Some time ago, I took a hard look at my career and how it affects my life. I decided I needed to make some changes and began maneuvering myself toward those goals. Today I’m happy to announce I’m moving on to a new phase in my career.
Continue readingFairwell Letters to Coworkers
I thought I’d try my hand at the kind of farewell resignation letters sent to coworkers since they seem to be popping up a lot lately. Maybe it’ll come in handy.
Continue readingSPICE Published in the Journal Cytometry
SPICE was published in the Wiley journal Cytometry on January 7, 2011 and is listed on the Vaccine Research Center’s list of 2011 publications.
Continue readingReal Work One Year Later (Step Two: a Solid Developer Machine)
For years my primary development machine for my personal endeavors has been some form of PowerBook or MacBook. I liked being able to take the entirety of my digital environment with me wherever I went. During the last year or so, I decided to see how much of that environment I actually needed to be mobile. I even outlined a basic plan for this in early 2010. Here I am in early 2011 ready to take the next step – trading the laptop in for a powerful desktop computer and leaving mobile power behind.
Continue readingJust Lettin’ You Know
Several people have asked me privately to let them know when the book comes out. It seems e-mail is the preferred method for those who (for reasons I can’t possibly fathom) don’t feel like keeping up with the Social Web. So I created a mailing list for the Xcode 4 Book site.
Continue readingDevelop Apps with Xcode 4: Update
It’s been about a month and a half since I announced I’m writing an Xcode 4 book for Peachpit Press. I thought I’d give a little status update for those who keep asking me about it – something more substantial than “I’m writing as fast as I can, you damn vultures!”
Continue readingThe Author Formerly Known as Josh
Now that contractual matters are settled and I’m finishing up the first chapter, I can finally announce my good news. Drumroll, please. I’m writing a book on the up-coming Xcode 4 for Peachpit Press. Yay!
Continue readingCocoa Camp 2010
This past weekend I traveled to Atlanta, GA to attend Cocoa Camp, an “un-conference” for Mac and iOS development, held at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center. Intended to be an overnight trip, I flew from BWI to ATL on Friday morning and returned Saturday evening.
Continue readingSPICE – My Day Job
My recent announcement on Twitter about the release of SPICE 5.1 public beta prompted a few questions. I also get questions from the occasional interested developer, friend, or family member, so I thought I’d describe it a bit.
Continue readingKino-Eye.com Has a Crush on Transcriva
… it’s been going on about five years now and I think it’s getting serious. David and Transcriva, sittin’ in a tree, t-r-a-n-s-c-r-i-b-I-N-G …
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Josh lives in Danville, Virginia, USA with his husband and too many cats.