Gerald,
You hit the nail right on it's head when you mentioned that you're learning how to write code for android apps because for myself, it's what helps me get in, and around new software a heck of a lot more easily by knowing how to navigate via DOS, Linux or whatever other open source code that's available... I have taken quite a few courses online via You tube as well as other links to learn basic programming for various computer languages, and some of these courses are run by such universities like MIT, Stanford as well as many others so, they're quality modules for anyone that may be interested... In fact, here's a link to gander at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6U-i4gXkLMHere are some other you tube online code learning videos:
http://www.codecademy.com/Here's a link to 25 free online tutorial courses in Android development form beginning to intermediate level:
http://www.freewaregenius.com/twenty-five-free-online-tutorials-for-learning-android-programming/Want to learn Java?
http://www.youtube.com/user/caveofprogrammingThere are a whole lot more but, I'll stop here so that I show you only relevant links instead.
I tried the Google Glass that also has a virtual keyboard and it's incredible but overall, it still needs a bit of tweaking before the masses will totally embrace a device like that...
They're almost there! What I'm waiting for are the soon to be released flexible roll up OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) screens that can replace hard copy drawings and then attach it to a holographic projector so that one can take on multiple views, assemblies, how various sections of a structure connect together, and how they interact, etc...
Once the folks @ google fine tune that google glass tool, we don't even have to have a roll up screen because you'l be completely immersed in the plans as you walk right on them or make them to whatever size you want and put yourself to interact with the plans whichever way you want to Brent!
Speaking of Android apps... Google stock a few months ago last year were going for approx $800+ a share... Currently the price per share of Google is going for over $1,100 a share!!! They sure are taking a larger and larger share of the market.
Brent, you're doing just fine with what you need to do, and I agree that you should give the rest of your family more responsibility with running the tech aspects of your business which in turn make it easier for you to concentrate on your work... It's all proportional to what you need technology for as tools to increase efficiency and productivity and tools work real well when properly applied to job at hand but it can also become mayhem and chaos when improperly applied IMHO... So I agree with you and only encourage you to only learn what catches your attention and your support system will take care of the rest...
Embrace technology and it will embrace you!
I like both hardware and software because I can then customize more to my own needs and it doesn't hurt at all to have more than one USB hub with multiple external hard drives and thumb drives of 32, 64, 128 Gb's, and whatever else size that's available and all sorts of other peripherals... Along with hooking multiple desktops together otherwise known as parallel computing or instead of throwing away an older one, turn it another another DVR if you already have one and put it to use on a different TV!
I mean if someone was to come visit me today, they would see what looks like a computer repair shop which I do also on the side, and yet I put everything to good use in my place otherwise I just get rid of it if I no longer have any use for it! It's a personal choice of how deep you want to get into technology, and since I used to dive really deep when I was younger man - for me it's become a habit of sorts for me to dive into whatever it is that I desire to learn about!!! Always remain teachable is my motto!!!
I think I'll stop here before I start rambling into obtuse dimensions of reality
Respectfully,
Henry