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Welcome to About Mobility. My name is C. Enrique Ortiz and this is my blog where I cover mobile computing in general - my views on mobility, software, technologies & products, and related areas; with the occasional tangent into other unrelated thoughts. I try to blog at least once per week, if time permits.
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Monthly Archives: December 2007
A Brief History of Manned Space Flight Video
I found this neat short video titled
Mobile Payments News Stories of 2007
Following the Top 11 Payments News Stories of 2007 by Glenbrook Partners, I’ve put together a list of relevant news that are specific to Mobile Payments for 2007. The year 2007 saw a number of mobile payment-related announcements and dozens … Continue reading
Johannes Kepler – first human being to truly understand the laws of planetary motion
Three days ago marked 436 years since the birth of Johannes Kepler. Born in Germany on December 27, 1571, Kepler was the first human being who was able to put together all the observations from others and himself, and truly … Continue reading
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(Misleading) InfoWorld Article – Java is becoming the new Cobol
There is an article at InfoWorld titled Java is becoming the new Cobol. Before I start, let me say that I welcome the right tool/language for the right type and size of project. I just hate misleading and inaccurate reports. … Continue reading
Posted in Java
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New Scientist’s top 5 science videos of 2007
The New Scientist has posted their summary of their top 5 science videos of 2007 @ YouTube: ceo
Posted in General
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Benazir Bhutto 1953 – 2007
Benazir Bhutto 1953 – 2007. A brave and beautiful woman and leader she was. Extremism, left or right, and/or of any ideology, is wrong and illogical. Anything extreme cannot bring balance. Anything extreme is in the grand scheme of things, … Continue reading
Posted in General
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Startup Tips: From Software Engineering to PR and More!
ReadWriteWeb has a very good article that anyone starting or heading a Startup should read… see 36 Startup Tips: From Software Engineering to PR and More! Below I have added some Startup-tips of my own that complements the ones above. … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship
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Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year…
Wishing you and your family a great and safe Christmas and New Year, And a prosperous and full-of-health 2008 (and beyond of course). Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year… ¡ Feliz Navidad y Prospero Año Nuevo ! ceo United … Continue reading
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The Mayan calendar, the end of the world, 2012, and mobility standards
As I celebrated my birthday on December 21st, I was reminded that the “end of the world” is just 5 years away on Dec-21-2012, the year the Mayan calendar ends. How some people have extrapolated that the end of such … Continue reading
Posted in General
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Mobile & Embedded Community Survey
The folks at Sun’s Mobile & Embedded Community has put together a survey to help understand and improve the M&E community and related resources… >>> Take the Mobile & Embedded Community Survey The Survey is open through December 31st. It … Continue reading
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On mobile transactions, payments, operators, technology gaps, and other
Paul Ruppert writes Mobile Payments: Top 10 Issues between Banks and Mobile Operators, a good summary of where mobile payments space stands today (end of 2007). Before I start, let me clarify that when I talk about mobile payments, I … Continue reading
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The Effects of Alcohol in Programming
(The Ballmer Peak) Click to enlarge (xkcd)
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Carnival of the Mobilists #104
The above photo is of the ferris wheel in Helsinki, source: ashlyfanderson Welcome to the Carnival of the Mobilists #104! It is great to be back hosting the Carnival… This week’s Carnival is dedicated to the land of the Finns, … Continue reading
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Mowser is growing – MikeR joins
The photo above from Russ’ blog shows left to right Mike and Russ; with Russ screaming “W00t” out of his lungs… Mowser is growing; Mike Rowehl has joined Mowser as co-founder. That is great news for Russ and Mowser – … Continue reading
Back from Finland
So I’m back from Finland… and a very productive week it was. God permit, 2008 will be a defining year for eZee inc. I enjoyed Helsinki, and I had a very hard time adjusting to the time difference; actually, my … Continue reading
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