Schneier on Cyberwar: Myth or Reality?
A great essay by Schneier on definitions and concepts on cyberwar… See Cyberwar: Myth or Reality? ceo
On Veterans Day
As I watch today in celebration of Veterans Day a number of documentaries about WWII, I am reminded about the incredible sacrifices and unbelievable courage by those folks, from the Pacific, to Europe, to the African front… Thank you. Let it be peace. ceo
Google’s ZXing Project
I just found this little nugget at the wubbahed.com blog, which is Google’s ZXing project, a new (and still quiet) open source visual tags reader for Android for reading QR Code, DataMatrix and UPC barcodes (and probably others over time). “Google is going to trial QR codes with print advertisers. This shows that Google is … Read more
The Next Big Thing in Mobile: Local Applications, and how the iPhone will, and how the OHA and Android can change perceptions
I am going to make a bold prediction… For years, the word has been that local applications are not the best solution because people won’t take the time to download them — the process is just painful. …and today it is. If you read this blog, you know where I stand with respect to this: … Read more
Flash Lite 2.0 in the Nokia N95 (North America) is broken!!
Oops… It is hard to believe that something like this would slip through…Wow. Details, details… Never assume (that it runs until tested on the handset), or you will make an ASS of yoU and ME… See Flash Lite 2.0 in the Nokia N95 NAM is broken!! @ biskero.org. ceo
Sean Sheedy running for the JCP Micro Edition Executive Committee
Sean Sheedy, a good friend of mine, is running for the Micro Edition Executive Committee at the Java Community Process. Sean is a very passionate individual who has great ideas on representing the developer community. He has been involved in this space for a while, and understands this space, and what developers need. He is … Read more
SMS-based User Generated Channels (with TextMarks)
Some time ago I read about TextMarks at Russell Beattie’s blog. At that time Russ wrote of personalized SMS cards. While I thought it was an interesting idea, I didn’t give it a whole lot of thought. Russ posted more about TextMarks, then I saw Bill Day creating his own TextMark. Hm… So I decided … Read more
Google Android – YAP
Windows Mobile, BREW, Symbian, Web, UIQ, Java FX, S60, Palm OS, MIDP, Pocket PC, BlackBerry, SMS, Widgets, iPhone, and now Android… Gheez… Android, Yet Another Platform? Let’s try to predict… Android, a Linux-based platform for mobile handsets that supports local applications via some kind of Java VM that is not Java ME/MIDP-based, with support to … Read more
The role of PCs is diminishing
A very interesting article about the role of the PC diminishing in Japan, in favor of personal gadgets such as mobile devices. The same will happen in the U.S. and other parts of the world. In many parts of the world, cellphones already provide the needed connectivity to the Internet. Overtime all the daily (connected) … Read more
danah on Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship
Danah Boyd (apophenia) together with Nicole Ellison, have published the introduction piece of a very interesting paper on social networking — see the announcement at danah’s blog, and also see the introduction to Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship. Abstract: Social network sites (SNSs) are increasingly attracting the attention of academic and industry researchers … Read more