Last weekend, I attended the Voices that Matter iPhone conference. Here are some comments which caught my attention:
“Assuming you already have a bunch of iPod touches, that’s the affordable solution.” - Aaron Hillegass, regarding an application built for a client.
“I hope that’s documented… Pretty important.” -Jonathan Rentzsch, regarding the trick for making parameterized model based requests in Core Data.
“Not everything Apple does is correct.” - Suzanne Ginsburg, regarding user interface design. (Specifically, methods for customizing icons on a tab view controller.)
“Things become more intuitive as you use Core Animation.” - Matt Long
“The hand isn’t the next greatest thing, it’s the greatest thing.” - Kyle Kinkade, regarding multitouch user interfaces.
“When you design for a multitouch device, you’ve got reality working with you” - Kyle Kinkade
“It seems ridiculous to put labels on things like that.” - Kyle Kinkade
“Apple is our abusive boyfriend.” - Erica Sadun
“Charge what it takes to develop and support your app.” - Tom Woods
“If you want to sleep at night, don’t release a free app.” - Brent Simmons
Glenn “Pops” Freeman
Met Glenn “Pops” Freeman on the streets of Seattle. He sang me a song. It was an excellent experience.
Print is dying.
Digital is surging.
Everyone is confused.
GOOD RIDDANCE.
Inspired by Marco Arment’s mention of the Canon S90, I decided to get one. It’s an amazing little camera.
I got an iPhone a few weeks ago. This week, other plans fell through, and I found myself with some extra time. I decided to see if I could make a basic iPhone application in a week. But, I’ve never done any desktop GUI programming, don’t know Objective-C, and have never done any mobile dev. Should be interesting. ;)
First two days of iPhone dev. OK so far. Given where I’m coming from, I’m feeling pretty good. The first day doesn’t really count, just a bit of preparation, installing the SDK & signing up for a developer key, lots of hoops to jump through, but it’s been easier than I expected.
I also put out a call on twitter for newbie iPhone recommendations and got several good ones:
I grabbed a copy of Beginning iPhone Development: Exploring the iPhone SDK. It seems perfect for me. If you already know GUI dev, interface builder, Objective-C, etc, you’ll find it slow. But for a newbie like me, it’s perfect. (Looks like there is an updated version of the book coming out soon: Beginning iPhone 3 Development: Exploring the iPhone SDK)
Big thanks to the Walk Score guys who were gracious enough to host me for a day of co-working at Front Seat HQ today. I worked through the first few chapters of the book. Thanks to Dave for helping me out with newbie questions.
It’s pretty uncomfortable fumbling around as a beginner, but it’s good for me, and I’m enjoying myself so far. Looking forward to tomorrow!
I went to Presentation Camp Seattle a few weeks ago. It was pitched as: PresentationCamp is an ad-hoc gathering of passionate folks who want to share, interact and spread the love around the topic of presentation design and delivery. It’s for anyone interested in public speaking, pitching and presenting.
I had a great time. I’m a big fan of these topic specific ad hoc events. It’s always amazing to me what people bring when you provide a space, a specific time to meet and then step back to see what happens. Huge thanks to Kathy Gill for organizing and everyone who helped make it happen.
It was an unconference, so the exact schedule got worked out that day, but I think this is pretty much what happened: Schedule
Here is the path I took through the schedule:
Why your talk sucks: and what to do about it.
(Video: Part1 Part2 Part3)
Scott is a bestselling author and pro speaker currently writing a book about public speaking secrets. He’ll cover the mistakes even pros make, how to avoid them, entertainingly explain the last research on public speaking fears, and how to make great presentations every time. Scott Berkun
How “Ignite Seattle” became a worldwide phenomenon - Brady Forrest (Video)
“(presentation + networking + viral content + economic development + diversity engine)”
Telling Ain’t Persuading (Video)
“Case studies in controversial/Socratic presentation methods. How books like Ken Bain’s “What the Best College Teachers Do” and the ASTD’s “Telling Ain’t Training” showcase proven ways to present more compellingly.
Presentation Catastrophes - a conversation (Audio)
“A conversation with a few people about their personal presentation catastrophes and what we can all learn from them.”
