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Swift, beyond the iPhone
Notes from taking Swift everywhere: server-side builds, developer tools, Vision Pro, Stream Deck plugins, and the static site generator producing the page you’re reading. Plus the occasional hard-won lesson from Apple’s frameworks.
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I became a button makerEject Disks safely from your macOS computer using this Elgato Stream Deck button plug-in. - Jul 19Read →
Attending First Swift Conference in IndonesiaDiscover the highlights and insights from Paul Hudson's presentations and other presentations on AI, DocC and ARKit at the Swift Conf Indonesia. - Jun 28Read →
My commit to Saga Static Site Generator was accepted on GitHubFixed concurrency bug on Swift-based Saga static site generator - Jun 22AR/RealityKit/SharePlay WWDC ResourcesRead →The WWDC videos and guides I keep going back to for ARKit, RealityKit, and SharePlay.
- May 25Swift Barcelona Meetup Video on Meta GlassesRead →Recorded talks at the Barcelona monthly Swift meetup on YouTube.
- May 10Reminder: Setup Legacy Contacts with your FamilyRead →Remember to setup Legacy Contacts with your Family on your Apple accounts so you can get into their accounts when they pass away.
- May 9Well formatted Swift Language ebookRead →The Swift language has a book in HTML form and here is a repository that generates PDFs and Epub versions of the book. It looks good and you can learn swift ...
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- Apr 18Tokyo Swift conference videos postedRead →Last year I was able to attend the TrySwift! conference and loved it. Going to Tokyo for such a technical conference is really worth it. They have just relea...
- Apr 11Unofficial Apple Developer CurriculumRead →This git repository is a good community recommendation for learning paths of iOS Development.
- Apr 11haptics library for SwiftRead →I found this GitHub repository for haptics patterns called Pulsar it is cross platform but supports Swift. I’m sure I’m going to need this in the future henc...
- Mar 27Open Apps from Mac CalendarRead →I dragged a project from Omnifocus onto the macOS Calendar app and it has a little open button for Omnifocus that takes me straight to the project. Previousl...
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- Mar 24I’m going to start paying more attention to JensenRead →Exended interview with Lex Fridman and Jensen Huang.
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24-hour Cursor Singapore hackathon weekendBuilding Scrollodex with Cursor AI at a 24-hour Singapore hackathon — lessons on team dynamics and shipping fast. - Aug 7Read →
Importing Solarized Theme for Mac OS TerminalI was looking to add a Solarized theme to my Mac OS Terminal and I found that there is a site dedicated to themes for terminals including Ghosty which I also... - May 15Exporting Ulysses Groups to an External FolderRead →Getting my sheets out of Ulysses as Markdown with images, annotations, and folder structure intact.
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Mozi shows you which friends are in townEv Williams' Mozi app shows you which friends and colleagues are in the same city at the same time. - Feb 6Read →
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Exploring the Real-World Impacts of AI with Brent Deverman and PanelDive deep into the world of AI with Brent Deverman, Janelleh Tang, and Richard Lai at the Hong Kong Spartans Spartans’ Spotlight Series on November 15th 2023. - Mar 12Read →
- Feb 8Making a Bootable macOS Monterey External BackupRead →Research on bootable backups and macOS Monterey
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- Feb 20Steve Jobs articulating the NeXT strategy and pain pointsRead →Steve Jobs is great at analyzing the market, explaining the pain points of the customer and key competitive strengths of NeXT.
- Feb 10Updating Series 3 Apple Watch to WatchOS 7 runs out of spaceRead →Every time there is a new update to WatchOS 7 my series 3 watch does not have enough space to update. Dr. Drang has written a rant and some tips on how to ge...
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- Nov 13Automating changes to Display arrangements on macOSRead →Use displayplacer and Keyboard Maestro to automatically change macOS display arrangements when using Sidecar with your iPad Pro.
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- Feb 8Finally found a way to turn off autoplay on NetflixRead →Finally a way to turn off autoplay on Netflix. The auto play of previews and the auto play of next shows are now turned off on my Netflix account. Netflix He...
- Jun 11(Untitled)Read →Chinese tech hub Shenzhen becomes key trade war battleground as US strikes at Huawei, its ‘dragon’s head’ – South China Morning Post
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- May 23Panic’s Gameboy: A Shameful Move?Read →It is a shame that Panic software can’t make enough money off Mac and iOS and feels compeled to release a Gameboy.
- May 22Why doesn’t my Apple Watch show me what music I’m playing on my iPad?Read →Why doesn’t my apple watch show me what music I am playing on my iPad? Left out feature.
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- Apr 10Inside Huawei, Shenzhen’s DarlingRead →SyrupCast Podcast Ep. 194: Inside Huawei, Shenzhen’s darling
- Apr 10China’s electric car dominance: QuartzRead →China is reshaping the global electric car market, according to Quartz.
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- Jan 29Share from Safari to Microblog on Mac OS XRead →@manton can you please allow me to share from Safari to Microblog using the share menu on Mac OS X?
- Jan 20China’s electric bus dominanceRead →Powered by the state, China takes charge of electric buses, with Shenzhen taking the lead – South China Morning Post
- Jan 137 of the best new gadgets from Shenzhen and Hong Kong at CESRead →7 of the best new gadgets from Shenzhen and Hong Kong at CES – South China Morning Post
- Jan 13China’s Shenzhen switches to electric taxisRead →Giving up gas: China’s Shenzhen switches to electric taxis – The Washington Post
- Jan 12Don’t Fear the RegexRead →Regular expressions, debunking common myths and practical examples to help you master this powerful tool.
- Jan 1Mac indie apps have thrived for over 25 yearsRead →The old guard of Mac indy apps has thrived for more than 25 years
- Dec 30Shenzhen’s Tech Surge: Overcoming Silicon ValleyRead →Inside Shenzhen’s race to outdo Silicon Valley – MIT Technology Review
- Dec 27Sufjan Stevens' Impossible Soul: A 20-Minute Musical JourneyRead →My favorite 20 minute song is Impossible Soul by Sufjan Stevens.
- Dec 26How to Use the Future Faster Than You ThinkRead →A talk on The Future Is Faster Than You Think. Converging technologies and what they change.
- Dec 5Hands-on with iPhone XS Max with physical dual SIMsRead →Hands-on experience with the iPhone XS Max, dual SIM capabilities unique for region.
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- Nov 30(Untitled)Read →Referring way back to UX article written by Jakob Nielsen Progressive Disclosure
- Nov 27(Untitled)Read →Shenzhen: How China’s Silicon Valley went from counterfeiting to innovating – CNN
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- Nov 24(Untitled)Read →After all these years the Nielesn Norman Group is still publishing quality content UX Debt: How to Identify, Prioritize, and Resolve. Can you find any UX Deb...
- Nov 24(Untitled)Read →A way to look at agile feature development to ensure you are delivering value: Definition Of Success
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- Sep 9(Untitled)Read →Spending my Sunday listening to Creative Selection and thinking about the software development process and iteration on it. Frequent demos to users is a key ...
- Jun 24(Untitled)Read →Taking some time to watch the 1968 mother of all demos to realize that the innovative ideas actually take a lot longer than we think to come to fruition.
- Jun 9(Untitled)Read →Jonathan found the user story that we created to launch Anthony Bourdain’s show on CNN Travel. ?
- Jun 5(Untitled)Read →Tip: The Apple Store has an adapter to hook your iPhone or iPad up to Ethernet if you need to restore your iPhone from your iCloud backup. (You can avoid the...
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- May 25(Untitled)Read →My most essential app is getting a major upgrade OmniFocus 3 for iOS Available for Pre-order. Great software for managing items to do big and small.
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- May 5Best Flat White in Shenzhen: 21 Grams Coffee ShopRead →Whenever I go to my office in Shenzhen, I still have to stop at the coffee shop called 21 grams. They do my flat white just right with the the right price of...
- May 5Decameron Cafe in Shenzhen: A Hidden GemRead →I went to a shenzhen cafe called Decameron to check it out after ShenzhenParty.com featured it and updated the article a bit.
- Apr 22Shenzhen Event Discovery State of the ArtRead →Decided to create an in-depth post regarding the state of the Shenzhen event discovery. Happy to see that my team has been working so hard on it.
- Apr 22TidBITS redesign: Andy Ihnatko’s tech journalism shines through.Read →The Mac publication I used to read starting 28 years ago, TidBITS, redesigned their website. Excellent that they are still chugging along.
- Apr 21Creative Shenzhen Restaurant ReviewRead →I edited a review of a new creative restaurant in Shenzhen called Magpie. Great to see creative dishes in Shenzhen.
- Apr 16(Untitled)Read →How Shenzhen Startup SunFounder Built The World’s First Portable Raspberry Pi Machine
- Apr 14Shenzhen Party Instagram FollowersRead →Feels good to have reached over 2000 followers on the “shenzhenparty” instagram.
- Apr 5Cool automation possibilities with 1Password CLIRead →My password manager has a command line tool. I bet there are some really cool automation possibilities here.
- Apr 5Interview with Time Out CEO Julio Bruno on CommerceRead →Interview with CEO Julio Bruno of Time Out on including commerce in the business model from Digiday
- Mar 25Fighting Linkrot: A 1998 Principle Still Relevant TodayRead →This principle is still valid from 1998: Fighting Linkrot. Thank you Jakob Nielsen.
- Mar 25Just donated money to archive.org.Read →Just donated money to archive.org. It is a time machine for web pages and helped recovered deleted pages on ShenzhenParty.com.
- Mar 24Facebook Spring Cleaning: Apps and Privacy SettingsRead →Doing some Facebook spring cleaning. Removing my apps and updating my privacy settings.
- Mar 23Met Harvey Mok from Casetify at Web WednesdayRead →I met [Harvey Mok] from Casetify last night at [Web Wednesday]. Checking out their Apple [Watch band designer] it took me back to the days I was working in e...
- Mar 20SEO Guide for Site MigrationsRead →Involved in multiple site migrations now have to read this guide: Site Migration Guide: SEO Strategy, Process, & Checklist – Moz. Who wants to help migrate S...
- Mar 20Facebook Has Lost the PlotRead →Facebook's recent controversies highlight its struggles with user trust and engagement.
- Mar 15How to Join LinkedIn for Bitcoin and Create a ProfileRead →Just joined the LinkedIn for Bitcoin and created a profile. Well executed site.
- Mar 9How to Use the deverman.org APIRead →Learn how to use the deverman.org API to interact with the deverman.org platform.
- Mar 7(Untitled)Read →“Even if you are falling that’s ok there is a trampoline waiting for you. It’s so easy you just have to believe.” Thanks to Chuck Thompson for sharing the vi...
- Mar 6(Untitled)Read →I see the building of minimal viable products like this way too much. Gave me a chuckle.
- Mar 4(Untitled)Read →Spent some time revising my personal website this weekend. It is now the glue for my social media using micro.blog.
- Mar 4Missing Group tab on your Facebook page here is quick solutionRead →Was trying to figure out how to link my Shenzhen Party Facebook page with my Shenzhen Party Facebook group and it turns out you have to set your age restrict...
- Mar 3Mac OS X Digital Color Meter AppRead →After all these years I found out that Mac OS X ships with a Digital Color Meter App. Built in ability to check the color of any pixel on the screen.
- Mar 3Rebuilding Spotlight Index on MacRead →Had to rebuild my Mac spotlight index as my apps were not showing up. This Tech Note helped.
- Feb 18High-Speed WiFi at Hong Kong AirportRead →Just found there is now high speed wifi at the Hong Kong airport
- Nov 22Happy Thanksgiving Giving!Read →Happy thanksgiving giving! (CNN Hong Kong Newsroom thanksgiving Nov 2015) #hongkong #thanksgiving @cnn @cnntravel @cnni #turkey @andersoncooper
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- Oct 21(Untitled)Read →Japanese Star Wars fan opens collectible shop in Hakone tourist town outside of Tokyo and asks me for tech support on how to use eBay US to complete his 2000...
- Oct 13(Untitled)Read →When your out of town colleagues need to be shown around Hong Kong where else are you supposed to take them? ????
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