco. I haven’t been in several years because my lottery skills are obviously lacking. I managed to score one this...
Getting hour offsets for local time versus a target time zone in Swift
I am currently working on something that will display time in different time zones. However, you need to compare the user’s current time versus those at the target time zones to be accurate. This...
tvOS UIFocusGuide demystified
A post about tvOS UIFocus enlightenment and a helper Class that I use to help debug my user interface work. Above you’ll notice four buttons (a screenshot from my actual Apple TV). You’ll also...
Creating a tvOS parallax UIButton
If you’ve been involved in tvOS application development, or you’re new to the whole process, you might find this post interesting in regards to user interface. I have recently been involved in tvOS dabbling....
