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Francesco Pretelli
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5 days ago

iPad mini — 2023 review

After more than a year with the iPad mini, here is what I like, what I don’t and what I wish for the next version: What is good: Form factor — very light, easy to carry around Great for media consumption Great for browsing and general internet usage Great for gaming (but still…

IPad

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iPad mini — 2023 review
iPad mini — 2023 review
IPad

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Mar 7

Super Nintendo World – Japan

In my trip to Osaka I spent a day in Universal Studio Japan, and of course, Super Nintendo World.

Nintendo

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Super Nintendo World – Japan
Super Nintendo World – Japan
Nintendo

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Feb 18

Gold and Silver metallic gradients in SwiftUI

Recently I added support for precious metals in Bitfolio and I wanted to display their card with a metallic effect, for that nice premium feeling! Like any experienced developer, my first thought was to just look online, pretty sure someone already solved this problem and shared online. It was harder…

Swift

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Gold and Silver metallic gradients in SwiftUI
Gold and Silver metallic gradients in SwiftUI
Swift

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Jan 22

Why you shouldn’t use iCloud Keychain for all your passwords

With the introduction of iOS 15 and the ability to store 2FA tokens in iCloud Keychain, some people have been considering relying on this tool to store all their passwords. The recent LastPass hack is also making people reconsider their password manager, and I hear many are considering moving to…

Apple

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Why you shouldn’t use iCloud Keychain for all your passwords
Why you shouldn’t use iCloud Keychain for all your passwords
Apple

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Jan 8

Blogger still exists?

Apparently, it does! Blogger still exists? Yes it does?! And it is still stuck in 2011! But it works, and that's all that counts. I am actually surprised Google…timefrancesco.blogspot.com

Blog

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Blogger still exists?
Blogger still exists?
Blog

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Dec 6, 2022

This Apple TV article was written by AI

Is Apple TV the Best Option for Casual Gaming? There’s no doubt about it, Apple TV is a great device for streaming your favorite shows or movies. But when it comes to gaming, it can feel a bit limited. Sure, there are some great games available for the system, but…

AI

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This Apple TV article was written by AI
This Apple TV article was written by AI
AI

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Oct 22, 2022

Apple iPads controversy

There is so much controversy after Apple announced the new iPads, it is kinda funny to see and enjoy it. The main controversy points are: New iPad price New iPad Apple pencil gen 1 support Apple pencil USB-C adapter iPad pro camera position New Folio keyboard limited to new iPad …

Apple

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Apple iPads controversy
Apple iPads controversy
Apple

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May 3, 2020

Introducing Bitfolio 4

It seems yesterday that we launched Bitfolio 3 for iOS, with the ability to sync exchanges. We kept adding exchanges over the year and we started working on Bitfolio 4 when we realised we needed something more. After months of hard work, we are very please to introduce a new…

Cryptocurrency

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Introducing Bitfolio 4
Introducing Bitfolio 4
Cryptocurrency

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Sep 25, 2019

Introducing Bitfolio 3

It’s been a while since our last development update, but we are back with a bang, Bitfolio 3 for iOS is now available! 🎉 And there is more, this is just the beginning. The big challenge in developing Bitfolio 3 was having to rewrite part of our infrastructure to accomodate our…

Bitcoin

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Introducing Bitfolio 3
Introducing Bitfolio 3
Bitcoin

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Feb 23, 2018

Xcode UI Tests with Embassy and Succulent

How to record and replay APIs request to make UI Tests work. In the past few days, I’ve been integrating Embassy and Succulent in my UI tests. …

IOS

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Xcode UI Tests with Embassy and Succulent
Xcode UI Tests with Embassy and Succulent
IOS

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Francesco Pretelli

Francesco Pretelli

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Engineering Manager - Tokyo. I write about everything, from tech to daily stuff.

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