Learn to code in Railsburger, with extra pickles

On the convergence of web frameworks and WYSIWYG editors, and what it often means to "learn to code"

August 28, 2013

What if in-app purchase came to real life?

On street hustling, Free-to-Play mobile games, and the future of impulse purchases on our phones.

August 22, 2013

My app and I are hurting

On the long odds of success in the App Store, the overconfidence bias, and embracing the good in the bad

August 18, 2013

Why the F%#& should we care about Yahoo's "30 Days of Change"?

On corporate communication, logos as emblems, and showing how the sausage gets made

August 13, 2013

The End of App Store Milestones

Why the App Store reaching 1M apps should be the last app milestone that we celebrate. Soon the notion of "zombie" apps will seem as absurd as "zombie" songs.

July 12, 2013

Surf's up: The rhythmic weirdness of iOS 7

On lazy surfer music, the vibrant orchestration of Brian Wilson, and the new iOS

June 12, 2013

The Unbearable Depth of Facebook Home

Trials and travails on the frontier of digital narcisissm

June 2, 2013

They called my name

I left a comment on a blog of a guy I had never met. He took a chance and hired me.

May 27, 2013

You never forget how it feels

On the indelible impressions of the devices we hold closest

May 24, 2013