I’ve been the owner of a Kindle Fire for just about 12 hours now so I don’t have a lot of experience, but my initial reaction — overall — is that it’s the wrong size. At the risk of being called a fanboy (or even fanboi) I think Steve Jobs was right about 7″ tablets not being a good size. … Read More
Response to MG Siegler
On his parislemon.com blog MG Siegler said (in a post about commenting on blogs): “If you’re saying something that you think is great, why would you want to do it as a comment on another site anyway?” Obvious answer — because I want to have a conversation, not give a speech. While a conversation can consist of a post on … Read More
Is That A Computer In Your Pocket…
Laptops are outselling desktop machines (by a huge margin) and tablets (iPads, specifically) are being used to replace laptops by more and more people. I can see a time within a couple years (yeah, that soon) where the only computer most people will need will be an iPhone. Sidebar: Yeah, someone using Android could pull off what I’m suggesting, but … Read More
Keeping Secrets
A few years ago I met my family for lunch after they’d taken off to get me a birthday present. During lunch I was making guesses about what they might have gotten me and my son said, “Well, we didn’t get you a ukulele, that’s for sure.” My wife and I busted out laughing and he didn’t get what he’d … Read More
Biz Name Change
After about 16 years as Jennings Interactive Media I decided a name change for the business was in order, so as of a few days ago it’s Jennings Nation. (Soon to become Jennings Nation, LLC., right after the end of the year.) I know, it sounds like I’m an Indian tribe. And while I do need to lose some weight, … Read More
Embracing My Inner Nerd (Come Along With Me)
Last week I finished 13 weeks of D&D Encounters, a weekly Dungeons and Dragons game that’s designed to get new players into the game (or old players back into it). Instead of marathon sessions that are hours long, the encounters take a couple hours and are designed for people who maybe can’t make it every time. Probably because of my … Read More
The Federal Government Is An Ass
Today I drove into Anchorage to get replacement Social Security cards for the kids. I had them a few months ago — and then put them somewhere “safe.” I believe they will be very safe, wherever that place is, because it ain’t anywhere to be found. I took in their birth certificates and US Passports for identification and hoped I’d … Read More
Make An iPhone Game
Ever wondered how hard it is to make an iPhone game? Here’s a 9-minute video that was created for people just learning the Corona SDK Framework: Corona SDK Tutorial Video It was designed for people who have at least some programming experience so if you don’t know what a “variable” or “function” is you may not be able to follow … Read More
Corona Project Manager
If you’re using Corona SDK or Corona Game Edition to create apps for iOS devices, you might want to check out a new tool I’m getting ready to launch. Corona Project Manager allows you to easily handle all the assets you need for any given project, and keeps track of unlimited projects. Launch from inside CPM to the simulator, edit … Read More
Teach Your Computer to Handle the Grunt Work
If there’s one thing I hate it’s monkey work — that stuff that has to be done, but takes all the smarts of a monkey. If you’re on a Mac take a look at Automator — it’s software that comes on every Mac and is overlooked by 99% of everybody. But it can be your best friend. Automate your workflow … Read More