One of the best things that I've enjoyed when I've bought an
iPhone is the colossal amount of applications available on the
App Store. From there I can download as many apps as I like:
dictionaries, yellow pages, navigation software, games or
anything else.
I was surprised to know that a former colleague decided to apply
the same successful approach to business applications. I can
clearly see the need for a similar portal, since anytime I look
for a potential solution to suite my customers needs I have to
search in many places.
Part of Sun Startup Essentials and fully running on
MySQL,
GetApp.Com is the
site that you should take a look at if you are starting a project
or searching for a specific solution.
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About three weeks from now, Rickard Falkvinge (founder of the Pirate Party) will be kicking off the Vancouver Open Web Conference. He’ll be presenting a keynote on how, in just three years, a party with an odd name organized around a narrow electronic frontier platform has become the fourth largest political party in Sweden. It’s an amazing story that makes a good parable about how the world is changing and is a fitting start for a conference that we’ve (meaning mostly Jeff Griffiths, Malcolm van Delst, Mike Cantelon and Tim Whiteway) worked hard to make a careful balance of accessible, …
[Read more]“… when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women.” –Tony “Scarface” Montana
In the world of computing, first you get the users, then you get the applications, then you get the power. What do I mean by power? In a word “platform”. If the only way for users to get applications is through you, and the only way for application developers to get to users is through you, then you are a platform. If you continue to nurture and grow your platform, your company is immortal, it is a goose that will continue to lay golden eggs…as long as you continue to nurture it.
To get the users, you need to deliver immediate value. Once you achieve critical mass of users, the developers will start showing up, whether you want them or not. A good example of this was Myspace. They attracted so many users, that developers started providing extensions directly to users without Myspace’s …
[Read more]While processing my inbox I noticed a Google ad for MySQL on the iPhone. Is anyone running this? I’d love to try but I got a G1.
Yet Another Switch Page 2.0
It’s been 4 years since I switched to the Mac. A few years ago I made a page for other switchers. I’m making a new list, as a lot of my friends have finally switched themselves, or are thinking about it. Please share and add your favorite apps in the comments.
The List
Here is the software I use, in order of importance to myself.
- QuickSilver: If you don’t like using the mouse, this is your friend. It’s not just an app launcher, with the power of chaining, I can create tasks in RTM , straight to iCal, Calculator, and send quick emails with text snippets
- Terminal.App: This comes with OS X, and is still my prefered method of …
EMC buys some, but not all, of SourceLabs. Cfengine launches data center automation software. Open source and TCO. Measuring corporate contributions to open source. And more.
Official announcements
Self-repairing Data Center Automation solution
released Cfengine
Acquia Joins Red Hat Exchange Bringing Social Publishing Expertise to the Open Source Ecosystem Acquia
DotNetNuke Moves to CodePlex DotNetNuke
The BitRock Network Service Improves Product …
[Read more]MySQL 5.1 reaches GA. But is it ready for production deployments? SpringSource launches commercial version of Apache Tomcat. BusinessWeek focuses on open source business models and open source in the downturn. And more.
Official announcements
MySQL 5.1 Downloads — Generally Available (GA) release
for production use Sun Microsystems
SpringSource Launches tc Server; Continues to Redefine Application Server Market SpringSource
Open Solutions Alliance Appoints New President, Announces New Leadership Team Open Solutions Alliance
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[Read more]A compilation of today's news of interest:
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The NetBeans folks have a new Introductory Tutorial to Ajax, now updated to the forthcoming NetBeans 6.5. Srenga points that the DataMashup Service Engine from Mural is Part of GlassFish ESB and also points to Manish's Tutorial on building a Server-Side Data Mashup. From Carol a … |
One thing that still springs to mind when I think of the MySQL User Conference last week is Sun's opening keynote. While talking about Sun's market penetration with open source software, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun's CEO, slipped in a short mention of the mobile market saying something along the lines of "Sun is going to be entering the mobile market later on this year". He didn't spend more than 5 seconds talking about it, moving on to the acquisition of MySQL.
Last year, Sun already made an announcement of …
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A while back, I had talked about the issues I had with my
EVDO express card purchase and my macbook pro,
a lot of you asked me to sum up my experiences with the card, and
to comment on whether the speeds are worthy of being a primary
connection or not, so here’s my answer.
Definitely, maybe.
I know, such definitive answers make me sound like a politician
don’t they? Well.. politicians would probably skirt the question
completely..
Here are my experiences with the Sprint USB card since late June
2007.
EVDO/3G data cards and plans are the most liberating technology ever sold. Seriously.
I am no longer confined to the house. I am no longer confined to
starbucks and other places with stable wifi (Panera)
(usually).
I can work, or play anywhere …