
original source: http://www.pop.com.br/
Apologies to QML fans but I’m going to to extend the interruption of that series by at least one more article. Blame a cynical friend’s recent conversion to the Dark Side of mobile Microsoft. Continue reading
original source: http://www.pop.com.br/
Apologies to QML fans but I’m going to to extend the interruption of that series by at least one more article. Blame a cynical friend’s recent conversion to the Dark Side of mobile Microsoft. Continue reading
Posted in Into Outreach, Inviting Change, Mentioning Maemo, Mentioning MeeGo, The Write Stuff, Views and Reviews
Tagged forumnokia, Johan Paul, LinkedIn, Lumia, Maemo, MeeGo, Microsoft, Nokia, Windows Phone
I didn’t expect to be able to say anything first-hand about the Nokia N9. I really thought my semi-facetious post a while back would be pretty much it unless I came up with some other abstract commentary to inflict on you all. And I really haven’t used this meandering blog for device reviews, unless you count one admittedly unusual attempt for the slightly-less-cool N8.
So I was genuinely surprised to receive a sleek black N9 in London last month the day before Nokia World 2011, at a special Champions Day event. And I’ve used it enough to share some juicy details.
First, however, a disclaimer:
The following review is from a drooling, starry-eyed device nut who is contemplating super-gluing an N9 to his hand. Don’t expect much objectivity.
So let’s do this. Continue reading
Mobile Linux characters have been acting out lately like they were in a bad adventure movie.
Maemo lopes slowly and reluctantly toward its fatal date with the sunset. MeeGo blinks in the same sun and finds its full commitment gone. And like a battle-tested Phoenix, Tizen emerges from the ashes of twice-burned, thrice-shy skepticism.
Such is life in the largely undeveloped desert ecosystems outside the expanding stockade walls of Appleworld, Microsoftia and the remaining fading few. Continue reading
In June of this year I was pleasantly surprised when Intel’s Dawn Foster asked me to join a community panel for AppUp Elements 2011. I’ve been admittedly making only rare appearances in the AppUp community so far but the focus here was on Intel-sponsored communities in general, so if nothing else my MeeGo journey was relevant.
Closer to the event itself, Kira Boyko let me know that a separate talk I had proposed was accepted. More on that… later. Continue reading
Some of us like to think that systems and data and processes are the bones, brains and blood of any venture. And for the most part that’s true. But what body can thrive without a heart?
This isn’t just rhetorical. The question came up for me a few days ago when I received the devastating news that a very good friend had passed away. Continue reading
Posted in Great Governance, Mentioning Maemo, Mentioning MeeGo, The Write Stuff
Tagged community, forumnokia, Gary Birkett, lcuk, LinkedIn, liqbase, liqflow, Maemo, MeeGo, Nokia