stories
So My First Week Being Self-Employed Is Over…
August 26, 2011 John Blanco Consulting, Memories, Mobile
I’ve been a professional software developer since 1998 when I took my first job at InfoBeat helping to build out the great set of email services that, well, have been sold off so many times they seem kinda spammy now. For 14 years I’ve been continuously employed with Exactis, Qubit Technology, CorAccess Systems, InsureWorx, EffectiveUI, […]
Trying to Invent the iPad — Back in 2001
January 4, 2011 John Blanco Memories
One of my clients is headed to CES in a few short days with some Rapture In Venice software in tow (in progress right now!) and it’s reminded me of my last experience with CES. It happened back in 2001… Back then, I worked for a company called Qubit Technology. I’d left InfoBeat the year […]
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John Blanco
I've been writing mobile apps professionally for 10 years: Blackberry, Java, ME, iPhone, Android. I've gotten dozens of apps into the various App Stores for dozens of clients, big and small.
My current specialty is in iOS and Xamarin development. If you need an app written at a fixed price or just need a hourly developer to give a boost to your current team, I might be your guy.
Let's make an app!