Status Quo is usually associated with average or mediocre.  In reality it’s not good or bad.  It just states someone’s existing condition. What is your Status Quo?  Is your life average or mediocre? Are you stuck in survival mode or riding on the coat-tails of past successes.  Are you constantly improving or just existing?  If you’re not careful, Status Quo could mean you’re losing momentum while your competition is gaining speed. Status Quo – n.  The existing condition or state of affairs. “status quo.” The American Heritage® Dictionary...

When you think about protection for a cell phone you might think about insurance. That’s usually available for most cell phones, but apparenly AT&T doesn’t carry insurance for the iPhone.  Probably because it has some vulnerable areas like the entire front surface made of breakable glass.  So, how are you going to protect your invesment? I see plenty of people carrying their naked iPhones or one covered with a stylish gel cover.  I guess, I’m a little paranoid, but I see people accidentally drop their phones all the time. When I bought my iPhone, I didn’t...

On Wednesday, my colleague Jeff and I went to an IAAP (International Association of Administrative Professionals) meeting in Pleasanton, California. We made a presentation on Personal Marketing and Social Networking. During the first part of the meeting probably 10 minutes was an Ice Breaker exercise. Its purpose of course was to break the ice and encourage networking. Ice Breaker Exercise Rules: A cartoon character name is taped to your back You know you are a cartoon character You must find someone and introduce yourself. They get to look at your back. You may ask three “YES”...

I recently purchased an iPhone 3GS with 16GB of memory.  This is my first iPhone and my first experience using Apple’s multi-touch interface.  I have never used an iPod touch either.  I purchased the iPhone  for the purpose of learning Objective-C, Cocoa and doing iPhone Application development.  Up until this point my experience with Smart phones has been limited to using and programming Palm OS & Windows Mobile Smart phones.  This post covers my personal experience with the iPhone. User Interface: I am very impressed with the user interface.  It is very easy &...

Yesterday, I wrote “Re-invent your career“  In that post, I listed several questions to ask yourself.  I’ve been asking myself and others which skills are the most important to know.  Of course I get mixed answers.  I have narrowed the marketable skills down to Objective-C.  The business establishments that I would like to work for require Objective-C programming experience with iPhone and Mac OS X development experience. How I’m Re-Inventing my Career: Becoming proficient at Objective-C Objective-C is used for both iPhone and Mac OS X development. Obtain...