June 2010
8 posts
The iPhone Economy: Apps aren't worth Developing? →
This article paints a very bleak picture for full-time app development.
But again, I wouldn’t say no to earning £1000 for a hobby. And there’s always contract work to make up the numbers, if I ever find myself doing full-time app development.
Technological Changes within 10 years
2000 iMac Operating System - Mac OS 9.0.4 Processor - 500 MHz PowerPC G3 CPU, 128MB Memory Graphics - ATI Rage 128 Pro, 8MB of memory (8 million triangles) Screen - 786K pixels Data Transfer Speeds - 1.3-12.5 MB/s (DVD-ROM-1/100 Ethernet) Storage - 30GB Hard Drive Dimensions - 15.0 x 15.0 x 17.1 inches Weight - 34.7 pounds
2010 iPhone 4 Operating System - iOS 4.0 Processor - 1 Ghz ARM...
Halfway there
Officially halfway through my exams. I just need to wade through Formal Specification and Verification next Tuesday, followed by Reliability and Fault Tolerance next Friday and its freedom for me.
Which brings me to the next dilemma. Should I settle for an iPhone 3GS (2nd hand), a new iPhone 4G (£499), or wait for my dad’s hand-me-down iPhone 3G (free) for iPhone development work?...
Third Year Project
Finally found a supervisor for my [amazing] third year project, with 1 day left before the deadline. It could have been a lot worst. I could have been married off to someone I don’t like (thanks Dr Matthews) and being forced to work on a project that I have no interest in.
I don’t really understand where all the other professors are when I need them. I send them emails without ever...
“但有一個夢 不會死 記着吧 無論雨怎麼打 自由仍是會開花”
– 毋忘六四 // 8964