My New Book
On my new book, I explain how to build up great abs… (OK, ok, I am joking, but my wife had a great hard laugh) ceo
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Russian Professor Predicts Fall of USA by 2010
Source: Datamation/Mike Elgan. There is a Wall Street Journal article about the Russian academic Igor Panarin who predicts the U.S. will fall apart in 2010… …and his theory goes like this: “There’s a 55-45% chance right now that disintegration will occur,” he says. “One could rejoice in that process,” he adds, poker-faced. “But if we’re … Read more
International Long Distance Calls Going Mobile
Not only landlines are being replaced by mobile phones, but according to the Annual TeleGeography study of the international voice market, international long-distance calling is also moving to mobile handsets: ceo
What can a business do to maximize its chances of survival?
From Re-inventing Management and Management Education (Irving Wladawsky-Berger): What can a business do to maximize its chances of survival? Foremost is to embrace a culture of innovation. If the environment is going to change, you want to be among the first to anticipate the changes and start preparing for them. A commitment to innovation may … Read more
The Public Review — Mobile Service Architecture 2; Developer Input is Needed
The Mobile Service Architecture 2 (JSR 249) is the specification that promises making Java ME-based handsets what many of us have been waiting for years: API robust and consistent. The JSR 249 is now in Public Review phase, and it needs the input from the developer community… MSA 2 Stack – Input Needed! – Click … Read more
Obama’s NASA Dilemma
Great article on Obama’s NASA Dilemma (The Technology Review). “When president-elect Barack Obama takes office in January, he will be faced with a rare situation. Within his first 100 days, he will have to decide the fate of America’s space program.” : “As president, Obama will support the development of this vital new platform to … Read more
About Artists and Painters and Ibsen Espada
Left: Ibsen Espada, Right: CofresÃ. Source Houston Press I really believe “artist” is the one of the most difficult jobs in the whole world; and only the best can survive as true artists. People don’t buy paintings all the time, and painters are affected by hard economic times too; people don’t buy art when times … Read more
On Mobile Web Development — Develop mobile widgets with Yahoo! Blueprint
I’ve written an article/tutorial on mobile web/widget development using Yahoo! Blueprint; see Develop mobile widgets with Yahoo! Blueprint (IBM developerWorks). The article shows how to develop a Weather widget using the Blueprint XML markup and infrastructure, PHP for server integration, and the consumption of Yahoo! services on the web. Developing mobile applications can be a … Read more
This week is 2008 Texas Wireless Summit ==> $200 Discount for Friends of MobileMonday
This week is the 2008 Texas Wireless Summit. OCTOBER 14-16, 2008 AUSTIN, TEXAS USA www.twsummit.com Friends of MobileMonday get $200 discount. REGISTER NOW at http://www.twsummit.com/register/ to attend and use discount code TWS08200D to get the $200 discount. Speakers include: Michael Bayle, Senior Director, Global Mobile Advertising, Yahoo! Inc Arun Bhikshesvaran, Vice President Strategy & CTO … Read more
One click to effective (mobile) interactions
I argue that for mobile interactions such as (smart/2D) barcodes and NFC to really takeoff, they must be “one click away”… OK, no surprise there. But what I really mean is that cellphones should have an explicitly designed and easy to reach “interaction” key/button to initiate the desired interactions… Perhaps a key-button to activate NFC … Read more