Author Archives: Andrew

Stab in the eye

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Andrew

Gruber: The iPad display is so good that it shows, like no device before it, just how crummy most images on the web are. For those that didn’t know already, let this serve as fair warning: mobile network operators that … Continue reading →

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-10

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Andrew

Hopefully picking up a Brompton bike from the SW Trains hire scheme. (@ SWT Lost Property Office) http://t.co/yJVEbIn1 # CyanogenMod Galaxy S2 with a Mac: On installing cyanogenmod on the Samsung Galaxy S2 with a Ma… http://t.co/pSfqinMQ # Cunningly gave … Continue reading →

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CyanogenMod Galaxy S2 with a Mac

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Andrew

On installing cyanogenmod on the Samsung Galaxy S2 with a Mac. The stock OEM+Telco Android experience is pretty awful, with loads of crapware. The best solution to running Android on a mobile device is to flash it with CyanogenMod. If … Continue reading →

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-03

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Andrew

@tefdigital @OpenWebDevice some fixes needed on http://t.co/5HSEa6dv – worst offenders highlighted in the attached pic. http://t.co/iFCUVgxM # @andreascon tale of missed opportunities though. Mozilla could have started with more network operators/ manufacturers years ago thru LiMo. # @tefdigital @openwebdevice oh, … Continue reading →

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Samsung Wave 3

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Andrew

Back in November, Samsung held a Bada Developer Day to herald the launch of Bada 2.0. This followed on from the 2010 Samsung Bada developer day they held. During the event, Samsung provided Wave 3 devices to developers. The Samsung … Continue reading →

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-25

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Andrew

Is "SaaS" & "Cloud" the way the govt is going to wiggle out of using open source this year? Throw lots of buzzwords out & hope no-one looks? # @MaKleSoft @twtomcat having seen #SecuStore for Chrome I now understand why … Continue reading →

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Government CloudStore

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Andrew

The Government launched their G-Cloud CloudStore for Cloud procurement of Cloud services on Sunday. The outlook is … cloudy. I applaud the increase in transparency that could be derived from listing vendors in a single searchable public online catalogue. But … Continue reading →

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-18

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Andrew

@SeekTom are you using rvm? makes installing ruby much easier … # @virginmedia you'd have to ask your call centre that. Called 150 and they said "oh, sorry, can it be Monday now?". Very polite, but useless. # @kwik_fit I … Continue reading →

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-11

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Andrew

Wise words from @stskeeps #fosdem talk. Work together on commodity layer. Why do mobile companies find this so hard? http://t.co/FySWTU51 # Agreed with @stskeeps but thought mention of Mer project undermined the message a little. See also: http://t.co/f3V85EvU #fosdem # @malminhas … Continue reading →

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Ripple

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Andrew

Here’s my experience using the Ripple emulator for BlackBerry WebWorks. There’s a bunch of awesome BlackBerry developers at the hackathon, but I’m determined to work this out without them walking me through it. After all, developers don’t normally have the … Continue reading →

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