Monthly Archives: August 2008

Oracle iPhone Resources

Aug 6 2008
Written by Jake. Also tagged under general. Comments.

The SEO of blogs is so good.
The post I did a year ago about the wiki I started inside the firewall to collect iPhone tips and tricks still comes up in the top few results for the keywords “oracle iphone“.
That post is in the top five all time for us, based on traffic metrics.
It also [...]

Measuring the Cost of a Computer

Aug 6 2008
Written by Jake. Also tagged under general. Comments.

I was all ready to crank out a heavy work post when this item in my Reader caught my eye.
Should You Pay Twice as Much for a Mac?
I love this type of title because it captures attention by being potentially controversial, and of course, it references Apple. Good tech news writing always drives traffic through [...]

Another Call for OpenSocial App Thoughts

Aug 5 2008
Written by Jake. Also tagged under general. Comments.

Last week, I asked you what OpenSocial apps you’d like to see in the Connect (and eventually Mix) app directory.
Which seeded apps? Any apps you’d like to build or see built? And generally, are you stoked about OpenSocial apps?
Not much in the comments, but somehow, I think there’s interest out there.
OpenSocial is a big deal [...]

More Connect UI Mockups, Do You Care?

Aug 4 2008
Written by Jake. Also tagged under general. Comments.

If you’ve been away, welcome back, and by the way, I’ve been blogging our design process for the changes we need to make to support OpenSocial in Connect.
Today, Rich posted a few new mockups today of his vision for our Connect (and ultimately, Mix) OpenSocial UI.
The first mockup shows Rich’s vision for the OpenSocial app [...]

Good and Bad iPhone News

Aug 4 2008
Written by Jake. Also tagged under general. Comments.

A few items from last week caught my iPhone-centric eye. I figured you were all jonesing for iPhone stuff, so here they come.
Push Notification
I think by now, everyone with an iPhone running 2.0 firmware and a few apps understands why apps should run in the background. Seriously, how useful is AIM if you have to [...]

Session Didn’t Make the Cut? No Worries

Aug 1 2008
Written by Jake. Also tagged under general. Comments.

Seems that the dust from suggest a session has settled and the winners are frantically preparing their sessions.

Maybe your session didn’t make the cut, but don’t be sad or disheartened.
There is another way to present your session topic at OpenWorld.
Sign up for the Unconference.
Justin announced today that signups for this year’s Unconference have officially opened. [...]

Friday Lulz

Aug 1 2008
Written by Jake. Also tagged under general. Comments.

I read xkcd and actually get about 75% of the jokes, I think. Anyway, this one popped up in Reader this morning, and it made me laugh, especially in light of our recent discussions about O/S, a.k.a. the “which O/S would win in a fight” thread.

Enjoy, and read xkcd if you don’t already, and don’t [...]