I’ve finally managed to get myself an iphone and you know what? I’m loving it already. Everything synced perfectly with the mac, my email was set up without having to lift a finger, contacts uploaded, everything. Turned on the GPS, and it knew exactly where I was. Why am I surprised? Probably because i spent too long owning a PC.

Apple = It Works.

Now the best bit. I also downloaded the iPhone sdk (it’s over 1gb, but worth it cos it’s also free) and I’m going to start building my own iPhone apps. Look out here for my fledgling productions and hopefully I’ll produce something that may actually be of use to someone…

Apologies, I know, i know, it’s been a few weeks since my last entry. I’ve been on holiday in the great English countryside and had to get back into the swing of things…

It’s important for a freelancer to have some time (either weekly or monthly) to get up to speed with new technologies and learn new skills. It’s something I haven’t done for a while, but for a few months now I’ve been hearing about jQuery especially from the Boagworld podcast. I’ve managed to get a few spare hours to read up and try some basic effects out, and I think I can say it will change the way I think about website creation from now on. The fact that its so lightweight is a bonus, but there are so many fantastic effects which are relatively easy to get going, and require just simple coding skills.

If you’re a web designer and have some spare time, it’s definitely worth getting your hands dirty. It could be the wow factor you’ve been looking for…