The PC vs Old Apple ads were a riot – we couldn’t wait for the next one to come out. They perfectly took what we all disliked about PCs and applied it to the new Apple world (still not enough for me to change). If these commercials were to be done today – the message would be completely different – the new Apple vs the old Apple or the new Apple vs PC – as…
I recently finished a project that has taken me a few years to complete. It wasn’t easy, there was a significant amount of grinding involved as well as reading and editing and reading and editing and reading and editing. But after long last, the project is complete as I finished my first book – Code Your Way Up. Interestingly enough, most of the ideas and concepts for Code Your Way Up originated from this blog…
After my last post I got to thinking about what should be in a first release to make it worth the download, worth the “Get” from the App Store. Sometimes you need to ship the imperfect ship to get it out the door and start getting feedback from customers, but if it’s a dog’s breakfast you are shipping, it will be a dog’s feedback you will receive from your customers. Some general thoughts on what…
How many times have you looked at your phone and wondered what has happening? What about reading the KB article referenced in a new piece of software that is now six months too old? What about trying to find a link you just saved on your phone only to find out that it only works on your phone app and doesn’t transfer to your desktop? How about when all these things are happening and you’re…
You might have noticed no emails coming through in the last month for new posts. Google pulled a fast one with their SPAM engine sending many of these to the trash and I decided it was time to upgrade to something that little more powerful (and possibly more poetic) – Mailchimp. Like any upgrade, there are always hits and misses in trying to figure things out and get it all to work. Hopefully I figured…