[6 Nov 2008 | 2 Comments | 57 views]
What Makes Great Apps

Much of this post relates to making a great iPhone app. Hopefully, you’ll connect the dots on how this might impact how you develop whatever else it is you’re developing.

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[21 Nov 2008 | No Comment | 2 views]

This is what I said back in February.  Now we have December in our sights.  How’s your budget looking?  Did you save the organization a ton of cash in other ways, thus reducing costs overall? Did you improve productivity in measurable ways, thus reducing your operating costs overall?
How significantly did your budget shrink?  How significantly might your staff size shrink?

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[17 Nov 2008 | 2 Comments | 25 views]
Quantum of Soul Searching is Good (Unless You Have to Pay to Watch It)

We’re supposed to care about Bond’s inner struggle for forgiveness; I didn’t pay to see some arthouse Bond meets Garden State deal. I watch Bond to think about being him — not identifying with him.

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[11 Nov 2008 | 5 Comments | 31 views]

I’ve had a hard time being ironic, witty or snarky over the last week.  One could argue that I’m never quite that ironic, witty nor snarky, but it’s easy to write with a bit of an edge.  It’s difficult to write good copy without an edge, and after the election, there’s just a lot less to be immediately edgy about.  Sure, the war in Iraq is still going on and actions in Pakistan and Afghanistan seem to be inflating, as well as Russia deploying missiles near Poland, which kinda reminds …

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[2 Nov 2008 | One Comment | 25 views]

Last night I received my first disbursement for August referrals of Spanning Sync for $160.  In keeping with my plans, $80 is going to charities.  I put $50 in Kiva for team Learning Ninjas and $30 to the Salvation Army.  Brian was smart enough to organize a Kiva Team, and I’m going to start inviting the awesomely cool learning professionals we know to join up with us.  Knowing that I just got August’s payments yesterday, I’m excited for the first of December when I should be able to donate a …

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[28 Oct 2008 | One Comment | 55 views]
Learning 2008 - Day 2 Live Blogging

More to see starting around 8am Eastern on October 28 from Learning 2008, hosted by Elliott Masie in Orlando, Florida.