Thoughts on systems, engineering, AI, technology and life.
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 the above article is more focused on Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) which … Read more
For my friend Sean O’Sullivan, CTO at Rococo Software, here is an old piece I wrote back in 2006, on texting and its effect on the evolution of the thumb… ceo
Barbara writes “Java ME is dead. Long live Java ME.“, about how the word out there is about mobile web, but what her customers are ordering are Java mobile applications… Why local applications? Barbara explains it well on her blog post. Indirectly, this same explanation also shows that once the browser-runtime of the “future” gets … Read more
A former contractor sues Google for $25m, claiming Google stole his idea for Google Sky. The contractor claims that he got the idea and wrote about it in an internal Google Groups email discussion group back in 2006. I am sure Google is covered there with respect to contractor agreements and Intellectual Property… …but wait … Read more
I recently read the current definition of Social Graph at Wikipedia, and how it compares to the definition of a Social Network: A social graph consists of who an individual is connected to based on the type of connections, such as work, friendship, interests, and location. It differs from a social network, which consists of … Read more
I am proud to have Michael Yuan, senior developer and mobility expert at eZee, inc., present at JavaOne 2008: Austin, TX.–(WIRE) February 7, 2008 – eZee, inc. the Interactive Mobile Marketing Platform company is proud to announce its senior Java developer, Dr. Michael Yuan will present on 2 topics at the largest gathering of Java … Read more
Rush has extended their Snakes and Arrows World Tour to 2008, and they are playing in Austin on April 23rd! Awesome!!! (it has been almost 13 years since I saw them live). …and even better, I just got tickets! Rush is a must see show, and I can’t wait… Roll the Bones! Well, you can … Read more
Cisco’s CEO John Chambers defines ‘mobility’ at Mobile World Congress 2008. Their definition is way to narrow, and it reveals their true nature (still), which is “an equipment manufacturer”: “Most people talk about mobility in terms of a device,” he told analysts and reporters Monday. “But the challenge is to think of mobility as the … Read more
I want to congratulate my friend Mark Young, and his team, who recently raised $4.5 Million Investment from Benchmark Capital on their 1st round of funding. His company, Numobiq Inc. has been pretty much stealth for a while, are going after the mobile applications and services and platform market. From their website: Numobiq has created … Read more
In the past I’ve written about DeviceAnywhere; in my blog, and I even got quoted about DeviceAnywhere on Wired Magazine. In this piece I’ll cover some information to help you determine if DeviceAnywhere is a good choice for you. DeviceAnywhere provides a service that allows for remote access to real handsets in live networks. I’ve … Read more