Thoughts on systems, engineering, AI, technology and life.
It has been a while since I work on true embedded stuff, which is an area that I enjoyed experimenting with. So it is time to do something fun related to this, while relating such efforts to an area that I’m spending an increasing amount of time on these days: (mobile) physical connections and computing … Read more
I made the switch from AT&T to Internet Phone powered by Time Warner cable. This is why… There was Cingular, now called AT&T (Wireless). There was AT&T long-distance, who call themselves the old AT&T. There was SBC who call themselves the new AT&T. Yes, when you talk to AT&T folks, they called themselves like that: … Read more
Nielsen//NetRatings reports the top social network portals for September 2007: Top social networking sites in September 2007 Audience, 000 Growth Site September 2006 September 2007 YTY Myspace.com 47,189 58,581 24% Facebook 7,765 18,090 133% Classmates Online 13,291 13,313 0% Windows Live Spaces 7,782 10,275 32% AOL Hometown 9,997 7,685 -23% Reunion.com 4,712 4,845 3% … Read more
I stumbled upon a set of great short videos at the Technology Review, related to the impact of emerging technologies. The short videos are profound and a must see. See the Impact of Emerging Technologies short videos at the Technology Review. ceo
The scanned article below from eWeek is a great summary of the wireless communication debate in the U.S. and how political and carrier-controlled wireless is and has been in the U.S. It is a very heavy article, heavy in the sense of how complex this issue is, as reflected by the number of issues raised … Read more
According to a Scarborough Research report, Austin, TX (the city where I live) is the top blogging city (in the U.S.): Austin, TX, Portland, OR, San Francisco and Seattle are the top markets for people who read or contributed to blogs. “Not surprisingly, the cities that rank highly for bloggers are also prominent Internet-usage markets. … Read more
Update (Nov 1st): MySpace joins Google’s OpenSocial. More updates: Adding more reference links at the bottom of this entry Google has announced its open social API. Very interesting. This can be big and a leap forward, converging into one service all social information and activities currently spread out across many social portals and platforms. Based … Read more
The blogosphere is a very large virtual space. But in reality, where and when it matters, it is a small community of friends and family. This is why I am writing this post… Darla Mack, the Mobile Diva (who in real life is Darlene McNeil) and her family are facing a very difficult times. Her … Read more
If you are using AT&T (Cingular) I hope that your application doesn’t rely on network-time for execution. You see, AT&T’s network-time is off. Thanks to AT&T I would have been a whole hour too early (thanks Michelle) late to an event this weekend (translation: I could have slept an additional hour!). Yes, it appears that … Read more
The southern California fire has touched many lives. This terrible event has even touched the life of Debi Jones (a.k.a. Mobile Jones), a dear friend and fellow Mobilist, who I contacted today and told me the news. Hang in there Debi, let us know how we can be of help… Erin from the Austin Wireless … Read more