iAm

When the iPhone first came out, it looked amazing, but I hoped it would fail. Why would I wish such a thing? It was quite simple; my work centered around writing synchronization software for smartphones and if the iPhone succeeded, then I'd have to find other work which is always a scary thing to do. Then about 2.5 years ago, my work transitioned away from sync software, so I was doing some iPhone work and was generally pleased with the device. Fast forward another year. I went to work for a company that sold Sprint service, so while I didn't want the iPhone to fail, I couldn't  really go around saying it was the coolest phone out there, now could I since Sprint didn't sell it.

A ride of a lifetime

Review: JetPhoto Studio

Last August when I received the i-Got-U 120, I started looking for software to compliment the device. I found a number of products to make geotagging easy, but didn't find many applications to actually do something with the geotagged data. One product that I found which could do something interesting with the photos was JetPhoto Studio and the accompanying JetPhoto Server. Up until now, my only experience with the software was under test conditions. This past weekend, I finally got to put the software through its paces when I got a chance to actually do something with geotagged photos.

Coding tip for if statements

When I was a young engineer, a more senior colleague of mine taught me a lot about writing code and helped me adopt my own style. Just like an artist, every developer has his own style with no style being wrong. However, there is one coding convention that he taught me I think all developers should use. Here's what developers shouldn't do: