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Ed Burnette has been hooked on computers ever since he laid eyes on a TRS-80 in the local Radio Shack. Since graduating from NC State University he has programmed everything from serial device drivers and debuggers to web servers. After a delightful break working on commercial video games, Ed...- more about Ed Burnette »
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- Google + Digg = ?
- There's a persistent rumor that crops up every few months about social news site Digg being acquired by ____ insert company here. The latest, citing "multiple sources inside and outside Google", says that Google will buy Digg for $200M. This is similar to a rumor in March that Digg was...
- Tags: Google Inc., Digg, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- iCrash: Buggy apps tarnish iPhone 2.0 appeal
- Installation problems, buggy applications, lack of trial versions, and a mediocre selection have dampened initial enthusiasm for Apple's brand new iPhone App Store. Not counting punishing server load when the store debuted last week, some users like me have encountered a series of obstacles to get apps...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, App, Engineering, Digital Music, Personal Technology, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-07-20
- Beta version of Hello, Android book is out
- Ever since Google and other members of the Open Handset Alliance announced the Android platform last November, I've been working on a book to help developers write programs for it. The book, called Hello, Android, is now available in Beta form at the Pragmatic Programmers web site. The current version...
- Tags: Version, Adobe PDF, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Apple iPhone 3G launch roundup
- "I have an iPhone... and you don't!" I decided (ok, my financial advisor, aka spouse, decided for me) to skip the iPhone 3G frenzy this morning and just sit back and watch the fun. For...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-07-11
- Larry misses the mark on Yahoo BOSS
- Larry Dignan wrote an article today called "Yahoo's desperate search times call for open source", about this week's announcement of the Yahoo BOSS platform. Unfortunately Larry has gotten it all wrong. The first problem is that Yahoo BOSS is not open source. They've...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., API, Larry, Y!BOSS, Open Source, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-07-10
- Google shares more of its secret sauce: Protocol buffers
- It's a common problem in computer science: how do you get data from one part of your program to another part? What if the two parts were written by different people, at different times, in different languages, on different machines? Search giant Google has to deal with this issue all...
- Tags: Google Inc., RPC, XML, Programming Languages, Storage, Networking, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development, Hardware, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-07-09
- iPhone-like interface for Windows Mobile
- If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then the iPhone should feel mighty flattered right about now. Windows Mobile users can whip out their phones without shame if they're using the new Winterface shell from Russian software developer VITO Technology. Winterface is the Next Generation Shell for Windows...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Winterface, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Software, Hardware, Marketing, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- Microsoft-Yahoo on again?
- Carl Icahn and Steve Ballmer announced plans today for Microsoft to acquire some or all of Yahoo if the current board was ousted in an upcoming election on August 1st. While they didn't come out and say it was a done deal, it does appear that Microsoft is still interested...
- Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Corporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, Search, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- Mystery explained: Why you have to reboot Windows so often
- You know the drill: you've been using your Windows computer for a while when things start to go wrong. Your programs slow down, or you start getting inexplicable error messages. Your cursor lags, or when you move windows around they leave droppings on the screen. It's that time again. Time...
- Tags: Memo, Microsoft Windows, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-06-28
- Eclipse 2008 release train arrives at Ganymede
- The Eclipse Foundation has announced that Ganymede is now available for download. Ganymede is a simultaneous release of 23 projects governed by the Foundation (out of about 90), including version 3.4 of the Eclipse Platform. These yearly "release trains" help developers that build products on top of the Eclipse Platform...
- Tags: Eclipse, Ganymede, Eclipse Foundation, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
- Nokia Symbian deal winners and losers
- After an expansion phase that saw the introduction of the iPhone, Android, LiMo, and JavaFX Mobile, the mobile phone platform landscape is shrinking again. Nokia today announced it plans to spend $410 million to acquire the pieces of Symbian Ltd. that it doesn't already own, and...
- Tags: Nokia Corp., Symbian Inc., Eclipse, Android, Eclipse Public License, Eclipse Foundation, Open Source, Java Development Tools, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-06-24
- There is no Google Android delay
- When Google and its partners in the Open Handset Alliance announced the Android platform last November, they predicted that phones loaded with the software would hit the market in the 2nd half of 2008. So when you read that (*gasp*) Android phones have been "delayed" until the 4th quarter of...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, Phone, Telecom & Utilities, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-06-23
- Fake Firefox 3 download links may be hazardous to your PC
- Just a heads up: Since Firefox download sites are clogged today, you may be tempted to use an alternate URL you see posted somewhere on the web in order to get the latest version. Be careful, though, because I've seen at least one of these links lead to a purported...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, PC, Web Browsers, Internet, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-06-17
- Got Firefox? 503 Service Unavailable (updated)
- Well I waited until 1pm EDT and tried to get into the Firefox world record site to download the latest version. It should come as no surprise that the site is down: http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord : 503 Service Unavailable Failed to resolve the name of server...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Internet, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-06-17
- Don't download Firefox 3 yet (updated)
- Firefox 3 download day is June 17th, so if it's June 17th in your time zone now should you download it? No! Ok, go ahead now if you can get in. In what I can only describe as a monumental screw-up,...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Web Browsers, Internet, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-06-17
- The customer is not always right
- How many times have you heard the old adage, "The customer is always right"? If you're like me you just took it as an axiom, something that was beyond questioning. I think it's time for software developers and project managers to start questioning it. Now, I'm not...
- Tags: Google Inc., Result, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Tools & Techniques, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Management, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-06-12
- Apple announces iPhone 3G, available July 11th for $199
- At the WWDC 2008 conference, Steve Jobs announced the next generation iPhone. Called the iPhone 3G, it will feature: Faster, 3G data networking. One demo took 59 seconds on the old EDGE network, 21 seconds on the iPhone 3G, compared to 17 seconds on WiFi....
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-06-09
- WWDC 2008 live
- Live updates and analysis on Steve Job's keynote address at the 2008 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference: 11:50 am: Steve leaves the stage... that's it? What, no Mac announcements other than Snow Leopard? No tablet? No new MacBook? Waaaa. 11:45 am: Available July 11th in...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Steve Job, Enigmo, 3G, Games, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-06-09
- Google I/O 2008: It's a wrap
- This is my last posting on the Google I/O developer's conference held last week in San Francisco. Even though the conference was only two days long, I took about 12,000 words of notes and nearly 200 photos so it took a while to sift through. Here are a few closing...
- Tags: Google Inc., Conference, Wireless LANs, Wireless, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-06-06
- 50 questions asked and answered on Android
- At the very end of the Google I/O 2008 conference last week the Android development team hosted a great fireside chat on the new mobile platform. The session was free-form, completely driven by questions from the audience. Although Google was trying to keep mum on a number of issues, several...
- Tags: Developer, Google Inc., Application, Google Android, Phone, Device, Platform, OEM, App, Question, Q., A., XMPP, A. Goal, A. Qemu, Thing Cert, Apk, UMA, A. Compatability, A. Distribution, Android Device, Linux, Wireless LANs, Advertising & Promotion, Productivity, Telecom & Utilities, Open Source, Wi-Fi, Operating Systems, Software, Wireless, Marketing, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-06-05
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