markrickert

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by markrickert 14y ago
Might be worth it to increase the awareness that you give the 4 and 5-letter domains as well with the purchase.
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by markrickert 14y ago
That's the thing. These guys never go away. They keep getting paid to write flawed versions of the future that will never come to pass. That's why I don't put any weight in anyone who has "analyst" or "tech journalist" in their credentials.
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by markrickert 15y ago
It'll be a bit hard to pick the lock using just a pick and no tensioner.
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by markrickert 15y ago
I gave a talk about lock picking at work a while ago. Here's a 30 minute video: http://skookum.com/blog/lockpicking-101/
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by markrickert 15y ago
Wish I could upvote this. Inner more than once. Documentation is the last thing to get done (if at all) and the least glamorous, but it needs to be done. This is especially easy to do if the project has a wiki.
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by markrickert 15y ago
"You wouldn't download a car, would you?" (sorry, it had to be done)
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by markrickert 15y ago
Also: Best software license EVER! https://github.com/qix/watch.js/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
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by markrickert 15y ago
Actual link to files for cloning purposes for those that don't know github's url structure well enough to realize that the actual files are here: https://github.com/qix/watch.js (or of the lazy :)
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by markrickert 15y ago
I know i'm a bit late on this, but here's a PRIME example of someone using the shotgun effect in the itunes store: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist... 504 apps all with slightly different title and keywords, al
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Mac OSX Quicklook Plugin for .mobileprovision Files(macmation.com)
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by markrickert 15y ago
> a lot of those people who have a great idea and just need a developer to code it up for them have no idea how the software process works They also don't realize how insanely expensive it is. "I want a mobile app. That's like $500 bu
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by markrickert 15y ago
I agree about Google's styleguides... I used to code like that and line up all the :'s vertically, and i finally realized I was making my code harder to read. So i refactored all my existing code to have every statement on one line. Yeah
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by markrickert 15y ago
I am in fact saving the list so the user can have history of what was entered and then they can name the transaction, duplicate and restore transactions. I'm just using JSON to save the history. I tested up to 100k records and didn't see
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by markrickert 15y ago
Once you get to know it, it's the most beautiful and elegant (while verbose) language you'll ever see. I cringe now when I write PHP.
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by markrickert 15y ago
Cached version. He's using Wordpress and probably doesn't have a caching plugin installed. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://...
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by markrickert 15y ago
Ahh, that app doesn't actually use any web services other than for the in-app purchasing. The numbers that are calculated are from direct user input, but the things that are stored like shipping and tax rates are stored using NSUserDefaults
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by markrickert 15y ago
Most of the apps I write use transient data loaded from a server, so I download and cache the JSON from my server locally and build the tables, etc. that way. I haven't delved into CoreData just yet. It looks daunting, and I've only been do
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by markrickert 15y ago
A quick google search for his username will pull up his website and you can find his app there. Great job on the app, and congrats on the success!
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by markrickert 15y ago
Noted. I've turned off Cloudflare. I've never heard of anyone having trouble like this before. I'm on a mac too, and have never seen this.
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by markrickert 15y ago
Almost... it sent them to my linkshare link that then forwarded them to iTunes (which opens the App Store app on a device). So i gained back that 7% of revenue from Apple that my linkshare referral program gives me. Sneaky, huh?
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by markrickert 15y ago
Hey Phil, I don't remember WHAT exactly I changed in the keywords from version 1->2, but I'm pretty convinced that making the app prettier and easier to use was a key factor in the growth in popularity. Keywords are one of those things
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by markrickert 15y ago
That's a good question. I guess the answer depends on if you can find enough underserved niche markets that you know enough about to create something unique and special. And remember, that $10k was in 6 months. So potentially, we're talking
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by markrickert 15y ago
The niche market I'm going after here HIGHLY values the personal connection (Network Marketing), so it's a perfect scenario for me to market my apps.
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by markrickert 15y ago
Definitely. I'm not trying to build the next Cut THe Rope or Angry Birds here. My wife is my muse and I try and make her life easier. In turn I make others lives easier.
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by markrickert 15y ago
I handed out about 200 cards that weekend and there were about 3 people that scanned the QR code and bought it on the spot (right in front of me... now THAT was cool). Keep in mind that this is 95% women in this industry, so I didn't expect
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by markrickert 15y ago
Thanks! (original author here). Incidentally, there's ANOTHER industry conference this weekend. I got 500 business cards printed up (double sided with both my apps) to hand out. Other than that, Facebook is the only other real "marketing" I
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by markrickert 16y ago
Go to http://www.daveramsey.com to learn how to manage it.