Web Designer’s Guide to iOS Apps: universal app sample code
On pages 133-138, I provided an example of a universal app — a video player app that runs full-screen on both small iOS (iPhone and iPod touch) and large (iPad) devices, from the same app installation....
View ArticleTutorial: Troubleshooting App Testing in Simulator
Some readers of The Web Designer’s Guide to iOS Apps have contacted me regarding a problem: downloading sample code from my book’s web site and having it generate errors when trying to test in...
View ArticleThe False Dichotomy of Native vs. Web Apps
It seems like I have been coming across a lot of blog posts and tweets lately that either explicitly or indirectly critique the notion of designing native apps for mobile devices. In particular, these...
View ArticleTen Tips for Web Designers Who Want to Design iOS and Android Apps
An article I’ve written about mobile design and content for peachpit.com, published today.
View ArticleNew Book
Well, I’m doing it again: writing a second book about mobile design! This time, it’s about mobile-optimizing web sites. Entitled Mobilizing Web Sites: Develop and Design, it will be part of an exciting...
View Article.net Magazine Article: Mobilise Your Website
It was a real honor to be asked by .net magazine to write an article about mobile design, my first for this UK publisher of web design and development news (and sponsor of the well-regarded .net...
View ArticleEasing into mobile product management
One of my readers, Gary F., wrote the first review of my new book on Amazon and it’s a very nice review (thank you, Gary). In particular, he writes: This book is not a “mobile first” book which is why...
View ArticleSXSW 2012
I’m honored to be returning to SXSW Interactive to speak about my second book, Mobilizing Web Sites. My session is Tuesday March 13 at 3:30. I hope to see you there!
View ArticleAnother Peachpit Article
One of the reasons I like working with Peachpit and New Riders is the opportunity to write articles for their web site. It allows me to wrestle a bit more with ideas I had during the writing of a book,...
View ArticleDedication
The quality of being dedicated or committed to a task or purpose. The words with which a book or other creative work is dedicated. Today was an exciting day: my article Product Management for the Web...
View ArticleLook, another book!
As the calendar turns to December, I am reminded that this is the month when my new book is being released by New Riders. So in the days leading up to it being available, I thought I better do a bit o’...
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