July 21, 2010 by Prasanna
Take software updates. On the Mac, you have to add the Sparkle framework to get automatic updates for your app. On the App Store, that’s all taken care of for you. You don’t have to maintain an update feed or provide bandwidth for downloading the app.
Or take sales. On the Mac, you have to add Kagi, eSellerate, or some other payment processor’s library to your app and set up links from your app or web site to them. You have to add your own code to accept registration codes or whatever system you use to keep people honest. And the customer has to enter their credit card and other personal info for every single app. On the App Store, people already have an iTunes account and just press the Buy button to pay for your app.
via Felt Tip blog
When I wanted to develop part time, these are the exact reasons why I started development on the iPhone. You can worry about creating a really good product. Most of the stuff I take for granted on the App store is the killer in reaching customers otherwise.
And these reasons are as true today.
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July 20, 2010 by Prasanna
The “memory effect”, or the need to “refresh” or “deep-cycle” the battery by completely discharging before recharging, is stale knowledge from the time of NiCad and NiMH batteries. Lithium-ion batteries don’t suffer from the memory effect.
It’s also not bad to leave your laptop plugged in. In fact, it’s a good thing to keep it plugged in whenever you don’t need to be running on battery power.
via Marco.org. Do read the whole article. Very informative.
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July 19, 2010 by Prasanna
The problem with SEO is that the good advice is obvious, the rest doesn’t work.
via Derek Powazek – Spammers, Evildoers, and Opportunists.
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July 16, 2010 by Prasanna
Do something compelling. There’s a trillion people writing blogs that need something to write about. There are magazines hungry for content. There are hundreds of thousands of people bored on the internet wanting something to look at or do. For the most part, people have exceedingly low standards on the internet. But, I think people are hungry for better. Make something better. People will notice.
The number of people that are consuming creative work keeps growing (because it’s fun and nourishing). The number of people doing solid, compelling creative work is staying the same (because it’s hard work). You do the math.
- via Frank Chimero
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