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#iOSDevUK: UIKit Dynamics
→: #iOSDevUK: UIKit DynamicsMy notes from Simon‘s excellent talk at iOSDevUK [his slides]. Physics for UIKit. “Visual layers and realistic motion impart vitality and heighten users’ delight and understanding” Buttons used to look like buttons, now they don’t. Don’t have visual cues. Compensate using Dynamics to add some motion. Not for flappy birds. Has tried it, can get…
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A Small Internet Kerfuffle
→: A Small Internet KerfuffleBackground Last week after a series of twitter rants, I wrote up what concerned me about the “Male Allies” panel at GHC (Grace Hopper Conference) this year. A surprising number of people read and shared it, and whilst (of course) some people disagreed, or thought that ABI (Anita Borg Institute) does so much good it’s…
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#iOSDevUK: Marcus Zarra – Not Invented Here
→: #iOSDevUK: Marcus Zarra – Not Invented HereSaw woman texting with a T9 phone. Stopped, looked, made sure he saw what he really saw. Presenting from a phone. First presentation, used a projector. Amazing how far we have come. Generally known as an opinionated person. Don’t speak in wishy washy words, very boolean. Either believe or don’t believe. If not, just shut…
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Talk Prep: Grids and Concertinas
→: Talk Prep: Grids and ConcertinasThis year, I prepped one talk. Next year, I feel more confident and plan to prep 3 (working titles: Mobile is a Systems Problem, The Myth of The Intersection of Energy, Creativity, and Time, and a Series of Unfortunate Statistics). This year’s talk – Distractedly Intimate – has been given in timeframes ranging from 20…
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#iOSDevUK: Hacking Health
→: #iOSDevUK: Hacking HealthMy notes from the talk Emily gave at iOSDevUK. What are health apps? Step counters Fitness trackers Diabetes apps Heart rate monitors Bluetooth enabled medical devices Apple and Google have decided this is where the future is. Gone in. Apple, Healthkit. Google, GFit. Standardized APIs getting information with defined types, centralised storage. Enables gathering data…
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Conferences, Code of Conducts, and Being #ThatWoman
→: Conferences, Code of Conducts, and Being #ThatWomanLike a lot of people, I took the Code of Conduct pledge (so I was really pleased to see GHC add one this year), firstly because I see it as a sign that the event is committed to making it a welcoming space for women, and I do really only want to attend events where…
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Book: Gravitas
→: Book: GravitasI read Gravitas (Amazon) really slowly, and part of the reason for that was that I wanted to take the time and process each chapter. The “gravitas” eqation of Knowledge + purpose + passion (- anxiety) = Gravitas is what I think of as “poise”, and as I’ve mentioned before is my goal as a…
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#GHC13: Panel on Entrpreneurship
→: #GHC13: Panel on EntrpreneurshipOne of the things I really liked about this session was that it was three older women, and not all of them lived in the Valley (sadly I can’t find the description of the panel or the panelists). So much of what I read and hear about tech startups is SV based, that it’s extremely…
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#ModevUX: Multiscreen Design @ Ebay
→: #ModevUX: Multiscreen Design @ EbayNot just about different screens, focusing on holistic experience of getting inspired about a product, transacting, receiving. hopefully a good enough experience that you’ll come back again again. If you focus on moments and not how they are all connected, things are going to break down pretty quickly. 40% of ebay transactions go across multiple…