May 11, 2022The First Pass at a MetapassPassport to the Metaverse! This is the first draft of a metapass data bundle that will be passed back and forth as people travel between metaverses. I am publishing it here for comments and feedback, prior to uploading it to github: { "metapass": [ {…Metaverse2 min readMetaverse2 min read
May 10, 2022Traveling Between Worlds of the MetaverseA Proposal for a Metaverse Interoperability Protocol With all the talk (and all the companies) jumping into building “the” Metaverse with both feet, I wanted to take a step back and think about this in a more holistic context. The reason the internet works is that there are opportunities for…Metaverse4 min readMetaverse4 min read
May 10, 2022The Internet of Me(Originally written on August 5, 2014) Right now, there are thousands of articles talking about privacy and information related to mobile users, and nowhere is this more applicable than with electronic health records. Simply using simple location information (latitude and longitude, plus the date and time when it was recorded)…Vision3 min readVision3 min read
May 10, 2022Indoor Location Positioning Using iBeacons(Originally written on February 27, 2014) One iPhone broadcasting as a beacon, the other receiving. Maps are a huge business for both Google and Apple. Although Apple’s initial effort on mapping fell short, they quickly fixed their most glaring problems and now have a nearly equivalent offering to that of…Geofencing4 min readGeofencing4 min read
May 10, 2022Wireframe for MySTOXA Mobile Stock Market Portfolio Visualization App (Originally written on September 16, 2013) mySTOX is a stock portfolio app that I designed while sitting in the keynote of an Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC). I was talking with a friend about the possibility of Apple allowing widgets within the springboard…IOS3 min readIOS3 min read
May 10, 2022How to Assess Technical Skills of an Employee(Originally written on August 5, 2013) When hiring for multiple technical positions, it is very complicated to remember each person’s particular skills, and how well they compare against the other people competing for the same position. Recently, I’ve come up with a system to assess those skills in a somewhat…Hiring2 min readHiring2 min read
May 10, 2022How to Evaluate an App Pitch(Originally written on July 2, 2013) Everyone you know has an idea for an app. Some of them are obvious, some are esoteric, but how can you tell which of these (after months of hard work) will turn into a mobile phenomenon? The company where I work has a published…App Development3 min readApp Development3 min read
May 10, 2022Designing a Content Management Workflow(Originally written on July 31, 2008) Overview Although all corporations have business processes that complicate workflow (for example, because of legal issues, or historical business reasons), a process that is mapped out in detail and vetted with all responsible parties as a part of the business requirements will help make the…Content Creation6 min readContent Creation6 min read
May 10, 2022User Profiles and Usage Scenarios(Originally written on June 18, 2013) It can start to feel mechanical when you’re designing the same features over and over again for websites or apps. The standard tableview of article titles, an article detail view, add comments form (with requisite login/register/forgot password), share to facebook, share to twitter…it seems…User Experience3 min readUser Experience3 min read
May 10, 2022The 3 C’s of Web/App DesignContent — Community — Call-to-action (Originally written on June 13, 2013) Introduction One of the first things that I do when designing a website or an app is brainstorm and capture all of the different features or functionality that might be required. I’ll start by drawing three columns on a piece of paper and labeling them…Web Design2 min readWeb Design2 min read
