When developing web-based applications for mobile devices, or even just simple web sites, sometimes it pays to travel the beaten paths, use the familiar tools, and aim for the known landmarks. The mobile space is constantly changing, however, and finding your way through a project often requires a bit of intrepid exploration and trailblazing. It also helps to have the right tools.
Read moreBonus: it uses the same browser technology as your iPhone or Android uses.
Speed (it's fast)
Read moreWe recently released our first iPad app using Appcelerator Titanium, a fabulous package that lets us write native iPhone/iPad/Android apps in Javascript.
Read moreI came across this interview with Steven Sasson - the man who invented the digital camera at Kodak in 1975. At first glance, it is a huge, impractical toaster-sized beast. Yet... listen closely to the main features of the device, and pay close attention to his reasons behind his design decisions. (Keeping in mind the technology of the day - your mom's Asahi Pentax loaded with 36 exposures of Kodachrome and a 1-week wait for your photos from the local drug store or photo hut.)
Watch it below and read more after "the jump":
Inventor Portrait: Steven Sasson from David Friedman on Vimeo.
A common feature we get asked to implement for various clients is a list of locations with an associated map. Each page generally displays a list of locations based on a zip/postal code entered by the user. Clicking on a location in the list centers the map on the location and pops up an info window on the map. The original way of handling this sort of page was to have the server-side code output all of the Javascript pieces needed to drive the map. Read more
This being the inaugural post of the Power Creative Development blog, I thought it would be apt to discuss a topic that best represents our approach to development, thereby both saying “hello” and dropping some knowledge at the same time. That “approach to development” being this: the most awesome development that works for the most people - and the topic being this: the humble, hoary web browser.