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Readers of this blog probably know about the free iPhone app that I’ve released just before summer called the I’m Fine App (thanks to @pascalculator for the birdie logo).

The application lets your friends and family know (through email or Facebook) that you’re doing fine or that you need help. This can be handy in several situations from going to a festival to going on a dangerous hike in the mountains.

The idea for the app emerged after a heavy storm hit Pukkelpop - a large Belgian festival - and we were...

For web designers and developers, fresh inspiration is crucial to grow in what we do and to stay on top of our game. Here at GoodBytes, over the past few months I’ve been stacking up so much good stuff to read, listen and watch but I simply don’t find the time to catch up on all that.

Chances are that you are in exactly the same situation as I am. Let’s do a little test to see if that’s true: do you recognize any of this: you’ve been bookmarking articles that you’...

A few months ago, I was using Twitter under my own name @jorishens but decided that it would be better to Tweet under my brand name GoodBytes.

Unfortunately that account or username was already taken on Twitter by a friendly guy who wasn’t really using the account for anything. On top of that, GoodBytes was just his nickname, not his business name so I kind of wanted to get my hands on my Twitter name.

If you are in the same position as me, I recommend you to follow the...

I’ve started a 24-hour experiment in which I wan’t to see wether it’s possible or not to get an app in the app store. The app itself is called ImFineApp and it enables anyone to let friends and family know that they’re doing fine or that they need help. This can be useful in a number of cases, e.g. when going on an adventurous long vacation, visiting a large festival, when a natural disaster happens, ... and so on.

I used Titanium to build the app and while that was going well, there...

Every month, I get a couple of emails from people of very different backgrounds and ages that think about either starting a career in web design and development or that consider a career move towards coding and pixel pushing. I absolutely love getting back to those emails, because every single one of them is written by somebody who’s truly passionate about getting involved in this sector.

Without exception, I encourage anyone who asks me whether or not they should pursue their dreams to do so as quickly as possible, especially when that dream involves debugging lines...