What if Windows Phone had launched prior to the iPhone
As pointless as it may seem to think this way I couldn’t help but swap the release dates of the iPhone and Windows Phone 7, wandering if the roles would have changed. Apple released the iPhone in June of 2007 showing the world how simple design could get things done. Fast forward to November of 2010 and look at Windows Phone 7. While the interface is nothing alike you have to admit there is a striking resemblance on how they both launched. Each company taking a risk in bringing something new and innovative into the mobile smartphone market. This brings us to the question at hand. Had Microsoft launched Windows Phone 7 back in June…
rdio VS Zune Pass- What works for me
It is no secret that music is a large part of my life. Listening to music helps me step away from the corporate hustle and bustle that I deal with on a daily basis. The music industry has changed significantly over the last decade. We have shifted from digital a model where we purchase our digital media from services like that of Amazon MP3 or Apple’s wildly successful iTunes Store to a now popular subscription based services like rdio and Zune Pass. Both have their benefits, depending on your needs either might work well in your use case. Over the last 14 days I have pushed both services to their limits looking for the golden…
44 days
As many of us are counting down the days until the next iPad is released all I can think about is something much more dear to my heart than any slice of current technology. In 44 days, possibly less, I will be blessed with my third baby boy. Being a father changes everything about a man, all for the better. At first a feeling of hopelessness overcomes you as you realize your actions directly affect how your child will grow up. Things as small as having patience when a fast food clerk gets your order wrong can make all the difference in how your child learns how to interact with others. At first it may…
Life
Broken – Inspiration
Often inspiration comes in the strangest forms. Look for it and you may never find it however when you least expect it the face of inspiration stares at you bluntly, begging for your attention. This week has been one of those times for me. I wanted to take a short moment to share my experience with you. Yesterday the sun was shining all was bright in our world. Not a chance anything could go wrong. The imaginary bell goes off, signaling nap time in the otherwise ‘busy’ household. Preparation begins to get our angels in bed. The normal routines are followed and signs of difficulty sprout from our three year old. He fights with every…
Dedication
So many times we over exert ourselves to things we really don’t care about. In some cases this cannot be avoided yet others we do it to fill time. Looking into yourself and find what it is that makes you tick. What makes you want to succeed. Find that and dedicate your efforts. Listen!
It’s just better ketchup
Amplify’d from sethgodin.typepad.com In a discussion on why Heinz has such high market share for ketchup in the Pittsburgh area, one commenter posts, “It’s just better ketchup. Their other products may be closer in quality to the competition, but for Ketchup nobody compares. When you go to a restaurant and they have a different kind, it feels you are eating at some cheap cafeteria.” This is really telling, but probably not the in the way Matt intended. Heinz doesn’t make better ketchup. Heinz makes better Heinz ketchup. There’s a huge difference. If you define ketchup the way most people do, you define it as, “the ketchup I grew up with.” Or to be more specific,…
Netflix ported WebKit to the PS3 to enable HTML5 goodies, a dynamically updatable UI
Amplify’d from www.engadget.com Netflix caused a lot of head scratching in October when it started rolling out its new, disc-free Netflix experience for the PS3. Namely, different people were getting a different UI, and there didn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason to the differentiation. Well, it turns out Netflix was flexing a bit of its HTML5 muscle, rapidly testing different experiences to see which ones worked best for users, all without having to push out app updates or back-end changes to accommodate its indecision. Apparently, Netflix’s engineers actually ported WebKit to the PS3 to make all this possible, and hopefully it’s a sign of things to come in the HTML5 iPhone, iPad, and…
Thankful, Thankfulness, Thanks
image provided by Pamela Siegler Being thankful, feeling an over abundance of gratitude, showing appreciation, the start to how each of us should feel this time of year. We spend our lives focusing on what is best for us, content with the affects this brings to others. In reality the majority of us wouldn’t be where we are without the help and support of so many throughout our lives. For some that may be your mother, father, or other sibling. Possibly your best friend or business partner. Who ever that special person in your life may be, today is the day to sit them down and say two words, thank you. I wanted to finish…
Life with Android – Day 2
Day 2 – Growing more accustomed to the Android operating system things are moving smoothly now. On day one we discussed how important email was to me, that given my love for the BlackBerry email solution, it was now time to investigate this on the Android platform. Armed with five email accounts, two Google ( Gmail ), one corporate exchange, and two IMAP business accounts, let us see if Android could be a viable replacement for my loved BlackBerry. Underneath first with Google’s own Gmail service, we look into the setup and experience. Setup, or lack thereof is one of the easiest I have experienced. This being due to the fact that upon entering your…
Life with Android – Day 1
Android has grown over the years proving to be a very popular smartphones solution. We now have several choices when it comes to smartphones. Depending on the requirements there is no clear cut wrong or right answer, it is a matter of choosing what works best for your use case. Some prefer simple interfaces with less customization while others don’t mind sacrificing user experience to gain more customization. In the end forget the hype, forget the specs, find what works for you and stick with it. When it comes to email and productivity I choose BlackBerry. Having a BlackBerry attached to my side gives me a feeling of being comfortably in touch, having faith I…
Trying out life with Android
As many of you know I typically use a BlackBerry device to manage the business side of my life. From email, contacts, calendar, and task management I have relied on BlackBerry for the simple reason that it works well and is trouble free. I will be the first to admit that there is a gap that BlackBerry cannot fill. When it comes to media, being consumption or production, BlackBerry is usually my last choice. For this very reason I carry a second phone, usually the iPhone 4 or Nokia N8, both which fill this gap nicely. Recently I have had the oportunity to use the T-Mobile G2, which if you aren’t aware, is an Android…
Arrogance is a bug in signal processing
Amplify’d from sethgodin.typepad.com We care a lot about finding people who are brilliant, who get things done, who make a difference. We care a lot about finding a playwright with talent, a surgeon who can cure us, a programmer who can get the thing to work. Along the way, many of the linchpins who are able to do work like this develop affectations, quirks and even obnoxious qualities. They might demand an over-equipped dressing room or a private jet or merely be a jerk in meetings (or show up late, which is almost as bad). We often put up with this, because, after all, they’re superstars, right? Somewhere along the way, we confused the signals…
BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Launching February?
I thought the urge to get a BlackBerry PlayBook would pass but it seems I’m just getting more and more excited. Now realizing it may be released as soon as February things have escalated. What about you, are you still interested in the BlackBerry PlayBook? Amplify’d from www.intomobile.com For those looking to nail down a launch date for RIM’s tablet, Trinidad & Tabago’s TSTT’s Jay Alvi has said they plan on launching the BlackBerry PlayBook this February. That falls in line with RIM’s established early 2011 launch window, and also conveniently lands on the month of Mobile World Congress, where co-CEO Mike Lazaridis will be issuing a keynote. The BlackBerry PlayBook was announced at the…
