A little after-hours project After becoming increasingly frustrated with seeing so much rubbish on my Facebook news feed and seeing people constantly competing to get more likes and more followers - I’ve decided to make a little realtime social app. Still in it’s early stages at the moment but I’m hoping to launch it within a couple of weeks I’ve also Dribbble’d it.

A little after-hours project

After becoming increasingly frustrated with seeing so much rubbish on my Facebook news feed and seeing people constantly competing to get more likes and more followers - I’ve decided to make a little realtime social app. Still in it’s early stages at the moment but I’m hoping to launch it within a couple of weeks


I’ve also Dribbble’d it.

Tags: social design app realtime follow microblog chatrr
1 month ago

FizzBuzz is JS

for (var i=1; i <= 100; i++) {
if (i % 3 == 0) {
    if (i % 5 == 0) {
      alert('FizzBuzz');
    } else {
     alert('Fizz');
   }
  } else if (i % 5 == 0) {
    alert('Buzz');
  } else {
    document.write(i);
  }
};

I was recently asked to complete the classic ‘Fizzbuzz’ test, a bit strange as this is usually more the norm for a backend developer to complete in C/Python. But due to being front-end guy, I had a crack at it in JS - here were the results

FizzBuzz is JS

for (var i=1; i <= 100; i++) {
if (i % 3 == 0) {
    if (i % 5 == 0) {
      alert('FizzBuzz');
    } else {
     alert('Fizz');
   }
  } else if (i % 5 == 0) {
    alert('Buzz');
  } else {
    document.write(i);
  }
};

I was recently asked to complete the classic ‘Fizzbuzz’ test, a bit strange as this is usually more the norm for a backend developer to complete in C/Python. But due to being front-end guy, I had a crack at it in JS - here were the results

Tags: javascript fizzbuzz technical test interview coding
2 months ago
What I learnt living without a phone Due to my heavy handed-ness (clumsiness), I smash the screen of my iPhone about once every three months, and as a self-confessed hacker and tinkerer I&#8217;d much rather take my phone to pieces and replace the screen myself than pay Apple £120 for a refurb. I&#8217;ve done this about 5 times now and last weekend was preparing to take old faithful apart again. Unfortunately the part I ordered was faulty and had a missing ribbon - leaving my phone in pieces on the kitchen table, and me phone-less whilst the shop received the faulty part and a replacement was delivered. The Bad With the world now saturated by smartphone usage; not being contactable or be able to contact anyone when you&#8217;re out and about is a hard thing to get around and probably the only real thing I ended up missing by the end of the week. It was also a bit of a hurdle to overcome not having access to things like Google Maps and London Transport for Bus/Train times, but after the first few days&#8230; The Good &#8230; I found myself enjoying not having a phone. The constant noise of emails and push notifications were silenced, I had no way of posting my lunch on instagram or tweeting about how late my train was. This seemed rather surreal at first and took a few days for my brain to get out of the habit of reaching for my pocket, but after the initial period - I loved it! My days became more planned as I couldn&#8217;t contact anyone if things changed and felt much more relaxed as the amount of content per day I was consuming was cut down drastically. Hopefully, the quality of my output on social networks was much more focused and I was able to produce better work and more of it due to less of these distractions. My phone has now been back in my hands for a few days and I don&#8217;t feel attached to it at all, it feels refreshing to use and have a new perspective and appreciation for the user experience of these devices. I&#8217;m planning on trying to give myself a week away from my phone every couple of months - I&#8217;ll update you with how that works out.

What I learnt living without a phone

Due to my heavy handed-ness (clumsiness), I smash the screen of my iPhone about once every three months, and as a self-confessed hacker and tinkerer I’d much rather take my phone to pieces and replace the screen myself than pay Apple £120 for a refurb. I’ve done this about 5 times now and last weekend was preparing to take old faithful apart again. Unfortunately the part I ordered was faulty and had a missing ribbon - leaving my phone in pieces on the kitchen table, and me phone-less whilst the shop received the faulty part and a replacement was delivered.


The Bad

With the world now saturated by smartphone usage; not being contactable or be able to contact anyone when you’re out and about is a hard thing to get around and probably the only real thing I ended up missing by the end of the week. It was also a bit of a hurdle to overcome not having access to things like Google Maps and London Transport for Bus/Train times, but after the first few days…


The Good

… I found myself enjoying not having a phone. The constant noise of emails and push notifications were silenced, I had no way of posting my lunch on instagram or tweeting about how late my train was. This seemed rather surreal at first and took a few days for my brain to get out of the habit of reaching for my pocket, but after the initial period - I loved it!


My days became more planned as I couldn’t contact anyone if things changed and felt much more relaxed as the amount of content per day I was consuming was cut down drastically. Hopefully, the quality of my output on social networks was much more focused and I was able to produce better work and more of it due to less of these distractions. My phone has now been back in my hands for a few days and I don’t feel attached to it at all, it feels refreshing to use and have a new perspective and appreciation for the user experience of these devices.


I’m planning on trying to give myself a week away from my phone every couple of months - I’ll update you with how that works out.

Tags: iphone social no phone thoughts lifestyle
3 months ago
My Trip A little app I designed last year to keep track and plan holidays - beautiful icons by Iconka.Click the image for a large view

My Trip

A little app I designed last year to keep track and plan holidays - beautiful icons by Iconka.
Click the image for a large view

3 months ago