April 10th, 2008
Mobile development wizards Innaworks have just released alcheMo for iPhone .
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alcheMo for iPhone is designed for simultaneous Java ME and iPhone development. Initially targeted at game publishers, alcheMo for iPhone is fully automated and designed to instantly port a standard Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) mobile game to iPhone and iPod touch without the need for further manual adjustments.
Will be handy for those companies that are wanting to port their Java apps to iPhone.
Update: Article in ComputerWorld – Kiwi developer ports Java games to iPhone
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April 10th, 2008
Joel Sposky talks about business strategy and compares it a simple concept that he learned in the army – Fire and Motion.
Here is how it works. You fire at the enemy. That’s the fire part. And you move forward at the same time. That’s the motion. Get it?
You’re firing because then your enemy has to take cover. He can’t fire back at you when he’s cowering behind a wall. But firing is not enough. You also have to move forward, or you won’t make any progress.
Its all sounds all pretty standard stuff. When you start to think about the parallels in the business world that it start to really hit home.
If you look at a competitive market, the successful company is always the one setting the agenda and forcing competitors to match it.
If you’re constantly looking at matching your competitor’s features, thats equivalent to firing at the where your enemy was, not at where they are or where they are going.
Joel offers some insight on how to break this cycle.
The good news is that this isn’t terribly difficult: Instead of paying attention to what your competitors are doing, start reading your customer feedback e-mail personally.
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Rest assured that your customers are already trying to tell you that this opportunity exists, if you’ll only listen.“
And finally here’s a quote from the ice hockey legend Wayne Gretzky that sums up what business strategy should be about.
“A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.”
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April 8th, 2008
Google APP Engine: Google take on Amazons EC2
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10 emerging technologies 2008 – MIT Tech review
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Apple’s Design process – SXSW – Michael Lopp
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March 13th, 2008
9 principles of innovation
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Google contacts API has landed
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Microsoft ups the ante of “the database in the cloud” with SQL data services
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March 5th, 2008
Google gears for mobile
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7 entrepreneurs whose perservance will impress
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Why free is the future of business: Mr Long Tail on why some businesses are making more product free
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BBC now has a customisable website
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Spolsky on Innovation
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Google’s Andy Rubin demos Android
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February 29th, 2008
Blog post have been taking a back seat while I’ve busy with Summer of Code, Free The Net, FooCamp and Webstock *sigh* . We’ll be introducing via the blog a number of technologies over the next few weeks.
We’ve been busy over summer (as well as Summer of Code projects) working on updates of existing products, improving ZoomIn and finalising a couple new tools and products.
Coming soon
- Fresh maps with all latest street information
- A geo-content management tool
- New Map visualisation api.
- A demo site feature some of the client work from the last 6 months.
- And more tools….
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February 29th, 2008
Mobile Applications RIP
I agree lack of mobile standards and fragmented frameworks have killed in the space…
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Opinion on Paul Buchheits post on “The most important thing to understand about startups and product design.”
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Yahoo announces Open Search Platform
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February 22nd, 2008
Internet Advertising – The ultimate marketing machine
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February 20th, 2008
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Webstock is the perfect place to connect with the people in our industry. I love the being about to chat to people from all over. Debating the merits of internships, talking about how to get the best out of people, figuring out how we can deliver more WOW to our clients.
Highlights
- Scott Berken – As a person driven by ideas, understanding the mechanics of innovation was great.
- Damien Conway – The stand out session of the conference, he presented us with relevant with a the level of fun and humour that was unsurpassed.
- Dan Cederholm – Flashbacks to past clients saying not enough WOW. He also provide good examples of where Microformats are being used.
- Simon Willison – Explained the merits and pitfalls of OpenId.
- Michael Lopp – Hmmm, How do I find more free electrons?
- Jason Santa Maria – Providing a reality check in terms of real design.
- Peter Morville – Ambient Findability and why search is _so_ important.
- Zef and Provoke and Jimi – What a live performance!
- Mike (the Full Monty) Riversdale – bridging the gap between Enterprise 2.0 (suits) and the web world (tshirt guys)
Full credit to Tasha Hall, Mike Brown, Debbie Sidelinger, Ben Lampard, Miraz Jordan, and Siggy Magnusson. Take a bow, you guys deserve a holiday !
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February 20th, 2008
We’ve just turned on a Meraki access point and we’re connected to the Free the Net Aotearoa movement.
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So if you’re near in Upper Willis St, then there’s free WiFi to be had.
Big things are happening in Wellington, ubiquitous free WiFi is coming…
More info soon.
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