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Hello World 14 Mar 2013 | 09:38 pm
There is a world out there. It's pretty awesome. Today, I stumbled across this picture: This makes me incredibly sad. I did something a few months ago that has made me immensely happier day to day. ...
Introducing Quesadilla 4 Mar 2013 | 08:41 pm
I've been thinking about making this Ruby gem for awhile. It was originally called "cheddar-text", but I decided something that sounded more fun would be better. Awhile back, I was trying to rewrite t...
SuperConf 2013 22 Feb 2013 | 10:19 am
The wonder folks at SuperConf asked me to come to warm Miami and give a talk. I decided to talk about Building Realtime Applications. Here are the links for everything I talked about: Seesaw — where...
Mac App Store 17 Dec 2012 | 10:57 am
Cheddar for Mac recently came out. A few days in, Apple featured it as New and Noteworthy! Here's the numbers: For the iOS App Store, these would be terrible. Getting New and Noteworthy on the iOS Ap...
Ship It 8 Dec 2012 | 06:35 am
One of my favorite quotes: Real artists ship. — Steve Jobs Today I shipped Cheddar for Mac. I'm not happy with it. I actually really hate it. It lacks all of the polish and details that Cheddar for ...
Founders Talk - Part 3 6 Dec 2012 | 10:25 pm
Adam Stacoviak was kind enough to have me on Founders Talk for a third time! I'm super honored that he wanted to do a part 3. From Adam: Core take away? Embrace risk. Stay focused. I think that's t...
Changes 13 Nov 2012 | 11:54 am
This is a story about the last 3 months of my life. So my work history is pretty hilarious. If I was in any other industry, you'd think I was a deadbeat that can't hold down a job. It's slightly diff...
Reverse Minimalism 7 Oct 2012 | 10:03 pm
I sold all of my stuff when I started Nothing Magical and work on Cheddar. It was refreshing. All I had was my bed and my desk. For productivity's sake, this was the best thing I ever did. I'd wager t...
Reverse Minimalism 7 Oct 2012 | 10:03 pm
I sold all of my stuff when I started Nothing Magical and work on Cheddar. It was refreshing. All I had was my bed and my desk. For productivity's sake, this was the best thing I ever did. I'd wager t...
A Good Talk Show: Episode 1 29 Aug 2012 | 08:50 pm
Alex Arena was kind enough to have me on the first episode of A Good Talk Show. We mainly talked about Nothing Magical, Cheddar, and all of the stuff it takes to run a company. Give it a listen if yo...
