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Brief Look Back at My 2013
There was a lot that happened in 2013. Here are some of the highlights! I learned a thing or two about Marketing Being a part-time indie developer, I am used to just focusing on the technical aspects of making apps etc. At the beginning of 2013, I figured out that this is just not going…
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Making Safari Suggested Passwords Sync with Chrome
With the latest OS X Mavericks, Safari browser introduced a very convenient way of generating safe, random passwords when you sign up for a new account with any website. I’ve started using this feature extensively. It syncs across my iPhone + iPad beautifully as well. Only problem is Chrome… Right now, I have a manual solution. Turned…
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Why make an iOS app first?
This is a regular discussion that happens under every article on The Verge about some new iOS app. So far they are all flames thrown at each camp. This poster had a really good answer with good supporting facts. I thought it was worth sharing: mfocazio It’s not “gibberish” – it’s fact: 1. Android users…
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Apps that grow with you
It’s difficult to make a good app. But it’s even more difficult to make an app that grows and matures with the user: something that starts off basic and overtime, as more knowledge is shared between you and the app, more in-depth features are revealed to appeal to a more mature, advanced version of you.…
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Ember.JS: How to handle invalid URLs
There’s a lot of documentation for the new Ember Router. However, I found that no one was talking about how to handle the “*” route in Ember, i.e. the routes that don’t match anything. I first tried to look at the ApplicationRoute but that didn’t seem to throw anything. Ember just sits there with a…
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Important Considerations Before Naming Your App
If you’re a small time developer, you generally tend to skip steps when it comes to following a proper process on naming your apps / products. Here’s a list of things you shouldn’t be skipping… Say you decide to make an app to educate people about how bad donuts are. Let’s call this app “Evil…
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I hereby have the right to make everyone my mate! Officially an Aussie!!
It’s time to settle somewhere. It’s been 7 years in Australia. Love the place, the people, big open roads. Great coffee, opportunities and plenty of beaches. Being an aussie was an easy decision. Now that I am one… I will be turning up for my work in wife-beater singlets and thongs (slippers). My fridge will only…
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Getting The Story Right
Products are only as good as the story they tell. Whether it is an app or an electric toothbrush, the creators have to think about how it is going to be a captivating story. If the product cannot form a relationship with another person at an emotional level, then they have no reason to buy…
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60Hz is now on UserVoice
UserVoice offers a really nice way of tracking issues, managing feature requests from our users etc. So please head on down to our new UserVoice account if you want to take part in the discussion for 60Hz. https://60hz.uservoice.com/
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We changed looks. Now we change names. Your favourite TV tracker is now running at 60Hz.
tvQ is 60Hz. We had a great launch for our latest TV tracking app about a week ago. It’s a new app rewritten with all your feedback from 1.0, with a fresh take on TV and movie tracking and of course, a fresh new icon with a sleek new user interface. Now it’s time for a new name too! What…
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60Hz 2.0 is Out on the App Store
So go get it!!! Download links: 60Hz for iPhone // 60Hz for iPad iPhone version will remain FREE till the end of 10th of May.Thank you for downloading 😉
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Designing 60Hz 2.0
I love watching TV shows. I spend about an hour a day on it at least. It’s not just TV, I love movies too. I love the stories in them. It is another world of imagination where there are no limits. I gravitate towards shows which have a long running story, like Game of Thrones.…
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Why Design is Important
A lot of the time, design is a step that is left up to the developer working on a feature. He/she is given full liberty to make a decision on the user interface. Often, there is not enough to make an informed decision on the UI, even though he may be capable of coming up…
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Making 60Hz App Demo Video
Product demo video can go a long way in promoting your product. However, getting a video done is quite difficult. Usually an app developer isn’t equipped with video skills. External sources can quote for a video anywhere from $5k to $20k, which is quite steep! With the launch of 60Hz 2.0, we wanted a video…
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Wisdom on Pricing Software
Recently I came across this excellent blog post, “Million Dollar Art“, by Nate Otto on the Signal vs Noise blog. I started thinking, how relevant is it for software? Can you simply put a million, or even 30 grand price tag on software? We first discussed it at work and there was the rational opinion…
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How is Facebook Chat Heads possible on Android?
This has been the question since the day I saw Facebook unveil the new Facebook Home suite of apps. Workmate of mine (@stevelarkin_) might have found the answer on good-ol’ StackOverflow! http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13346111/draw-overlay-in-android-system-wide Basically, you are able to spawn a service which draws directly on to the Android System’s WindowManager by adding a new subview on…
by Dineth Mendis