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Is Israel a pointless market for Windows Phone?
Published on 2012-04-23 05:41:00
The mystery of the missing phone After the exciting Nokia Lumia Windows Phones launch at the Microsoft IDLC in Hertzliya, Israel in Winter 2011 it’s mid-Q2 of 2012 and still no Windows Phones are available from the Cellular Providers or the Microsoft Israel site: REALLY? A generic “your search did not turn up any devices”? [...]
Dropbox and Box are irrelevant. Google Drive needs to worry about Skydrive and vice versa.
Published on 2012-04-20 06:18:33
Be Afraid, Very Afraid.. or not? Venturebeat had an article last week about how companies like Box and Dropbox need to be worried about the pending arrival of Google Drive. The truth is some will flock to Google Drive simply because of the Google halo effect. Many Dropbox users will remain in place and adopt [...]
Mobile Technology is stalled and this is why
Published on 2012-04-19 07:45:30
We often hear that smartphone processing power is greater in these tiny handheld units than the computers used to affect the Lunar Landing by NASA. However, sometimes it seems that no matter the hot new mobile device we are all lusting after the technology is just a new spin on the same thing .. there [...]
The Google+ Iteration Just Killed the Menu Bar
Published on 2012-04-15 13:47:17
The Google Menu Bar… It’s a ubiquitous feature: no matter which Google product you find yourself using (if you are logged in) you see the black Menu Bar. The Menu Bar has been controversial. Some love it, some hate it and some see it as the first major step Google took in making UI/UX a [...]
Google to Microsoft: “Get your chocolate in my peanut butter.” Or why Kinect and Glass should have a baby.
Published on 2012-04-08 07:34:49
Microsoft Kinect Kinect the game-changer that allows your gaming experience to react to your body movements and voice is an amazing piece of technology. My first question when I first heard about this was, just how much processing power does it take for the Kinect to act as an interface between You and the Game? [...]
What’s hot and what’s not? iPad New
Published on 2012-03-25 16:39:03
RUMORS ARE FLYING… That the new iPad or is it the iPad New has serious overheating issues. Are we talking AntennaGate II
What’s hot and what’s not? iPad New
Published on 2012-03-25 16:39:03
RUMORS ARE FLYING… That the new iPad or is it the iPad New has serious overheating issues. Are we talking AntennaGate II
World Domination, Google+? Not yet.
Published on 2012-03-21 15:14:59
Plus, Wave or Buzz? Google+ is perhaps Google’s third strike. I’m going to be generous here and say.. after the experiments that were Google Buzz and Wave.. it seems that Google has gotten things mostly right with Google+ The experts, professionals and pundits are already arguing if Google+ is going to soon become the leading [...]
World Domination, Google+? Not yet.
Published on 2012-03-21 15:14:59
Plus, Wave or Buzz? Google+ is perhaps Google’s third strike. I’m going to be generous here and say.. after the experiments that were Google Buzz and Wave.. it seems that Google has gotten things mostly right with Google+ The experts, … Continue reading →
The Wonderful World of Testing
Published on 2012-03-19 15:24:04
Albeit this meme is totally last week, I had several experiences over the past few days that led me to these conclusions about the work I do. Suffice it to say that at least it isn’t more like this: hmmm coming soon “Sh*t Software Testers Say”?
The Wonderful World of Testing
Published on 2012-03-19 15:24:04
Albeit this meme is totally last week, I had several experiences over the past few days that led me to these conclusions about the work I do. Suffice it to say that at least it isn’t more like this: hmmm … Continue reading →
Apple has a gestalt hardware fetish.. so what?
Published on 2012-03-08 15:43:50
An Apple Engineer Walks into a bar.. Yesterday I was sitting in front of Tweetdeck reading the feeding frenzy that inevitably develops prior to an Apple iProduct release when it occurred to me that something was missing from it all: Jokes aside the anticipation for the new product release and rampant speculation were as strong [...]
Apple has a gestalt hardware fetish.. so what?
Published on 2012-03-08 15:43:50
An Apple Engineer Walks into a bar.. Yesterday I was sitting in front of Tweetdeck reading the feeding frenzy that inevitably develops prior to an Apple iProduct release when it occurred to me that something was missing from it all: … Continue reading →
Getting your hands dirty with Windows8
Published on 2012-03-05 08:15:57
Scratching the surface Last blog post I told you how impressed I was with Window8 and took you on a basic walkthrough; today let’s test what the user can and can’t do. Testing The following
Getting your hands dirty with Windows8
Published on 2012-03-05 08:15:57
Scratching the surface Last blog post I told you how impressed I was with Window8 and took you on a basic walkthrough; today let’s test what the user can and can’t do. Testing The following passed a quick acceptance test: … Continue reading →
Windows 8 just killed every other OS
Published on 2012-03-01 16:39:15
Redmond, Redmond, Redmond Microsoft has had an amazing week at MWC stealing much of the limelight on day one together with Nokia and Windows Phone 7. Yesterday they outdid themselves with the Consumer Preview of Windows 8. Having gone hands on with the earlier Developers Preview and now with this, albeit both as Virtual Machines [...]
Windows 8 just killed every other OS
Published on 2012-03-01 16:39:15
Redmond, Redmond, Redmond Microsoft has had an amazing week at MWC stealing much of the limelight on day one together with Nokia and Windows Phone 7. Yesterday they outdid themselves with the Consumer Preview of Windows 8. Having gone hands … Continue reading →
Good, Bad and Ugly: Tactile experiences with Windows Phones
Published on 2012-02-22 14:29:27
Background Two top professional bloggers who I like and respect, Hillel Fuld and Sarah Nadav have experienced radically different things with their Windows Phones (WP7.5 Mango). Hillel wrote an outstanding guest post on Business Insider ostensibly going head-to-head with other industry experts like Robert Scoble about the potential for Windows Phone success; I agreed with [...]
Good, Bad and Ugly: Tactile experiences with Windows Phones
Published on 2012-02-22 14:29:27
Background Two top professional bloggers who I like and respect, Hillel Fuld and Sarah Nadav have experienced radically different things with their Windows Phones (WP7.5 Mango). Hillel wrote an outstanding guest post on Business Insider ostensibly going head-to-head with other … Continue reading →
Can-phones anyone?
Published on 2012-02-20 14:59:11
The whys and wherefores Today’s piece is devoted to anyone who has been stuck inside the house with the kids and needs something fun to do with them instead of more TV or Angry Birds. It’s been several years but I decided to see if I remembered how to do this and to put those [...]
Can-phones anyone?
Published on 2012-02-20 14:59:11
The whys and wherefores Today’s piece is devoted to anyone who has been stuck inside the house with the kids and needs something fun to do with them instead of more TV or Angry Birds. It’s been several years but … Continue reading →
Some strong suggestions for Skype.
Published on 2012-02-13 13:56:03
Warptest-ed Skype, the popular VOIP application has been under the Warptest microscope lately. I’ve looked at it on Windows PC, Windows Mobile (legacy but working version), Symbian, Linux and other platforms. Why you ask, mainly because I frequently get asked about it in a support context. As you know in May 2010 Microsoft announced their [...]
Some strong suggestions for Skype.
Published on 2012-02-13 13:56:03
Warptest-ed Skype, the popular VOIP application has been under the Warptest microscope lately. I’ve looked at it on Windows PC, Windows Mobile (legacy but working version), Symbian, Linux and other platforms. Why you ask, mainly because I frequently get asked … Continue reading →
RIM could learn a thing or 2 from Nokia
Published on 2012-02-08 11:35:29
What were they thinking? I’m not going to get into the details of RIM’s continued fight for relevance in the Mobile market or how of late they have been prone to some curious marketing strategies / soundbites. In addition to testing a lot of what I do is support oriented. People contact me for help, [...]
RIM could learn a thing or 2 from Nokia
Published on 2012-02-08 11:35:29
What were they thinking? I’m not going to get into the details of RIM’s continued fight for relevance in the Mobile market or how of late they have been prone to some curious marketing strategies / soundbites. In addition to … Continue reading →
Killer App: Soluto
Published on 2012-02-06 08:32:07
In the Beginning: Soluto has done it again. No longer a simple client PC application it has evolved and iterated into a sophisticated Control Panel for system management of multiple PCs. Uncle Monty’s Got No Internet: Many of us who … Continue reading →
How Apple wants to change Air Travel
Published on 2012-01-29 12:11:02
December 22nd 2011 Apple registered two patents with the US Patent & Trademark Office . This is not exceptional by any means, Apple on any given day probably has a guy sitting waiting for the doors of the Patent office … Continue reading →
ZTE Launches their Windows Phone “Tania”. Definitive moment?
Published on 2012-01-25 01:46:24
This is ZTE’s offering, their newly released Windows Phone “Tania”: Tania is classified as a “budget” level Windows Phone competing with phones like the Acer Allegro, HTC Radar and Samsung Omnia. I’m not going to get into spec comparisons. The … Continue reading →