Perhaps one of the most compelling announcements at the CES event last week was the Samsung Galaxy Note phone. Their pitch was that this larger form factor phone removes the need to carry a tablet (e.g. iPad) and a phone. The picture to the right highlights some of the key features. The most prominent is [...]
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Samsung Galaxy Note: Cool Phone!
Posted in Buzzing Topics, Mobile Development, Technology Topics, tagged CES, galaxy, Jan_2012, review, samsung, smartphone on January 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Fitbit – A Cool New Wellness Gadget
Posted in Buzzing Topics, Technology Topics, tagged 2012, CES, fitness, gadgets, Health, technology, wellness on January 10, 2012 | 2 Comments »
There are a million and one gadgets to help with various aspects of your healthcare, not to mention a variety of ways to track that information online. I’ve tried a few, both personally, and as a part of my job, and none of them has really stuck. Last September, I was at a business dinner [...]
iPhone 4s – An Early Report
Posted in Buzzing Topics, Mobile Development, Technology Topics, tagged Apple, iPhone, Siri on October 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I admit it, I was excited last Friday to arrive home and find my shiny new iPhone 4s waiting for me. Ever since the announcement several days ago, I was very interesting in seeing what the new features could do for me. I was also interested in how the new iCloud service would play into [...]
Prediction: Amazon Tablet Will Be Relevant
Posted in Buzzing Topics, Mobile Development, Technology Topics, tagged amazon, android, speculation, tablet on August 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Earlier this week, Amazon claimed and registered the new domain names KindleScribe(s).com. This brings speculations of a new tablet in the ever so competitive marketplace. After witnessing how HP’s TouchPad tablet flew off the shelves at a $99 price point, this may have changed the tablet market for the future. During a time of an [...]
iPad 2: Early Report
Posted in Buzzing Topics, Mobile Development, Technology Topics, tagged Apple, iPad, review, tablet, technology, trends on March 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Thanks to my wonderful assistant, I am now a user of a new iPad 2. I have had a chance to use it for a few weeks and have a couple of observations. Impressive device, overall, with some new key features. First, it is much thinner. The specifications suggest 30 percent or so smaller, which [...]
Clear: A Great Alternative to Cable Broadband
Posted in Buzzing Topics, Technology Topics on October 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last weekend I checked into my favorite electronics store to pick up some batteries for the upcoming Lego League season. I encountered a salesperson from Clear (http://www.clear.com). Usually, I try to avoid such conversations as I often know as much or more about their products and services, since it is my job to understand software [...]
iPad: My First Week
Posted in Buzzing Topics, Technology Topics, tagged Apple, applications, iPad, new technologies on April 13, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I was one of the 50,000 who got in on the first pre-order from Apple for my iPad. I bought the 64 GB model. I was very excited when it arrived, so I immediately opened it and started playing with it. I found it very easy to setup and run, but that’s not a surprise [...]
Traceability in Agile: How Do We Do That?
Posted in Agile, Buzzing Topics, Management and Leadership Topics, tagged Agile, leadership, management, project management, regulation, Scrum, traceability on March 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The good news is that the product my team is developing is being adopted broadly within the organization. The bad news is that in the future in order for my software to be used in products subject to regulated enviroments we will not pass scrutiny. Seeing this problem out there on the horizon has inspired [...]
