Category Archives: Tech

A misconception about window.orientation

When people think about window.orientation, they probably envision something like the following poorly-done drawing. 0 is the bottom. 90 and -90 are the sides. 180 is the top. Simple concept. But there’s something implied by this drawing that is incorrect. Do you see it? Let’s get some devices out and see if we can discover [...]

A day late and a dollar short

If you’re in my line of work, you probably saw a bunch of people posting links to A Brief Rant on the Future of Interaction Design a few days ago. Being busy with other things, I bookmarked it and just now got around to reading it. I started to write a post poking a few [...]

Baken alpha

Update 1/14/2010: This application is no longer available. Shizzow’s mobile site now has location services built in. To coincide with today’s announcement from Shizzow, I’m now accepting requests for alpha testers for Baken. If you’re interested in trying it out, please e-mail me. Congratulations to the Shizzow team!

Shizzow for Android update

I’m loving the Shizzow API today. It literally took five minutes to add favorites functionality to the app. Also, the app is now called Baken. Any ideas why?

Shizzow Developers Meetup

I’ll be explaining how I put together the Shizzow for Android app at this evening’s Shizzow Developers Meetup.

Shizzow for Android

Over the weekend, Shizzow rolled out the first version of their API. With the help of the totally awesome PhoneGap, I used the API to create a simple app for Android. Right now, all it will let you do is post if it can find an already-saved place nearby. Over the coming weeks, I hope [...]