By now, we have a basic vuejs app which can fetch data from a WordPress API using axios and can display the data.The aim of this series, however is to build an app and get it on the app stores. To achieve this, we are going to use cordova. Cordova Read more…
Building a PWA vuejs app with wordpress API – Part 1 The aim in this is to make an offline-first PWA with vuejs / axios / bootstrap using wordpress as a backend service.Secondary considerations are: using cordova to aid us in building an android, iOS and electron app Beginning Building Read more…
Os Detection Techniques Background information This is a list, with explanations for all the active and passive techniques I can find for remoteoperating system identification – there is a massive list of sources at the end. Background information: techniques Active fingerprinting – Active fingerprinting is the process of transmitting packets Read more…
It turns out that adding cordova to an existing vue app is pretty easy – if only I’d known this before trying at least 10 different ways: First, make sure your environment is setup npm install -g cordovanpm install -g @vue/cli clone your existing repo and cd to its folder Read more…
This post is a combination of previous posts about privacy settings in mac and ios. Safari do not track: Safari gives users the option to enable the ‘do not track’ feature. It’s easy to enable: safari > preferences > privacy > Ask websites not to track me Safari prevent cross-site Read more…
How to enable iCloud password for all sites on iPhone and iPad: ICloud keychain is great. But some sites block the saving of passwords. Fortunately there is a way to force iCloud to remember password for all sites on iPhone and iPad, regardless if they want you to remember the Read more…
ICloud keychain is an excellent feature in osx mavericks and ios7.To enable iCloud keychain on iPhone and ipad: class=”alert alert-success”>If you have iOS < 7.0.3 Install iOS 7.0.3 [preferences > general > software update] As part of the iOS 7.0.3 setup you will be asked to add a passcode if Read more…
This one confused me for ages. iCloud tabs in safari in iOS. they are a great feature, you can pickup where you left off reading tabs from your mac on your iPhone or iPad. in ios7 they seem a little hidden, and they are quite hard to find. to access Read more…
This is my list of everything that I can get Siri to understand in iOS. I wrote this post entirely using the dictation feature. dictation I’m writing this blog post by dictating to Siri it’s pretty good. but you have to do it in small chunks. you also have to Read more…
This post is great: it shows you how to silence your iphone, except from a selected number of contacts. to set this up on your iphone, with ios7: settings > do not disturb > in ios7 you have options for ‘manual’ and ‘scheduled’ manual means that you can turn this Read more…
How to show list view in calendar ios. I love the list view in the ios6 calendar. It shows me everything that Ive got upcoming over the next few days in one screen. in the new calendar in ios7 and above its not immediately apparent that this list view exists. Read more…
It took me a while to figure out how to close running apps in ios. the new multitasking feature looks great, but it doesnt behave the same way as ios6 and earlier. in ios6 and earlier you hold the icon till it wiggles and then hit the X to close Read more…
With the release of the ios7 developer preview come a lot of significant changes. one of the things ive noticed is that, at first, spotlight appears to be gone. its not. its still there, you used to get to spotlight by swiping to the screen that was left of the Read more…
So, I watched wwdc on my apple tv. here are my first impressions: osx Maverick. adds a few things that are needed. tabs on finder. cant wait. the multi monitor thing is a good improvement on the current support in mountain lion. there are lots of improvements to ical. and Read more…
While probably not the best platform to do web development on, an ipad can be used to create code for your website. I use my ipad mini (in emergencies) to fix code if needs be. there are lots of apps out there, but the ones I choose to help me Read more…
Ios 5 came along with a new set of keyboards: emoji emoji are like smilies, but there are hundreds of them you can enable them on your ios 5 or ios 6 device: goto settings > general > keyboard > keyboards click ‘add new keyboard’ scroll to emoji and select Read more…
This post will show you how to enter a carriage return on an iPhone. Usually with an iPhone the return key will submit the current action. eg if you are writing an SMS then hitting return will send it. How to Enter a carriage return on an iPhone There is Read more…
I posted a while ago about snes emulators on ios devices and promised to follow up with a write-up of the best ios snes emulators. first up: snes AD+ good: you can download roms from within the emulator games work bad: the controls are a little too ‘analogue’ – remember Read more…
I posted a while ago about snes emulators on ios devices and promised to follow up with a write-up of the best Snes emulators on ipad mini. first up: snes AD+ good: you can download roms from within the emulator games work bad: the controls are a little too ‘analogue’ Read more…
The evasion jailbreak is now live. evasi0n.com happy jailbreaking!
Apple have announced that ios 6.1 is available to download now. I think ill be waiting just now, there should be a jailbreak along any day now for ios 6.0.1 and im dying to get a snes emulator on my ipad mini!!
If you have a lot of apps in your App Store purchase list in your ipad / iPhone then you might want to delete some of the apps that you either no longer use, or that you downloaded once to try out and found they were no good! There used Read more…
How to sync imessages between iphone ipad and mac osx Once you have setup your mac and iOS device to use the same method to send and receive iMessages then anyone who sends you an iMessage (ether to your phone number or email address) will have that message delivered to Read more…
Ios6 has turn by turn navigation in the maps app! you can even ask siri and (s)he will set the route for you and read out the directions as you are traveling! eg ‘how do I get home’ or ‘directions to work’ etc its a fantastic feature that has been Read more…
Ios 6 is out now, you can download it to play with all its goodies like facebook integration and passbook and the new maps :)
You can get the ios6 GM versions (they will be identical to the actual released versions when they are released next week) through a simple google search click here for the google results page so that im not linking to anything other than a public google search, just incase ;) Read more…
This post will show you how to subscribe to a pocast in the podcasts app for ios using the url of a podcast feed, rather than looking it up in the podcasts directory. its not obvious, but if you paste [or type] the url of the podcast feed into the Read more…
Apple have released ios 5.1.1 to install the update, go to settings > general > software update
This post will show you how to change the name of your ios device. go to settings > general > about tap ‘name’ enter anything you want and hit ‘done’
This will show you how to airplay from iPhone or iPad to linux. This way you can stream from your iPhone to a linux media server, or a raspberry pi :D If you don’t know what airplay is already, then this post most likely isn’t for you, but here is Read more…
How to enable camera on iphone and ipad lockscreen – with ios 5.1 and above the lockscreen camera has changed. in ios 5 you had to double click the home button to enable the camera icon. With ios 5.1 and above the camera icon is already on the lockscreen in Read more…
Ios 5.1 is available now :D remember that you can update your iphone or ipad from settings > software upgrade :)
You can download and install the public beta version of the upcoming mountain lion messages app right now! you can get the app from here When you install Messages, it replaces iChat. But iChat services will continue to work. And Messages brings iMessage to the Mac â just like on Read more…
You can get the ios style ‘scroll down and release’ or ‘pull to refresh’ feature in google chrome or safari on osx by installing a simple extension. go here https://github.com/weetidy/Pull-to-refresh-for-Chrome-and-Safari and download the file as a zip. the extracted file contains two folders. click on the crx file in the Read more…
You probably all know about iTunes u on the iPad and iPhone. I’ve been trying it out, and so far its excellent. I’ve been using the stanford iOS course to try out the iTunes U app for both my iPad and my iPhone. a couple of things that I’ve noticed: Read more…
This post will show you how to fix the iphone and ipad home button by recalibrating it. you will know that your home button needs re-callibrating if it feels sluggish or if it misses clicks. if this is happening to you with your iphone or ipad or ipod touch then Read more…
This will show you how to sync your notes from mail.app with gmail. [doing this will let you use gmail to sync the notes.app on your iphone / ipad with your mail.app on your mac] 1) setup a google account in mail.app. 2) any notes you enter will now appear Read more…
There is an ios app development course by stanford university available on itunes u http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=480479762 check it out if you make, or are planning on making apps for ios :D