Over the past two posts I started to explore the concept of ubiquitous computing. I started out by defining ubiquitous computing, and then followed that up with a post that talks about how developers can contribute to the ubiquitous utopia. No conversation about ubiquitous computing would be complete without talking about privacy. Privacy is a... Continue Reading →
In my last post, Ubiquitous Computing–Breaking Down the Silos, I talk about how ubiquitous computing is starting to make its way into the world around us. You may know ubiquitous computing as pervasive computing, ambient intelligence, Internet of Things, haptic computing, or everyware. No matter what you call it, it is spreading like wild fire... Continue Reading →
During Build 2013, I attended a session on Ubiquitous Computing given by Bill Buxton. This was one of the better sessions given at Build, which is saying something since there was not a single line of code shown. I have gone back and watched that session a few times. Recently I have been thinking about... Continue Reading →
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog.Here's an excerpt:The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 18,000 times in 2013. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 7 sold-out performances for that many people to... Continue Reading →
Recently at the //Build/ Conference Microsoft showed off the development environment for Windows 8.1. In less than an year Microsoft has rev’ed Visual Studio. For Windows 8, Microsoft tried to provide project templates that got you heading in the right direction. If you did File-> New Project and you chose the Grid App template you... Continue Reading →
Microsoft Build 2013 is over, I am back from San Francisco and I am starting to get back into the swing of things. I have had time to contemplate my experience and I have had time to catch up on some of the sessions that I did not get to attend. I have also completed... Continue Reading →
As I sit here, at the airport waiting for my 2 hour delayed flight home, I finally have time to gather my thoughts on the day 2 keynote. I will withhold my overall judgment for the rest of the conference until another post. The first half of the keynote was all about Azure and web.... Continue Reading →
Today is day one of Build 2013. There is big news being announced here. The excitement is palpable. Developers around the world are gathering in San Francisco to hear about Microsoft plans for the next year. The big interest is in Windows 8.1, with the anticipation of the first public preview. Here are highlights from... Continue Reading →
Figures often beguile me, particularly when I have the arranging of them myself; in which case the remark attributed to Disraeli would often apply with justice and force: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."- Mark Twain's Own Autobiography: The Chapters from the North American Review There I was, going about... Continue Reading →
It is time for the fourth annual New England Give Camp . Give Camp is a weekend long event where technology professional donate their time to help non-profit organizations fill a technology need. This can range from sprucing up a web site, to building out a content management system, to building a donor database. Most... Continue Reading →
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