Jaded by Apple and Stuck Here
I’ve been thinking about writing this for a few years now. I still don't feel like I have a perfect handle on what I want to say, so this is just the best I could come up with. Bear with me. For…
Selling an iOS App
I’m an iOS app developer. I’ve shipped multiple (personal) apps to the app store. I’ve shut down those other apps. I have one left, Beer Style Guidelines. I thought I would try something different thi…
Stopwatch Project
I'm still looking for a new project to work on. Previously, I had mentioned that I built a Podcast Downloader. That project will (still) likely never see the light of day. I've also been work…
My First Patent
Ok. The patent isn't entirely mine. My name is on it though, along with some other really smart folks. Ten years ago, I worked at Barclaycard. While I was working there, we applied for a patent.…
WWDC
WWDC 2022 was this past week and it was great. I didn’t get to watch enough sessions. There are a ton that I want to watch. I’ll slowly chip away over the next few months. I’ve been lucky enough to a…
On Finishing The Expanse
I recently finished the final novel in The Expanse series by James S. A. Corey. This series was recommended to me by my friend Andy Obusek. This series started slow for me. I can’t put my finger on…
Running 🏃🏻♂️
I started running a long time ago. The first run I logged into Nike Run Club was in August of 2006. I think I started running a year or two before that. The reason that I started running was that I…
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was the game to get when the Nintendo Switch launched. It was the first game I bought when I got my Switch. People love this game. It appears on so many “best g…
Side Projects
I’m a huge fan of having side projects. I tend to have a handful in some sort of development at any given time. I find that side projects help me alleviate some of the boredom that can come along with…
My Smashing Pumpkin Ale Disaster
My second batch of homebrew turned out to be bad. Last week, I ended up dumping over a case of Smashing Pumpkin Ale. It just tasted bad. I have a number of theories on what may have gone wrong. The r…