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7 Mar ‘16

3 Reasons to Consider Hybrid vs Native App Development

7 Mar ‘16

In: Mobile App Design & Development, Technology, / By: Chris Simental / 0 Comments

When smartphones gained widespread adoption around 2007, there were two options for creating mobile apps: web apps or native apps. In time, a new method emerged that combined both and...

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29 Oct ‘15

Why ExpressionEngine could be a great choice for your next CMS

29 Oct ‘15

In: Branding & Visual Design, Los Angeles, Marketing, Technology, User Experience Design, Web Design & Development, / By: Chris Simental / 0 Comments

At Ripe, we've worked with a number of Content Management Systems over the years including Drupal, Joomla, WordPress, Expression Engine, Movable Type, and many more that I've since forgotten (probably...

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15 Sep ‘15

My Week with Intel XDK

15 Sep ‘15

In: Los Angeles, Mobile App Design & Development, Technology, / By: Chris Simental / 0 Comments

Intel XDK is one of the more recent offerings for developing cross-platform mobile applications. We wanted to evaluate it for an upcoming project and here's my assessment...

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10 Sep ‘15

Passwords are the worst. But can we live without them?

10 Sep ‘15

In: Rants, Something else, else, Technology, / By: Chris Simental / 0 Comments

The average person has 19 passwords. That's 19 different things to remember. Sure you might make some of them the same, and many of them are on...

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2 Apr ‘15

Why Apple’s Safari 8 is Horrible UX

2 Apr ‘15

In: Rants, Technology, User Experience Design, / By: Ripe Media / 0 Comments

OSX is great, so why is Safari so horrible? The Mac vs. PC debate is just one of those arguments that is destined to live on forever. PC users call Apple-ites...

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11 Feb ‘15

UX Trends and Tombstones for 2015: Part 2

11 Feb ‘15

In: Business, Innovation, Mobile App Design & Development, Technology, User Experience Design, / By: Ripe Media / 0 Comments

In Part 1, we wanted to take a little time explaining what the art and science of "UX Design" actually was....

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5 Feb ‘15

UX Trends and Tombstones for 2015: Part 1

5 Feb ‘15

In: Innovation, Mobile App Design & Development, Technology, User Experience Design, / By: Ripe Media / 0 Comments

2014 has been an amazing year for user experience design.  There are some trends in UX that we’re sure you’re aware of; like the ever-increasing prevalence of mobile browsing and...

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31 May ‘13

Money making techniques for startups

31 May ‘13

In: Business, Technology, / By: Chris Simental / 0 Comments

I recently clicked through this deck, published by the Board of Innovation, about how startups can make money online. At Ripe, we often work with entrepreneurs looking...

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2 May ‘13

I’m Lovin’ my Windows Phone!

2 May ‘13

In: Mobile App Design & Development, Technology, / By: Chris Simental / 0 Comments

My brother, who works at Microsoft, has been telling me for a couple of years that I need to check out the Windows Phone. I've tried almost all the major...

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28 Mar ‘13

Why I Love Pixels and So Can You!

28 Mar ‘13

In: Technology, / By: Chris Simental / 0 Comments

I got my first taste of digital imaging in 1994. I was working for a company called Bowhaus, a digital imaging service bureau. It was my first...

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