Looking back at the evolution of chat... before everyone had cell phones and the ability to chat in text message to almost anyone else, there was "the mainframe".]]>Looking back at the evolution of chat... before everyone had cell phones and the ability to chat in text message to almost anyone else, there was "the mainframe".]]>
I was on national television once in my life so far. To everyone who saw the program when it aired I was professional and intelligent, but behind the scenes I was an ass.]]>
In our 2012 camping plans, we included a new camping destination: St. Brieux Regional Park. The camping trip ended up being great, however, something else in this small town attracted my attention: the movie theatre.
It's interesting to watch the tides of public opinion around mobile devices ebb and flow. What has Apple done right, was has RIM done wrong, what is Google going to do with Android, and - the great unknown at this point - where does Windows Phone fit in? I don't have any answers, just some observations...]]>
Today I listened while David O'Neill from Viafo talked to a group of us about social sharing in mobile apps. He made some great points, and I will be able to apply at least one of his ideas immediately. But the session wasn't completely one-sided, I think David also has some homework to do.]]>
This past weekend I had the good fortune to talk with another mobile developer - but not a developer for iOS or Android, but rather from a mobile era already gone by.]]>
Growing up (yes, decades ago now) I knew some people who called themselves writers. I somehow did not connect those people with the mainstream published authors who wrote the books I was reading on a daily basis.
Remember my first eBook from yesterday? Of course you do. So it turns out that reaction to the eBook was overwhelmingly positive! One of my friends even suggested that I follow up with a video.]]>
Here it is! Free of charge, and free of DRM. Download and enjoy my first eBook: How To Be Good At (almost) Everything.
Comments? :)
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In the fall of 1991 I was living in Kelowna but I still had friends back in Vancouver, so I would make the four hour drive to Vancouver about once a month. Some times I would spend a day or an evening all by myself in the big city...]]>
This is the second Titanium database tutorial, modified to use JSON. You may want to read the first Titanium database tutorial for reference first, however this tutorial is where you should start actually working with Titanium Studio.
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Kids are amazing, and their minds are ALWAYS going full speed ahead, aren't they?
Canada is going deeper into debt - federally, that is. This is the third fiscal year in a row where the Conservative Party of Canada have carried through on their plans for a non-balanced budget.]]>
I have been using Twitter for a while, and each time they change their site design it takes a bit of time to get used to it again. However, their last change (which I only recently inherited) didn't sit well with me; I don't like the content pane on the right. Here's a way to move it back to the left...]]>
I spent the first two years of university living in residence. These were segregated dorms rooms, just large enough to hold a bed, desk, and dresser/closet. Living in residence was both a blessing and a curse...]]>