Let’s do an analysis of the UI differences between the FitBit and the Microsoft Band. Watch out, Microsoft… the FitBit user interface just got better. I last blogged about the Microsoft Band 2 and my wishlist of 25 features. I’m pleased that the team has already fixed 3 features, leaving 22 remaining š Everyone in the Cogan household is […]
SSW is live with SharePoint 2016 and to me, this is the most exciting release ever! Jeff Teper, the boss of SharePoint, is back and you can definitely feel it in the latest feature announcements. I see cohesion in the announced features, a vision of connecting people with their data both organizational and personal, on […]
Google have made some great changes with the next version of Angular a.k.a. Angular 2.0.
Here are the 6 things you should know about Angular 2.0.
Over the years, I’ve talked about how I’ve wanted features shipped into production quicker. Now I’m going to talk about how you can ensure that the features that your devs ship are at a high quality. When the devs get to theĀ exciting point when the code is done, they commit the code (in Git) or […]
JavaScript frameworks are a lot like high fashion. One moment you’re in and the next, you’re out. To demonstrate just how turbulent the current landscape is, we made a short “Mad Money” style parody video explaining which JavaScript frameworks you should be using this year. It’s only 2 minutes long, give it a watch now […]
Iāve come to really enjoy writing these end-of-year review posts. I find itās not until Iām looking back that I realise just how huge a year itās been, and how much weāve achieved ā and 2015 was no exception! This year SSW doubled our YouTube presence, weāve kept working and upgrading to the best and […]
UPDATED: 14 DecemberĀ 2015 – An update added music controls and an inactivity monitor UPDATED #2: 16 December 2015 – Updated to reflect some feedback I received from Ali Alvi, product owner for the Microsoft Band 2 UPDATED #3: 20 January 2016 – After spending more time with the band, I’ve addedĀ a few more tips for […]
This month I went to a private girls school on the North Shore of Sydney called Loreto Kirribilli. We spoke to the entire year 7 class and the goal was to teach the girls to code. The girls were all about 12 or 13 years old, and although they used computers at school, most had […]
In August SSW released its first ever ebook, entitled “The Visual Studio 2015 (Anti-inflammatory) Check List”. We set out to create something that was unique, visually pleasing, and straight to the point, so you get the top 5 pieces of information quickly. From conception to delivery, it was a collaborative labour of love, and the […]
SSW’s Beijing office is gearing up for the mid-autumn festival. The mid-autumn festival is most famous for its dense savoury mooncakes, and is sometimes called the mooncake festival. The full moon is traditionally a symbol for reunion, tuanyuan, asĀ yuanĀ means round. Chinese people celebrate by coming together as families to eat, drink and be merry. The […]