• Situated Software

    Posted on April 4, 2004

    Clay Shirky has a post titled Situated Software available online. There are some excellent general points in there, but I’m left with a nagging feeling about the piece as a whole. I think there are some aspects which he captures well, but there are other areas which I think are... [Read More]

  • 2.6 and Embedded Linux

    Posted on April 4, 2004

    Linux Journal has a two part series about the 2.6 Linux kernel and what it means for embedded systems developers. Both part 1 and part 2 are online.

  • Mogi

    Posted on April 3, 2004

    The Feature has an article about a location based game called Mogi. I’m not a gamer at all, but I am into location based services. The way this game is run is just fantastic however. It encourages communication and cooperation, and emphasized collecting over combat. The game is described as... [Read More]

  • Making Money Off Moblogging

    Posted on April 1, 2004

    The Feature has an article about carriers trying to make money off moblogging. I think the point about complex cost structures and interoperability being a major barrier is excellent. I agree that there’s a lot that carriers should be doing to ease the technical hurdles for their users. I liked... [Read More]

  • GNOME 2.6 Release

    Posted on April 1, 2004

    Yesterday the 2.6 version of the GNOME desktop was released. Most people are going to have to wait until their vendor makes it available, but those looking to live on the bleeding edge can always download it and compile on their own. ArsTechnica has an overview article on their site.... [Read More]

  • Fred Brooks Speaking in Menlo Park

    Posted on March 31, 2004

    Fred Brooks is speaking in Menlo Park on April 8th, 2004. He wrote The Mythical Man-Month, one of a very small number of universally applicable software engineering books. The fact that it remains so even decades after it was written is astounding. This is one not to miss. [Read More]

  • Updated Info About the SENT Exhibit

    Posted on March 30, 2004

    I got a message back from Xeni saying that the SENT site should go live very soon (within about a week) and that the live show is going to happen during the summer. Yay!! Seems like a lot is going on, even if it isn’t reflected on the SENT site.... [Read More]

  • Mobile Design Issues

    Posted on March 30, 2004

    The Feature has the first of what is going to be a four part series on mobile design, Listening to Users. The list of points there should be pretty familiar to anyone who has ever taken even a passing interest in design. It’s not even surprizing any more to hear... [Read More]

  • SENT Art Show

    Posted on March 30, 2004

    The SENT exhibit of phonecam art was supposed to get under way during February of 2004 I thought. At least that’s what an article in The Guardian linked from the press page at SENT said. There’s still a link up at BoingBoing, so I’m assuming the event is still planned... [Read More]

  • Prototype Based Programming

    Posted on March 30, 2004

    There’s been a decent amount of discussion about prototype based programming lately, with two new projects called Prothon and Slate getting most of the press. So all of this gets the question, what the hell is a prototype based programming language? There’s a definition in the Wikipedia which can shed... [Read More]