Alek Åström
Mobile dev turned startup founder. Building Done. Father. Into metal guitar, adventure motorcycles & aviation.
An update on my health
A year of cardiac chaos finally solved by a drug that nobody expected.
Time for another trip: 5 weeks in Asia
Fifteen flights across Asia: tiger training, cave diving, and fullmoon madness.
Hanging out in Dublin – Web Summit 2014
Inside the chaotic energy of Web Summit 2014 with 20,000 tech enthusiasts.
Travel update 4: Californic WWDC madness
Witnessing Apple's shock announcement of Swift at WWDC and exploring Silicon Valley.
Sleeping at Charleroi Airport: A review
Sleeping on an airport floor: a surprisingly honest review of extreme budgeting.
Swift NSFetchedResultsController Trickery
Master CoreData animations with clever tricks beyond NSFetchedResultsController's limits.
Travel update 3: The fall
UIKonf brilliance meets Budapest chaos: partying through illness and unexpected weddings.
Travel update 2: The rise
Climbing Toubkal peak and discovering the global developer community is unexpectedly friendly.
Midsummer and pit stop in Stockholm
Swedish midsummer traditions, passport logistics, and a wild travel scheme across continents.
Feverish reflections before WWDC
Fever-stricken reflections on Apple's symbiotic relationship with third-party developers.
Interactive Custom Container View Controller Transitions
Build iOS interactive panning transitions with gestures that feel impossibly smooth.
Málaga to Marrakech: 24 hours of travel
A chaotic 24-hour journey from Spain to Morocco chronicled minute by minute.
A day trip to Guadalest valley
One tourist trap, sharp thorns, and a spectacular view worth the adventure.
Fluent Pagination - no more jumpy scrolling
Smooth pagination without jumpy scrolling — a better UX for handling large datasets.
The 2014 Digital Nomad Packing List
Everything needed for six months of travel fits in one hand luggage backpack.
Motorola Moto G - My new travel buddy
Why this 200 euro Android phone became the perfect travel companion.
Travel update: One month in – aka I'm not dead yet
A month of constant travel: hostels, meetups, and finding your rhythm abroad.
Great news! You've been selected to pay $1600
Against the odds, an indie developer wins Apple's WWDC lottery.
UK Mobile Data for 2£ per GB
Get unlimited UK mobile data for just 2 pounds per gigabyte.
Of Things To Come
Confessions of productivity struggles on the road and dreams of beach coding.
NSConference 6
iOS developers gathered: insights, debates, and networking at Europe's top conference.
The start of a new life
Leaving comfort behind for an uncertain adventure.