Author Archives: Steve
Background Music Queue with AVPlayer and iOS4
Update 2010-Nov-11: Apple has come out with AVQueuePlayer in iOS 4.1, and presumably most people are going to move to the latest version now that it performs well even on the 3G, but the AVPlayer can still be used to … Continue reading
How To Securely Manage Your Online Identity
Today we use hundreds of websites on a daily or weekly basis. Many of these require us to create and login with a password. Over time managing all of your identities is a serious challenge. I have decided to give … Continue reading
Random Selection without Repeat (aka Shuffle)
While writing Naval Fight I wanted to have the easy computer opponent select a random position on the board grid every turn. The initial naive solution I implemented initially for testing was to have the computer choose a grid position … Continue reading
Listen to Your Passion
What’s your passion? What do you find interesting? Funny? Inspiring? There is very likely an audio or video show out there with your specific interests in mind. Podcasts – as they are usually referred to – can be found by … Continue reading
iPad – It’s Just A Big iPhone
The Larger Screen Matters Ever since watching the first Harry Potter movie, I’ve been fascinated with the idea of having newspapers with video and continually updated content. I have always hoped that someday we would have the same experience, and the iPad … Continue reading
Startup Weekend Boulder 2010
Back in April I ventured to Boulder to participate in a event called Startup Weekend, founded in 2007 by Andrew Hyde. The idea is for people with different backgrounds to gather together to form a startup company with the hope of … Continue reading
Delivering Happiness with Tony Hsieh
Having been given a complementary advanced reading copy of the book Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose, it is only fitting that I return the favor by giving an honest review of a personal, humorous, and informative narrative … Continue reading
It’s not a Phone! It’s not a Computer! It’s an iPad!
This has been discussed to death, but I have decided to weigh in a few thoughts. If you love to customize your PC, run Linux, or would give up your netbook only from your cold dead hands, then this post … Continue reading
Five reasons I’m a Browser
The next decade will see the continued rise of the browser as the platform, and I’m ready to ride the wave. Here’s a look into five reasons why I enjoy the web and all that it offers us. Install Not … Continue reading
Five reasons I’m a Mac
After finally paying for my first Apple product – the iPhone – I decided to also purchase a MacMini so I could start developing apps, as well as record music and video using the quality iLife suite. #5 Window Dressing … Continue reading