There are a lot of applications out on the market right now no matter if you use an iPhone or an Android-based phone. Some are very helpful and some are just downright fun. As a new owner of a smartphone I have been combing the app market in search of tools that will help me be more productive and occasionally just help pass the time while I wait in line somewhere.
Enter Google Voice. *Insert angelic choir singing “hallelujah!” Read the rest of this entry »
Blog writing is something new to me. I’m much more accustomed to writing research papers that require days of library study and countless spell checks and revisions (truth be told I probably wrote most of my papers the night before and hoped my teacher skimmed it when grading). So when I was asked to write for the blog I thought this would be a piece of cake. Just throw some random thoughts down on paper and type them into the computer = 30 minutes later a blog post. Simple. Done. WRONG. Read the rest of this entry »
It never ceases to amaze me how quickly you can get people riled up just with the mention of a few words. Take for example the word “Apple.” Let’s suppose I walk into a certain area (or areas) of the office here at Worthwhile and say “Apple.” Instantly I would have certain members of our team drooling with hunger and delight that would only make Pavlov proud. (Note: I am in no way comparing these people to Pavlovian dogs.) Maybe if I changed up the word to “Microsoft” I would hear giggles of glee coming from the developer side of the camp. Read the rest of this entry »
Strong websites are a lot like a good truck. Bear with me because this isn’t going to turn into a bad country music song.
Websites are put together and maintained in similar fashion to vehicles.
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Ian Wagner, Software Developer at The Worthwhile Company, competed in the 6th Annual Mercer University Spring Programming Competition on February 27, 2010.
