An article which hopefully will help the mass public infatuated with Google understand that Google really isnt that great a company. The article goes through a product by product analysis of how innovative the products are, how popular they are, and how much attention Google pays to them. It clearly shows that while Google touts innovation as…
The power that a killer application like Itunes has in creating demand for new technologies is amazing. Since they released V4.9 two days ago, there have been 1MM new people that have subscribed to Podcasts. It is a definite lesson to software makers on establishing that core base of users that you can market services…
I was just reading an article by Walt Mossberg in the WSJ about a product called Slingbox. You can find more information at: http://www.slingmedia.com/ It is a $250 gadget which acts as a "personal broadcaster." This small device, named the Slingbox, can beam any live TV show coming into your home to an Internet-connected…
I just purchased the TREO 650 and love it. I spent the last three hours playing around with it and tweaking it to make it exactly what I want. I have to say that with the exception of the size, it is great. However, in my hunt for applications and accessories, I came across…
I was talking to the Development Manager for the project I am working on today and he told me about a Japanese phrase which describes what he likes to strive for when developing software. It is called “Miroyokutaki hinshitsu”, which literally means: “things gone right”. The concept is related to the experience of using software that…