Ruminations

Category: Tech

  • using WPS with Apple AirPort Extreme

    using WPS with Apple AirPort Extreme

    I had no idea until tonight that Apple’s Airport Extreme has built-in support for WPS.  WPS is a service that lets you automatically setup a device such as a printer, or, in my case, a ProForm Le Tour de France exercise bike, automatically with your WiFi network.  On the device you are trying to setup,…

  • The idiocy of technical interviews

    The idiocy of technical interviews

    Some time ago I read this post, “I will not do your tech interview“.  It’s an awesome commentary and I agree with it wholeheartedly.  As a consultant, I have to do a lot of interviews, and many times it’s hard to know a lot about the company who is going to interview me, or their…

  • learning iOS development from a Flash Platform perspective

    learning iOS development from a Flash Platform perspective

    I held off diving into learning C, Objective C, and native iOS development for a long time. There were a number of things that made the task seem daunting, and some carrots that Adobe had dangled in front of us Flash platform developers that made it seem unnecessary at first. In retrospect, it’s a good…

  • Triggertrap Mobile Review: Part 1

    Triggertrap Mobile Review: Part 1

    I’ve been meaning to write a review up on Triggertrap for quite a while now but a number of things have been getting the way of letting me do it. Part of the reason is the task was quite daunting – Triggertrap is not a simple app or a tool with just one or a…