I craft apps, from pixels to code. I run Steamclock Software, teach at SFU, and curate VanJS. I write here and on Twitter.

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December 2012 Making a funky app video November 2012 Shipping Party Monster November 2012 The Retina 13″: Awkward October 2012 The end of Rich Corinthian Leather October 2012 50 shades of black September 2012 iPhone product shots, 5 years on July 2012 A Monster in the lab June 2012 Speciation in computing April 2012 iPhone apps on the iPad 3 April 2012 iTunes’ ball and chain: Windows March 2012 The tweet to nowhere: protected replies More articlesArchive for 2012

What I do

Steamclock Creating wonderful apps in Vancouver. Party Monster A beautifully simple DJ for iOS. VanJS The Vancouver Javascript Developers group. Resume The executive summary. Dribbble Snippets of design. All Projects The grand list.

Greatest Hits

2012 Speciation in computing
Anchoring startups
 2011 Design your way out of that paper bag
Providing joy at 60 fps
 2010 Choosing a viewport for iPad sites
HOWTO start a technical meetup
 2009 The California Guys
Stop the fire hose: Primary sources 2008 Your browser’s command line
Cancelling Yes or No 2007 Death to ‘unlimited’
Worst ISP acquisition ever 2006 FantasyTech 3: GOTO FUN
Getting people to do boring things