Archive for June 2014
Two books I recommend, and yes, they’re both video game books
Since starting Dragon Army back in September of last year, I’ve had the fun task of boning up on the video game industry. I’ve been playing more video games – nice perk, right – but of course its had its draw backs at home, thus the Kindle experiment I wrote about last week. I’ve also…
Read MoreThe #1 reason why you shouldn’t bet against the Amazon Fire phone
Remember Amazon.com? The world’s largest store? Check out their homepage: Still think Amazon is going to have a hard time selling their Fire phone? Also, as a game developer with a good relationship with Amazon, we actually have a developer edition of the phone. And its pretty sweet ;)
Read MoreThis week I visited Year Up, an incredible nonprofit
There are so many great nonprofits in Atlanta serving people that truly need help. I’ve had the opportunity to get to know a small group of them intimately by sitting on boards and helping with campaigns, while at the same time exposing my network to a larger group of them via MATCH Atlanta and Advice For…
Read MoreIntroducing TrackR, the thinnest item-tracking device ever #indiegogo
I’m a big fan of crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. And of Uruut, which is an Atlanta Tech Village startup that does a similar thing for non-profits! One of my good friends just backed a new product called TrackR on Indiegogo and after taking a look, I quickly decided I needed to try this…
Read MoreI’ve been having too much “screen time” at home, so I’m adding one more screen to solve the problem
There’s an on-going struggle at my house to get my children to use less screen time (iPads or iPhones, TV, or video games). My wife actually does an amazing job keeping the kids our circus at bay with this and from what I can tell, their screen time is below the average. However, its still…
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