• Halftone and the iPad Retina Display

    Today is delivery day for the new iPad! So, I thought I’d show some differences between the non-Retina display on the original iPad and iPad 2, and the new Retina display on the iPad (3rd generation) using Halftone. First, it seems common to miscalculate the math behind the new screen. While each dimension has been […] read more

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    My wife and I visited Andy Keck today to see his amazing 1922 Intertype Model C machine (named Eloise). Andy and I met via Twitter because of our mutual interest in Linotype: The Film, and we ran into each other at the Seattle premiere this past Wednesday evening. The film is fantastic, and seeing the […] read more

  • Confusing iOS Location Services Prompt

    Two days ago, I released an update to my Halftone app for iOS that adds an oft-requested feature: the ability to open photos directly from Facebook, Flickr, and Instagram. The new image picker is the result of more than a month of design and development work, the same code base runs across all devices (with […] read more

  • I Have No Idea

    In early December, 2011, I was both surprised and flattered to discover that Apple had named Halftone as one of the best photo apps in its App Store Rewind 2011. Since then, I’ve received a lot of e-mail asking me how I did it. That is, what did I do to “get” Apple to pick […] read more

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    Ever since I’ve moved to my new blog, the most common request I get (by far) is: “when are you going to post your wallpaper images again?” Well, the answer is: today! I’ve gone through the 160+ images that I’ve released over the years and culled them down to a set that represents some of […] read more

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    Happy Thanksgiving! I was curious about heat transfer while cooking our turkey this year, so I logged the thigh temperature every five minutes. We cooked a 14lb turkey at 350⁰ F in a cooking bag, and it took almost exactly three hours (which includes a 15 minute resting period at the end). Note that I […] read more

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    We received our Nest Learning Thermostat yesterday. The unit and its packaging are exquisite, simple, and well-designed. Other than a drill, the Nest includes everything you need to install it yourself, including a small screwdriver with four interchangeable bits. It took me about an hour from start to finish, and as you can see in […] read more

  • Juicy Bits

    Most of my friends know that I’m always working on side projects. And if you don’t know what side project I’m currently working on, that doesn’t mean that I’m taking a break. It just means that I’m being quiet. 😉 This side project began as an experiment in March, 2009, and over the past 2½ […] read more

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    While I left Microsoft of my own accord, Lemonade is a short documentary about 16 people in the advertising industry who lost their jobs and found their calling. It’s just as appropriate today as when I first saw it years ago. Definitely worth watching. read more

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    Keoni read more