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iPad Tool or Toy?

In July 2010 I finally purchased an iPad 32GB+3G with the intent of developing applications on it.  At the time of purchase I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect.  I have heard many people describe it as a big iPhone … Continue reading

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8 Steps to avoid feature creep

Steps to avoid feature creep Create a list of features for the planned product version. Some people call this a specification. You know you can ship when the planned features are implemented and tested. Get product stakeholders approval on specified … Continue reading

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CentOS an inexpensive alternative to RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux)

If you need to practice on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux distribution but don’t have the cash to play with an official Red Hat version, what are you going to do?  You’re going to look for an affordable (FREE) alternative … Continue reading

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Barking up the wrong tree

Sometimes we become so focused on the pursuit of a symptom of a problem that we don’t stop to ask if we are still focused on the real cause of the problem.  This happened to me recently. During the iPhone … Continue reading

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TiVo RSS feeds

Last week I was so caught up in iPhone development that I didn’t watch any of my favorite podcasts on TiVo.  This week I finally got caught up with some of them only to find out that one of my … Continue reading

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