Google releases Patent Search

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Google has released the beta version of Google Patent Search, with full text search of the U.S. patents. Note this first version is for granted or issued patents, and not patents in progress. This is going to be a very useful tool. Patent searches are a pain in the neck, and this tool is about … Read more

DANGER Will Robinson!

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Microsoft has unveiled the Microsoft Robotics Studio, a development kit that includes visual drag & drop programming, simulation support, and set of APIs. Apparently the Lego Mindstorms NXT can be programmed with the Microsoft's Robotic Studio software… and we know what's going to happen, right? ceo

Granting patents on obvious and widely used techniques – Surfkitchen

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Any mobile technologist has the responsibility of understanding the related intellectual property landscape. This is done to understand how existing intellectual property affects you and your company, in other words, that you are not violating other's intellectual property, and/or to understand what intellectual properly makes sense to license. Another reason is prior-art searches to ensure … Read more

A Response to "Assembly Java is Absurd"

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I read John's piece Assembly Java is Absurd that was written in response to the original Assembly Java piece… I don't care about religious wars, but allow me to provide some clarification here. John says that he is “knee-deep in my studies of object oriented design patterns, refactoring, Java EE, and Java ME”, which is … Read more

STS-116, so far so good

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I have been so busy, that I totally missed the fact that the Shuttle STS-116 crew had launched last Saturday onboard Orbiter Discovery (OV-103); the first night launch in 4 years. Night launches are one of the most spectacular things to watch, and see how literally night becomes day for a couple of minutes while … Read more

Understanding Mobile 2.0

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An excellent piece written by Rudy De Waele of m-trends.org titled Understanding Mobile 2.0. If you follow the Mobile Web and its evolution, this is a must read… ceo

Akismet, for better or worst

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Remember the days before SPAM? Well you can't because SPAM is not only still here, but is worst every day, and not only affects email but also is having a huge negative effect on weblogs. Automattic Kismet or Akismet, has become the SPAM tool of choice for the blogosphere. The tool is very effective to … Read more

Traveling…

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I've been traveling for the last (and next) couple of days, and pretty busy, thus blogging will be light or close to zero… ceo