The latest episode of iOS Dev Break has arrived! This one was recorded just before WWDC, and a new episode will be published shortly! It Was A Very Googly Experience – IDB009 | iOS Dev Break In this episode: The return of iOS Dev Break! Adventures with the Google Play Store, Swift 4 and the […]
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Google Chrome Pro Tip: How to Merge Multiple Tabs from Two Google Chrome Windows
I have been wanting the ability to merge two window’s collections of tabs in Google Chrome for some time now, because moving one tab a time from one window to another is tedious at best. I thought I’d need an extension for it, but it turns out that you can already do it in Chrome […]
Video: Forward Swift 2016 – “How Hot Is My Coffee? Sensors, Core Bluetooth and Swift!”
Somehow I don’t think I broadcasted this when it was available so now seems a good a time as any… My Core Bluetooth talk from Forward Swift 2016, “How Hot Is My Coffee? Sensors, Core Bluetooth and Swift!” has been up since last year, but thankfully it’s still up! Evan K. Stone: How Hot Is […]
Video: Forward Swift 2017 – “What’s this React Native Thing I Keep Hearing About?”
Here’s the video for the talk on React Native I did for Forward Swift in March of 2017 in San Francisco! I’m very glad I didn’t have to wait until November for this one – the Forward Swift team has done an amazing job of getting out their videos in record time! Evan K. Stone: […]
Video: AltConf 2016 – “Saving Lives with iBeacons”
Evidently this got posted to Realm’s website back in November, and I was not informed. Better late than never! Evan K. Stone – Saving Lives with iBeacons You’ve probably heard of iBeacons, but have you seen them up close or developed apps for them? iBeacon technology is a fun and easy way to start working […]
React Navigation: a Collaborative Effort in the React Native Community
React Navigation for React Native is “collaboration between people from Facebook, Exponent and the React community at large” as this comment on the project’s GitHub page indicates: React Navigation is born from the React Native community’s need for an extensible yet easy-to-use navigation solution. It replaces and improves upon several navigation libraries in the ecosystem, […]
How to Bring Back the Star Rating in iOS 10 Music App
This was really bugging me because I don’t care for the Heart button Love/Dislike function in the latest versions of the Music app. Therefore, to bring back the star rating in iOS 10 Music app, you can do the following: Open the iOS Settings app from your Home Screen Find the settings for the Music […]
Zero to BLE Part Two Core Bluetooth Post Updated for Swift at Cloud City Development Blog!
I’m happy to announce that I recently updated Part Two of my Zero-to-BLE series on Core Bluetooth Post Updated for Swift at Cloud City Development Blog! It’s been updated for Swift 2, because when I wrote it, Swift 3 hadn’t officially been released and I honestly thought it would be published well in advance of […]
A New Adventure
This weekend I finished and uploaded to the App Store a new version of an app I’ve been working on for the better part of this year. I uploaded version 1.0 in June and it took an extremely long time to get just one or two extra features into 1.1, and I was at long […]
Adelaide Zoo deploys iBeacon technology to enhance visitor experience
I always like to see when iBeacons are used in educational ways… Adelaide Zoo deploys iBeacon technology to enhance visitor experience Adelaide Zoo claims it will become Australia’s first zoo to introduce enhanced visitor content and experiences through beacon technology. Thanks to iBeacon Trends for the link!