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Transitioning an iOS 6 design to iOS 7: A quick, helpful tip

Posted October 4, 2013 - 12:00 am

LIke it or not, iOS 7 is here and it’s not going anywhere. The next time you open a pre iOS 7 app in the new Xcode 5, you’re going to be prompted to upgrade the project for iOS 7. The major difference is obviously the new UI style, and chances are some components of your app are not going to transition smoothly between iOS 6 (or less) and iOS 7. Here is a quick tip to help you on your journey.
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Top 10 productivity tips for iOS 7

Posted October 2, 2013 - 2:16 pm

Want to get more out of iOS 7? I've got ten tips to make you more productive on it immediately.
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Where in the world are GitHub users?

Posted October 2, 2013 - 6:00 am

Using the GitHub Archive to see what cities commit the most code
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See - and hear - what it was like to surf the web 20 years ago

Posted October 1, 2013 - 6:00 am

CERN launches a line mode browser emulator to recreate the experience of the first cross-platform browser
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Larry Ellison takes Oracle employees on a three hour tour [CARTOON]

Posted September 27, 2013 - 6:00 am

Not everybody at Oracle enjoyed the America’s Cup
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AMD & Raptr partner to make your PC games look and perform their best

Posted September 27, 2013 - 6:00 am

Nvidia gamers have the GeForce experience, now AMD users have Gaming Evolved.
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Study credits conservation for comeback of some endangered European species

Posted September 26, 2013 - 5:42 pm

Being an endangered species isn't always a one-way ticket to extinction.
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Without these tools, you might hate JavaScript a lot more

Posted September 26, 2013 - 6:00 am

Firebug, the popular web development debugging tool, was inspired by these utilities that came before it
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Moon is 100 million years younger than we thought (and that's what too much sun can do you)

Posted September 25, 2013 - 12:50 pm

So you thought you really knew our moon? Think again.
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The most WTF-y programming languages

Posted September 25, 2013 - 6:00 am

The GitHub Archive reveals which languages seem to baffle developers the most
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CERN wants us to surf like it’s 1990

Posted September 24, 2013 - 6:00 am

The birthplace of the web wants to preserve the first website, and the experience of surfing it
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Who needs Microsoft Office? 7 great free office suites for PCs, Macs, iOS and Android

Posted September 23, 2013 - 2:17 pm

Microsoft is being coy about when and if it will release Office for the iPad and Android tablets. Why wait? Here are seven free office suites for the a PC, Mac, iPad or Android device you can use right now.
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Wait - what are we waiting in line for again? [CARTOON]

Posted September 23, 2013 - 6:00 am

With so much cool stuff coming out all the time, you never know what people are waiting in line for
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Prepare for Earth's doom (in 1.75 billion years or so)

Posted September 19, 2013 - 11:02 am

Maybe trying to settle humans on Mars isn't such a bad idea after all. Because we are racing against the clock!
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Life lessons from Apple’s forgotten founder

Posted September 18, 2013 - 6:00 am

Ronald Wayne missed out on a $35 billion fortune and has a surprisingly good attitude about it that we can all learn from
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How to parse URLs, hash tags, and more from a tweet

Posted September 18, 2013 - 12:00 am

Tweets come with all kinds of actionable elements inside them these days. Shortened URL’s, #hashtags, @replies, and the actual message body. When you’re consuming a list of tweets, it’s important to be able to parse out these elements from the plain text so that they can be made into hyperlinks and directed at the proper location.
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NASA's asteroid-bagging plan 'not as crazy' as it seems

Posted September 17, 2013 - 10:10 am

Does NASA really think it's possible to capture an asteroid in a bag? Yes, but not everyone agrees.
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Beyond Box Notes: 6 best free note-taking apps for mobile and the cloud

Posted September 16, 2013 - 1:55 pm

Box today announced what looks to be an impressive free app for taking notes and sharing and collaborating with others. But Box isn't alone, there are plenty of other note-taking and sharing apps for mobile devices, the cloud, and desktops and notebooks. Here are the five of the best free ones you can get, all of them multi-platform.
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The ravages of economic inequality on American families

Posted September 12, 2013 - 9:32 am

Economic inequality is changing the face of the American family, according to an analysis by a Ohio State University sociology professor.
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Have a two-factor authentication backup plan and sleep better tonight

Posted September 10, 2013 - 6:00 am

Two-factor authentication is great security when it works. Here's what to do when it doesn't
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These are the world's happiest countries

Posted September 9, 2013 - 7:57 am

The five happiest countries in the world are in Northern Europe and led by Denmark, according to a Columbia University survey.
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Microsoft needs a CEO; people love candy. You do the math [CARTOON]

Posted September 6, 2013 - 6:00 am

Bill Gates has an answer for Android KitKat
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Think your Internet connection is weak? Try logging on from Saturn

Posted September 5, 2013 - 9:38 am

As mankind continues to explore the boundaries of space, expect YouTube and Funny Or Die to be along for the ride.
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Apple steps up their app store reviewing speed

Posted September 5, 2013 - 12:00 am

App review times for both new and updated apps have been a major pain point for developers targeting the iOS/OSX platforms. With review times reaching upwards of 20 days, the consequences of submitting an app with a major flaw are serious. Lately however, review times have been down right speedy.
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Hey, selfish people, you are doomed in the long run. Doomed!

Posted September 3, 2013 - 1:06 pm

Selfishness may seem tempting in the short-run, but in the long run it is anything but a virtue.
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