Monthly Archives: June 2011

Stop screen glare and work outside

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

I blog on what makes development easier, usually it’s software but today it is a remarkable film that you put on your laptop screen. The problem is that my new laptop has a glossy screen; that’s fine for movies but … Continue reading →

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What is cloud computing?

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

In an earlier post I reviewed the Cloud Computing World Forum show in London. In response I recieved a comment. How cloud computing is different from the Internet. More precisely, What is the difference between a “Hosted website” and “SaaS … Continue reading →

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Cloud Computing World Forum review – Microsoft strong, others weak

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

I attended the Cloud Computing World Forum at Olympia on Tuesday. It was good size show and reasonably well attended for what is an Enterprise topic. The keynote speakers were all heavyweight and gave good talks. The show was themed … Continue reading →

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unix shell or Windows Powershell?

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

Chris and I are building a complex application called Keyapt SMS. It has a mobile component, a server component and a pure JavaScript front end. The source and build control requirements for this are complex. We manage the source and … Continue reading →

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Amazing statistics on smartphone usage in Europe

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

Following hot on the heels of the Vision Mobile report on the future of smartphone development comes a post from Flurry analytics. Flurry is installed by SmartPhone developers to monitor the usage of their applications. So successful has it been … Continue reading →

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Amazon EC2, Rackspace or Google App Engine?

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

In an earlier post I blogged about my experience on Amazon EC2 (I like it) and referred the reader to an article on The Register from Damon Hart-Davis who is following a similar journey. Damon has continued his investigations and … Continue reading →

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Which mobile platform should I develop for?

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

I have been working in the enterprise Java space for many years and this domain is now rapidly becoming “legacy” (ie. the stuff that just works and makes the business all its money). The exciting sexy stuff is all MOBILE! … Continue reading →

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How to price software products – think brand

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

I recently gave a presentation to the UKCFUG entitled “How to make and sell software products”. This talk was sponsored by Fog Creek because I offer training in the UK and Europe for FogBugz and Kiln. I thought I would … Continue reading →

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