CSS Compound Grid Generator
The CSS grid generator I didn't know I needed. Andy Clarke has written some great articles on compound grids which I've really enjoyed reading but having seen this generator I am more interested in actually implementing them now.
Posted 29th Sep 2025 @ 11:05
iPhone 16 Pro Max 80% Charge Limit: One Year Later, Was It Worth It?
Interesting post over on MacRumors. A gated feature, limited to newer phones, I have wondered why features like this don't just trickle down to older devices.
As it turns out, perhaps it's not actually that useful. As I alluded to in this weeks post, the battery in my iPhone 14 Pro is not in a great place, currently showing as 77% max capacity. That's after 3 years. Despite loving the always-on display, I effectively turned the feature off a year ago to only show the date and time. In the past 6 months I actually turned it off completely to help the battery out.
The thermal architecture of the new Pro phones may help with heat issues but I'm of the opinion that MagSafe is not worth it from a thermal point of view. With a case in the way, it's probably worse and also if using a non-MagSafe Qi charger where the camera bump/plateau can cause gaps between the two bits of hardware that make wireless charging work.
Strangely, 3 years of the iPhone 14 Pro has gotten me to roughly the same battery level as 5 years with my iPhone 8 Plus.
Posted 25th Sep 2025 @ 15:26
The Dumbest Phone Is Parenting Genius
We're in the cusp of having to deal with smart phones for children in our household. The longer we can hold out, the better. This solution is not only genius but the norm less than a generation ago.
Posted 18th Sep 2025 @ 12:51
★ Dot-Matrix Road Marking Printer
I don't know I remember, but when driving on rainy days I always think back to an invention I saw on TV. It was paint applied to the road for road markings but filled with some sort of plastic that meant it was slightly raised and textured. Almost like corrugated card. It made it easier to see on rainy days as it could poke through a thin sheet of water.
This isn't the same, or even the goal of the product, but made me thing it might be an unintended benefits because of the way it's applied.
I wonder what it feels like to drive across?
Update
Not the video I was thinking of, but something similar:
Posted 9th Sep 2025 @ 14:41
WWDC25: Design foundations from idea to interface | Apple
Probably the best app design video from this year's WWDC. Walking through an example definitely helps me to see the bigger picture.
I was looking for a resource to help me decide when I should apply Liquid Glass to my own components depending on the layer but it's not clear to me at all beyond buttons and controls.
I will be updating Kop Quiz for iOS 26 with my first take but I'll have to see how others, especially Apple, have approached Liquid Glass across all their apps before performing more updates.
Posted 14th Aug 2025 @ 13:31
Drinking fountain from 1896 restored in Croydon
Every time I visit Rome, the accessibility to fountains and clean drinking water is an underrated luxury. It's great to see a fountain with so much character being restored rather than replaced by a modern one – they might be useful, but they're ugly and only available in certain boroughs of London.
Posted 18th Jul 2025 @ 10:06