Mike Rowehl

I've been working in mobile for a long time, and on internet service scalability even longer. I'm currently working on Churn Labs with some friends, hacking on a bunch of interesting mobile projects. Drop me a line if you're interested.
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Category Archives: Technology
“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
Posted in Browser, Community, Open Source, Software, Technology, ThisIsMobility
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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
Posted in AdMob, Community, iPhone, Mobile Monday, Software, Technology, ThisIsMobility
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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
Posted in Android, Browser, Community, iPhone, Software, Technology, ThisIsMobility
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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
Posted in iPhone, Open Source, Software, Technology, ThisIsMobility
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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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Web Apps in Chomp
We made what I’m hoping is going to be a major change to Chomp today, we’ve put HTML web applications side-by-side with native applications in our discovery service. With all the talk around mobile web applications recently, and then the … Continue reading
Posted in Browser, Chomp, Community, iPhone, Technology, ThisIsMobility
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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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Tyranny vs Fragmentation
Like it or not, it’s one or the other. Either someone controls the whole system and enforces a standard, like Apple with the iPhone. Or folks are allowed to do what they want, and differences in opinion end up leading … Continue reading
Posted in Android, Community, iPhone, Technology, ThisIsMobility
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Opening Up Mobile Monetization
Interesting post at Mobiletech : Mobile Web vs. Native Apps. Revisited. Obviously, working at Chomp to help prop up the discovery end of the app ecosystem and funneling ourselves some of that sweet sweet app store revenue via affiliate programs, … Continue reading
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