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Latest Microsoft Update – The Big Brother Patch

What the hell… so there is a new Microsoft XP patch (update)… it is about the “Genuine Windows Notification”… The EULA says “WILL HELP YOU KNOW IF YOU ARE RUNNING A PROPERLY LICENSED…” Hm… is the intention to let me know, or let…

Mobile Web FAQ

I started putting together a Mobile Web FAQ with focus on design, development and resources, including answers to questions such as what is the Mobile Web, Widgets and Mobile Widgets, future and other. This FAQ should in theory complement Ajit's Mobile AJAX FAQ.…

Mobile Widgets – Mobease acquired by Webwag

  Congratulations to my friend Thomas Landspurg and the rest of his team on the acquisition of Mobease by Webwag. Tom, their CTO, is a mobility expert, blogger, and mobile widget evangelist, visionary, and implementer; Tom is also the person behind J2MEMap, mobile…

New Article: Using the PIM API for Java ME, Part 4 – Design Considerations

[Update: Fixed hyperlink to part 4, and added links to previous parts (thanks Anders!)] Part 4 of Using the PIM API for Java ME covers some design considerations when using the PIM API. Now it's time to explore design issues that will affect…

Mobile Monday Austin @ Gregg Sporar's and Stuart Mark's Blogs

On his weblog, Gregg Sporar, one of the speakers at the March's Mobile Monday Austin, wrote about the event and posted some pictures. Stuart Marks, who also presented, also wrote about the event on his blog, and posted his slides. Thanks to Gregg…

SxSWi – There's no Such Thing as the Mobile Web (Or Is There?)

Pictured above are, from left to right, Dwipal Desai of youtube.com, Carlo Longino of Techdirt / MobHappy, Michael Sippey, VP Prod at Six Apart Ltd, Daniel Appelquist, Sr Technology Strategist at Vodafone, and Bob Morgan, VP North America at Cognima/ShoZu. The panel discussed…

Enhancing the Bluetooth User Experience with NFC

The Bluetooth 2.1 is incorporating NFC. This is a very interesting and smart approach. The core concept is the use of NFC during the “authenticate” pairing interactions, vs. the use of passcodes over Bluetooth itself… the result, a much better and faster usage…

New Article: Using the PIM API for Java ME, Part 3 – Security Considerations

Part 3 of Using the PIM API for Java ME, covers security considerations when using the PIM API. Will your application protect the user's address book, calendar and to-do list? In part 3 learn how PIM is designed to work in conjunction with…

Texas is the best place ($) for software developers

Michael Yuan has a great post on Texas as the best place for software developers… where he summarizes salary data for the top 10 cities in the U.S. After adjusting for cost of living, the first 5 spots are all Texas, with Austin…

A Day at the Park (Enchanted Rock)

It was supposed to be a fun day at the park… but holding that gigantic rock from tipping over was hard work! At the end I had to let it go… ceo