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Development PHP

Code Wars : PHP vs Ruby vs Python

Just as English differs from French and German, there are multiple languages a web application can be written in. TL;DR – PHP is the winner 🙂 Source: Udemy Blog

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iPhone

My First Sketch Using Paper on the iPad

I thought paper was a bit of a fad the first time I heard about it on the iPad. How could an app that’s simply allows you to draw firstly not already be done, but secondly, be any good? Well I’m pleased to say I was wrong. Even using fingers and my primitive drawing skills […]

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The Effect of New Year (Resolutions) on iPhone Fitness App Sales

So the my (first) paid app, ‘Weight Tracker‘ in the iTunes app store has always performed medicorly.. I mean it’s never really performed that well, nor has it performed badly.. However, it seems new years is a completely different story, in the lead up to New Years eve (and for a few days afterwards) our […]

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PHP

If PHP Were British – Added Bytes by Dave Child

This very much amused me this morning… what_about £variable { perhaps £possibility: //Code here splendid; perhaps £other_possibility: //Code here splendid; on_the_off_chance: //Code here s  plendid; } via If PHP Were British – Added Bytes by Dave Child.

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Development iPhone

appMobi XDK delivers free cross-platform developerment (Like PhoneGap!)

The Chrome Web Store welcomed a new arrival today, and it goes by the name of appMobi XDK. While the addition is targeted squarely at developers, it’s entirely free and packs quite a doozy — cross-platform HTML5 software development from within the web browser. As you might expect, the tool is perfect for making applications […]

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That truck driver you flipped off? Let me tell you his story. | StarTribune.com

Let me tell you a little about the truck driver you just flipped off via That truck driver you flipped off? Let me tell you his story. | StarTribune.com.

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Rant Social Media

Customer Service Rules in a Connected Society

During one of my favourite activities (read: least favourite activities), of catching a train, a realisation struck me. The old rules of customer service no longer apply in today’s world. It used to be that, in a world where no one had internet or Twitter on their phones, in fact, in a world where no […]

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Development PHP

Leftronic PHP Module

If you’ve been lucky enough to obtain a precious beta invite to Ycombinators Leftronic, then you might find this PHP class I’ve written to help get variables into the dashboard. If you’re sat there wondering what the hell I’m on about, Leftronic is a online tool for creating great looking business dashboards. We’re using it here […]

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Personal

6 Easy Steps to Falling Asleep Fast — PsyBlog

I always have trouble sleeping – so when I saw this article (actually via Lifehacker, but there styles have messed up the list), I thought it was awesome. Tried this last night – as far as I can tell the theory is sound (its based on Stimulus Control Theory). Lie down to go to sleep […]

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Social Media

8 Key Mobile Marketing Trends

How important is mobile to you and the sites you’re creating? It is a brave new world for mobile marketing, and without a proper guide, you could get lost in all the new developments. To help you better grasp this exciting industry, we have identified the 8 most significant mobile marketing trends of 2011 that […]