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We’re seeking some talented people to join our team.
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If you are a Web and iOS developer like myself, the temptation of blending these two things is all too great. One disadvantage of making web apps that run straight from Safari, however, is that they can’t harness many of the device’s awesome functionalities. The good news is that, with a small foundation of objective-C code, you can make a native iOS app that takes full advantage.
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We’ve been using LESS, a dynamic stylesheet language for a while now and wanted to share our thoughts and a few tips.
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We’re excited to release the Toronto Budget Data REST API and example data visualizations designed around it. The API provides easier access to the city’s current budget data, made available through the Toronto Open Data initiative.
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You may have noticed Responsive Web design, the practice of using CSS media-queries to style content appropriately for device and context, is becoming more prevalent. In fact, at the time of writing this post, MediaQueri.es, a blog dedicated to showcasing Responsive Web designs was a trending post on Twitter.

Among user experience practitioners, this adoption is a welcome movement as we move into an era where digital consumption is happening on a growing range of devices – from smart phones, to tablets to even large area displays like televisions.
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This is the first post of many on some simple but powerful php tips that any developer can use on almost any project.
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Connecting in Hong Kong by Stuck in Customs

Unless you’ve been under a rock you know the uproar from travellers passing through US airport security has been at a fever pitch in recent weeks. Jon Gruber has probably the most startling stories linked up at Daring Fireball. All the related articles are worth the read to gain insight into what’s happening.

There’s an honest debate to be had about how far we need to go to secure our safety. However, going through the screening myself last weekend at JFK International the one thing that crossed my mind was what UX folk like myself can take away from the security flow at most airports.
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On July 2nd the Guardian UK released their WordPress plugin. Said plugin allows bloggers to grab a feed of articles from the Guardian and re-post them on their own blogs. Of course, since this is proprietary content there are a few stipulations, however none so obtrusive as to prevent any sane news blog editor from using this service regularly. The terms of service are pretty simple, and they read as follows:
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We’re looking to add an Intermediate Interface Developer (2+ years experience) to for a 2-3 month contract with the opportunity to grow to a full-time role. Applicants must have a solid understanding of Flash, HTML/CSS/JS and show an ability to execute tight, standards-based code in an independent environment.
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You might remember that big debate during the early days of Flash. Many argued that it was hurting the standards-based movement for how we consume and interact with web content. Flash had to find its place in the web for it be successful without impeding the need for consistent web interaction paradigms.

It took a long time to get to a place where both technologies could find their niche. Essentially, Flash for presenting rich, motion-based media and interactions for game or utility-based experiences and standards-based HTML/CSS for content-driven news and commerce experiences.
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