It was my pleasure to write about a recent experience with Apple Pay over at iMore. The convenience this payment service provides is not limited to the point-of-sale.
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If you’re a web developer and you don’t have the Network Link Conditioner installed, you’re doing your visitors a disservice.
This tool, originally created so that iOS developers could test native apps on EDGE networks without leaving the comfort of their office, should be an essential part of your development toolchain. You’ll need to register for a free Apple developer account to download the tool, but that shouldn’t stop you.
It’s likely that you’re working on a fast network with low latency. This will skew your perception of how your site performs for a majority of the people who use your site. When you slow your Mac network down using the link conditioner, huge assets won’t load in an instant and you’ll start to feel someone else’s pain. Now try going an entire day using hotel Wi-Fi…
One of the best things about making a general purpose development tool is seeing what other creative people do with it. I never occurred to me that the Overlay tool and iOS Simulator could help implement new features. But then someone like Tyler Anderson comes along and shows us how this new feature in xScope makes working with design compositions so much easier. Awesome.
Flare 2, our Mac app for photographers that was awarded Best of 2014, is currently half price as a part of the Mac App Store’s Amazing Photo + Video promotion.
In addition, the app was recently updated with German and Japanese localizations. The app continues to be a showcase for good design on Yosemite.
We also continue to add new effects using iCloud. I love using Flare Effects on iOS when I post photos to my Instagram account.
For all the latest info about this award-winning app, be sure to check out the Flare Tumblr.
Great things are happening to Twitterrific these days. My favorite feature is doing drafts, which can really help out when you need to do tech support on Twitter! The changes to muting/muffling are also welcome additions. We even gave you a new way to shoot yourself in the foot with regular expressions :-)
And contrary to common belief, I didn’t have anything to do with this besides being a beta tester. Sean Heber is heading up the development work these days, so if you love these changes as much as I do, be sure to let him know!