Author Archives: Graham

About Graham

I make it faster and easier for you to create high-quality code.

Android: the missed opportunities

Posted on 2011-10-23 by Graham

There are a few Android devices I have respect for: the Amazon Kindle Fire is one, the B&N Nook another, and the Cisco Cius is the third. To a lesser extent, the Sony tablet also fits this category. I don’t … Continue reading →

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Why your security UI sucks

Posted on 2011-10-04 by Graham

The principle recurring problem in user experience is creating a user interface that supports the user’s mental model of how an app works, while simultaneously enabling the actions that are actually supported by the implementation’s model of the problem domain. … Continue reading →

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On Windows 8

Posted on 2011-09-14 by Graham

Right from the beginning, you have to accept that this analysis is based on the presentation of Windows 8 shown at the //build/windows conference. I’ve watched the presentation, I’m downloading the developer preview but I’m over an hour away from … Continue reading →

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Don’t be a dick

Posted on 2011-09-06 by Graham

In a recent post on device identifiers, I wrote a guideline that I’ve previously invoked when it comes to sharing user data. Here is, in both more succinct and complete form than in the above-linked post, the Don’t Be A … Continue reading →

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So you don’t like your IDE

Posted on 2011-09-02 by Graham

There are many different tools for writing Objective-C code, though of course many people never stray much beyond the default that’s provided by their OS vendor. Here are some of the alternatives I’ve used: this isn’t an in-depth review of … Continue reading →

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On device identifiers

Posted on 2011-08-21 by Graham

Note: as ever, this blog refrains from commenting on speculation regarding undisclosed product innovations from device providers. This post is about the concept of tracking users via a device identifier. You might find the discussion useful in considering future product … Continue reading →

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Remember the future?

Posted on 2011-08-20 by Graham

The future is notoriously hard to pin down. For example, what is Seattle’s lasting legacy from 20th Century technology? What would people have pointed to in, say, the 1970s? Of course, Seattle is the home of Boeing, who did a … Continue reading →

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Want to hire iamleeg?

Posted on 2011-08-03 by Graham

Well, that was fun. For nearly a year I’ve been running Fuzzy Aliens, a consultancy for app developers to help get security and privacy requirements correct, reducing the burden on the users. This came after a year of doing the … Continue reading →

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On the new Lion security things

Posted on 2011-07-26 by Graham

This post will take a high-level view of some of Lion’s new security features, and examine how they fit (or don’t) in the general UNIX security model and with that of other platforms. App sandboxing The really big news for … Continue reading →

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TDD/unit testing video training for iOS developers

Posted on 2011-07-18 by Graham

I recently recorded a series of videos on unit testing and test-driven development for iOS developers with Scotty of iDeveloper.tv. The videos and associated source code is now available for purchase and download.

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