My apologies for the lack of recent posts. Work has been keeping me really busy as of late, lots of new clients and new projects. Curious as to my “day job”? Check out Tapiki.com to see what I’m up to when I’m not writing here…
I bleed in brushed metal
October 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Here’s a great article shared by my good friend Stéphane. The article talks about the problem we all saw from the beginning, Android fragmentation. One of the major challenges facing mobile developers is OS fragmentation and this article has a great diagram showing the extent of the problem. Android is here to stay, and as a mobile app developer I’m frequently asked to build apps for both iOS and Android. It’s good to be aware of the issues and factor that into any app development costs and/or planning.
Image courtesy of Michael Degusta of http://theunderstatement.com
Image courtesy of Michael Degusta from http://theunderstatement.com
I want you to stop using our ideas in Android
October 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Jobs said,
I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple’s $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong. I’m going to destroy Android, because it’s a stolen product. I’m willing to go thermonuclear war on this.
At a cafe in Palo Alto, Calif., (where the two men were photographed), Jobs told Schmidt he was not interested in settling the lawsuit.
I don’t want your money. If you offer me $5 billion, I won’t want it. I’ve got plenty of money. I want you to stop using our ideas in Android, that’s all I want.
Amen to that.
From http://venturebeat.com/2011/10/20/how-steve-jobs-felt-betrayed-by-eric-schmidt-over-googles-android/
Vacation Day 1 as Experienced by a Six Year Old
October 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
On Saturday me and my family went to the airport. We woke up at 4:30 and I was tired because it was sooo early. We have a lot of animals so while we are gone we made my aunty named Aunty Michele watch our animals. After we were done with all that and we left our house we went to the airplane and it was fun. After being in that plane for 6 hours we got out in California. I was so excited but I had to set a good example for little mango. Little mango is my brother. After eating dinner at In-n-Out and getting a rental car we went to our hotel. And this is here.
Kaiwi the Hawaiian Monk Seal Pup
September 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
On Sunday we took the family to visit Ka’iwi, the 45 day old Hawaiian Monk Seal pup. Her mother left her at 43 days (Friday Sept 23, 2011), which is the usual weaning period. When we visited Ka’iwi she was about 200 pounds and learning to feed in the relatively shallow area next to Sandy Beach known as Ka’iwi. The area was blocked off to prevent folks from bothering her, and to prevent unleashed dogs from either attacking her or being attacked. A Monk Seal mom is a formidable opponent and could easily kill a dog if she felt threatened. Warning signs were posted in the area and some volunteers were camped out to help keep folks from bothering Ka’iwi as well as to educate the general public.
After watching Ka’iwi get a tan — that’s about all she did the entire time we were there, the kids explored the tide pools for awhile before heading home. We hope to teach the next generation environmental stewardship and the beauty of nature. Our daughter (7 years old) asked a lot of questions so we know we’ve piqued her curiosity. Our little boy, he probably thought Ka’iwi was a big black rock.
There are only about a thousand of these seals left in the wild and the volunteer explained to us, only about 150 in or around O’ahu. Let’s hope the monk seal population makes a come back!
Enjoy the pictures!
