Tag Archives: ios

Fontismo updated: more fab fonts for iOS folk

A new version of Fontismo, my iOS app that lets you install a selection of fonts on your iPhone or iPad, is now available.

The fontismo logo
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Fontismo 1.1.0 released — now with iPhone support

Fontismo, my iOS-based utility which provides completely free and account-less access to 50 great open licence typefaces, now works on iPhones as well as iPads. It’s also fully compatible with iOS 14 and features improved font previewing, including pinch-to-zoom scaling.

Fontismo on iPhone
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Review: Google Chromecast 2

OK, so we all know what Google’s Chromecast is, yes? Someone at the back — why are they always at the back? — seems unsure. In a sentence, then, Chromecast is a small WiFi-connected slug that you slip into a spare HDMI port on your TV, and which plays video and audio under the direction of a remote control app.

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How to build your own Apple iBeacon… with a Raspberry Pi

US department store Macy’s recently said it is implementing iPhone-based tracking tech the better to encourage browsing punters to buy. Of course, Macy has chosen to pitch this as an Apple technology – figuring, presumably, iPhone owners are more receptive to inducements delivered through technology and have more cash to splash than Android fans.

A Pi's UART pins, connected
Can this operate as an Apple iBeacon? Yes it can
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