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Stop Talking, Start Making

wubbahed — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:22:25 +0000

I’ve proposed a talk for SXSW Interactive next March called “Stop Talking, Start Making,” and I would love it you could visit the SXSW PanelPicker and vote for my presentation (along with all the other sessions that interest you). SXSW is unique from other conferences in that the popular vote heavily influences their selection, so [...]

NYC Subway Status for Android

wubbahed — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:52:13 +0000

The Challenge: Build and release an app that required less than 12 hours of work. The Result: NYC Subway Status for Android I’ve been beating the drum lately on the need to build things very quickly. I’ve found that despite loads of thinking and planning, often you don’t discover most of the real problems with [...]

Ratio for Android

wubbahed — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:44:21 +0000

So for the past few months, I’ve been working with food writer Michael Ruhlman on the Android adaptation of his cookbook “Ratio”. Well pop some bubbly, cause the app is now live in the Android Market! Search for it on the Android Market or scan this barcode: Or try clicking this link if you’re on [...]

MTA MetroCard Calculator – 30 minute project

wubbahed — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:42:11 +0000

Last night I attended the In Code We Trust meetup at Eyebeam, which was an excellent gathering of people talking about what they’re currently doing in the Gov 2.0 space. One of the speakers was Sarah Kaufman from the MTA, highlighting the hard work they’re doing right now to help bring MTA information and data [...]

Two simple ways Google can make Android development more designer friendly

wubbahed — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:34:57 +0000

I’ve been posting some of my more technically-oriented posts and micro-posts over on http://www.techreative.com/. Here’s the most recent one. Making Android development designer friendly

Tonight.im – Sneak preview for early adopters

wubbahed — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:14:42 +0000

I’m starting to take the wraps off my latest side project, http://tonight.im/, a site based on the notion that: your check-ins + your weigh-ins = better choices My office recently started a weight loss contest, and I bought this Withings Wi-Fi enabled scale to track my weight. The information from the scale is very helpful, [...]

The Pig Head and Football Ragu

wubbahed — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:56:39 +0000

So a few weeks ago, I went to The Meat Hook to pick up a beef roast for Christmas dinner. Brent helped me pick out a nice 8 lb. roast (which he then layered with fat and tied nicely — something I don’t think I quite fully appreciated until the roast came out of the [...]

Ratio for iPhone and iPod Touch

wubbahed — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:31:46 +0000

So for the past few months, I’ve been working with food writer Michael Ruhlman on the iPhone adaptation of his cookbook “Ratio”. Well pop some bubbly, cause the app is now live in iTunes! Purchase Ratio for iPhone and iPod Touch

An open challenge to the customer service departments at American Airlines and Japan Airlines

wubbahed — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:58:48 +0000

Dear American Airlines and Japan Airlines. This week I flew in business class from JFK to Singapore and you lost my luggage. The luggage was not delayed or misrouted, it was completely LOST. Twelve hours after I landed in Singapore, there was still no sign of my bag, so I had to go out at [...]

Happy Birthday Bar Code

wubbahed — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:11:15 +0000

A lot of people find this blog because of my articles on mobile bar codes, so I thought I would mention Google’s spotlight today celebrating the 57th birthday of the bar code. In case you miss Google.com today, here’s a screenshot. Pretty sweet.