Thoughts on AI, architecture, and building systems that work in the real world.

The Roving Bug

I'm not a paranoid or conspiracy theory kind of individual, but it is good to know about these things: FBI taps cell phone mic as eavesdropping tool This could be exploited by anyone, not just the FBI… from the article: The FBI appears…

Motorola invests in Mobile Complete

  The other day I wrote about Mobile Complete and their DeviceAnywhere offering, pointing out that DeviceAnywhere seemed like a great, useful service for the mobile development community… And that just got validated; I just learned (via a trackback that Mobile Forum left…

Amazon enters Books-On-Demand Printing

Amazon is entering the books-on-demand-printing business. Interesting… I've been saying it for a while — book publishers must reinvent themselves. The world of publishing is changing fast, and the traditional ways will become irrelevant over time. The Web is full of great content,…

Signs of Bubble 2.0?

Remember, “no business model” == “burst into flames”… unless, acquired for large user-base and/or technology – but only few fall in that category, meaning the odds are high… ceo

IE7 comment page rendering issue has been fixed… thanks to Rostislav

Thanks to Anders for pointing out to me the issue I was having with how my Blojsom-based weblog comment page was being rendered under IE7. And once again, Rostislav Hristov came to the rescue and provided me with the fix… thanks Rostislav!!! For…

Java ME, GPL and Intellectual Property Considerations

Following up on Java ME GPL Clarification by Terrence Barr, Sun Java Mobile & Embedded Evangelist, I asked for a bit more clarification on Java ME vs. GPL licensing model vs. Intellectual Property related to contributed code… Question: When contributing code to phoneMe…

Is your application CUP'ed?

If your application doesn't provide CUP, or “convenience, utility and productivity”, then you must go back to the drawing board… ceo

Daniel on The Three Halves of Seamless Mobility

A great piece by Daniel at the Mobile Enterpise Weblog — see The Three Halves of Seamless Mobility… Daniel provides a good historical background, talks about the split we currently have between voice and mobile, and other walls. I would like to add…

Hot Areas in Mobility (to follow and be part of)

There are plenty of areas in mobility yet to be developed to its fullest potential. Below is a list of some of the “hot areas in mobility” to follow, or even better, to be part of and make a difference – there is…