Archive for June, 2011

iPhone Game Programming

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

A couple weeks ago I started working on my first iPhone game. It’s been making slow progress mostly due to distractions preventing me from sitting down and coding as much as I would like to. However I have been quite impressed with how quickly something can come together even when writing in a language like [...]

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Outsourcing For Five Bucks

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

Outsourcing is something that I have found difficult to do.  I am the type of person that likes to know and do everything myself.  It is actually something I take a lot of pride in having the expertise and experience to do everything from software programming to marketing to construction, car maintenance or electronics. Learning [...]

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Importance of Marketing

Saturday, June 18th, 2011

There are a number of vital components to any business. You need great people – which is a result of a solid HR process, you need great leadership, a solid vision, and a great product or service. But I believe that perhaps the most important component is the marketing. A business can have an excellent [...]

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Game Programming Is As Fun As Playing

Sunday, June 12th, 2011

Over the past few weeks I have been reading about and coding my first iPhone game. So far it has proved very fun. In my entire software programming career I have done a lot of business applications. Mostly in the financial services industry. There’s a lot of mundane stuff that comes up with those sort [...]

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Creating an iPhone Game

Friday, June 3rd, 2011

For the past two months I have been working full-time on iPhone and iPad apps at work. As I have been building my experience with Objective-C and iPhone development the thought of creating a couple games has been becoming more enticing. Over the last few weeks this small voice has been getting louder as I [...]

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How To Choose Friends

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Friends are very influential people in your life. The conversations you have can either inspire you to set and achieve new goals or abandon them and accept the status quo. The power these people have on your life and your future should not be underestimated. Finding and making the right friends is not something best [...]

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