December 2012
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My favourite albums of 2012.
1 Frank Ocean — Channel Orange
No album was played more in my collection this year. Deserving of every accolade he’s received; my only fear is that he might not record again.
2 The Weeknd — Trilogy
This three–disc reissue improved on his previous mix tapes enough to warrant its inclusion despite consisting of pre–2012 tracks; it’s just that good.
3 Kendrick Lamar — good kid,...
August 2012
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Synthetica.
I’m starting an iOS app development agency called Synthetica., in Sydney. You should check it out.
July 2012
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Apple's track record for OS X Golden Masters
With OS X, Apple has set precedent to make the case that the Golden Master is almost always, the shipping ‘retail’ build. Here’s proof.
OS X Leopard (10.5)
GM Build: 9A581 (16/10/2007) MacRumors
Retail Build: 9A581 (26/10/2007) Wikipedia
OS X Snow Leopard (10.6)
GM Build: 10A432 (12/08/2009) AppleInsider
Retail Build: 10A432 (28/08/2009) ZDNet
OS X Lion (10.7)
GM...
January 2012
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Android's Broken Software Buttons
An iOS Developer reviews Android 4.0
Having observed from afar the development of Android since it came onto my radar (sometime around 2.0), I have felt compelled to purchase various models of Android devices from time-to-time in fulfillment of mere curiosity and overall, to test the waters with something other than iOS. Never have I given an Android device as much face time as I have the...