Merge pull request #77 from intel-android/dan

Dan

data/authors/iamdankaufman.yaml

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+displayname: Daniel Kaufman
+github: iamdankaufman
+company: Brooklyn Labs
+title: Co-Founder
+website: www.danielerickaufman.com
+twitter: iamdankaufman
+codepen: iamdankaufman

posts/iamdankaufman/Future_of_App_Development.jade

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+---
+title:      'Future of App Development - the Hot Trends to Follow'
+categories: [design, build]
+heroimage:  'FutureofAppDev.jpg'
+excerpt:    'Formerly it was said that there is nothing that Google doesn’t know, however, this verity is now true for mobile phone applications too.' 
+---
+
+extends ../../views/layouts/_single
+
+block content
+  :marked
+    Formerly it was said that there is nothing that Google doesn’t know, however, this verity is now true for mobile phone applications too. From playing games to scientific calculator utility and from mobile phone shopping applications for almost anything and everything is probable in the app world. With 14 million apps and 3.2 billion users on app stores, there is a sturdy struggle when we talk about apps in the app store. These application development companies are spending a lot of money on marketing and app development as the Darwin’s law of “survival of fittest” operates in app world as well. 
+
+    Be it android or iOS or windows all of them are facing a hard-hitting antagonism. With unique ideas of application development coming everyday it is important to understand what’s next. We are all aware of the first mover advantage, that the one who will craft the best solution at the earliest to the problem through its application will be a sure winner in any scenario. 
+
+    Here are the upcoming trends in application development in near future –
+
+    ## 1. Wearable and Smart Objects
+    It all started by GARMIN followed by world electronic giant SAMSUNG and Now even APPLE is in the race. Apple has just launched a new smart watch. It is the first phase of iOS on smart watch. They have a new challenge of designing their apps compatible with the new wearable and also to design something that adds value preposition.  To date most of the applications that are offered by the developers are basically based on health and fitness. But the time is about to change, the future teller of developers are predicting that one day using smart phones will be calibrated by the market of smart wearable. New devices are tested and experimented every day, so developers have a challenge to adapt their applications accordingly.
+
+    ## 2. App Security
+    Once upon a time it was said that it is almost impossible to breach security offered by Apple. iOS being a popular platform which markets itself as the safest operating system for smartphones. The company follows a zero tolerance policy towards any security threat. Your smart phones carry your personal as well as business related data. Hackers are always in pursuit to fetch this data from weak application base of the application, accessing to all confidential data on the mobile phone. Hence app security is the biggest threat to any application and therefore the developers should code application in such a way that these facades no more threat to anyone.
+
+    ## 3. Location based Wifi
+    Like I-Beacon technology, these 21st century smartphones are highly interactive and marketer can use this for marketing the products. These devices will interact with your mobile phones when you come across a wifi device and will send you information regarding their offerings. Developers must focus on the potential of this technology and should develop the software keeping this boon industry in the mind.
+
+    The app development environment is very dynamic and thus developers should always update themselves on the current trends in iOS application development. 

posts/iamdankaufman/top_7_techniques.jade

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+---
+title:      'Top 7 Innovative Techniques to Improve Your Mobile Application'
+categories: [launch, design, build]
+heroimage:  'Top7Techniques.jpg'
+excerpt:    'The actual achievements of any mobile app are reliant upon how its development and marketing occurs.' 
+_ignore:    true 
+---
+
+extends ../../views/layouts/_single
+
+block content
+  :marked
+    The actual achievements of any mobile app are reliant upon how its development and marketing occurs. Any developer who will be good at programming and has technological capabilities can begin to make mobile applications immediately after getting sufficient knowledge of the application development. However, they have to consider the problems involved in mobile software development. Otherwise, they may have to fork out great costs of their mistakes. 
+
+    ## Including a lot of features
+
+    Developers might believe developing a mobile application with comprehensive functions would be a sudden hit. However, it truly is not the proper approach to have too many functions at the first launch; a person discovers the software challenging to comprehend and could not be equipped to know what exactly is useful for these and what not will be, thus losing awareness. A mobile application should always be simple, user-friendly and most importantly purposeful. 
+
+    ## Developing on several platforms from the first go
+
+    Developers should not create applications for a number of mobile platforms, just about all at once. It really is important to first focus on one mobile platform after which, move to the others. In case of any future changes, the developers could have to apply them on all the platforms, leading to help more efforts and great costs.
+
+    As a result, it is important to formulate any well-thought technique for the release on one platform first after launching it on the other platforms.
+
+    ## No room for flexibility
+
+    A mobile application developer should often develop software, which is functional enough to have improvements. Improving is really a continuous process; an app should work in modern improved versions at the same time. It is important for any developer to make sure that the application works efficiently and perfectly even with upgrading mobile operating software several periods.
+
+    ## Focusing everywhere other than on the buyer experience
+
+    A developer has to create mobile applications by maintaining keeping at the center. It can be quite important to focus on purchaser encounter part, as the end-users should look for the app straightforward, simple to make use of, and eye-catching. The an app should always be user-friendly and straightforward to understand. An application will not be effective if it does not enlighten customers and provides them a best encounter.
+
+    ## Improper monetization setting up
+
+    Planning about monetizing your application is really a trial. Many developers do not succeed to tactic on the monetization part considering they're going to generate quickly through advertisements or customers are going to pay for their software. Developers can include two versions of an app, 100% totally free version and the best quality version consisting of additional functions or even keep in-app buys option. 
+
+    ## Not realizing the importance of marketing
+
+    Uploading a mobile application at the store does not guarantee achievements. Its marketing is similarly important, as the viewers should come to know about its release. Developers should not delay to market the app after its release from the store. Exposure is important from the very start, for that they should market their application well.
+
+    ## Not applying statistics services
+
+    Developers will not have the ability to evaluate the achievements of the mobile application without keeping track of tools and stats. They can make use of any statistics remedies that best suits their specifications and utilize the recovered information for development from the future produces.
+
+    ## Therefore, it truly is important to include statistics from the very start
+
+    Avoiding mistakes will much likely guide mobile application developers to be effective in app stores; keeping the customers involved will improve the ROI. No doubt, the idea of the application could possibly be innovative, but the execution is similarly important. 

spec/androidHub/PostSpec.js

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         });
 
         it('is smaller than 5MB', function() {
-          image.filesize = image.filesize.replace('KBB', 'KB');
+          image.filesize = image.filesize.replace('KBB', 'KB').replace('MBB', 'MB');
           expect(filesizeParser(image.filesize)).toBeLessThan(5*1024*1024);
         });
       });