Lessons learned in 2011

by kaplandj on December 28, 2011

  1. Never under estimate the power of the man. When he gets cranky torwards the end of the day he can bring out the shock an awe. Have a backup plan that is better then scrambling the emergency TI fighters at the very last minute. Stainless steel ain’t that great.
  2. Everyone still thinks your ideas suck. And you still come up with them and try them out. Even if #1 lesson learned is the consequence. Strong work you dude.
  3. You need money. You might even like having some one day.
  4. Your ideas are revolutionary. They (#2) just don’t know it yet.
  5. You learned PHP. It’s growing on you like a fungus. A dangerous language that could probably start a war or a WWW.
  6. Apress loves the sketch books. Even if they don’t sell that many. You go!
  7. You are fragile, injury prone, and clumsy. A sucky combo.
  8. You are 56 now. This must be an end of life crisis you are having.
  9. You have amazing kids. Some of “them” said you were a sucky parent. But they really are doing great things. I guess you like the adult versions of little people.
  10. You have an amazing core group of friends and family that just won’t give up on you. Pretty lucky for 2011. You.

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New Apress Application Sketch Books

by kaplandj on December 10, 2011

Apress is coming out shortly with six new of my Sketch Books.

  1. IOS5 Application Sketch Book
  2. Web Designers Application Sketch Book.
  3. Kindle Fire Application Sketch Book.
  4. Samsung Galaxy Tablet Application Sketch Book.
  5. Blackberry Application Sketch Book.
  6. Android Application Sketch Book (HTC).
To go along with existing Windows Phone Applications Sketch book, Android Application Sketch Book, iPad Application Sketch Book, and the original brilliant iPhone Application Sketch Book.

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A Sad ending?

November 8, 2011

I love JoePa and Penn State football. Ever since my brother went there in the 60′s, I really think it’s a magical thing. Now it seems it is over. Over in a way no one could have imagined. “The horror. The horror. ” My son (@jakemkaplan) is a senior and writes PSU football for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Needless to [...]

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PHP. Like a virgin.

November 6, 2011

PHP. For the very first time. Hard to believe after all these years I’m doing some PHP.  It’s dangerous and seductive. Simple. Dynamic. Very much like C, which I have done a ton of over the decades. But not like C. I’m making all the rookie mistakes and I’m sure they will pass with time. So honestly [...]

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Apple TV

October 25, 2011

Cracked it? One thing I’m wondering about the Apple TV speculation that I don’t know why hasn’t been mentioned. Make that two things. Why can’t the TV run iOS and therefore Apps? Think along the lines of a kind of augmented reality TV. Or how about being able to use touch on your TV? Like the MS [...]

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Buried in our phones

October 21, 2011

I was sitting in the Whole Foods Pub the other day and I could not help but notice how we are all buried in our cell phones. Or should I say we are all buried in our Smart Phones. I guess there will come a time where we don’t have to speak at all. There was [...]

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Everybody Dies

October 18, 2011

Everybody Dies John Garfield Body and Soul (1947). About a Jewish Boxer who falls hard. So true. Some will go sooner then later. SJ. DJK.

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Freedom

October 18, 2011

Freedom. Sweet Freedom. The fresh air. The sunshine on your face. Cherish that freedom, since there are those very ready to take it away from you. Just like that, in an instant. Gone.

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Kiss my…for a change

October 10, 2011

Time for a rant. If I’m buying and your the prospective vendor why don’t you try to go out of the way and tell me why I should use you. I’m not asking for much. Am I? Instead I’m feeling it is the reverse. Economic times are bad for me, but guessing they are just [...]

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Ted Dziuba

October 7, 2011

Go read Ted Dzuiba’s Blog. I was just reading a bunch of his old posts last night. Great stuff and a must for us programmer designer types. He’s a bit of a curmudgeon and uses the F work once in a while, but it is a hard core wake up call. He urges simplicity and not to [...]

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