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Teaching Beginning Android

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I started teaching Beginning Android at the Austin Community College. This is a beginners-to-med level class on Android programming and is the first time me teaching this class. Here are my (twelve) students! ceo

Happy Holidays!

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Wishing you a wonderful time with your family and friends and community. Happy Holidays — Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad, Happy New Year, Prospero Año Nuevo… I wish for a strong 2012 for you and your family — one full of new opportunities, prosperity & good health. ceo

Remembering Steve Jobs

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Steve was an inspiration for me, and for many. I recall on my freshman year at college when the Mac was introduced. Wow. And then, time after time, he innovated and changed the world — movies, music, personal computers, mobile devices; thanks to his vision, and passion, and execution, he changed the world of mobile … Read more

What were you doing on Sept 11, 2001?

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As we all remember that horrific day on September 11, 2001, I look back at what I was doing at those exact moments. And I remember, crystal clear, that I was on my car, around 7 am, driving to work, to AGEA, a startup I helped start. AGEA was a startup in Austin and we … Read more

Rush Time Machine In Austin (June 12, 2011)

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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

Austin Mobile Scene | May 2011

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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

Google I/O Extended | Austin

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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

Happy end of 2010, and Happy New Years, 2011…

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This is my last post of the year, 2010… Happy New Year! Happy 2011; I wish to you and your family great health in 2011 (and beyond); nothing else is as important. Everything else will fall into place. 2011 will be a very important year w.r.t. mobility; do something about it… ceo

Aurora Borealis Over Norway

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One of the most beautiful things that I hope to see in person before die are the Flowing Auroras. The video below captures this beautiful phenomenon. Flowing Auroras Over Tromsø, Norway Aurora Borealis timelapse HD – Tromsø 2010 from Tor Even Mathisen on Vimeo. (Image Credit & Copyright: Tor Even Mathisen; Music: Per Wollen; Vocals: … Read more