I was one of the folks kind of bummed when the $329 price tag was unveiled for the new iPad mini from Apple. I was hoping for something competitive with the Nexus 7 at $199, etc. So why the high price? Well, it’s only a high price if you look at the iPad mini as a competitor to the Nexus … Read More
Free Corona SDK Code and Tips
I have a full video tutorial course on making Business Apps Using Corona SDK (a framework better known for making 2D games) but for people who look at it and are on the fence, I created an email list where they can get new Corona SDK tips and code every few days… …along with a sales pitch for the full … Read More
Making Mobile Business Apps with Corona SDK
I’m finishing up the last of the videos for an online course, “Business Apps Using Corona SDK” and just finished the sample app for Lesson 7. The Lesson 7 videos should be done and online today, and then all I have to do is put up the 3 bonus videos and the course is completely done! I think it’s turned … Read More
Griffin Elan Folio Sucks – Griffin Customer Service Stellar
A couple months ago I bought a Griffin Elan Folio case for my iPad 3 and hated it from about day two. A couple days ago I was fed up with it and sent a “nastygram” to Griffin: This is the absolute worst case I’ve ever used. And I can’t get my $50 back so I’m stuck. And I hate … Read More
James Ivan Jennings 1924 – 2012
My father, James Ivan Jennings, was born July 31, 1924 in Custer, South Dakota to Fred and Minerva Jennings, one of six children. He passed away last Monday after almost 88 years of adventure. While everyone might have different stories about my Dad, there are three things on which everyone can agree: 1. He loved God and served Him faithfully. … Read More
Want to Play Guitar But Have No Time To Learn? Solution!
Okay, just to get it out of the way up front, this isn’t a solution about how to actually play the guitar. It’s a solution that may work for some people that get’s you “part of the way” toward playing guitar. Kind of. 🙂 I read the “Random Bits” section on a friend’s blog and saw he wanted to learn … Read More
Expanding the Niche
There’s a lot of be said about focusing on a specific niche, but if your niche is too narrow you may not have a large enough market to build the kind of business you really want. I’m kind of in that boat right now. My niche is game programmers who use the Corona SDK framework. But as wildly fanatic as … Read More
Miner or Merchant?
Everybody’s heard the best way to make money during a gold rush is to be the guy selling picks and shovels to the miners. Very few people will “strike it rich” but even the guys who lose their shirts need the tools to mine. I want to be a miner in the worst way — I daydream about what will … Read More
Using the iPhone As A Computer?
Today I read an interesting article called, “What is the Everyman’s PC?” by Ben Brooks. “It’s easy to see why one would argue that the iPad could be better suited for most people than a MacBook Air, but a cellphone? That seems like a stretch, right?” An iPhone is a very cool phone, but a computer? No way. That may … Read More
Three Stupid Things About TV
Yesterday I exchanged my normal cable box for one that handles HD signals. I didn’t need to do it before now because until my birthday recently I didn’t even have an HDTV and rarely watched a “channel” at all. First thing I noticed with the new box is that stuff looked *really* different. In a good way. Clarity and vibrant … Read More