Category Archives: techy

Military Grade Security

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Dan

“Military Grade Security” Is a phrase that has become watered down by its overuse, yet it still a succinct way to sum up a set of practices and procedures in a short phrase that the general public can consume. Part … Continue reading →

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Personal Bank Data API

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Dan

We believe everyone should have access to their own personal data – and do with it what they want. So we have just pushed live our first draft of our public READ ONLY Api. We are working on granting third … Continue reading →

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MoneyDashboard rewrite in HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Dan

A brave and necessary decision was taken probably late last year at MoneyDashboard, when they advertised for a web developer, to rewrite their web interface in HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript. I had blogged before how I thought Silverlight was a … Continue reading →

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Software Development Hype Cycle

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Dan

I recently tweeted a banal thought (as most are) that the hype cycle could probably be applied to software development (and probably any project) as well as a technology or product. So I decided to jot down some thoughts about … Continue reading →

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Bank 1.5 or Bank API’s

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Dan

Banks need to encourage innovation and customer wow, by opening up some core services. Continue reading →

Posted in banking, finance, techy, Web | 2 Comments

First Direct iPhone Mobile Bank App Disected

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Dan

First Direct innovates with html5 wrapped iPhone app Continue reading →

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Mobile JavaScript Benchmarking

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Dan

Mobile Javascript performance benchmarks, show some big differences Continue reading →

Posted in Android, iPhone, techy, Web | Tagged Android, benchmarks, html5, iPhone, Javascript, performance, phonegap, sencha touch | Comments Off

The Problem with Sencha Touch and PhoneGap

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Dan

Sencha Touch and PhoneGap – silver bullet for cross device mobile development? Continue reading →

Posted in code, mobile, techy, Web | Tagged html5, mobile, phonegap, sencha touch | 19 Comments

On the Fly Patent Rubbish

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Dan

patent, software, algorithm Continue reading →

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Money Toolkit Data Usage

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Dan

We clarify the details of Money Toolkits data usage requirements for those that want access to their bank account data on their mobile but have a capped data rate contract. Continue reading →

Posted in Android, banking, mobile, pfm, techy | Tagged Android, data, lloyds tsb, mobile banking | Comments Off