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Repurposing the Titanic

How I attempted to convert my funded company to a bootstrapped one.

GoogleCast, GitHub, Git-LFS, and You

My main project these days bundles Google’s GoogleCast / Chromecast framework in it to allow users to stream video content from their iOS devices to Google’s little streaming sticks. Overall, I like the Chromecast devices. They seem to work a bit more reliably than…

“Despite Its Flaws . . .”

. . . I like Apple Music. It works for me.

. . . the Apple Watch is pretty neat. I wear…

What Old Is New Again in Auto Layout on iOS 10

Achieving Zen With Autoresizing Masks

The “What’s New in Auto Layout” talk seems to be becoming an annual tradition at WWDC. I didn’t attend in person this year, because I couldn’t get out of San…

What Problem Are You Solving?

A story about the day I knew my startup was fucked.

The worst day I had in my time with Glassboard came last month. It was becoming obvious that even with the latest round of changes to the business model and pricing…

On the iPad Pro and the Constraints of iOS

In their current incarnations, I believe that Windows 10 is better suited to the…

The Auteur Theory

One writer. One director. The best thing made in years.