About The Hammock District

Hi, Thanks for checking this out. My name is Dan if you're wondering. I spend a lot of time making software and solving other digital/technical problems I've been doing that about 20 years now, having started with BASIC on an Apple //e, and hitting the typical stops along the way.

Nowadays, I prefer developing for iOS: iPhone and iPad. In addition to Cocoa Touch, Objective-C, and their friends, I also work in Java, C++, Perl, and Oracle databases. Lately I've been spending a lot of time with VMWare vSphere. It's all fascinating technology, and I could probably talk your ear off, but that's not why you're here.

As powerful as desktops and server class computing is, the ubiquity and utility of mobile stuff has really changed the game. For people like me who spend a lot of time at a keyboard, I think there needs to be a balance between consumption and production. The things that come out of the Hammock District will try to mantain that balance.

If you want the elevator pitch it's this: How much computing do you want to do in a hammock (Or during the 30 seconds in that elevator)? Probably not much, and probably nothing you'd want to call computing in the first place. There is a certain level that fits. Could be listening to music, reading, or tweeting, but not too much heavy lifting.

Get some information, entertainment, and keep a finger on the pulse of the world. An idea strikes and you need to jot it down, or you need to save some digital thing for later.

You don't always need a computer to do these things, and if you find yourself computing, hopefully the software is getting out of your way and doing what you need.

I'm sticking with that philosophy and creating software that I'd use while relaxing in a hammock. That means easy to jump in and out, enough features to be helpful, and not too many to be a chore. If it frustrates me enough to get out of the hammock and use a real computer, then it's back to the drawing board.

There's more to come this year, but so far you can hammock-test Filer, for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.

Thanks for stopping by and please feel free to catch me on twitter, tumblr, or email.
-Dan
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