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Author Archives: Randall
Why I’m working for the man and not doing a startup
After finding out I was going to work for Microsoft, friend of mine asked “Why are you working for the man? Aren’t you into startups?” My response was mostly “I like getting a paycheck every two weeks” but there’s more … Continue reading
It’s not a talent shortage, it’s a hiring problem
I just started a new job at Microsoft and the hiring process has been on my mind a lot lately. I read articles on the Internet and hear people talking about how hard it is to find good development talent. … Continue reading
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Why GroupMe kills the battery on your iPhone
I was really excited after I read about Path sending address book data to their servers. Not because of anything with privacy, but because the post showed me how to snoop traffic on the iPhone. I could finally figure out … Continue reading
How to preview your icon on the iPhone
There are very few screens that can match that of the iPhone. Because of this, it’s hard to get an idea of what things will look like on it, without actually putting it on the device. So how do you … Continue reading
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Working at Foxconn sounds a lot like working at an amusement park
I spent two summers in college working at the amusement park. I had a lot of fun and met a lot of great people. Some articles about Apple have brought Foxconn back into the news recently. One thing that struck … Continue reading
So long Michigan!
Today I gave my 2 weeks notice at TechSmith. It was a tough choice to make but after lots of deliberation, I decided it was time to try something new. When I was a senior in college 3 years ago, … Continue reading
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Easy App Store Promo Code URLs
Apple lets developers generate 50 promo codes so they can give out their paid apps for free. Developers can use these for reviewers or to get some good PR on Twitter. Apple made it really easy to redeem the codes … Continue reading
Why I’m sticking with GoDaddy… for now.
Yesterday I was all ready to start switching my domains from GoDaddy. I was reading articles about how to do it and wondering how hard it was to migrate a WordPress blog. I got to work and started running WHOIS … Continue reading
RBAdView a simple drop in iAD implementation
It’s pretty easy to add iAds to your iPhone app. The simplest thing you can do is drop an AdBannerView onto your interface in Interface Builder. That is the bare minimum you need to get them working. The problem with … Continue reading
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Where does my blog traffic come from?
It’s been a little over a year since I started this blog and I wanted to look back and see how the blog is doing. I thought it would be interesting to show my most successful posts and explain how … Continue reading
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