Jeopardy game at http://tonyv.me/jeopardy
Gameshow sound effects app - http://tonyv.me/Gameshow
Password - game played using Gameshow sound effects app
Going rate is $200/hr, but can find developer for $50-$100/hr
Typical app, $3k-$5k if you include all content, audio & graphics
Web Services are the hooks in a CMS that an app can tie into
Start small, there's a lot of learning along the way
Marketing is as difficult & can be as costly as development
To find an app developer, find an app that you like and them contact the developer
Try your app idea out with your intended audience before developing
Share your idea with as many others as you van to work through as many issues as possible before spending the $ for the development
4 weeks minimum to develop even the simplest app
Kathy recommends starting an LLC to protect yourself & for tax purposes of reporting to IRS (Apple needs a tax ID); costs approx $2k to form LLC
Apple provides 50 free promo codes for new app
Every time you make an update to your app, you get 50 new promo codes & get featured in app store
Sign-up for Apple's developer program ($99/yr) in order to list the app yourself, receive promo codes, etc.
handout available as Google Doc at http://tonyv.me/mp
Recommends j.mp (shorter than bit.ly)
Referenced David Allen's "Getting Things Done"; podcasts available in iTunes
checking vs. processing email - process, don't check!
2 minute rule = if you can process something in 2 minutes, do it then rather than wait until later
4 D's of Processing Email: Delete, Do, Delegate, Defer
The Inbox isn' the place to defer email to
NRN - No Reply Necessary
Get It Done Guy's Quick & Dirty Tips To Work Less and Do More - podcast to check out in iTunes
Use descriptive subjects in emails to quickly scan when processing
Change message subjects on replies and forwards
Use email rules to filter Bacn
Use Evernote to record ideas
"Minds are for having ideas, not holding them" - David Allen
"The most productive people are the ones with the emptiest heads" - David Allen
Use Dropbox for easy online access to files and transfer to mobile devices
Google Instant Preview - turn it on & use on your mobile
LetMeGoogleThatForYou.com
Atomic Web Browser - tabbed browser
Side by Side - free iPad browser, multiple browser windows up at once
iTeleport
online-stopwatch.com
Giant Timer (iPad app)
Use Google Voice to screen calls & transcribe voicemails to text and place in Inbox
Air Display - iPad app for using iPad as external display
