Though engineering has always been a natural fit for my career, I have long wanted to be an artist. I suppose I’m not truly sure what it means to be an artist, but I still dabble, play, and learn. That seems to be enough. Photography in particular has always grabbed me. The instant gratification of [...]
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Back from Mars
As I write this I’m flying home from New York City where we (Palm) threw an event known as the webOS Developer Day NYC. Really, we should have called it a party, due to the extreme fun and exhaustion we all experienced. But this post isn’t really about the event, it’s about the webOS developer [...]
Apple TV: A Big Fat Fail
Yesterday Apple updated their Apple TV product, taking it into a new direction with a 99$ TV dongle that does only content streaming. Apple has long described Apple TV as a ‘hobby’ because they haven’t figured out the right way to create a compelling TV product. Since they’ve spent millions of dollars building up a [...]
Announcing Leonardo
Today I’m proud to announce a project I’ve been working on for the past few months called Leonardo. I’ve long believed there’s a need for a good desktop drawing app that is completely cross platform, free, and open source. Leonardo is that app. LeonardoSketch.org My vision is a drawing tool for the 21st century with [...]
Free Books and other stuff
Updated! I’ve added some more items, including some non-technical books Feng Shui, the traditional oriental way to enhance your life The Everything Groom Book. Know anyone who’s engaged? The Cathedral & The Bazaar, Musings on Linux & Open Source by an accidental revolutionary. Eric S Raymond. How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical [...]
Trip Report: Game Developer Conference & CTIA
It’s been a while since I’ve posted thanks to this spring’s conference schedule. Part of my new job at Palm is working at our booth answering technical questions. This has kept me on the road, but certainly provided opportunities to talk about our technology and build interest in apps. Read on photos and stories from [...]