Stories and ideas
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3 rules to optimize your mobile app’s URI scheme
URIs are the app equivalent of a URL on the web – they specify the path to the content in your app. For mobile developers who want to use deep links to send end users to specific content in their apps, having well structured URI’s is therefore very important. The sheer number of mobile apps…
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Perfection
The night was warm with the scent of rain and a few lonely stars visible through the clouds. I pulled my scarf up the back of my neck, flush against my helmet to take the edge off the wind. Ahead of me, the glow of my high beams threw the surrounding darkness into sharper relief…
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The art of jumping ship
I started a new job last week and was talking to a good friend about the where’s and why’s. He’s happy in his current position but suggested I write a follow-up to my article on what to look for in a new company addressing when to start looking for that company. After thinking it over,…
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How to succeed in Technical Sales… and Life
In the last month I’ve been reviewing and revising the job description for Sales Engineering (SE) at work as I work on expanding my team here. These guidelines form a sort of code of honor that I try to adhere to as a professional and outline what I look for in potential team members. They…
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The State of Electric Motorcycles
The last of my 4-part series on the state of the Electric Motorcycle industry is now live! This was a really interesting project because I got to dig deep with representatives from some very cool companies including Harley Davidson, Zero Motorcycles, and Mission Motorcycles. I chose those three because Mission is an early-stage startup that’s…
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A Parcel of Rogues
It’s Sunday after the vote and I’m sitting in a park in Edinburgh, killing time. I had intended to stay in Scotland another week to do more interviews about what’s next but now, with a 10 point spread on a No vote, I find myself too brokenhearted to continue. Especially since Maia left for California…
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It all comes down to this
Last nights drive back to Edinburgh from the Highlands was gorgeous. North of Perth we put on the radio and Dido’s “Thank You” came on and we both sang along. It was magical.
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Into the Highlands
Sunrise came far too early and it’s off again. Today I am 34 years old and Scotland has a real chance at independence for the first time in over 300 years. My phone chimes repeatedly when I turn it on with birthday wishes from friends, coworkers, and clients. Today feels like a good day. After…
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From Arbroath to Aberdeen
Arbroath is a pretty little town on the east coast of Scotland, just to the east of Dundee. Driving past, you might not think much of it, but way back in 1320 a group of Scottish nobles signed a declaration that they would never under allow themselves to be subjugated to rule from England and…
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Perception and Possibilities in Perth
I’ve just arrived in Perth, about an hour north of Edinburgh. The drive up was pretty enough – rolling green hills and trees dotted with houses under a foggy Scottish sky. Along the way we saw 3 Yes signs and the first No lawn sign I’ve seen so far on the trip. Maia and I…
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Multi-Touch Attribution in MobileAppTracking
I’ve written a new technical blog post for the MobileAppTracking Website on how MAT (my day job) handles multi-touch attribution. It’s a cool feature that adds a lot of value for our clients but there has been some confusion about how it works so I wanted to explain it for our clients. Check it out:…