Endless Hybrids: work as a journey of creativity
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Will iOS apps for children need to support iPad 1st generation?
The first generation iPad does not support iOS 6. As operating systems evolve it’s not surprising that older hardware is obsoleted. AppAdvice on the matter: Get over it. But is that so easy for a publisher of apps made for children? Developers would prefer to deal only with the latest version of an iOS release. […]
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Boredom is a criss
Why do so many people use [insert name of favorite local discovery app]? People are looking for things to do. Yet, (I almost said, “Yelp”), these local discovery apps are like the Yellow Pages. Since when did browsing the phone directory become a fun thing to do? Does a small dash of social networking and […]
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Jobs to be done analysis: taking a tour
In the post City touring for those who don’t use tour guides I alluded to the concept that people hire a guide for a walking tour for reasons other than just learning about a particular place. That sounds entirely counterintuitive. How else could there be any reason to hire a tour guide other than to learn […]
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Notes from a failed startup. Or was it a hobby?
Perhaps we learn more when things go wrong….this post also could be titled, How to keep your startup from turning into a hobby. I learned a tremendous amount in 2010 – 2011 about iOS development, but I learned even more about what to avoid the next time I form a startup. Towards the beginning of […]
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City touring for those who don’t use tour guides
The ability of Google’s Field Trip app to let a person know what’s around them as they walk through a city has been a long desired feature for travel apps. Not everyone wants to employ a tour guide. But this type of ambient local discovery app is not going to present a major disruption to the […]
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What could convince me to develop for Android
I’m an iOS developer, but I don’t have a religious affinity towards Apple. I do like Apple products. I really enjoy coding in Objective-C. Yes, really. Mainly, though, I’m an iOS developer because Apple presents the most profitable platform for developers at the moment. With the iOS SDK I can create apps that people will […]
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“Software development: the middle class job of the next generation”
I’ve never been entirely comfortable self identifying myself as a software developer. My degrees are in English and Library & Information Science. But I make a good living developing software. It’s rewarding, not just financially, but creatively as well. Indeed, it’s the creativity that keeps me developing with software. There are various degrees of software […]
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Headset as disrupting factor in mobile
We all know that Google is working on a headset that will make computing hands-free. No one knows if Apple has anything like that under development. I suspect there is something happening in a locked-room behind a veil of secrecy in Cupertino. (If not, maybe Jony Ive could release a line of designer eyewear after […]
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Getting familiar with Google Glass
I mentioned that Google’s Field Trip app hints at the future of Google and its Project Glass. I wanted to learn more about Google Glasses. First thing I learned: don’t call them glasses…there’s not a lens…just a tiny display at the upper-right. Puzzling how that’s going to work…until you think more about it. David Pogue […]
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“leisure travelers don’t scale”
The quote “leisure travelers don’t scale” is from an interview with Rafat Ali (founder of paidcontent) at the Next Big Thing. (At the 6:35 mark in the video if you want to skip over him talking about his new venture Skift, though if you’re interested in the travel industry then you should become familiar with Skift.) […]