A Slice of App Pie

Feb 28 2019 10 ep. 7 mins 3

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If you are creative, independent person, one making your own stuff, doing your own work and trying to sell it in the market, most advice isn't enough. This podcast will help you become the successful creative indie. We'll discuss how to overcome the true enemies-- Resistance, failure and fear. We'll discuss business and marketing realities, what works and what doesn't for those of us who would rather make things than wear pinstripes.

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The Curse of the Sacred Band Aid Pile

Feb 28 2019 7 mins

Why is the quick fix so seductive? What happens when we get too involve in them? This week I talk about the real costs and the culture it creates.

“Am I a Fraud?” The Plague of Impostor Syndrome, and What to Do About It

Oct 10 2017 11 mins

In the middle of trying to get five projects done, I’ve been hearing a lot about Imposter Syndrome. A week or two ago came an article on LinkedIn about Impostor Syndrome in programming. Ever since I’ve seen an article pop up here or there. I’ve known this all too well for so much of my life it resonated with me. For those who want the shortest version of a definition, I d

Urges in a Bookstore

Sep 18 2017 3 mins

Last week I was on vacation. During that time I’ve walked through a big bookstore: The Tattered Cover on Colfax Avenue, Denver Colorado. Ten or fifteen years ago, perusing the shelves of my nearest Borders Books, I would have had a very different reaction than the one I was having there. I would have both hands filled, weighed down by many books. This time, it is only one. My

Goodbye, for now…and Thanks

Jan 31 2017 2 mins

Goodbye for now, and thank you.

What I Learned at LinkedIn While Recording, Round Two

Jan 16 2017 6 mins

Some of the things I learned while recording at Lynda.com/LinkedIn Learning last week. Also my plans for 2017 books and web lessons.

Happy holidays, Parse a String to a Double.

Dec 19 2016 5 mins

Hello all. This week, I’m writing on the website about converting strings into doubles. For some cases this is easy, but if the string is a time or a fraction, it’s not so simple. We’ll look at how to parse these strings into Doubles. You’ll find a Swift Playground file there to experiment or use the functions I came up with to convert strings. It’s the time of year f

#36 – How Your Project is Like the Best Sandwich I Ever Had

Dec 05 2016 9 mins

Hello folks! I’ll start again with the business stuff then work into my commentary for the week. If you didn’t se it yet, I did post last week about the new Update Frames button in Xcode 8.1. I’m trying to finish four Lynda.com courses at the same time, so I’ll try to get to fix it in the books soon as I can, but I’m swamped. You’ll find the article

#35 What I Learned in the Old Soviet Union

Nov 28 2016 8 mins

Hello All, Just a little bit of business this week and then on to some thoughts for the week. This week’s post is inspired by correspondence I’ve had with Denny, one of the subscribers to this list. It’s the basics of using gestures in your own applications, where I’ll cover taps, pinches and rotations.   I also had a lot of problems with Xcode this week

#34 Why I Switched Mail Lists

Nov 21 2016 9 mins

Hello Folks, I’m going to start with some follow-up from last week. Last Monday seems almost a century ago, though it was only seven days. I was upset and very depressed last week. I was also honest, a little more honest than some on this list wanted. In retrospect the damage isn’t bad. I got only one really nasty note about that post, who I unsubscribed and five people

#33:A Banana Bunch of New Releases

Nov 07 2016 7 mins

Hello all, As promised, This will be a longer one. A lot going on here, Some of which you already know. We have a lot of book news, and I can finally tell you about the Lynda.com course. First the tip of the week. With Practical Autolayout now released, I’m going to talk about Apple’s bizarre way of writing constraints. One thing I cover in the book is reading constrain