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Archive for December, 2009

From Arduino to apps: our most popular blog articles of 2009

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

lgo_TopTenAs the end of the year approaches, we though we'd highlight the most popular articles on our blog from 2009. It's clear you enjoyed our "how-to" style articles, so we'll definitely have more in 2010!

1. Using your own SQLite database in Android applications Fluxa explained how to get SQLite working on Android.

2. Liven up your boring UITableView: part 1 Matt gave a basic introduction to styling Table Views for the iPhone platform

3. From bytes to beats, Digital to Analog Conversion using AS3-Arduino Fluxa built a digital to analog converter with Arduino

4. App Store update: what does it mean for your app? Steve analyzed the latest changes on the iTunes App Store

5. Updating your iPhone app for Christmas Steve explained how we updated our apps for Christmas

6. Google AppEngine vs Amazon EC2 Todd compared two cloud computing platforms

7. Design an iPhone app in 15 minutes… then build and publish it in a day! Matt explained how we made 'Save Me!' in a day

8. Highlight your site’s hot content with the Google Analytics API Matt's tutorial on creating a "what's hot" section on your site

9. Make your blog weather-interactive in 6 easy steps Anna explains how to skin Wordpress depending on current weather conditions

10. Building faster websites by reducing HTTP requests: three techniques Matt on how to build a speedy website

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App Store update: what does it mean for your app?

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

App Store

Over the weekend, Apple quietly made a major design update to the App Store. On the surface, these changes seem purely aesthetic.

Users will notice that app pages now focus on the visuals, and a cleaner white background makes everything easier to read. The content that's important to most users - images, ratings, and company links - are now much more prominent.

If you're a developer selling your app through the App Store however, these changes will have a significant impact on how you present and market your app.

So, what's changed and what should you consider doing about it?

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Converting Flash Animations to <Canvas />

Monday, December 14th, 2009

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In preparation for a talk I was going to give at the last Shanghai Barcamp, I converted a Flash animation class by Grant Skinner to the HTML5 <canvas /> tag. Sadly, I didn't have time to finish the demo before the event so I've decided to post it here with a breakdown on the conversion process from Flash -> web standards.

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Make your blog weather-interactive in 6 easy steps

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Follow these steps to have your wordpress-blog's design change according to the users local daytime and weather.

The first step explains how to modify the default wordpress theme. If you don't have a wordpress blog, or use a different theme, skip to step 2!

1. Access your wordpress-blog theme

First we will make a copy of the default theme to create your own theme, so that your changes wont be overwritten with the next wordpress- update:

On your server where your blog is located go into the folder "wp-content" and copy the "default" theme and rename it into something sensible, like "weathertheme". In your blog's admin-area on the left menu under "Appearance" activate your new theme. Change the read-write permissions for the "weathertheme"-folder on your FTP-server as explained on the wordpress-codex to 777. Now you are able to edit your theme's CSS and PHP files, best done from the editor in the admin-area under "Appearance">"Editor".
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Updating your iPhone app for Christmas

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

There seems to be a bit of a tradition in which many developers update their iPhone apps or games for the Christmas season. Whether the update consists of new artwork, adding a Santa Claus, Christmas music, or even creating a completely new Christmas app, everyone seems to be getting in on the Christmas spirit, and expressing it through their iPhone apps.
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ReignDesign attending Barcamp Shanghai!

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Barcamp Shanghai

We're happy to announce that the ReignDesign team is a proud sponsor of this year's Barcamp Shanghai!  We attended the previous Barcamp Shanghai in June, and held a very fun and insightful workshop on designing an iPhone app in fifteen minutes.

We'll be providing refreshments, and our team will be giving presentations on mobile technology, and some of the fun and interesting stuff we do here at ReignDesign.  We'll be tweeting live from the event, and will have a Twitter station available for all attendees to post their thoughts.

BarCamp Shanghai takes place on this Saturday, December 5th, from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. For more information, be sure to check out the BarCamp Shanghai website.

Hope to see you there!

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