Monthly Archives: March 2014

Netflix, Philips, and the fragility of APIs

Posted on March 20, 2014 by David Megginson

Update: Either Philips or Netflix has now fixed the problem described below (2014-03-29). I bought an inexpensive 29″ Philips 4000 series TV for the basement, and its built-in Netflix app isn’t working. Why doesn’t Netflix work on my TV? Time … Continue reading →

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Mobile web app or web site?

Posted on March 17, 2014 by David Megginson

If you’re creating an HTML5 mobile web application, this is the minimum you need to give your users what Google calls a “homescreen launch experience” on an iOS or Android mobile device: <!doctype html> <html> <head> <title>Awesome app</title> <meta name=”viewport” … Continue reading →

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