Category: Design

  • Chip Fabrication in India: Tata Electronics’ $14 Billion Investment

    After years of unsuccessful attempts by various players to establish semiconductor fabrication in India, it seems the tide is finally turning: Tata Electronics Private Limited (est. 2020) has started investments in four manufacturing facilities spread across India. There’s also the China + 1 strategy at play here, where countries are trying to reduce dependence on…

  • Air Conditioner (AC) Buying Checklist

    P.S. – Inverter ACs are akin to climate control in cars, they automatically switch on/off to maintain a range of temperature. With traditional ACs, you might have to do this manually. IMO, one is not P.P.S. – On most online articles I found stuff like, “measure your room size”, “window vs Split AC”, “check energy…

  • Signal App’s awkward copy-paste gesture

    The “Copy message” button in the Signal App on iPhone doesn’t show up when you long press the text (on the pop-up ribbon like other messaging apps). The copy icon is placed in the bottom Tab Bar. That seems like an awkward UX error for such a mature app! Or is it just me wondering…

  • MongoDb Quick Reference Sheet (Printable)

    I created a MongoDB pdf reference sheet. Here’s the link to the PDF (my only Medium post as of now, it’s got some ‘likes’) — https://medium.com/@nitinnain/mongodb-quick-reference-sheet-printable-a30435e191ac

  • Quick Monitor Buying Guide

    Deciding the screen size You ought to consider the right physical size in inches with the screen resolution — deviating too much from the following chart would either make the screen too pixelated or you might find the default font size to be too small.

  • Essential Tips for WordPress Admins and Editors

    (This post supposes that you have a working WordPress site already and now want to improve the content and design for the site.) You’ll first need a login for your WordPress site. The login is most probably at example.com/wp-login. Most articles on “Getting started with WordPress” begin with setting up WordPress on a server, or…

  • Designing the Apple Watch UI – a quick guide

    Designing the Apple Watch UI – a quick guide

    The Apple Watch is releasing in a month! Here’s a list of important things you need to know, if you’re interested in designing or developing an Apple Watch App: 1. Layout and Screen Sizes 38mm: 340 pixels x 272 pixels 42mm: 390 pixels x 312 pixels That’s an aspect ratio of 4:5.   2. Icon…

  • Native Vs Hybrid Mobile Apps

    I was recently checking how the Hybrid App frameworks compare to Native iOS or Android Apps.  Here are my observations on few Phonegap Apps that I tried on my phone: The size of Phonegap Apps is big: an app that should have been less than 10MB has a 40-50MB installer. The Apps take longer to…

  • What’s inside Google Glass?

    What’s inside Google Glass?

    It’s impressive to see how much punch “Google Glass” packs in an elegant and light-weight construction. (Image: iFixit) I’ve long believed that the ability to create new materials is a good indicator of a country’s production and economic ability. Just look at what Britain, US and Germany did with materials during the industrial revolution and…