As it Matters in Battle
I’ve often thought of an iconic scene from the movie Braveheart and how it pertains to software development. The clip is entitled “As it Matters in Battle” and is shown here: How in the world does this even relate to …
My thoughts on the Aviary (Image Editor SDK)
I recently considered putting the Aviary SDK into You Doodle to give people who are used to it’s functionality an opportunity to use it inside You Doodle itself. Looking over the features of the Aviary SDK free version it looks …
Muggles and Wizards
If you thought this was about Harry Potter, you are partially correct. I have an analogy I’d like to use, but first let’s get a very quick refresher about what a muggle and wizard are. In Harry Potter, a muggle …
Meeting a Childhood Hero
At the Unite 2013 conference a few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting and briefly talking to Richard Garriott. As a child, I played the Ultima series and that is what got me started on software development. Ultima …
What is “nofollow” and Why Should You Care?
I own and operate a website called YouReview. It’s a simple website that is a wiki and allows anyone to upload details about a business or product and add comments and reviews. We get emails sometimes with people (usually SEO …
The New AdMob Might Break Your Mobile Apps
A few days ago I upgraded to the new AdMob for mobile. I then proceeded to play around with mediation and suddenly my legacy publisher ID’s all stopped working. I’ve heard nothing from Google after submitting countless requests. By replacing …
Putting Ads in You Doodle
Back in February of 2013 I considered putting ads in You Doodle hoping to raise revenue. There were some big features I wanted to add that needed to get paid for. I decided against ads because You Doodle was originally …
Unity3d Conference
I recently signed up to attend the Unity3d conference next month. Part of the draw was to see Richard Garriott, creator of the Ultima series and other classic computer games. My first vivid memories of the Ultima series come as …
iAd Workbench (for the Little Guys)
I recently tried using iAd workbench for my app, You Doodle Pro. After my last terrible experience with Google AdMob, I was very skeptical that this would work, but maybe Apple has something here that Google doesn’t. Maybe there is …
Extreme Airplane Turbulence
The worst turbulence I have ever been in was about one and a half hours worth of “moderate” turbulence from Hawaii back to the USA. The intensity wasn’t horrifying it was just how long it was constantly jiggling the plane …