Philosophical – Santiapps – Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Python, Internet Of Things, IoT, iOS, Android

Why Im not excited about multitasking!

July 3, 2013marskoko1 Comment

MULTITASKING ISNT FOR US Why Im not excited about multitasking! On iOS, OS X, Windows or any other platform, multitasking simply is not a good fit for humans. The reason is that while these operating systems might multitask and quite efficiently at times, humans and human brains more specifically, cannot multitask. Let’s take the typical working day. Let’s say that you finish eating lunch at home and get back in the car to drive to your office. On the way to work you remember that you have to pick up some groceries on your way back home. [toDoArray addObject:@”groceries”]; A few minutes later a call comes in and… Read More

Apple’s iOS7 and the future of development

June 12, 2013marskoko2 Comments

Sure iOS7 brings a lot of technological advances. But more importantly, it sets a new precedent in the Software Development industry. Here are a reasons: 1). An Elite development team. Many people complain about Apple shutting out developers by not opening up. It’s funny because their code is open, you just have to be willing to pay. Where disgruntled programmers see disappointment, I see a company filtering an elite team of outsourced developers to keep pushing the envelope where only the savviest survive. 2). An evermore demanding market niche. I downloaded ios7 on Monday like most devs. The first thing I noticed was Skype crashing and Testflight failing to install.… Read More

iOS Indie Developer/Programmer Evolution

August 6, 2012marskoko1 Comment

These are just random thoughts on what I believe are the pros and cons of coding an app vs a game. The reason why I am writing this is actually because I find myself in the same predicament. I’ve been coding crap for the past 3 years and I believe its time to make something “significant”. At first I thought, I’ll code a bunch of apps and even though they might not be Top Pick apps, they will be enough. Even if they only make about $5-$10 a month, I may be reaping $100 a month which sounds cool. I even got into the whole iAds thing and thought it… Read More

Apple Foxconn Labor

February 23, 2012marskokoNo Comments

Much was commented this week about Apple’s China factories where American’s favorite phone and tablet computers are made. Being from a developing country myself, I was surprised to see such a big deal made about this “differing” labor practice in such countries when compared to Developed Countries’ practices. First, because when you compare absolute numbers instead of relative (%), statistics can scare or impress anyone. Take the $1.78 hourly wage and the board figure of $17 a month for example: $1.78/hr x 40hrs a week x 4 weeks comes to about = $284.8/mo income. $17 for room for what pretty much looked like my dorm room at University of Tampa,… Read More

Facebook: Worldwide Genetic Experiment

January 3, 2012marskokoNo Comments

What does the biggest social network share with the most global science field? Does the most complex web software have anything to do with one of the most complex fields in human nature? Is Facebook the world’s largest human genetic experiment? What do you get when you mount a huge amount of human relational information onto the largest, most accessible data depot in the world? Ill tell you what you get…the biggest artificial intelligence in the world (since we are not sure about the universe’s size or the possibility of coexisting multiverse’s). Lets think about what Facebook contains. On a personal level, it contains: Your name, face and personal likes… Read More

Power Hungry Devices

October 28, 2011marskoko1 Comment

Its funny how capitalism leads to consumerism and that it turn, in a free democratic society, is fueled by our “NEED” for more and more services. What this translates to is the fact that we want more and more “things” which we request from our technology. So everyday we come up with things we want our phone to do for us. First, the beeper simply sent us text messages for us to get to a landline and call. Then it allowed us to answer text messages. Soon after came the cellular phone and we didn’t have to go to a landline, we could simply call on the mobile phone. But… Read More

My Cover Letter for a Job Application at Apple: You will be missed Steve

October 6, 2011marskoko8 Comments

I believe the best Cover Letter I can write is based on my love for Apple. I can’t tell you I have ever sat in line for days waiting for a product launch because I don’t have the luxury of living in the US and our “quasi-Apple” stores in Honduras suck to say the least. However, I can say 3 things with great pride: First, that I have been an Apple fan since the Apple IIe, simply because that’s around the time I was born and have recollection. We used to spend summers in San Francisco at my uncle’s house. He worked for United Airlines and had a simple… Read More

myTechFootPrint:(background)

March 21, 2011marskokoNo Comments

If you’re a coder youll notice by the title of my post that I am! 🙂 Just DropBox-ed my 337MB folder and have some time to kill while it syncs…Unfortunately I took the leap while at my in-laws, who have a slow 2MB connection. This is precisely what this post is about…what is your tech footprint. What I mean is; although I might find myself waiting on a slow connection at the moment, I know better, have better and can do better, but I know im not the cream of the crop. So where do we really stand in today’s tech-life? Ever stop to think, “Man, Ive really come a… Read More