Sylvester Stallone is the reason why I run two Envato marketplaces and a popular web development blog. Okay…maybe not really. But he did say one thing in an interview years ago which has always stuck with me. In fact, in a round-about way, this piece of advice got me my job with Envato. More on this at the end of the article.
My iPhone is both the greatest and worst piece of equipment I’ve ever owned. It’s strange to find a device which is so completely far beyond the majority of the competition. While, a few years ago, most phones were happy with tiny advancements with each new iteration, the iPhone came onto the scene and simply blew the competition away. Now, other than my keys and wallet, I won’t leave home without it. Therein lies the problem…
Please stop emailing me. Seriously, it’s just getting pathetic at this point. Listen little buddy, you had your shot back in 2003; I played with your dashboard a bit, you re-introduced me to my old buddies….what I’m saying is: we had some laughs. But that was six years ago. I’ve moved on, and so should you. Please stop emailing me.
Say hello to Tania Alvarez Macajola. Last week, Allie and I decided that we wanted to sponsor a child. I even tweeted about it and received dozens of helpful suggestions on the best organizations to consider.
For the last eighteen months, I’ve managed to make video tutorials my little niche. I first benefited from them when learning ASP.NET 2.0. For those unfamiliar, their video tutorial catalog is unparalleled among all frameworks. Though I do enjoy sitting on the couch with a nice web development book, nothing – in my opinion – can be explained as easy and succinctly as a well delivered video tutorial.
