new HelloBar(11923,7935); The Hello Bar is a simple web toolbar that engages users and communicates a call to action. Heyo I’m Henry Balanon! This is my personal blog. I post about things that interest me. I am the Co-Founder and Director of Mobile at Detroit Labs (funded by Detroit Venture Partners) where I create iPhone/iPad/Android apps. Recent and current brands: Stryker, Fathead, Quicken Loans, Caesars Entertainment, and Learning A-Z. Previously, I ran a company called Bickbot where I did iPhone/iPad apps. I am a national speaker on mobile technologies (mostly iPhone/iPad). Most recently TEDx, #140conf, 360iDev, iPhoneDevCon, iCEAmsterdam. Every so often I’ll show up in places like the Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, NPR/PRI, BBC World News Radio, and the New York Times. I co-founded food blog The Hungry Dudes. We’ve been featured in the Detroit Free Press and the Washington Post. Follow me on Twitter. Stalk me on Facebook. Email me at henry@balanon.com. var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-7633174-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @balanon)http://balanon.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4npqwVKLM1qzsx5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Congrats @sprocked and Carmen! And photobomber. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://balanon.com/post/23831560866http://balanon.com/post/23831560866Sat, 26 May 2012 21:06:31 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4mzbeaLRd1qzsx5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Goose Island has a root beer?! (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://balanon.com/post/23799708601http://balanon.com/post/23799708601Sat, 26 May 2012 11:35:38 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4fxulSGB61qzsx5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Current remote office. #chicago (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://balanon.com/post/23559886793http://balanon.com/post/23559886793Tue, 22 May 2012 16:20:45 -0400chicago<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4fnprjhK61qzsx5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>View from the top of @EdelmanDigital. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://balanon.com/post/23549211009http://balanon.com/post/23549211009Tue, 22 May 2012 12:41:51 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4chayg1bW1qzsx5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Eat your veggies @babybalanon (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://balanon.com/post/23446267460http://balanon.com/post/23446267460Sun, 20 May 2012 19:30:33 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4bq06NfzM1qzsx5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ran a 5K w/ @bchesnutt @hmacdonald @nikkilittle and @angelabalanon. Great job guys! (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://balanon.com/post/23411766653http://balanon.com/post/23411766653Sun, 20 May 2012 09:40:54 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m470tjW8SX1qzsx5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Handwritten note from @Coach thanking me for buying a wallet. Nice touch. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://balanon.com/post/23261672187http://balanon.com/post/23261672187Thu, 17 May 2012 20:46:31 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4709nvy321qzsx5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hey Big @Jambox. Meet Little Jambox. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://balanon.com/post/23260813653http://balanon.com/post/23260813653Thu, 17 May 2012 20:34:35 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m454rccWHu1qzsx5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Enjoyed a @foundersbrewing KBS with @tverma29. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://balanon.com/post/23196452649http://balanon.com/post/23196452649Wed, 16 May 2012 20:16:24 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3zp0tyb3i1qzsx5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I got to hang out with the most special person in the world. #iloveyoumom (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://balanon.com/post/23013076386http://balanon.com/post/23013076386Sun, 13 May 2012 21:48:29 -0400iloveyoumom<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3zgdp19XO1qzsx5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Box of Chocolate beer. Tastes like Nestlé Quik. Delicious. @brianbadowski #beer (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://balanon.com/post/23000393380http://balanon.com/post/23000393380Sun, 13 May 2012 18:41:49 -0400beer<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3zdibAaTU1qzsx5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Spent all weekend building this for you Charlotte. You better like it. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://balanon.com/post/22996431443http://balanon.com/post/22996431443Sun, 13 May 2012 17:39:47 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3xvkkmLUj1qzsx5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Drinking $1600 a bottle cognac. Louis XIII. No big deal. Thanks father-in-law. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://balanon.com/post/22942784659http://balanon.com/post/22942784659Sat, 12 May 2012 22:14:43 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3vs0leXh71qzsx5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I can’t believe I did this. Took me 55 mins. Rx. #crossfit (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://balanon.com/post/22865006670http://balanon.com/post/22865006670Fri, 11 May 2012 19:02:45 -0400crossfit<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3v0dlEjTW1qzsx5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fresh pile of deuces. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://balanon.com/post/22838719108http://balanon.com/post/22838719108Fri, 11 May 2012 09:05:44 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3uzuqO6AR1qzsx5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sitting on the sidewalk waiting for the bank to open. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a> at PNC Bank)</p>http://balanon.com/post/22838407645http://balanon.com/post/22838407645Fri, 11 May 2012 08:54:25 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3tcagdYM71qzsx5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My Field Notes came in. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://balanon.com/post/22781387807http://balanon.com/post/22781387807Thu, 10 May 2012 11:27:51 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3rn8mF5jY1qzsx5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I lost the coin toss so I have to carry the kettlebell to lunch and back. @davidklaw (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a> at Hot Taco)</p>http://balanon.com/post/22722531238http://balanon.com/post/22722531238Wed, 09 May 2012 13:29:10 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3pdmdAKjT1qzsx5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Last one to finish the WOD today. #crossfit (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://balanon.com/post/22648543911http://balanon.com/post/22648543911Tue, 08 May 2012 08:06:13 -0400crossfit<a href="http://www.cultofmac.com/165405/ios-app-development-could-kill-the-cio-job/">iOS App Development Could Kill The CIO Job</a>: <blockquote> <p><span>Instead many business and marketing managers are recruiting or contracting app developers directly, often bypassing CIOs and IT managers in the process.</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span>Yup.</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span>According to Gartner analyst Ian Finley, </span><a href="http://searchcio.techtarget.com/news/2240149587/Forward-looking-CIOs-need-to-focus-on-app-dev-skewed-toward-mobile">bypassing IT</a><span> with iPhone, </span><a class="vglnk" href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1311&_nkw=ipad+3rd+generation&_sacat=See-All-Categories" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>iPad</span></a><span>, and Android development efforts happens because other departments don’t see evidence of mobile development skills coming from IT.</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span>Yup again.</span></p> <p><span><br/></span></p>http://balanon.com/post/22596897559http://balanon.com/post/22596897559Mon, 07 May 2012 14:32:28 -0400