Exploration of Thought

In a recent podcast with Pietr Levels he mentioned that he uses Telegram for all his messaging and system notifications instead of paying for expensive third party services for this. This post shows you how to do this with ruby. In short, he writes simple PHP scripts to check for certain uptime, events, errors, etc…

Mobile (Android and iOS) is getting harder and harder to develop for, and devs are leaving the platforms out of frustration and annoyance. With each new OS update a slew of new requirements have to be met otherwise you’ll face “restrictive action” against your app by a particular time. Usually this is in the name…

I woke up the other day after sleeping in (slept until 6:30 AM, I know… that's probably not sleeping in for most people). However, when I woke up, I felt very inspired to work on a problem that I have been solving for a company, not on my own software. I hopped in and got…

Ok, I admit, this is a clickbait title, but you’re here, right? So let's keep going. Thanks for joining me. Here’s the TLDR ... I removed an AppBar that was in a ComposeView from my app because using an XML Toolbar is far simpler and required less code. Pragmatism 101. Read on for the full…

... and why it's OK. Have you ever wondered why grandparents spoil their grandchildren? As a parent yourself, you might be wondering “Why didn't I get this kind of treatment from my parents? Why do they give it to my child but I didn’t get it?” 🤔 I have a theory on this, and I’m…

If you’re reading this, you’re probably wondering how you can make the time to to do something. Maybe its … I’m sure you’ve heard this, but its worth repeating here … we all get the same 86,400 seconds in a day, but its what you do with them that counts. Saying you don’t have time…

This is the story of how I bootstrapped Caster.IO to $7,500 MRR with WordPress and without writing any code. At the peak of Caster.IO it was pulling in 16K MRR with profit margins in the 60-70% range. The site is now defunct and shut down (shut down in 2021). The domain was sold to a…

Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) is destined for mediocrity. KMP never gain mass adoption and will it remain in obscurity; only to be used by a small subset of the software world, regardless how much it is promoted and touted as the next best thing. Why? Human nature and scarcity. Ego Investments The technical achievements of KMP…

I built a new software as a service (SaaS) tool to manage email lists - Listomo. It’s out now. Check it out here. If you’re a creator, builder, maker, marketer, or developer who builds multiple things you’ll probably find it useful. What is Listomo? Listomo allows you to manage multiple email lists with unlimited contacts…

What Does "Native Where You Need It" (NWYNI) Mean? NWYNI refers to the practice of using native mobile components only in areas of your app where they're essential and optimal. In all other instances, web components (web views) are utilized. AKA: Hybrid Mobile Apps. Part of the app is web, and maybe, parts of it…

A clarity doc is a purposeful piece of writing that you craft to help you distill your thoughts, opinions, and emotions on a subject you're grappling with. It’s meant to force you out of analysis paralysis and into decision making mode.

In the startup community you’ll hear these two terms used when folks talk about building a product (SaaS, App, etc). You’ll hear things like … “I bootstrapped myself to profitability …” and “I self funded the app and found product market fit…” They sound very similar. These two terms have been tossed around interchangeably for…