assorted stuff from Alan “ailon” Mendelevich

May 21, 2018

Quick Tip: PWA, Manifest and Azure

Manifest.json is one of the foundational parts of Progressive Web Apps. It lets you specify icons, theme color, display mode and other settings for your PWA. And not just PWA. Basically, for any web site it’s a required part for the “Add to Home Screen” prompt to…

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Oct 17, 2019

Fossil Gen 5 Carlyle HR and Wear OS — actual casual user review (Julianna HR, Garrett HR)

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Dec 9, 2019

How To Prepare for a Conference Talk — A Subjective Guide

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Oct 12, 2017

Some personal professional changes

Back in 2011, I created AdDuplex primarily driven by my desire to help fellow indie developers gain…

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Apr 4, 2017

My Static Page Hosted is Here!

Just a little over a month ago I’ve launched my “get back into web development” pet project —…

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Jun 8, 2016

Is unhappy client better than no client? Uber’s answer is clear. What’s yours?

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Aug 17, 2016

Could it be that Google/Bing are better app store front-ends than app stores?

I went to Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February and there was a “perfectly timed” public transportation strike. So, naturally, I started researching taxi app options for the city. Quickly…