A very common problem that many startup founders face –especially if they are non technical- is how to build a Minimum Viable Product (MVP). I do not claim to be an expert, but I have advised several people about that. So I thought I’d write this down hoping it will help someone out there....
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How to build your iOS apps on your device wirelessly
The usual way to build via Xcode is simply connect your device, have Xcode perform its magic of copying symbols while preparing for development, then build. But very often it would happen to me, that I need to test something quickly but I cant find my cable. In this case, I’d either just content...
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Lessons learned from Navdy going out of business
On Monday, the 22nd of January 2018 Navdy (www.navdy.com) sent an email to all customers, myself included, that basically states that they are going out of business. They have entered into “An Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors”. You can read the email they sent below: Navdy Customers: As you may be aware, on...
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I bought this domain, mohamedanassar.com from GoDaddy. But then wanted to host it on AWS. I won’t go here into the technical reasons as to why I wanted to do that. But lets just agree that I did. The “official” way to do that is by transferring domain ownership to Amazon’s Route53 service. However...
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Personally, I think Tesla shares more with Apple than it does with other car brands. The hype, the fanboys, and the quirks. So although I’ve never driven (or even gotten near) a Model 3. I have some gripes with what I’ve seen of it so far. And most of this stem from two areas...
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What if you’re developing an App that is only in Arabic, or Hebrew, or any other RTL language. And you don’t really want to develop it in English first, then localise the strings. Usually you’d have this problem for example: This has 3 layout problems: The navigation back button is on the left....
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This is an actual exchange between an Amazon customer and their support. That’s the kind of thing that makes excellent customer support. The fun part below to ease readability. Customer: Tracking shows delivered but shipment not received Amazon: Warmest greetings my name is Thor. Customer: Greetings, Thor. Can I be Odin? Amazon: Odin,...
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So its no secret I am a huge Apple fan. I've been using Apple products exclusively for more than 10 years now. But I've been feeling they are losing direction. Favoring form over function too much. I have even ranted about it on Quora. But I am getting more and more frustrated with Apple....
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DesignApple used to mean cutting edge design + the best usability. Nowadays, they do a function-follows-form approach. Their obsession with making everything thinner has started with the removal of the CD ROM, and reached the removal of useful features like MagSafe on MB’s and the headphone jack on iPhones. They make life more difficult...
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