The Blog

Exploration Of Thought

Thoughts on autonomy, self direction, digital business and life.

• The Innocence is Lost

  A reflection on the Sandy Hook shooting after realizing my family once shopped at the same Walmart the victims' parents likely also shopped at.

  Donn Felker – December 15, 2012

• Introducing Android Bootstrap – A Comprehensive Android Template Project

  The most comprehensive Android Template Project available - Android Bootstrap. Includes RoboGuice, Action Bar Sherlock, GSON, http-request, and much more.

  Donn Felker – October 17, 2012

• Overcoming Coffee with Yerba Mate

  I was hooked on coffee for years. Not anymore! Learn how to quit drinking coffee by enjoying Yerba Mate.

  Donn Felker – August 15, 2012

• IKEA Standing Desk – Two Weeks Later

  A positive and negative report of the effects of working at my IKEA Stand Up Desk after two weeks. After two weeks I felt great ..

  Donn Felker – July 23, 2012

• Android Native Emulator with Google Maps – ProTip

  Learn how to speed up development by using the Android Native Emulator and how to start the emulator via a bash_profile alias.

  Donn Felker – July 2, 2012

• Node.js with Express 3 res.json Changes

  Upgrading to Node 0.8 and Express 3 broke res.json(data, status), the param order flipped to res.json(status, data). Here's the fix.

  Donn Felker – June 27, 2012

• Stop Asking How and Just Do It

  Stop hunting for a technical co-founder before you've proven your idea works. Start executing yourself first - that's what actually attracts one.

  Donn Felker – June 18, 2012

• Maintain Velocity or Sink

  A startup is like an ATV hydroplaning over water: lose velocity and you sink. Why momentum, not perfection, keeps a project alive.

  Donn Felker – May 31, 2012

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  Phoenix Mobile Festival

  A new Phoenix-area conference just launched, the Phoenix Mobile Festival, and I'm speaking on working with Android Fragments this Saturday.

  Donn Felker – April 16, 2012

• Robolectric and Roboguice not Injecting Views

  Roboguice will inject views under test when using Robolectric, but if the xmlns is anything other than android then the view will be null.

  Donn Felker – March 27, 2012

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  Waterbottles for Nerds

  After years of leaky bottles, the CamelBak Podium Chill and Nalgene Tritan Grip-N-Gulp for kids finally solved my desk-hydration problem.

  Donn Felker – March 24, 2012

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  Airport Extreme and Brother 2170w Setup

  Step-by-step fix for pairing a Brother HL-2170W wireless printer with an Apple Airport Extreme when the official setup instructions don't work.

  Donn Felker – February 1, 2012