links for 2011-04-20: Who should(n't) by an iPad 2; Oracle gives up on OpenOffice

• Apple iPad 2: Who should buy and who should pass - Blind fans of Apple products will still just go buy one, but this article is a good dose of reality on why you should or shouldn't get one.
• Oracle gives up on OpenOffice - At least the LibreOffice crew didn't think Oracle got open-source and forked, and Oracle was unable to stop it.  Does Oracle not "get" open-source?

links for 2010-12-26: Chrome OS Review; Microsoft wins USDA; Dumping an iPad for a Galaxy Tab

• A Very Chrome-y Christmas - Interesting review, an indication of what we may be using in the future.
• Microsoft Wins Largest Federal Contract for Cloud - But was Google allowed to compete?
  
• Infor offering 15% referral fee for anonymous referrals - Is this move astute or naive?
• 10 reasons to dump an iPad - A bunch of good reasons.

links for 2010-09-21: Amazon Hiding in Plain Sight; PostgreSQL 9.0 released; iPad good for two things; Oracle and HP make up; Unbreakable Enterprise Linux kernel performance doubts

• Hiding in Plain Sight: The Rise of Amazon Web Services - It really is surprising AWS doesn't get credit or press for much of what they are doing.  When they announce something they have it working and available, often with a free/beta tier.  When most other vendors announce something, it isn't available yet and when it is, you have to pay for it, get a machine, install it, etc.
  
• EnterpriseDB Announces Support for PostgreSQL 9.0 - 9.0 has some great new replication features that make it even more of a natural cheaper alternative to Oracle.
• The iPad is good for only two things - Admittedly, the first thing is pretty big and broad.
• Oracle and HP settle spat - Having the issue prolonged would not have been good for HP.
• Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Which Is The Best Open Source DB Of Them All? - Will PostgreSQL fill the perceived void created by Oracle's ownership of MySQL?
  
• Oracle announces Unbreakable Enterprise Linux kernel - This story seems to doubt the performance claims.
  

links for 2010-09-13: iPhone Flash tool back on; YouTube goes live; Android Leaderboard

• Adobe resumes work on iPhone Flash tool after apple reveral - Predictable after Apple's policy change.  Adobe can't afford to ignore the iOS platform if they can technically address the market.
• YouTube live: Public access meets old school ESPN, but potential abounds - Being able to watch more second tier sports that the major networks choose to ignore would be welcomed by me.
  
• Android Leaderboard - I may be on the market for a new phone soon so I'll be watching this.

links for 2010-07-19: HP closing campus; iPad didn't meet expectations

• HP to close Cupertino campus - Consolidating in Palo Alto.
• Why I’m Craigslisting My iPads - Seems to have had wildly unrealistic expectations.  Wanted full blow Excel?  Flash?
  

links for 2010-06-13: AT&T flaw exposes iPad owners e-mail addresses; iPhone vs Android vs webOS?; Multitenancy risks; AT&T's new data plans

• Apple's Worst Security Breach: 114,000 iPad Owners Exposed - It is shocking that a RESTful Web service for retrieving e-mail addresses would be completely unsecured.
  
• iPhone vs. Android vs. webOS: A Counterpoint - What HP does with webOS is going to be interesting and is the wildcard in the mobile OS battle.
  
• WordPress and the Dark Side of Multitenancy - Yes, with multi-tenancy the failure of one machine/datacenter can mean multiple sites go out, but that risk is still outweighed by the benefits in many scenarios.
  
• The bottom line: iPhone 4 vs. Android’s best (does Nokia, Microsoft, RIM have a chance in getting into the game?) - Another comparison, this one liking the iPhone 4 on everything other than voice quality, carrier, tethering, and synch, or everything other than being a phone! :)
  
• The Problem with AT&T’s New Data Plans - I'm glad I'm still grandfathered in on the unlimited, but did change my wife's to a new plan to save a little money.
  

links for 2010-05-12: Apple update for iPad WiFi woes; Flash not a CPU hog?; Microsoft responds regarding HTML5/H.264; Rich Green CTO at Nokia; Oracle Office; Adaptive PaaS

• Apple Plans Software Update For iPad WiFi Woes - Adjust your screen brightness to solve WiFi issues?
  
• Top Flash Misperceptions : Flash is a CPU Hog - Hopefully the performance issues on Mac are addresed with the API access, but a related issue (to me at least) is that Flash is now used in places it isn't needed so its performance compared to HTML5 is accurate at times.
  
• Microsoft responds to questions about stance on HTML5/H.264 - Not that this will end the debate, but interesting to see Microsoft respond as I don't expect Steve Jobs to issue a followup to his remarks.  Read Ed Bott's analysis.
• Rich Green Nokia's new CTO - I was wondering where he might end up.
• Oracle Office on sale - A lot cheaper than Microsoft Office for sure, but now a perpetual license not a subscription like it was under Sun.
• Adaptive PaaS - Interesting thought on what PaaS needs to do to gain momentum.

links for 2010-05-03: Apple/Adobe debate brings in Microsoft; More on HP/Palm; iPhone envy erased by Droid Incredible; iPad reaches 1M sold

• IE9 HTML5 Video Will Be H264 Only - Microsoft supporting H264 (they are part of MPEG LA so that's natural) but don't seem to be quite as opposed to Flash as Apple.
  
• Mobile is the New Desktop: The HP/Palm Q&A - Stephen's take on the acquisition.  Also see Cote's and James' to complete the RedMonk trifecta.
  
• HP: Is it spreading itself too thin in the IT wars? - They do cover a lot of different areas now.  Too much?
  
• Top 10 ways the Droid Incredible killed my iPhone envy - The author has given up waiting for the iPhone on Verizon and it appears for good reason.
  
• Apple sells 1M iPads in 28 days - But there is still ample demand for the iPad it would seem.

links for 2010-04-13: New Google Docs; Adobe and Apple; Abandoning iPhone Development; iPad Review; Twitter news; Stats and views on taxes

• With Rewrite, Google Docs Takes Microsoft Office Head On - More collaboration is good, see more details here.  The city of LA is easing over by just not upgrading Office without justification.  Another more detailed story here.
  
• How Do Google, Microsoft Clouds Stack Up? - A nice comparison of pricing and what is required from each vendor to do office collaboration in the Cloud.
  
• Adobe at fault with Apple? - Sounds like they burned a few bridges they wish were still there now.
• I’m Abandoning iPhone Development - Sad to see an "ask permission" environment stifle creativity and innovation.
  
• Apple's iPad Not Ready For The Enterprise - Author fails to get the point that the iPad isn't intended to be a general purpose laptop replacement.  But getting documents on/off the device does seem awfully clumsy.
  
• Twitter Open-sources the Home of Its Social Graph - Good news for developers.
  
• Twitter Unveils Plans to Draw Money From Ads - The long awaited business plan.  Will users revolt against ads in their personal stream?
  
• Tensions Rise for Twitter and App Developers - Turning the dial from ubiquity to figuring out how to make money.
  
• 66% say American is overtaxed - Some interesting stats and data.
• "In Fiscal Year 2009, 50% of all federal spending went to national defense, Social Security and Medicare. When the cost of veterans affairs are included, that number grows to 53%. Five percent (5%) paid interest on the federal debt, and 42% was used for everything else in the budget."
• "Fifty-two percent (52%) of voters trust Republicans more than Democrats on the issue of taxes. Thirty-four percent (34%) trust Democrats more on the issue. Republicans also are trusted more on health care and the economy."

links for 2010-04-09: iPad review; Google Trips/Tricks/Hacks; iPhone Dev Agreement bans code gen; GrandCentral to Google Voice; ELB Sticky Sessions; iPhone OS 4.0 "me too"

• Reading is delightful on the iPad – The iPad Review – Quick Analysis - A great "read only" device, but a bit expensive since you probably already have a phone and laptop.
  
• GrandCentral founder: How to get over an App Store rejection - Wondering about the roots of Google Voice and what else Google is doing with collaborative audio/video?
  
• 10 Google hacks to make life easier - A bunch I knew and use, some I didn't.  Very informative.
• Elastic Load Balancing with Sticky Sessions - A nice alternative to having to understand and configure application server clustering.
  
• New iPhone Developer Agreement Bans the Use of Adobe’s Flash-to-iPhone Compiler - Apple continues to be very closed.  Why should it matter if code generation or cross compilers are used?
  
• Dissecting Apple's iPhone 4.0's sources of 'me-too' inspiration - "Add it up and Apple’s latest iPhone 4.0 push has a lot of me-too features involved. If you swapped Steves (Jobs for Ballmer) at this keynote, the guy from the Redmond would get crushed with these features. The Steve from Cupertino gets applause."

links for 2010-04-06: Amazing photos; GlassFish Roadmap; Germany anti Google; No Flash on iPad, no problem; BPM about to explode

• This amazing photo of Earth cost only $750 to take - Great picture.
  
• The power of nature - Some more great pictures.
• GlassFish Roadmap FAQ - Official answers to some things I observed or speculated on.
• Germany anti Google Street View? - Nice geek humor.
• No Flash on iPad? No problem – we’ll redesign the site says NPR and others - As long as they do it in a standards compliant way using HTML5 and the like, this is great.  Just don't let it be something proprietary.
  
• Analysts vs Consultants - Amusing.
• BPM about to explode - There certainly isn't less need for BPM!

links for 2010-04-02: Integration is the new Innovation; Danger of Freemium; Should you buy an iPad?

• Integration is the new innovation - It is true.  Name an application that is written from scratch.  The majority are an assembly that use a web/app server, some middleware, frameworks, libraries, etc. along with some new code to deliver an integrated solution.
  
• A case study: The danger of freemium - Letting people use your service for free does introduce a different dynamic that must be addressed.
• Should you buy an iPad? - Your answer in a tidy flowchart.

links for 2010-02-17: NY Times and iPad; Facebook Harvested

• Turf War at the New York Times: Who Will Control the iPad? -"Old" media companies need to become more progressive and quit clinging to old models.
• Facebook gets Harvested - Anyone that thought their info on Facebook was in any way private was deluding themselves, and this proves it.

links for 2010-02-01: iPad ads and Flash; Personal Cloud; Nexus One and AT&T

• Apple iPad ads show Flash - There's an oops.  How about just adding support for Flash?
• Do you need a "personal cloud"? - We are increasingly moving in this direction.  For those tech savvy enough, they can more or less do it today.
• Nexus One for AT&T on its way - Good news for those wanting to stick with AT&T instead of switching to T-Mobile.