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  • iOS Enterprise managed app configuration

    With the release of iOS 7, Apple introduced support for managing an app’s configuration using a Mobile Device Management system. This allows enterprises to deploy apps and then control their configuration centrally. You could provide URLs or enable and disable features with the push of a button. An app that… Read ⇢

  • Testing iOS Enterprise features without an MDM

    Recently, I deployed a special version of Roomr to a large enterprise customer for inclusion in their Enterprise App Store. Part of the arrangement was that I support two enterprise features; Single Sign-On and Managed App Configuration. This, on the face of it, was an excellent deal. I watched some… Read ⇢

  • Blackwall Tunnels Alerts

    I think it’s fair to say that most people who live in London, do at one time or another, have to use the Blackwall Tunnel. Other Londoners use it each and every day to get to and from work. I am somebody who has the use the tunnel when visiting… Read ⇢

  • Simple activity notifications for your applications

    As part of my work on Drinks4-You, I decided that I wanted to get an alert to my phone each time a user signs up. I’ve worked hard on the platform and the other members of the team have worked even harder on generating sales and promoting the platform, so… Read ⇢

  • Time Boxing using DayPlanner

    Since reading the excellent book Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer’s Guide to Launching a Startup, I’ve been experimenting with the application of time boxing to help me work on several projects at the same time. Rob Walling suggests that every micropreneur can stay on top of multiple different projects… Read ⇢

  • Planning my day – creating a new tool

    I’ve just started freelancing in the middle of July and I’m currently juggling a few different clients in addition to working on my own personal projects. Within a week I ran into two problems! The first was that of managing my time efficiently. Normally I would use Harvest for time… Read ⇢

  • Roomr for Android

    It has been a long time coming, but I’m pleased to announce v1.0 for Roomr for Android is now available to download from the Google Play Store. This is very much a 1.0 release and is missing a few features that already exist in the iOS app, but I have… Read ⇢

  • Selling a Roomr–How I sold some Objective-C code.

    Apologies for the terrible title! I recently completed the sale of some iOS code that makes up my room booking app, Roomr (www.roomrapp.com) to a company in Belgium. A user on Twitter asked if I would write a short post on the sale and voila, here it is. To give… Read ⇢

  • Introducing Commuter Pal

    Commuter Pal is a new iOS app that is aiming to take a different approach to a Londoner’s commute than other existing London Underground iOS apps. THE PROBLEM Most of the current iOS apps that provide information for the London Underground are all pretty much the same. They have a… Read ⇢