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Microsoft… Tear Down These Summit Walls! 5 May 2012 | 02:23 am
Microsoft has sent out an initial round of invitations for a Windows Phone Developer Summit in San Francisco on June 20th – 21st 2012. While one aspect of the timing for this event is perceived by man...
Why CAN’T A Microsoft-Nook Partnership Work? 3 May 2012 | 03:19 am
Well, unless you’ve been under a technology-blocking rock for the last several days, you have probably heard about Microsoft’s $300 million USD investment in Barnes & Noble’s NOOK (soon-to-be spun-off...
Alas, Poor Zune Hardware. I Knew Ye Well… 5 Oct 2011 | 03:10 am
In case you haven’t heard, Microsoft has rather quietly announced the end of the line for the Zune HD personal media player (see more at CNET). It’s a sad day for me personally, and a sad day for this...
Solving a Problem When You Can’t Define The Problem Itself 4 Oct 2011 | 02:25 am
Sometimes I think we all forget that while technology helps us to solve problems, we have to first identify and clearly define the problem we are trying to solve. As consumers we often tend to purchas...
Platform Fragmentation: Yes, There IS a Good Kind 3 Oct 2011 | 04:03 am
The other day, I was involved in what seems to be a regular occurrence for me; a discussion on platform fragmentation. For the non-mobile, non-techie folks out there, this concept refers to the idea t...
Back In The Blogging Saddle… 28 Sep 2011 | 12:03 pm
After (yet again) another long hiatus, it’s time to get back to writing a bit more regularly here. While I’m not hard to find in the usual social media haunts, I’ve been absent from the blogging world...
HTML 5 and “That Familiar Sinking Feeling” 6 Mar 2011 | 06:52 am
It appears to me that HTML 5 is reaching the proverbial “critical mass” on the Internet Hype Machine. Everybody and their brother is touting HTML 5 as the solution to every ailment, and every vendor i...
A Message To Prospective Mobile Application Developer Employers 6 Mar 2011 | 05:42 am
As someone who is regularly directly recruited or asked to refer possible employees for companies looking for “mobile application developers”, I have seen a trend in expectations that I think requires...
NFL Conference Championships 2011–My Picks 23 Jan 2011 | 08:56 am
Well, it’s a good thing I didn’t really bet on anything this NFL playoff season – I’d be crying all the way to the bank. To summarize thus far - Versus the spread – 2 wins, 6 losses Straight-up winn...
Platform Fragmentation Doesn’t Just Hurt End Users, You Know… 23 Jan 2011 | 08:11 am
I was just noticing all the tweets and Facebook posts the last few days around Android devices and “haves and have-nots” with regards to operating system updates. Of course, a lot of the focus on peop...
