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My 2011 Book List
Sorry, I don’t think most folks care what I read in 2011, but I wanted to check out Bagcheck.com’s embed feature. Nothing to see here. Move along. (And of course, I’ve pretty much now guaranteed this...
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Sunday Review: Comics I Read
As a teenager, I was a regular, if somewhat casual comic reader. I picked up some X-Men, Spiderman, and, of course, Star Wars. However – I can still remember the day when I ran across this gem at my...
View ArticleReview: Railsea
If you’ve ever gotten me into a book discussion than you’ve most likely heard me praise China Miéville. In my mind, Miéville is the most fascinating author writing today. His works are difficult. Not...
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My 2012 Book List
Here’s a list (via Bagcheck) of the books I read in 2012. For the most part, it was a great year. I had two stinkers (in a row unfortunately), but in general, there were some damn good books here. Some...
View ArticlejQuery Mobile Web Development Essentials, Second Edition
I’m very happy to announce that the jQuery Mobile book that I wrote with Andy Matthews has now been updated to the second edition. It covers jQuery Mobile 1.3.2 (we couldn’t wait for 1.4...
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My 2013 Reading List
This is the year I finally stopped using Bagcheck, which is a good thing since it died earlier this year. I switched over to Goodreads.com, which is OK, but frankly, I’m not terribly interested in the...
View ArticleRecommendation: The Merchant Princes series by Charles Stross
Over the past month and a half I’ve devoured the Merchant Princes series by Charles Stross. Originally released as 6 books, they are also available as 3 books (which is what the author originally...
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Early Access to My Next Book – Apache Cordova in Action
Hey – guess what? I’m working on a book. This time the publisher is Manning, and one of the cool things they do is allow early access to a book. You basically pay for it while it is being developed...
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My 2014 Book List
Presented just for the heck of it, here is the list of books I finished in 2014. Like last year, I’m a bit disappointed, but considering I doubled the amount of kids in my house, I think I have a valid...
View ArticleReview: Dave vs the Monsters
I’ve been a fan of John Birmingham since I picked up the first book of his Axis in Time series. It felt like a more sci-fi infused Clancy series. The concept was pure geek day dream – send a fleet of...
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Finally! A good (darn good) Star Wars book
I make no secret of my Star Wars obsession – and yes – I’m counting the days till the next movie. (88 days if you’re curious.) As the new trilogy approaches, Disney is firing up the marketing machine...
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“Apache Cordova in Action” final edition released!
Well, this took a bit longer than I expected, but the final version of my Apache Cordova in Action book is for sale! This book was incredibly difficult to write at times. I really hope that it helps...
View ArticleBook Review: Ionic Cookbook
I’ve mentioned now multiple times that I’m a huge fan of “cookbook” style technical books. After I’ve learned the basics of a language, I love to see real, if small, examples of applications built in...
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Books I Read in 2015
Yep, another lame, non-tech post. Sorry (not sorry). Today’s post is my list of books read in 2015. I record my books via Goodreads which has a set of widgets that – in theory – I could use – but every...
View ArticleFavorite Media in 2015
Following up on my previous non-tech/just for fun posts (Books I Read in 2015 and My Year), here is my favorite media of 2015. This was originally going to be my favorite music of the year, but I...
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