If you are having problems with sluggish response times on your Android, you are not alone.  Since 2007, folks have been searching for ways to speed up their Android on Google. Delete Apps You No Longer Use To delete apps you no longer use, go to your device settings to find the app manager. Pick the 'downloaded' tab, and scroll to the app you want to delete. Tap the list entry for an app you Read the article >>

Good engineers are value creation machines. They take responsibility for the outcome of a project. They see the situation holistically, rather than in silos. They speak up when they are stuck. They use maxims for guidance, whose meanings are contextual, not dogmatic. They view product quality as everyone’s responsibility, not just QAs. They do not shy away from making mistakes. They think for themselves. Read the article >>

I've been trying to become more intentional about what I do on the web. Feedless Facebook is a chrome extension that removes the temptation to mindlessly scroll the facebook newsfeed, by, well, removing the newsfeed altogether. Before   After Read the article >>

SpiderOak -- Dropbox for a post-Snowden world. Seamlessly sync your  *encrypted* files between your computers.  SpiderOak's servers never know the plaintext contents of the data being stored.   CloudApp -- Easily upload and share screenshots (or other documents).  Comes with a handy  menubar app that auto-copies a link to the uploaded contents.   Boomerang for Gmail -- Read the article >>

Boulder Startup Week is May 12 - May 16th this year. I am running the dev track. The session are as follows: All about Functional Programming - Functional programming relies upon the fact that we can define an entire system in terms of a pure, atemporal, stateless mapping from inputs to outputs, and this fact holds for us a singular promise: that it is possible, and desirable, to write programs Read the article >>

Here are 8 tips I've found that help improve the load time of my facebook account: Check if other web-sites are slow.  If so, the problem could be with your internet connection and you will need to switch to another network. Check if other programs on your computer are slow.  If programs that do not require Internet connectivity (like Microsoft Word) are slow, then there may be an issue with Read the article >>

Some mental garbage collection from my snowy morning run:

Purpose is foundation
Teamwork is strength
Results are currency
Complainers are derelict

Learning is tinder
Gumption is spark
Mastery is elusive
Profit is a byproduct

 

I've put together a handy checklist for interviewees at software startups.  If you're job hunting, or may be job hunting soon, feel free to take it for a spin. Interview Prep Checklist: General Knowledge Data Structures Bit Manipulation Brain Teasers Object Oriented Design Recursion and Dynamic Programming Scalability and Memory Limits Sorting and Searching Design Patterns Testing Threads Read the article >>

I've posted before about how I keep the physical space around me organized in order to encourage productivity.  These days, I am working from home, so it's important to keep my work area a productive place.   Here is a visual layout of my 'war room'. Taking a step back: WorkStation 15" MacBook Air & BookArc Stand ThunderBolt Display w. some SimpleDesktops 2nd Monitor and Read the article >>