It’s been forever since I’ve written but think this will be interesting topic. The current PhoneGap notifications is fine but sometimes you need a little more. Please let me know if you’re interested in this topic.
CNBC reported on the impact a hacked AP Twitter account had on Wall Street today. It reminds me of the commercial where the girl says “if it’s on the internet it must be true” but when a trusted source is hacked how do we know the information is false?
Seems like it’s time for social media sites like Twitter to up their security for information sources such as the Associated Press.
Read more at http://www.cnbc.com/id/100646197
“Truth: I love being a software developer because I love creating experiences users get excited about. It’s like writing really great music.”
“Designing a weather app is also the Zen Garden of the development world.”
“Designing a weather app is the “I worked at McDonald’s” of the development world.”
Now that Google has forked the Webkit project with Blink, their effort to speed up core feature development, some features are going to disappear from the Webkit engine. Waiting to see what the real fallout will be. Read more at http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57578364-93/blink-webkit-split-endangers-some-browser-features/
Audi and T-Mobile are finally taking a logical approach for providing in car data.
I don’t know who came up with this first but it’s still funny and painfully accurate.
Gadget ownership in the U.S., over time
I don’t agree with all of the points in “8 things Microsoft is doing wrong” but points 2 & 4 speak to me:
2. The muddle of Windows RT
4. The confusion over touch-screen vs. non-touch-screen Windows 8 laptops
I think most users are not clear what the difference between Windows 8 and Windows RT or any of the other Windows Slate/Surface/Touch/Etc. are. What they do know is that Windows RT looks like Windows 8 but it won’t work like it.
The other big issue the user interface for Windows 8/RT invites your to use touch at times, keyboard and mouse at others and the computers are a mixed bag for both. People are not exactly sure how to use either Windows or the hardware it’s on - not good.
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