Thoughts on systems, engineering, AI, technology and life.
*Picture above is of Ho Chi Minh City taken by Jan Chipchase Future Perfect, Present Imperfect… Future Perfect is the name of one of my favorites blogs — that is Jan Chipchase's blog. It is unique, it is colorful, it is artistic, it has meaning… it is a window into the world…
Are you? Hey, there is nothing wrong with being one and enjoying life… REST is very simple to use, more and more services on the web are getting exposed using REST, and recently the Restlet API was introduced. For those new to REST, Representational State Transfer or REST, is the result of Roy Thomas Fielding … Read more
Google Pack — a collection of tools I already have (for the most part). The pack consist of software from Google and 3rd parties… From Google: Google Desktop, Google Earth, Picasa, the Google Toolbar(s), and others such as Google Screensaver application. 3rd party tools include Norton Antivirus, Ad-Aware (which is neat), and Acrobat 7. OK, … Read more
Asynchronous JavaScript and XML or AJAX is hot, so hot that it has become a buzzword. Will AJAX save the day for mobility applications? Will it really displace smart clients? Will it solve the problem of market fragmentation? Porting woes? Application distribution without walls? Will AJAX replace J2ME and XHTML as I recently have read? … Read more
I just learned via Erik's blog that Guy Kawasaki has started his own blog — Kewl! I've met him before and he is a great guy, and one of my favorite speakers and authors… I am a follower of his doctrine and about the importance of making meaning… Welcome to the blogosphere Guy!
A couple of months ago there was a lot of discussion on the blogosphere about programmers, software quality, bugs and liability. These discussions where started mainly due to security issues in software. You can read viewpoints on the subject at Slashdot, from Tom Espiner,Bruce Schneier, and others. Now, imagine if the Code of Hammurabi, the … Read more
OK, not a new revelation per-se, but it is good to have data to confirm things… If you look at the table above, you will see that cellphones, according to M:Metrics, are first and most a personal communication device… you can see how messaging takes the top spot on cellphone usage, obviously second to voice, … Read more
Neat, Motorola has acquired Austin-based Wireless Valley — congrats to Ted and Jim and the rest of the team! Jim Welch, Wireless Valley's CEO, was the CEO of Metrowerks — he is a very good guy with great vision and I enjoyed working with him and his team while I was at AGEA. Ted Rappaport, … Read more
The lack of Instant Messaging (IM) interoperability has been a major roadblock for the creation of true end-to-end, provider-independent desktop and mobile IM applications. IM networks and services have been closed systems, closely guarded by their “owners”. But this may change now. IM convergence, a wish of mine for many years, may finally happen… Very … Read more
I just wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ¡Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo! Joyeux Noël et une Bonne Année Buon Natale e felice anno nuovo Frohe Weihnachten und ein glückliches neues Jahr Prettige Kerstdagen en een gelukkig nieuwjaar Bon Nadal : Feliç … Read more