Category Archives: Software

Stuff you can get and install or services you can use

“App” Doesn’t Have to Mean “Native”

With AppNation wrapping up earlier this week and Mobile 2.0 happening next week I’ve been thinking a lot more about industry level shifts in mobile. Normally I’m heads down in some bit of server code lately, so it is relatively … Continue reading

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Why are Monetization and Distribution Lumped Together?

Frequently the two issues get tossed into the same basket when talking about mobile applications in particular. The most obvious reason for grouping the two together is that the main driver of both for most businesses is the app store. … Continue reading

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Mobile 2.0 2010 Silicon Valley

Mobile 2.0 2010 Silicon Valley is next week. We have the event divided up into two days again this year, with the developer day on Sept 20th at Microsoft in Mountain View and the business day on Sept 21st in … Continue reading

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The Web is an App (Via Diego)

Diego is updating his blog again! Awesome! Check out his “the web is an app” post for a laydown of how generalized web development is shifting. Things were already tilting in the direction of “websites” being basically a static javascript … Continue reading

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Removing the Password from a PDF

I have a few ebooks I’ve purchased online that came as password protected PDFs. While mildly annoying while trying to read them on a desktop system, it’s patently absurd when I try to move them over to the iPad to … Continue reading

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WordPress Updated

I did the update to WordPress 3.0 and added a new theme for the blog (you’ll have to actually visit the site to see, most of you read through RSS). Most of my motivation was getting something in there that … Continue reading

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Why Mobile Developer Programs Aren’t Working

Just about every carrier/operator and handset manufacturer has some kind of developer outreach or partner program of some kind going on. Most of it has been spurred on by trying to follow in the footsteps of Apple and Google. Apple … Continue reading

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Symbian Cross-Platform WRT Tools

Symbian released a new version of their Web Runtime Tools. Not many folks seem to be paying attention cause they’re too busy watching Adobe and Apple go at it. But still, it happened. I was surprised to see releases for … Continue reading

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Starting up a Posse

The wraps are off the latest project I’ve been working on: Chomp, a social iPhone application recommendation service. I actually started consulting with them to fill in some time, but liked the app and the people so much that I … Continue reading

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Long Running Background Scripts with CodeIgniter

I’ve been working on a project using CodeIgniter recently, and have been trying to clean some stuff up so that long running background scripts use the same code as the live system. Sane, every framework has some way of wiring … Continue reading

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