I got quoted in the San Jose Mercury News in an article about privacy tools, data security and anonymity! Awesome!
“Tech responds to growing calls for Internet anonymity” http://buff.ly/1nAxkNn
Long before Edward Snowden, the NSA and PRISM became headlines and household words, a group of technologists dedicated themselves to making the Internet more anonymous. Today, they are leaders in a movement…
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I have a soft spot for clever to-do list apps, and Moo.Do’s approach looks interesting. It’s basically taking the concept of tagging and hashtags with simple tabbing for hierarchy to populate a to-do list and connect pieces of data. Plus, cross-platform goodness! I may give this one a go. What’s your favorite to-do list solution?
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Moo.do is the best and easiest way to organize everything in your life: projects, to-do lists, appointments, contacts, reminders, events, and anything else you can write down. Moo.do is available on any…
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Interesting enterprise-focused secure chat app. “Microsoft legend Ray Ozzie wants to kill the conference call” http://bit.ly/1uCKDLc
We haven’t heard from Ray Ozzie in a while, which is unusual. Ozzie has been a very busy man since the early 80s — he worked on VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet app, invented Lotus Notes and sold it…
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This is a fantastic guide to UI design and process, including practical usage details and non-obvious drawbacks and solutions to varying approaches. Even if UI/UX stuff doesn’t interest you, this is a great way to lay out process. “Mobile UI and game design: Screens vs. flows” http://bit.ly/1yotXNS
I initially published this post in my personal blog Quarterview.com. Check it out to learn more mobile gaming techniques, analysis, and industry opinions.
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Cool production summary of iterative game UI design. “This week in Archmage Rises: User Interface Magic” http://ubm.io/1ux6Z0K
This past week, I focused my development efforts on the user interface (UI) of Archmage Rises. Proper software development methodology mandates that we should take on the highest priority, highest risk…
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Good summary of why Linkedin can be valuable for people with specific, educated target audiences. “LINKEDIN DEMOGRAPHICS: The Top Statistics That Make The Network’s Audience So Valuable To Businesses” http://read.bi/1v42lZz
Overall, LinkedIn is actually more popular than Twitter. This report has the main data and insights on LinkedIn and its rival networks.
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The detail level is overkill for my uses for art pipeline and process documentation and troubleshooting, but this could still be extremely helpful for some. Has anyone used it? “Use the Problem Steps Recorder Tool to Document Problems in Windows” http://bit.ly/ZFR9Yx
Windows: Explaining a problem you’re having to someone else is never easy. In Windows, there’s a tool called Problem Steps Recorder that can create a document of every step you took while having a problem…
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While I applaud Apple for enabling iPhone encryption by default, it should be noted that that doesn’t mean total security for *all* your data. They can hold the keys to your iCloud data, and it’s generally still illegal for them to tell you if the government has forced them to give it up. Also, I do not except Google from similar concerns and scrutiny, despite their similar recent stand on automatic phone encryption. “Apple Still Has Plenty of Your Data for the Feds” http://bit.ly/1ujc14s
Improved Apple encryption is a welcome step toward thwarting the surveillance state. But it seriously oversold Apple’s commitment to privacy.
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[UPDATE 11/26/2014] The video is now online! Check it out:
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Hi everybody! I just finished giving my presentations at the External Development Summit 2014 in Vancouver. Here are the slides for the first:
Tech and Tools of the Globetrotting Freelancer
Have you ever considered striking out on your own and living an exciting life as a freelancer, being your own boss without being geographically tethered? Perhaps you already freelance but want to learn how to hone your craft and reach the next level. In this talk you’ll learn how the clever application of technology can untether you from your location and get you connected and mobile from anywhere in the world, fully ready to rock for your clients. I present analysis of the best cloud-based and local email storage, file transfer and collaboration tools. I’ll teach you how to balance security with convenience and how to build a go-bag full of every gadget and peripheral needed to keep you connected and powered up anywhere in the world on a bootstrapper’s budget. This talk applies to freelancers, contract producers, art production managers, or anyone that collaborates with remote teams. Technology will set you free!
I’ll update this a bit later with links to all of the tools and tech. I just wanted to get this online ASAP!
Anyone applying for jobs should read this, now.
In job searches, people frequently look at the listed requirements, see a gap, and move on, fearing rejection and not wanting to waste the employer’s time and their own. They’re making a big mistake…