Sep
25
Blackberry Storm
September 25, 2008 | 2 Comments
Obviously, the big headline Tuesday was the official unveiling of the T-Mobile G1, but turns out my own wireless carrier, Verizon Wireless, has a little something up their sleeve. Here are some details about the smartphone.
First, the BlackBerry Storm will feature a 3.25-inch, 480×360 touch screen, which is better than the BlackBerry Bold’s and it [...]
Sep
24
Handset Innovation Review 2008
September 24, 2008 | 1 Comment
iPhones have started a revolution.
As of yesterday, we have the feisty upstart, the G1
For those who are interested in what mobile computing will look like in the future, or to help create it yourself;
The Telecom Council of Silicon Valley presents the Handset Innovation
Review, sponsored by Kotra.
Thu, Oct 9, 8:30am-5:00pm, Santa Clara
As the delivery vehicle, handsets [...]
Sep
20
Great New iPhone Application
September 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Last night I downloaded Avatron’s Air Sharing application. Although the software will eventually sell for $7, they’re offering it for free for the next couple of weeks. Air Sharing allows you to mount your iPhone or iPod as a wireless drive on any Mac, Windows or Linux computer. It made me giggle and smile when [...]
Sep
18
5 Days Until Android Premiere
September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The much-hyped (ripe for disappointment) Android operating system from Google is set to release on a new T-Mobile phone developed by HTC on September 23rd. The overwhelming popularity of the iPhone and the 3rd party applications from their iTunes App Store has led Google to follow a similar path in allowing developers to create mobile [...]
Sep
17
Twitter Keys
September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Twitter accepts the UTF-8 codes which works out well considering we only get 140 characters. It can also make your micro-blog more interesting and artistic.
Until now, though it has been tough to remember all those codes (unless you were an Uber-geek). Now The Next Web has provided this handy Twitter Key that is in a [...]
Sep
9
Pandora on Your Desktop
September 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I have been a huge fan of Pandora for a long time and am looking forward to the upcoming Pandora Party at the San Francisco Apple store. September 18, 2008. The ones in Oakland have been alot of fun.
Additionally, I just downloaded the new desktop application from http://www.pandora.com/desktop. I am really happy with it, especially [...]
Sep
9
Computer Users’ Bill of Rights
September 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment
As a counselor, social worker, teacher and Peace Corps Volunteer, I have always been concerned about the rights and opportunities of others. Now I have focused my attentions on web, computer and products users.
For some reason, developers and designers have thought that users should adapt to the software as opposed to the software being adapted [...]
