Category Archives: my life

JLPeekModal

I wanted to have a go at creating a half modal slide transition. The intention for this is if you want the user to be able to see the contents of the previous view controller and a partial amount of the one you’ve just pushed on. Check out JLPeekModal on Github. There are a few [...]

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JLIntervalTimer

I’m currently working on an Interval timer app. In order to make it easier on myself I wrote a timer that suited my needs. I’ve taken out that timer and put it on Github. Hopefully it may come across as useful to someone besides myself! Basic usage: # Implement the protocol @interface YourClass <IntervalTimerDelegate> @end [...]

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It’s that easy?

I recently attended the inaugural startup weekend Perth. It proved to me one thing. I’m lazy. In 54 hours I was part of a team that helped create a brand new startup. We’re all running ahead with it as well to build it into the business we believe it can be. All it took was [...]

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That moment

There’s a moment in time where your hard work is rewarded by the simplest of things. I’ve been working on Notethread for a long time now. It was a personal goal to release something I thought was different and useful while learning iOS development. It got downloads, but those users are invisible to me. That [...]

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Startup Weekend Perth

Startup/Hacking weekend’s have always interested me. That creative energy flowing through would be amazing. Finally the opportunity has arisen that I can go to one in my home town. Startup Weekend Perth Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event which brings together people with skill sets – from software developers and designers, to marketers [...]

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Notethread v1.5

Notethread v1.5 is now out! I’ve been working on this for over a month trying to get a lot of bug fixes in and add the ability to add tags into notes. By all means it’s nothing amazing; but I’m happy to keep developing on it. You’re able to check out the code on github [...]

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Problem solving

I had to help a junior colleague solve an issue the other day. This, it turns out, is never a simple thing. Not for getting the answer; but for helping them to arrive there themselves. Asking someone for help can be a curse. You have a problem that you cannot solve at all. This brings [...]

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