Getting an early start, and tackling the long-overdue task of fixing my blog design…
I’m really excited to announce that my book, iPhone App Entrepreneur is now available to buy! It’s been a wonderful project to work on, and I’ve met all manner of incredibly talented and fascinating developers.
If you do decide to pick up a copy, I’d love to know what you thought of it. Just drop me an email with any comments and feedback!
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What if we’re also settled on the current handful dominant OSes, mobile platforms, and hardware manufacturers?
I’d argue that, if that’s the case, we’re better off. That was an interesting time, but it’s time to move up the stack and mess around at higher levels.
”What technologies are geeks pioneering today? - Marco Arment
For me, my days of tinkering and messing with computer hardware ended when I bought my first Mac Mini.
There was a wave of realisation that actually using a computer to create things was actually a lot more interesting.
I felt like I’d already reached the epitome of well designed hardware. There’s no way that I could ever attain the style and build quality of a Mac Mini, no matter how long I tinkered.
PlainText looks like a great solution for Dropbox-centred text editing on your iPad and iPhone. Possibly a new rival to my Simplenote setup…
The Cult of Busy
People who truly have control over time have some in their pocket to give to someone in need. They have a sense of priorities that drives their use of time and can shift away from the specific ordinary work that’s easy to justify, in favor of the more ethereal, deeper things that are harder to justify. They protect their time from trivia and idiocy. These people are time rich.
I spent yesterday putting the finishing touches on the book I’ve been working on for the past few months, tentatively titled How to Be an iPhone App Entrepreneur. Writing it has been a great experience, and introduced me to a whole range of fascinating iPhone developers.
I imagine that it’ll be a month or two before the official release, but you’ll be able to pick up a copy courtesy of Rockable Press.
“The only thing worse than not reading a book in the last ninety days is not reading a book in the last ninety days and thinking it doesn’t matter.”
Jim Rohn, quoted by Barbara J. Winter in Making a Living Without a Job. It’s a great read for anyone who is remotely entrepreneurially minded, and I couldn’t agree more with the above advice.
Thanks to Patrick Rhone for indirectly recommending this at some point (I can’t remember where or when).
This is, hands down, one of the prettiest websites I’ve seen in a long time.
Future of Web Design 2010
After attending DIBI a few weeks ago, I felt like I wasn’t really ready for another design conference just yet. I love meeting like minded people, and watching great speakers, but at the end of the day it’s important not do to indulge in these at the expense of actual work.
I’ve attended Carsonified events in London before, and have always found them to be enjoyable. This year, however, I really felt like the company really went an extra mile. A wonderful venue, top speakers, and generally more thought and effort than in previous years lead to a fantastic few days.
I met countless passionate freelancers, many talented designers, and left feeling inspired from the general buzz of the event. Heading home, I really felt like I was leaving a bubble. It also re-inforced how many people have heard of Envato, in some form or another. Almost everyone reads a Tuts+ site, uses one of their Marketplaces, or has encountered AppStorm.
The whole experience hammered home how grateful I am to be working as a freelancer, and doing what I love. I’ve posted up a short article about this on A Better Freelancer, which I hope you’ll enjoy.
“Microsoft spent seven times as much as Apple on R&D over the past four years.”
(via Gruber)
It just goes to show that piling an endless stream of money into a problem isn’t necessarily the way to develop something innovative.
