Since getting my very own iPhone 3G on Day 1 of its release, I was wondering if someone was ever going to complain about how fast the iPhone 3G appears to work in all those television ads. According to Apple 2.0, it looks like someone has finally taken notice.
If you've seen the commercials and own an iPhone 3G, you know what I mean. For everyone else, trust me. The commercials are laughable at how fast the screens switch back and forth or the GPS locates your position. I'm still having trouble accessing a single contact phone number in less than 15 seconds.
However, with all that said, I'm still an iPhone 3G proponent. This phone is second to none in terms of Internet browsing, technology integration, and it's SDK AppStore potential.... false advertising or not.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Monday, August 18, 2008
"The Office" in Blog Form
Where is Bob?
It's a good read for those of you who enjoy watching "The Office" or "Office Space." And of course, it has characters to which we (mostly IT folks) can all relate.
It's a good read for those of you who enjoy watching "The Office" or "Office Space." And of course, it has characters to which we (mostly IT folks) can all relate.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Multicore Chips Creates Parallel Programming Concerns
Computer processors and software development languages go hand-in-hand, pushing each other for faster, more powerful results in their respective fields. According to Fortune, it's seems as though computer hardware (i.e., multicore processing) is now in a position to surpass the capabilities (and possibly degrade the performance) of current software development languages.
However, it's not time to worry (yet). With a new revolution of multicore chips comes an amazing potential for financial gain throughout the computer industry. My guess is it won't be long (taking bets on less than 4yrs... anyone?) until computer programmers are working with a more efficient set of APIs, which take advantage of multicore processing.
However, it's not time to worry (yet). With a new revolution of multicore chips comes an amazing potential for financial gain throughout the computer industry. My guess is it won't be long (taking bets on less than 4yrs... anyone?) until computer programmers are working with a more efficient set of APIs, which take advantage of multicore processing.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Blue Screen of Death on World's Biggest Stage
I really hope this "Olympic Fail" was real.
Nothing quite speaks of world unity like watching someone being hoisted through the air, floating around a stadium, getting ready to light the symbolic Olympic torch, and gently passing the projection of a 30' x 30' blue screen of death.
Nothing quite speaks of world unity like watching someone being hoisted through the air, floating around a stadium, getting ready to light the symbolic Olympic torch, and gently passing the projection of a 30' x 30' blue screen of death.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Good Advice: Software Demo
While this TechCrunch's blog post is currently surrounded by a bit of controversy regarding (baseless) plagiarism... it nonetheless presents key points on how best to pitch your startup. A lot of these points are useful for any business proposal process where a demo is required.
Jason Calacanis' post is geared towards 10-minute startup demos, so perhaps the tip to "Demo your product in the first 60 seconds" might not be as applicable for a demo that is slotted for 1-2hrs and requires detailed background and scenario-based demos - like one's I'm usually involved with... but nonetheless, there are some very insightful points.
Jason Calacanis' post is geared towards 10-minute startup demos, so perhaps the tip to "Demo your product in the first 60 seconds" might not be as applicable for a demo that is slotted for 1-2hrs and requires detailed background and scenario-based demos - like one's I'm usually involved with... but nonetheless, there are some very insightful points.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Belief in Software
I've always had this dream of creating my own business. However, I constantly agonize over what type of business it would be: certainly in technology... leaning more towards business than social networking... and certainly in software not hardware. But I have no idea what I want to build. Tons of ideas... just no idea which one to focus on.
So while that internal struggle continues... I love reading articles where software is the silver bullet. Software innovation is (and can always be) the change maker. Two examples of those who share my belief:
Bill Gates, Microsoft, quote: ""The thing that I'll, if you look inside my brain it's filled with software, you know, the magic of software and a belief in software, and that's not going to change."
John Fortt's Fortune blog saying Dell should first focus on software, not a new MP3 player, to challenge Apple's iPod market share.
So while that internal struggle continues... I love reading articles where software is the silver bullet. Software innovation is (and can always be) the change maker. Two examples of those who share my belief:
Bill Gates, Microsoft, quote: ""The thing that I'll, if you look inside my brain it's filled with software, you know, the magic of software and a belief in software, and that's not going to change."
John Fortt's Fortune blog saying Dell should first focus on software, not a new MP3 player, to challenge Apple's iPod market share.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Demonstrating Determination
As I was reading the NY Times article regarding the third consecutive failure of a SpaceX launch, I couldn't help but be inspired by the human resolve.
There's 525 SpaceX employees that have now watched their last three missions, each seemingly taking years to coordinate, literally blow up in a matter of minutes. However, SpaceX refuses to be steered off-course and wallow in self-pity; rather, as soon as one launch fails, there onto the next launch (actually, it seems as though THREE future launches are still progressing forward).
While financial backing is one important aspect of keeping a business venture afloat - especially one such as SpaceX and privatized space travel - it's altogether different and perhaps even more difficult to maintain employee engagement in a field where public failure can sometimes mean incremental, insider success.
There's 525 SpaceX employees that have now watched their last three missions, each seemingly taking years to coordinate, literally blow up in a matter of minutes. However, SpaceX refuses to be steered off-course and wallow in self-pity; rather, as soon as one launch fails, there onto the next launch (actually, it seems as though THREE future launches are still progressing forward).
While financial backing is one important aspect of keeping a business venture afloat - especially one such as SpaceX and privatized space travel - it's altogether different and perhaps even more difficult to maintain employee engagement in a field where public failure can sometimes mean incremental, insider success.
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