The last two weeks have been a whirlwind. Since the last time I sent you a post, I went to a convention and went on a vacation with no time to get to any writing. If you have been following this for any length of time, many of you know […]
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The Marathon Runner’s Secret to High Performance
Saturday, I ran 9.3 miles (15 kilometers) training for my next race, the Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon in less than two weeks. I won’t be doing any heavy training after this run, although I still haven’t trained to 13.1 miles, the length of the race. There’s a reason […]
The Curse of the Sacred Band Aid Pile
Why is the quick fix so seductive? What happens when we get too involve in them? This week I talk about the real costs and the culture it creates. http://media.blubrry.com/sliceofapppie/p/content.blubrry.com/sliceofapppie/03_01_Bandaids_TK3.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS
The MiFitness Trails Story ( and why you are seeing a podcast)
Okay, so You’ve wandered onto a page with a whole bunch of podcasts even though you were looking for the Mifitness trails app stuff. Let me explain. You are in the right place. Things happened much faster than I ever thought would happen. This is a website I own that […]
“Am I a Fraud?” The Plague of Impostor Syndrome, and What to Do About It
In the middle of trying to get five projects done, I’ve been hearing a lot about Imposter Syndrome. A week or two ago came an article on LinkedIn about Impostor Syndrome in programming. Ever since I’ve seen an article pop up here or there. I’ve known this all too well for […]
Urges in a Bookstore
Last week I was on vacation. During that time I’ve walked through a big bookstore: The Tattered Cover on Colfax Avenue, Denver Colorado. Ten or fifteen years ago, perusing the shelves of my nearest Borders Books, I would have had a very different reaction than the one I was having there. […]
Goodbye, for now…and Thanks
Goodbye for now, and thank you. http://media.blubrry.com/sliceofapppie/p/content.blubrry.com/sliceofapppie/2017_01_31.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS
What I Learned at LinkedIn While Recording, Round Two
Some of the things I learned while recording at Lynda.com/LinkedIn Learning last week. Also my plans for 2017 books and web lessons. http://media.blubrry.com/sliceofapppie/p/content.blubrry.com/sliceofapppie/podcast_2017_01_06.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS
Happy holidays, Parse a String to a Double.
Hello all. This week, I’m writing on the website about converting strings into doubles. For some cases this is easy, but if the string is a time or a fraction, it’s not so simple. We’ll look at how to parse these strings into Doubles. You’ll find a Swift Playground file […]
#36 – How Your Project is Like the Best Sandwich I Ever Had
Hello folks! I’ll start again with the business stuff then work into my commentary for the week. If you didn’t se it yet, I did post last week about the new Update Frames button in Xcode 8.1. I’m trying to finish four Lynda.com courses at the same time, so I’ll […]