Sun to Open-Source Java ME

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Wow… Very interesting… First Motorola, with their open source projects. Now Sun is open-sourcing Java ME. This is pretty big. This will have a huge impact on how Java ME is defined (today via JCP expert groups), and developed, distributed, and licensed. A governance body needs to be formed, who would be responsible for its … Read more

Tips from the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team – Defending Cell Phones and PDAs Against Attack

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As cell phones and PDAs become more technologically advanced,attackers are finding new ways to target victims. By using text messaging or email, an attacker could lure you to a malicious site or convince you to install malicious code on your portable device. The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has published a set of … Read more

Blogging Conjecture #1

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Blogging is not easy… blogging good content that is. When writing good content, something has to give: Blogging Conjecture #1: The amount of (good, daily) content found in a weblog is proportional to the amount of work the blog author really accomplishes at his/her real day-job; unless the author's real day-job is blogging, or he/she … Read more

The Ghost (J2ME) JSR

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There is a JSR that for the longest time has been bothering me. And this JSR is JSR 68: The J2ME Platform Specification. Isn't this JSR supposed to be the specification that defines what the J2ME platform is, is not, and consists of? This JSR has been referred to by many as being such. JSR … Read more

The Return of the Platform

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In the late 1990/early 2000, before the bubble burst, platforms were a big thing – for many startups, platforms or infrastructure software was at the core of their business models. A couple of years later, when things got sour, it was not about platforms, but about “specific solutions” – you didn't speak much about your … Read more

On the death and evolution of the PDA

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Carlo wrote a piece for Techdirt titled When The PDA Evolved, Its Manufacturers Didn't. Carlo's point is that the PDA market is evolving, and he is right. Some of the comments left by readers include two people who disagree with Carlo. One reader commented that PDAs that also are phones are a nightmare, and are … Read more

Away…

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My blog will be quiet for a while… I'll be enjoying some time off in the beach w/ the family… Have a good one. Later! ceo