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
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
Posted in Software, Technology, ThisIsMobility
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Zend Server Community Edition vs Snow Leopard
After upgrading to Snow Leopard we’ve had only one real issue so far, Zend Server Community Edition didn’t want to start up. Well, technically, parts of it. The apache instance was running, by mysql and the admin interface were dead. … Continue reading
Posted in Open Source, Software, Technology
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Not Sure I Buy the Android Fragmentation Argument
There seems to be a lot of “take it for granted” style discussion around the possibility of Android fragmentation. Without strong top down control of the platform, folks seem to think that we’re going to end up with hundreds of … Continue reading
Posted in Android, Open Source, Software, Technology, ThisIsMobility
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Instant Mobilizer up for Emerging Technology Award
The dotMobi folks are up for an emerging technology award at CTIA for Instant Mobilizer. Instant Mobilizer is the evolution of Mowser, so of course it’s got a special place in my heart. The dotMobi folks have done an awesome … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Mowser, Technology, ThisIsMobility
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Mobile Payments Proliferation
I’m seeing more and more mobile payments systems getting used in actual products. Stuff like Zong, Paymo and Mobillcash. Surprisingly enough, the places I’m hearing about systems like this being used are in social games (for example social applications using … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Technology, ThisIsMobility
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The Subjective Meaning of "Platform Maturity"
I posted yesterday about wanting to use my phone to publish my location in realtime, and I got a bunch of fantastic responses both in the comments and as emails (thanks folks!) I fooled around with some of them with … Continue reading
Posted in Android, Community, Open Source, Technology, ThisIsMobility
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Sharing Location Info
I’m planning to go on an extended motorcycle trip in May. Whenever I leave to go somewhere for more than a few hours and my friends know about it I tend to get a lot of calls. They get very … Continue reading
Posted in Android, Nokia N95, Software, Technology, ThisIsMobility
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Debian and X11 on the G1
There’s a package now for installing X11 on the G1, which builds on the Debian for G1 package. I haven’t fooled around with the stuff yet, but what am I interested in running with access to the full set of … Continue reading
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Symbian Malware – Signed
I saw some random references to something called Sexy View, malware aimed at Nokia devices. I was just going to ignore it, but then I realized it appears to be a signed application. Delicious. If nothing else that should allow … Continue reading
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Installing RC33 on a Dev G1
A friend over at Google provided me with an unlocked Android phone, which I’ve been poking around with here and there doing some development. I hadn’t really poked around with the phone itself all that much, meaning looking at hacks … Continue reading
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