Thoughts on systems, engineering, AI, technology and life.
May 30, 2020. This is a blog post from 2011 that I wrote in honor of the Space Shuttle and its last launch (STS-135). Here I capture some of my experiences working in the space program. In honor of today’s launch– the return of USA manned space program, after almost a decade, I salute the … Read more
Ajit Jaokar from London’s Futuretext (and the Open Gardens blog) interviewed me on the state and future of mobile web… Following Dan Appelquist’s interview, I am very pleased to present the next Mobile Web Influencer interview – Good friend and industry guru C. Enrique Ortiz. Even in this brief interview, I really like the way … Read more
Near-field Communication (NFC) is a very-short range (proximity) radio communication technology introduced a number of years ago, but it is not until now that we are going to start seeing adoption and interesting applications that uses NFC. One is mobile payments, but there is much more than that. NFC is just a type of interaction, … Read more
Tonight, Rush the band is playing in Austin, Texas. I’ve seen them a number of times already, and I cannot wait to see them again; Rush is indeed one of the best bands ever… Because it is the 30th anniversary of the Moving Pictures album, they are playing the whole album — awesome; did I … Read more
As discussions and opinions continue at Forxum Oxford on the topic of mobile leadership and Nokia and so forth, the following statement was made by Tomi Ahonen, for which I responded as follows. Why I am writing about this? Because it is important to understand some of the reasons why some are leaders or are … Read more
Here revisiting the Microsoft and Nokia relationship, are we witnessing the death of Nokia? Or it’s rebirth? Nokia is big and powerful, with lots of money, so perhaps the relationship becomes a merger, like a “Microsoft Nokia”-branded company. That would be a huge move for both companies. Something deep(er) will happen between both companies and … Read more
This month of May 2011 has been a great month with respect to the Austin mobile scene. Below is a summary of just the events that I help organize or contribute to somehow: Mobile Monday Austin, Android Dev Austin, Google IO Extended Austin, IEEE Austin Chapter. And there are other mobile-related events as well that … Read more
Austin Google I/O Extended is on May 10th and 11th at the Google’s offices. Google will be live-streaming this year’s I/O conference to sites around the world. If you live in or near Austin and want to attend the live-streaming event, sign up to attend; seating is limited. Register at the Austin Google Technology User … Read more
Our next Android Dev Austin event is on May 4, 2011 at Ringtail Design. Please RSVP as seating is limited; visit http://androiddevaus-may42011.eventbrite.com We are having local Android developers present their cool apps, plus time for open discussion… Time: 6-8pm, but please arrive by 5:30pm. Please RSVP as seating is limited; visit http://androiddevaus-may42011.eventbrite.com Cost: free! Food, … Read more
Our next event is on Monday, April 04, 2011 at Buffalo Billiards… Please Register at: http://momoaustin-040411.eventbrite.com/ Please arrive by 5:30 PM as we will begin 6:00pm – 8:00 PM. This is the first of a five-city tour sponsored by Cisco and MobileMonday Americas. The Enterprise App Demo Night events begin in Austin, TX on April … Read more