/index.php/blog/ en Copyright 2010 2010-09-03T15:05:28+00:00 http://www.ctctlabs.com/index.php/blog/detail/uiimagepickercontroller_for_iphone_4_images/ http://www.ctctlabs.com/index.php/blog/detail/uiimagepickercontroller_for_iphone_4_images/#When:16:05:28Z Development for Apple’s iOS - the operating system running on iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad - is a funny combination of wonderful and maddening. The platform’s native API, called Cocoa Touch, provides an app developer with an amazing combination of power and flexibility - and it’s been improving with each version. But the power and flexibility also come with a tradeoff: frameworks perform neat tricks, but at the cost of processing time and memory consumption. This is especially true when accessing a device’s camera, and especially true when accessing the camera on an iPhone 4, which returns huuuuge images. Cocoa, Iphone, Objective-C 2010-09-03T16:05:28+00:00 http://www.ctctlabs.com/index.php/blog/detail/image_hosting_and_the_constant_contact_api/ http://www.ctctlabs.com/index.php/blog/detail/image_hosting_and_the_constant_contact_api/#When:20:47:22Z About four weeks ago, Constant Contact released an update to our API offering.  We added access to our Image Hosting capabilities through our RESTful API platform, just in time to bring more value to our upgraded Document Hosting features.  Of course, I had to play with these new APIs as soon as they came out (partially to support our Developer Challenge and anyone using them there). Web Development, Web Services 2010-08-23T20:47:22+00:00 http://www.ctctlabs.com/index.php/blog/detail/moving_the_mouse_between_separate_screens_in_a_single_x_session/ http://www.ctctlabs.com/index.php/blog/detail/moving_the_mouse_between_separate_screens_in_a_single_x_session/#When:23:00:26Z Hello there, I’m Joseph Henrich and I am the newest addition to the Constant Contact Labs team!  I’m here to show you an x.org trick I developed while optimizing how I play World of Warcraft on my Dual-Screen Linux setup. Linux, Python, World of Warcraft, x.org 2010-08-02T23:00:26+00:00 http://www.ctctlabs.com/index.php/blog/detail/quickview_web_coming_soon_for_iphone_android_palm_and_more/ http://www.ctctlabs.com/index.php/blog/detail/quickview_web_coming_soon_for_iphone_android_palm_and_more/#When:21:45:06Z Labs is excited to present QuickView Web, a third entry in the QuickView family of mobile Constant Contact applications. QuickView Web is a mobile web app - an application delivered through the web browser, but with the look, feel and functionality of a native app. It’s intended to be compatible with any WebKit-powered mobile browser, including iOS, Android, Palm, and this fall’s new Blackberry and Symbian devices. Read on for more info, including a chance to help us beta test! Android, Apps, iPad, Iphone, Mobile, Platforms, QuickView for Android, Web Development 2010-07-26T21:45:06+00:00 http://www.ctctlabs.com/index.php/blog/detail/html5_web_storage/ http://www.ctctlabs.com/index.php/blog/detail/html5_web_storage/#When:18:37:36Z An introduction to HTML5’s recently implemented client side storage. Including a brief synopsis on the three different mechanisms: sessionStorage, localStorage, and databaseStorage. 2010-07-12T18:37:36+00:00 http://www.ctctlabs.com/index.php/blog/detail/announcing_the_quickview_for_android_open_source_project/ http://www.ctctlabs.com/index.php/blog/detail/announcing_the_quickview_for_android_open_source_project/#When:19:58:11Z Regular readers are familiar with the saga of QuickView for Android, our long-awaited redesign of Constant Contact’s iPhone app for the Android mobile platform. It’s been a long time coming, and we know many developers and customers have been waiting for it. Today, we’re very happy to announce that it’s ready to go - but with a special, Android-themed twist. In support of Constant Contact’s new app development contest, Labs is pleased to announce the creation of the QuickView for Android open source project! Android, Apps, Mobile, Open Source, QuickView for Android, Web Services 2010-06-30T19:58:11+00:00 http://www.ctctlabs.com/index.php/blog/detail/how_do_you_like_your_coffee/ http://www.ctctlabs.com/index.php/blog/detail/how_do_you_like_your_coffee/#When:19:17:14Z An introduction from Seth Wieder, summer Intern for the Constant Contact Labs. I blog about some of my first experiences as an Intern and the value I get learning from the Labs team. Blog, Internship 2010-06-18T19:17:14+00:00 http://www.ctctlabs.com/index.php/blog/detail/social_graph_symposium_2010/ http://www.ctctlabs.com/index.php/blog/detail/social_graph_symposium_2010/#When:13:53:51Z I attended the Social Graph Symposium 2010 http://socialgraphsymp.com/ last week.  This was an event hosted by Microsoft & Rapleaf rapleaf.com and was a full day focused on a range of topics and issues involving social media, social networking, the overall social graph and societal implications.  There was some great discussion and some conflicting opinions on where this will be leading us.  I think it is safe to say that everyone there agrees that the implications of the social graph are significant for business, for politics and for society in general. Conference, Facebook, Mobile, Social Networks 2010-06-11T13:53:51+00:00 http://www.ctctlabs.com/index.php/blog/detail/ipad_and_the_disappearing_act/ http://www.ctctlabs.com/index.php/blog/detail/ipad_and_the_disappearing_act/#When:23:45:30Z When the iPad was first announced I found it odd that Apple would decide to market it as a “magical” device. Although I was excited to get my hands on one, I thought the word magical might be a bit much and dismissed it as a gimmick. In retrospect, I may have dismissed it too quickly. iPad 2010-06-10T23:45:30+00:00 http://www.ctctlabs.com/index.php/blog/detail/mobile_startup_conference/ http://www.ctctlabs.com/index.php/blog/detail/mobile_startup_conference/#When:16:22:11Z On Monday, I went to the Evening of Mobile Startups at the MIT Museum and talked to a bunch of early stage mobile startups. It was a pretty interesting event, giving a pretty good snapshot of “what is hot” in the mobile space. In the rest of the article I’ll discuss the things that I noticed and some of my own personal take on things. Conference, Innovation, Mobile 2010-06-09T16:22:11+00:00