Books
Books I've written and contributed to, plus magazine writing — covering freelancing, Android development, and .NET.
The Freelance Playbook
Coming soon
The field guide for freelancing and consulting — how to start, survive, and thrive. Beta reader cohort opening soon.
Freelance Tactics
2021
10 tactics new freelancers and consultants need to survive and thrive — setting rates, health insurance, client relationships, cash flow, and taxes.
Android Application Development For Dummies
2010 · Wiley
The bestselling beginner's guide to building and publishing Android apps.
Android Tablet Application Development For Dummies
2011 · Wiley
A beginner-friendly guide to building Android tablet apps — from setting up the environment to submitting to the Android Market.
Android Application Development For Dummies, 2nd Edition
2012 · Wiley · with Michael Burton
The fully updated second edition — downloading the SDK, getting Eclipse running, coding Android applications, and sharing them with the world.
Android Developer Tools Essentials
2013 · O'Reilly · contributor
A concise guide to the Android Developer Tools — contributed the material introducing Android Studio.
Magazine Writing
CODE Magazine — Mar/Apr 2010
2010
Wrote “ASP.NET MVC and the Spark View Engine” for the cloud-computing issue.
CODE Magazine — Mar/Apr 2011
2011
Contributed to the Mar/Apr 2011 issue — Razor, LightSwitch, and SQL Server Analysis Services.
CODE Magazine — Sep/Oct 2012
2012
Contributed to the Sep/Oct 2012 web-development issue — HTML5, WebSockets, and Node.js.