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After a hectic month or so, I’m finally getting around to reading.
I’ve been meaning to share this thoughtful piece from Scott Porad, CTO of Cheezburger (squee!), that does an excellent job encapsulating some reasons why software is so difficult.
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My US tour continues next week with a stop in the Bay Area to attend a design jam hosted by our Applications User Experience team.
The topic is gamification.
Insert cringe here. While I loathe the term, the results that game mechanics can produce when …

The AppsLab US tour will be making another stop in Seattle this week, as I’m heading to the ICMI-ACCE conference to work the exhibit hall floor.
For the uninitiated, like me, ICMI stands for International Customer Management Institute, and ACCE, thei…

Now that WebCenter Sites 11gR1 is released and available on OTN, you might be to the now-what step.
Those familiar with Sites (and FatWire) are probably familiar with the Jump Start Kit (JSK) concept, which is a preconfigured installation of the Conten…

Last week, I was complaining about how boring smartphones have become.
Check out OmniTouch, which allows pretty much any surface to become a multitouch input, including body parts, walls and notepads.

There’s a longer video over on TechCrunch.
Now t…

Google Wallet launched yesterday, and since I have a Nexus S on Sprint, I should be seeing a Wallet application sometime soon, delivered via OTA.
Wallet looks slick and useful, and it appeals to the nerd in me by proving out NFC as a useful technology….

If you’ve read here long, you’ll know gamification is one of our hobbies. Like it or not, gaming is the future, and not just in consumer software.
All Games Are About Death
This post sounds morbid at first blush, but it makes some great points abou…

Rich (@rmanalan) pointed me to a post called Why Mobile Apps Will Soon Be Dead.
This is, and has been, a hot topic for quite some time, as developers move to mobile and are faced with learning new skills on new platforms and face new deployment and dis…

I’m happy to announce that AppsLab has grown by one, and we’re pleased to welcome Noel Portugal (@noelportugal) to our little family.
If you read here, you’ll recognize Noel’s name. I first met Noel back in June 2008, when he reached out to me …

So, this is weird.
The Galaxy Tabs all Google IO attendees were given last week aren’t recognized as file volumes when connected to a computer.
Galaxy Tab 10.1 Limited Edition not seen in Android File Transfer, Windows usability is spotty — Engadge…

Yesterday, I saw a post on five reasons why Chromebooks are a good idea. Then later, one on six why they’re not.
These aren’t point-counter point posts, but they do seem to take enterprise vs. consumer perspectives. Last week, during the IO keynote…

Update 3: The short answer is yes and yes, but not without your approval for each. Read on if you want the full story.
By now, you may know that each attendee of Google IO (@googleio) received a limited edition Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.
This is a great …

I haven’t been in the loop much, what with the arrival of my daughter and all, but I’m starting to catch up on what’s been happening.
Here’s a WebCenter (@oraclewebcenter) news item that you’ll like.
WebCenter Spaces PS3 VirtualBox Appliance …

Amazon launched their curated Android Appstore today, and there are several interesting bits.

For users:
1. It’s not a free-for-all like the Android Market. It was only a matter of time before someone took advantage of the openness of the Android Ma…