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

On Startups — How Not to Die

A great read by Paul Graham, How Not to Die: So I’ll tell you now: bad shit is coming. It always is in a startup. The odds of getting from launch to liquidity without some kind of disaster happening are one in a…

The Programmable Web – 2800 Mashups

The beautify of services on the web — Mashups. As of today, there are 2800 registered Mashups (The Programmable Web): Every day of the year we get new mashups get added to our directory and as of yesterday the total was an even…

On Mobile Apps, Dead or Dying? — part 2

The discussions about the death of mobile applications continues on the blogosphere. At ForumOxford, a couple of discussion threads on the same topic have appeared, with the last one discussing if Mobile Apps, Dead or Dying? If you know me, you know that…

On Mobile applications, RIP

An interesting perspective by Michael Mace on Mobile applications, RIP, and Mike Rowehl’s response/follow-up to it. Also see David Beers’ response; welcome back David! I would love to see the actual (empirical) data that feeds the two graphs “attractiveness of the platforms to…

Is Local faster, fresher, better? Many say Yes…

Is Local faster, fresher, better? It all depends on what we want to get out of the mobile handset, and the application. But it short, it is. And I’m not making this up. We have Google, who likes (prefers?) Local for mobile applications.…

Sofa by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1958

One of the things I love is 1950s art / décor and the “visions of the future” from back then… Sofa by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1958 ceo [copyright Plan59, info@plan59.com]

Mobile Patterns Wiki

A great resource on mobile design and pattern’s is Barbara Ballard’s / Little Springs Design Mobile Patterns Wiki… We just re-launched our mobile UI patterns library into a mobile design resources center including UI patterns. It’s a Wiki, and we’d like as much…

eZee, inc. relocating its headquarters to Austin, Texas

As we continue our journey in the evolution of our startup eZee inc., important strategic decisions are being made… I am very excited to announce that we have decided to consolidate headquarters in Austin, Texas. This is huge… ceo

MobileMonday Austin, March 10, 2008, Mobile Web, iPhone, Mobile Search with Special Guests James Pearce, Brian Fling and Chris Moisan

Mark your calendars… Next MobileMonday Austin session is going to be an awesome one; I’m very excited. We are having special guests from out of town, James Pearce, VP of Technology at dotMobi, and Brian Fling, Director of Strategy at BlueFlavor both great…

Technology Review: The 10 Emerging Technologies of 2008 (and Offline Web Applications)

TR writes their 10 Emerging Technologies of 2008. One of them is Offline Web Applications. Kevin Lynch (chief software architect at Adobe Systems) believes that computing applications will become more powerful when they take advantage of both the browser and the desktop. While…