On Thursday October 19, 2017, Bill Gates announced that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is making another big investment in U.S. schools. $1.7 billion big. This investment will span over the next five years and be used primarily to development new curricula,...
My current weekday schedule includes 45 minutes of learning. I read about iOS development; watch WWDC talks; listen to various podcasts on iOS, app development, or technology; read articles; watch app tutorials on youtube; or something else that is beneficial for me...
Sometimes I feel like I’m living up to my potential, and at other times I feel like I have a long way to go. During my sophomore year of high school, I tried out for the basketball team. I was a decent basketball player and played almost every day with my...
I recently wrote a post about the connection distance between the iPhone and the Apple Watch. It has had had quite a few visits and comments – of which, one essentially said “Get to the point!” In his view, I could have just written: “What is...
Dealing with images on your website or blog can be a frustrating experience. Many make the mistake of uploading images without reducing the file size or dimensions which can cause big problems in the long run – particularly with load time, user experience, and...
I had a question today, so I thought I’d research the answer and share it with you. I’m guessing that many people already wonder this and many more will wonder this as soon as Apple Watches begin shipping. The question is: How far does the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth...
I should have seen it coming. For months now, I’ve experienced a pain in the bottom of my left foot in some of the most epic cities in the world. Prague, Budapest, Paris, Rome…was it “epic city syndrome”? No, its something called plantar...
In a book called The 4-Hour Body by Tim Ferris, Tim applies Pareto Principle (also known as the “80/20 rule”) to gaining conversational proficiency in speaking and understanding a language. He states the following: 95% proficiency with conversational Spanish = 2,500...
Since I live in Italy, and don’t speak Italian, I’m naturally interested in learning languages and the ins and outs of techniques, required study times, and best practices. For me, learning a language is one of those things that doesn’t come easily,...
