25 September 2013
MY Radio for Malaysia
I am releasing the first "branch" of SG Radio. Introducing.. MY Radio ! This also explains why I have changed the app icon design .
25 September 2013
A new 3D icon for radio, for the flat iOS 7
While the new iOS 7 embraces flat design , I have introduced a new 3D icon for SG Radio . The old icon: The new icon: This goes against the new iOS…
22 July 2013
SG 4D v3 – No more under my care
I launched SG 4D app in Mar 2009. After 4 years, I am now transferring ownership to someone else. Starting with version 3.0 , it is developed by another company. The good…
5 July 2013
How to create explainer video for your product?
Most websites now use videos for their homepage. Those 1-2 minutes videos are known as explainer videos, like this: Why make video? This is because no one likes to read text. And…
7 June 2013
The Malkovich Bias
I have learnt of a new phenomena. The Malkovich Bias – is defined as the tendency to believe that everyone uses the web the same way as you do. How many times…
6 June 2013
Usability Testing Tools: Silverback vs Camtasia
I tried 3 software on my Mac for conducting usability testing for a website. The first software is using Quick Time, which comes free with every Mac OS X. Quick Time has…
20 April 2013
Use Simple Terms – Otherwise you are just talking to yourself
I was reading TIMES on an article about IMF chief Christine Lagarde. Lagarde is a lawyer by training, and it is kind of misfit for a lady to work in the finance…
1 April 2013
Google April Fools Joke 2013
Google takes April Fools day very seriously. This year, they joked on Google Nose , Treasure Map , shutting down of Youtube , and website visitors from outer space .
1 April 2013
New Blog Theme
After 4 years since Just2us.com appeared in the blogosphere, I updated the (WordPress) theme today! It's a long overdue update, considering that the Internet moves at such tremendous speed. What I see…
5 February 2013
2013 Jan Posts from samwize.com
These are recent posts from samwize.com : 1. #### How to replicate iOS Crash feedback from Apple 2. #### iOS Developer Tips 2013 3. #### It takes 18 weeks to build a…
10 November 2012
October Posts in samwize.com
Total Posts Count: 17! Common Git Usage OCT 30 – Some of my most common git commands and settings iOS Guide to Multiple Device Resolutions OCT 29 – More screen resolutions with…
22 September 2012
This blog has migrated to samwize.com
I have started a new blog at samwize.com , powered by a new, nicer & better blogging framework. Read on why I made the switch: http://samwize.com/2012/09/10/switched-from-wordpress-to-octopress/ Most of my blog posts will…
10 September 2012
setuptools – Python tool to distribute and install your SDK/package
setuptools is a tool to download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages — easily! If you just need to install other people's packages, this is NOT for you. All you need…
1 September 2012
Sphinx – Documentation for Python
Python is a wonderful language also because of the awesome tools that are available. One of which is Sphinx . It is like markdown, but even more powerful, with cross referencing of…
4 August 2012
Tips for Developers Upgrading to Mountain Lion
If you are a developer using Python for any purposes (warning: you could be using without knowing), do take heed. Mountain Lion Kills Python As discussed in my previous post, upgrading to…
31 July 2012
Mountain Lion kills my Python
I upgraded my Mac OS X to Mountain Lion (10.8) shortly after it was released. Although I don't believe it is worth upgrading, I still decided to be on 'technology edge'. Everything…
27 July 2012
Setting up Django with Scrapy
This guide is about using Django , the most popular Python web framework, and Scrapy , the most popular Python scraping framework. Both of the frameworks are awesome, and they work very…
16 July 2012
Dotcloud Django Setup Guide, with a Bootstrap Template
I have created a bootstrap template for Dotcloud + Django + MySQL project. The rationale for creating a template is because the Dotcloud Django guide is missing how you should setup your…
8 July 2012
Python Debugger Guide (pdb) – Kind of like gdb
A lot of programmers starting with Python use just a plain vanilla text editor, and command line. Although fancier IDE such as WingIDE comes with a built-in debugger, the IDE-less way of…
21 June 2012
Open Finder folder in Terminal [for Mac OS Lion]
Prior to Lion, I used to install plugins that can open a finder folder in Terminal with just 1 click. However, with Mac OS Lion, we can now easily add a Service…