Cool insight into how Facebook approaches mobile app development
Very interesting discussion of how Facebook develops apps for the proliferating mobile platforms. A smart approach. How Facebook Mobile Was Designed to Write Once, Run Everywhere.
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Piling on poor ol’ Oracle
As I mentioned earlier today, Marc Andreessen made some negative remarks about Oracle’s risk from the growth of Cloud and open stack adoption. Now Barb Darrow over on Giga Om is piling on with a reminder of Ellison’s (2 year Continue reading
iPad keeps it real – this time with Legos
First it was Disney with it’s Cars-themed iPad game called Appmates and now TUAW has reported Lego has come out with “Life of George”. The iPad gives you a design to build. Once down you take a photo with the Continue reading
Advice for those going from Large Companies to Startups
Nice write-up discussing the different success factors needed when working at a startup versus working in a large corporation. I think the points are spot-on. One key difference Eran omitted, in my opinion, is the pace of movement. Tips for Continue reading
Storm Clouds for Oracle?
Speaking at a Cloud conference Marc Andreessen takes a shot at Oracle essentially saying ramping adoption of Cloud tech will erode Oracle’s software business. Keep in mind Marc is on Hewlett-Packard’s board of directors. I certainly agree advances in open Continue reading
Amazon’s anxiously awaited tablet is here
The price and specs mentioned on Amazon Kindle Fire – Full Color Kindle with 7″ Multi-Touch Display, Wi-Fi are indeed impressive. The price came in a bit lower than I expected. A real verdict will have to wait for detailed hands-on Continue reading
The iPad gets physical – and gets Disney
TUAW is reporting that Disney will soon launch a set of physical toys that interact directly with iPads. Apparently this will be something of a scroller game where the landscape will scroll by and the child (in all of Continue reading
Arduino comes of age and slings new hardware
At the New York Make Faire this month the Arduino team, led by Massimo Banzi, made some exciting announcements. The first was the release candidate for the IDE/sketch system. Yes it has finally reached Arduino 1.0rc stage and you can Continue reading
Amazing shot of Saturn…
Soooo cool! NASA’s Cassini orbiter snaps unbelievable picture of Saturn
Recommended Retirement Planning Reading
I highly recommend reading this blog post by Roger Nusbaum if you have given or are giving thoughts to your retirement plan. Before the baby boomers neared retirement the US was in a fairly high growth state. Rising home and Continue reading