Jan

31

IE does not like commas..

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in the wrong places. Specifically, IE may fail to do what you want if you pass it something like:

var bleh = [1,2,3,4,5,];

Then try to do something with bleh. In the case of passing payloads to Appcelerator widgets (such as the datatable), the widget may fail to properly render (without error, since the execute function is never even called by IE’s js interpreter).

Jan

30

Not so bad..

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Better pictures and it’s not so bad after all, but it’s still not as pretty as many other devices.  It reminds me of one of the early HP PDAs (in looks).  The interface doesn’t seem to bad either, although it’s a bit fruity for my tastes.  It does have GPS and HSPDA though, so who can complain?

Jan

30

Garmin Announces the Nuviphone

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First impressions (from the picture at engadget): ugly. I actually rather like Garmin as well (good products).  Maybe the first impression will wear off — time will tell (seeing more pictures won’t hurt either).

Jan

24

AT&T Boosts UVerse Bandwidth to 10mbps/1.5mbps

Filed Under ATT, Apple, ajax, appcelerator, broadband, comcast, engadget, fios, high speed, netflix, uverse, verizon | Leave a Comment

Engadget has reported that AT&T has boosted the bandwidth on their UVerse internet service to a maximum of 10mbps down and 1.5mbps up. That’s not too shabby. It puts pretty much all of the cable internet companies to shame, but doesn’t quite hold up to Verizon’s best FIOS offering. It’s important that service providers bring the speed and quality (that is, don’t put in unstated bandwidth caps like Comcast does) so web 2.0 platforms (like the wonderous Appcelerator) can take off. Although the frameworks themselves don’t take up the bandwidth, the dynamic content they deliver certainly does demand higher speed connections. A perfect example of this is Apple’s new movie rental service and Netflix’s movie streaming service. It’s especially important in Netflix’s case, where the possibility of high-quality, HD movies streamed directly to a set-top box could make a movie buff drool (assuming service providers don’t put in bandwidth caps).

Jan

24

Brilliant.

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Best Buy sold “Insignia” branded picture frames loaded with malware.

Jan

20

entrepreneur

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I’m starting a small company.  Initially, I’ll be selling a customized and (highly) configurable version of AMChat to 911 Call Centers.  This is just a side project, for fun and because I want the experience under my belt, so don’t worry about my day gig at Appcelerator.  Jeff and Nolan have actually been really supportive of the whole thing.  I’d really rather just sell it off but the software’s already in a great state and really to go so the time investment should be minimal.  I’m going to be selling licenses for very little money (relatively speaking) and I eventually hope to sell the technology off all together.

One call center has been running the software for about 3 months as a replacement to a chat system that came with their dispatch software — they love it.  Now I just need a company name..any suggestions?

Jan

20

iPhone 1.1.3 bluetooth woes

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Sadly, I’ve experienced an irritating lockup on my phone while using my Jabra JX10.  This is the smae JX10 that worked perfectly on firmware 1.1.2.  What gives, Apple?  A quick google showed others with similar issues.

Jan

15

iPhone 1.1.3 = dropped calls

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So it’s happened twice now (within a couple of hours) — my iPhone drops calls like they’re hot after 5-7 minutes of talk time.  It’s pretty bizarre; I hear the dreaded “beep beep” and my call’s gone.  Anyone else seeing this?  I suggest holding off on this firmware update.