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

About IDEs, Extensions Plug-ins, and Developer Preferences

Integrated Development Environments (IDE) are (obviously) great tools that simplify the life of software developers. But it is very important to realize that IDEs are very personal in nature; some people like to use IntelliJ, others like NetBeans, while others prefer to use…

Mobile Monday Austin: MVNO and Social Networking, May 14, 2007

Event: MVNO and Social Networking When: Monday, May 14 , 2007 5:45 pm – 8:00pm Where: Omni Hotel – Austin Room (2nd Floor) 700 San Jacinto at 8th Street Austin, TX 78701 [map] Cost: Free, space is limited so please RSVP RSVP: Today…

Multiple choice tests: "B is the new C"

The Answer is NOT always C ceo

JavaOne and the "Debate from the Blogosphere"

I've been at JavaOne part of this week and not able to blog much… Before I get on the plane back to Austin, I wanted to write something quick about the past 2 days… It was good to be back at JavaOne. Very…

Tricastmedia TWUIK

I have been very impressed with what the folks at Tricastmedia have been doing….Those guys are enablers of a great mobile experience via their UI technologies for Java ME… They have a number of products such as a very sexy mail client, and…

I've been insulted by an analyst/marketer

Dan of the Mobile Enterprise Weblog, writes about This is what happens when we let engineers run the show… Ouch… that post is an insult to readers with engineer-like background (such like me). …“pompousness” “valuable and problematic”… …“This is what happens when we…

Massively Tiled Interfaces – Taking widgets into the extreme

When I look at the Zune interface that supposedly is getting patented, my first reaction is that it too convoluted or busy, and is taking widgets to the extreme. The whole idea about widgets is to simplify the user experience. It is not…

Patenting the 'Back' button in mobile applications (yes, this is a real patent application)

While doing some IP due diligence, I found that someone is trying to patent the back button… (in case you are wondering, I found this by coincidence, no I'm not trying to patent the back, forward or any other kind of buttons). You…

Going to JavaOne 2007

Hey all… I'll be at JavaOne on May 9-11th. Shoot me an email if you would like to chat during the conference; that would be great…. Or follow my twitter; I will “twit” when/where I am or will be available… (disclaimer — I…

The Dojo Offline Toolkit, and its relationship to Mobile Web

The Dojo offline toolkit allows for web applications to work offline. It consists of a JavaScript library (bundled within the web page) and a ~300K download with the logic to cache a web application's user-interface for offline use. How is Dojo offline related…