Monthly Archives: February 2011

Apple eats core, business of publishers

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

To date Apple have “permitted” publishers to have apps on the iPhone and iPad that are media readers for content that is purchased outside of Apple’s platform. Spotify is a well known example. They have recently decided to levy a … Continue reading →

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A week in the life of a development team manager – in song

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

For many years I was a development team manager. I recently heard Flanders and Swann’s “The gas man cometh” and as a tribute to them and all software development teams everywhere, I composed this little ditty. ‘Twas on a Monday … Continue reading →

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Do I want users or cash flow from my new product?

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

There is an eternal debate about which is more valuable, users or cash flow. There is no right answer because it depends on your business and your business plan and what you want to do with your product but asking … Continue reading →

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HP rocks Microsoft with webOS PC play

Posted on February 15, 2011 by

I have always wondered why HP bought Palm and its WebOs. Now it makes sense to me. This is a convergence play. We have Google with Chrome/Android, Apple with Mac/Ios leaving Microsoft with the great big windows Windows and the … Continue reading →

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Android goes virtual • The Register

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

This is very interesting. Run Android on a JVM on any smartphone. I won’t bet on Java on the iPhone… Android goes virtual As of today, Myriad’s Dalvik virtual machine can run any Android application on the Maemo-based Nokia N900, … Continue reading →

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Free cloud email – Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES)

Posted on February 4, 2011 by

An interesting announcement from Amazon which offers a free cloudy email service (my bold). Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES) (beta) Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES) is a highly scalable and cost-effective bulk and transactional email-sending service for businesses … Continue reading →

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ColdFusion is a high level language; why does it capture less value?

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

I am a project manager and I have worked with both ColdFusion and Java development teams. I have often wondered why it is that ColdFusion developers get about 60% of the rate of the comparably skilled Java developer. ColdFusion is … Continue reading →

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