Software is Hard: Episode 4,901
I don’t care what software you build or how you deploy it, the lessons and pitfalls described by Jason Fried in this post apply to you: SaaS: Change starts easy and then gets really hard Definitely worth a full read, but here’s a key nugget: In the traditional software world, new releases were bundled up [...]
Squid, the Compression Shirt Workout Tracker
One of my areas to watch for 2012 was Health+Intertubes, and on that note, here comes Squid, the compression shirt that monitors and tracks your workouts. As a side note, compression is how cool people say Spandex. Squid looks a bit bulky, but the data it collects and the technology itself are very impressive. I [...]
BYOD Is Absolutely Top-Down
I’m glad someone finally pointed this out about the BYOD movement: Who Has Apples at Work? In Many Cases, It’s the Bosses (h/t Between the Lines) From my long-past days in IT, I remember the added pressure of supporting executives, regardless of what they were carrying. When it came to support, we jumped, e.g. I once [...]
Is Siri a Disappointment?
Well, this is interesting: Is it time to say goodbye to Siri? A few months ago, when I finally upgraded my wife’s OG iPhone, I initially bought the 4, but settled on the 4S because she thought Siri sounded useful and cool. I told her my opinion, basically that voice was a neat feature that no one [...]
Trending, Unplugged Vacations
I suspect many people now take workcations, given how common tablets and smartphones are and how easy it has become to do work on the go, and similarly how hard it has become to disconnect from the internets. One trend I wholeheartedly endorse is the rise of the unplugged getaway, which is tougher (and pricier) [...]
Hello There LinkedIn, It’s Been a While
Attending an enterprisey conference means exchanging and collecting lots of business cards. I usually carry stickers, but somehow they’re not in my laptop bag anymore. Anyway, one guy I met decided to connect to me on LinkedIn, a brilliant reminder of that professional network that I’ve neglected over the last half decade. I’m really glad [...]
Where’s the Halo Exactly?
Apple’s earnings noted a halo effect, a.k.a. as the iPhone as a gateway drug. Enterprise iPhone 4S activations spike, highlight Apple’s halo effect | ZDNet Since its release in 2007, the iPhone has served as the perfect gateway drug to other Apple products in the home. Apple is now seeing this among enterprise buyers too. [...]
SunSpace Moves to WebCenter
Over on the WebCenter (@oraclewebcenter) blog, Peter (@peterreiser) has a detailed look at the migration of SunSpace to WebCenter, definitely worth a look if you’re interested in what WebCenter can do. He even includes pictures of SunSpace communities on Chris’ (@cbales) Spaces iPhone app, which I personally love both as a go-to app and as [...]
Do More with Oracle WebCenter
Last week, our own Christian Finn (@cfinn) gave a webcast called “Do More with Oracle WebCenter,” but if you missed it, don’t fret, there’s a recording. Check out the recap on the official WebCenter (@oraclewebcenter) blog: Do More with Oracle WebCenter: Expand Beyond Portals – Webcast Q
WebCenter Resources in the Wild
Aside from the official WebCenter blog (@oraclewebcenter), Peter’s blog (@peterreiser) and sometimes Matthias’ blog (@mprove), there are a bunch people out there in intertubes land writing about WebCenter. Here are a few good voices I’ve read recently, along with some that I’ve been reading for a while in no particular order: Yannick Ongena (@yannick_ongena) Andrejus Baranovskis (@andrejusb) [...]
In Defense of the Logitech Revue Remote
Here I am defending the Google TV remote again. To be clear, I’m talking about the Logitech Revue remote: Not the Sony one: First off, I have a Logitech Revue, which Google sent me after Google IO 2010. I like the idea of Google TV, and the latest bump to Honeycomb has cleaned up the [...]
The History of SunSpace
Peter (@peterreiser), one of my fellow WebCenter evangelists, shares the history of SunSpace, Sun’s internal community/Enterprise 2.0/social site, over on his blog. Sun was an early social adopter, and SunSpace was/is a very active community. I first met Peter a shortly after the Sun acquisition was announced. As social community managers, we shared tips and tricks, [...]
WebCenter Tips and Tricks, Part 3
Editor’s note: Here’s the third installment of WebCenter tips and tricks from Matthias Müller-Prove (@mprove). Check out the first two here. Tips’n’Tricks for WebCenter #3: How to display custom page titles in Spaces by Matthias Müller-Prove If people don’t know where they are in the web, they tend to get lost in cyberspace. This can be prevented [...]
A WebCenter VM, Revisited
A couple years ago, I took on a geeky project, creating a WebCenter VM. The goal was to get WebCenter running so I could kick the tires and build something. It didn’t end well, thanks to a variety of factors, but one good thing that came of the effort was a conversation with Justin (@oracletechnet) [...]
WebCenter Tips and Tricks: Parts 1 and 2
Editor’s note: New friend of the ‘Lab and former Sun guy Matthias Müller-Prove (@mprove) has posted the first two installments of his WebCenter Spaces tips and tricks. He initially posted these internally to Connect, which he uses as his internal blog, an unintentional feature we created a long time ago. Not so long ago, the [...]
The Agony of Paying for Apps
Before the New Year, I ran across two separate posts about free apps, and as with many of my posts, this coincidence got me thinking and writing. The first was by Dan Ariely (h/t Slashdot), who writes about economics and stuff, two of my favorite topics. Plus, he referenced a favorite Oatmeal comic of mine, which [...]
Hello There 2012
Traditionally, I do end of the year and prediction posts. This year, I just haven’t had the energy, and by now, I’ve read too many predictions posts (and so have you) to convince anyone that these are my own thoughts. The well is poisoned. Predictions for 2012 tend to fall into either the can’t-miss or [...]
Types of Users Don’t Matter, What They Want to Do Does
I heard someone say today that such-and-such function was for a user with no technical competence. This immediately struck me as odd, given that I thought we were talking about the persona often referred to as “the business user,” i.e. someone for whom writing code is not a job function that will be using your [...]
Emerging Market for Orphaned Tablets?
Today brought news that RIM is slashing the price of its PlayBook tablet. There’s precedent for this move. HP almost immediately slashed the price of its TouchPad after the release did not go well; they did so again in December. December also brought news that Dell was killing off its Streak line of tablets. I have to assume [...]
Speaking at Kscope 12
I’ve been accepted to speak at Kscope 12, the big ODTUG (@odtug) user group conference which is in San Antonio, June 24-28. My session is called Extend Oracle WebCenter to Infinity and Beyond, and yes, you can expect lots of Toy Story references. The session is scheduled for Monday, June 25 from 4:15 to 5:15, so [...]
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