Posts Tagged blogging
Dropbox client for Android, beta review
Thanks again to AndroidPolice.com for publishing a piece I wrote, detailing the v0.9 beta client that Dropbox developed for the Android platform. They’ve brought me on as a “contributor” to their site, and feels a lot like what I used to do for the Blackjack 2 sit I ran a few years ago.
Reinventing myself, and my blog
In 2005 and 2006, I blogged a LOT. So did my wife. It seems that since our son was born in late 2008, neither of us has had much time for blogging any more, and I think my wife has lost interest in it as other things occupy her time.
Combined with the prevalence of micro-blogging such as Twitter and Facebook status updates, writing out full-length quality postings seems to be quite old-school now. While in the process of migrating my old blog articles back to WordPress, I’m reading through all of them again and finding some oldies but goodies, such as “Reasons to Date a Geek” and “I, Geek, take you, Mini-geek” among others. I also see lots of failed potential such as setting up thedouglasclan.com as a photo site for our family, and I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve switched from one blog engine to another or posted about new layouts on the site.
Like most full-time employees, I fear blogging about my workplace or what I’m working on, so as not to get dooced which really only leaves a few areas of my life to share that I feel could help others: running a freelance business, web development, marriage, finances, and being a new dad. And since I’m not particularly an expert in any of those areas, I imagine iandouglas.com will be a culmination of all of those topics. I’ll do my best to categorize and tag my ramblings so you can filter out only what you really want to read.
Upcoming Articles and Catching Up
Hey all, sorry for my extended silence. Those familiar with my old personal blog would know I sometimes take a small break now and then, but this time it was entirely different.
Since mid-March, I’ve been working like crazy at the new job to get our latest software out the door (it was very successful, thank you very much!), move to a new apartment, get the old apartment cleaned up (and still owed almost $200 on top of our initial deposit), get into a new routine at the new place, and getting out of my old day-to-day “I’m a freelancer” routine.
Let me tell you I really missed being a full-time employee, having a regular “culture” to be at, peers to bounce ideas off of and interact with on a daily basis, and the job here has been awesome. By the way, we’re hiring — if you’re a senior LAMP developer or a math genius and want to work in Santa Monica with a bunch of BRILLIANT mid-20′s to mid-30′s peers, contact me with a resume ASAP.
At the same time, I do miss some of the flexibility of being a freelance developer, though the guys here at work are awesome about flex time schedules as long as our work’s getting done. And since I only live two blocks from the office, it’s tough to ask to work from home any more.
The pros WAY outweigh the cons though, and I love it here. Wouldn’t trade it for anything.
Anyhow, I’ve got a whole Email folder of questions from people that have been to the site asking questions about the Blackjack 2, offering suggestions for software reviews or tweaks, the news about Windows Mobile 6.1 being released and being made available for the BJ2 (though I can’t get anyone at Samsung to talk to me about an ETA for a download), and reviewing various freeware apps and exploring other registry hacks. Whew, quite a list.
May is going to be my “catch up” month, now that our software launch at work is taken care of and Elizabeth and I are settled into the new apartment, etc. So stay tuned, I’ll have new content up soon!
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