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Exploration Of Thought
Thoughts on autonomy, self direction, digital business and life.
The Three Buckets (The Rule of Thirds)
Making everyone happy is impossible. Using the Rule of Thirds system you can help eliminate negative cognitive load in under 10 seconds.
Donn Felker – February 5, 2016
Why Podcasts Have Become Popular
Podcasts exploded for the same reason Netflix and Uber did: they're on-demand. Live radio never had a chance once we had a choice.
Donn Felker – January 3, 2016
Staying Sane and Productive While Working Remotely
I've worked remotely for over 10 years. I've comprised a list of tips that will help you stay sane and productive while working remotely.
Donn Felker – December 30, 2015
Genymotion Will Not Start Virtual Device
Genymotion failing with VERR_SUPLIB_OWNER_NOT_ROOT on Mac? It's a permissions issue, fix it with diskutil repairPermissions or a manual chown.
Donn Felker – December 18, 2015
Killing Your Project Quietly – The NIH Assassin
Not Invented Here syndrome quietly kills projects -- the math on why building your own analytics or monitoring tool costs far more than buying it.
Donn Felker – December 9, 2015
Standing Desk – Three Years Later
I've been working at a standing desk for over 3 years and this post outlines what I've learned, tips and tricks and the path towards a real standing desk.
Donn Felker – November 23, 2015
You Need a Status Page
If you don't have a status page, you're failing as a company. You need a status page. I'll explain why in this post, learn why customers are leaving you ...
Donn Felker – November 10, 2015
Free Android Development Videos
New free Android screencasts on Caster.io covering RxJava, Timber logging, build variants, CircleCI, Espresso 2, and Android Studio shortcuts.
Donn Felker – October 27, 2015
RxJava with AIDL Services
A 3 minute read that demonstrates how to use RxJava with AIDL Services in order to make the interaction with AIDL much cleaner and easier to consume.
Donn Felker – September 8, 2015
Quick and Easy StateListDrawables in Android with ONE PNG
Skip exporting a PNG per button state. Build an Android StateListDrawable from one PNG at runtime with a small DrawableUtil helper class.
Donn Felker – June 29, 2015
Why You Should Use a GIT SHA in Your Crash Reporting
Stop guessing which release a crash came from. Embed your git SHA in Crashlytics via BuildConfig so every crash traces to an exact commit.
Donn Felker – June 24, 2015
A Stereotypical Day
A tattooed coffee shop owner and a doctor drinking beer at 8am taught me how fast and wrong snap judgments about people really are.
Donn Felker – May 19, 2015