Welcome: An Introduction of Sorts
Great lumbering lolcatz, you’ve really done it now. You have stumbled upon one of the most sorely neglected sources of content on the internet. This is a portal by nature, aggregating content created by J. Bradford Dillon. You can call me Brad. For the etymology of my lengthy name, see the About section.
So, now that you’re here, why should you stay? Well, honestly, you probably shouldn’t. I’m a fledgling hack of a writer, and I can’t seem to decide on a steady topic. The most oft’ updated wing of this site is the Deviation section, which primarily consists of links to content created by other, wiser, awesomer people. The fact that I consistently suggest other places for my visitors to go should tell you something.
I am a web developer by profession, so most of my bookmarks and a few of my articles will likely somehow orbit that subject. I enjoy writing for the sake of writing, so while most wiser, awesomer people benefit the web by imparting the wisdom of their industry experience on us less worthy, I will probably babble about petty things like my love/hate relationship with handwriting or my love/hate relationship with the latest entry in some video game series. Perhaps one day you’ll find something useful or inspirational here. For now, though, courage.
Standard Deviations
Like a good little blogger, I do my part to distract you from your daily tasks with articles by other people. I consider myself a bookmark connoisseur, so you should find nothing but the best in my collection. I use del.icio.us for my bookmarking, so you can keep track there, too. More Deviations
Mortar Men — Something I'm very proud of just went live on the iTunes App Store. Go download it, play it, review it, tell your friends and countrymen. (link opens iTunes)
Diary of an App Store Reviewer — Gruber takes a humorous jab at Apple's broken App review process. If you haven't heard about the problems around the process, this provides a decent overview of the issue.
New Yorker cover drawn on iPhone — Here's a first for you. This week's cover of the New Yorker was painted using the Brushes iPhone app. I saw some video of this app at work a few months ago. Really amazing.
Top 10 Programming Fonts — In a geek-out for the ages, Dan lists his top 10 programming fonts. Personally, I've been using Courier for years and have never had a problem with it. May play with Inconsolata, though.
PPK’s Mobile Tests — PPK recently released some of the results of his tests of various mobile browsers. The most detailed compatibility tables and lists I've seen to date. A must read.
Stop Being Broken — A video blog aiming to fix annoying problems in the world. Stop carrying empty coffee cups on TV, stop receiving mail notifications during presentations, etc. Good stuff.
Glyphish — Glyphish offers some very nice simple icons and resources for iPhone developers. Perfect for all your UITabBarController needs. (via prettify*)
Leihu v50.0 — My friend James has redesigned his blog, leihu.com, for the 50th time. Aside from being gorgeous, there's a nifty little easter egg in there for anyone who remembers Contra.