34.5% of US Internet Population Not using Facebook/Twitter

Going by my experience, this survey is telling the truth. At least in my case, I am not comfortable giving access permission for third party apps to read my data.

34.5% of US Internet Population Not using Facebook/Twitter: Comments

Galego - Electronics prototyping tool [alternative for Arduino]

Powered by ARM Cortex-M3 Micro controller with an onboard debugger.

Check out more on Kickstart

So Nokia messed it up again !!!

Its now known to entire world that Nokia faked PureView ad and they have apologized for the same. But why this mess happened? Looks like the mess is more of a systemic one within Nokia than a genuine mistake. No wonder Nokia stocks crashed to $2.50.

I think its time Nokia understands that its loyal customers are those with low end phones. The most appropriate thing for Nokia to do is to get the focus back into that market. Yes, now the low end smartphones from Samsung and others are nothing more than crap. If Nokia can work together with Mozilla's Firefox OS [which looks promising], they stand a chance to regain their relevance.

My $0.02.

Twitter Reportedly Discontinuing Development of Its Mac Client

So Twitter wants its users to use the website ... Reason, ads?

Twitter Reportedly Discontinuing Development of Its Mac Client: Comments

Realigning Java EE 7 - A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain.

Yes, this delay is justifiable. Focusing on enhancing JEE 6 features is the need of hour now.  Paas can wait a little longer. Thank God for Openshift from Redhat.

Realigning Java EE 7 - A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain.:

Woman recieves world's first bionic eye

Healthcare is indeed making great advancements with the help of technology. And these are the real disruptive ideas.

Woman recieves world's first bionic eye: Comments

Google kills weather API - apps go down

Lesson for developers - don't use private APIs to develop public apps unless it is your own private API.

Google kills weather API - apps go down: Comments

Advice for Non-Technical Founders: Stop Learning To Code

Cannot agree more !!!

Advice for Non-Technical Founders: Stop Learning To Code: Comments

The Top TED talks for startups

Really good ones.

The Top TED talks for startups: Comments

Twitter opens up interest-based ad feature after successful beta test

Now, let's watch the ad wars !!!

Twitter opens up interest-based ad feature after successful beta test:

Napkin - A Rapid Web Prototyping Tool

Not yet there, but looks promising.

Napkin - A Rapid Web Prototyping Tool: Comments

NoSQL Job Trends – August 2012

So, Mongo DB rules, at least for now !!!

NoSQL Job Trends – August 2012:

Why the U.S. Wants To End the Link Between Time and Sun

The reason for change request is indeed valid. Its better not to reference Earth or other objects in universe for calculating time. Lets make 1 year = 365 days, 1 day = 24 hrs, 1 hr = 60 secs as constants. Will simplify life.

Why the U.S. Wants To End the Link Between Time and Sun: Comments

Twitter Launches “Twitter Certified Products”

Are we going to see Facebook certified and Foursquare certified products as well?

Twitter Launches “Twitter Certified Products”: Comments

Market Cap {Google, Microsoft, Facebook,Amazon} = Market Cap {Apple}

Apple's Market cap exceeds the combined market cap of Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon.
But with a low P/E, Apple is still technically a good buy. The problem is the current price itself is not affordable.

Time for Apple to split shares?

Apple now bigger by market cap than Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Facebook combined

The Future: Polyglot Programmers

The era of Java/.Net/Ruby/... programmers is fast ending and the era of mix and match programming is well becoming the norm.

The Future: Polyglot Programmers:

Polyglot Programming on the Web:

Scala + JRuby = Scuby

Scuby !!! Integrating Scala and JRuby

Static or Dynamic Typing? Why not both? from Mario Camou Riveroll

First week's statistics

I started readshares.com exactly a week back and thought of looking at the stats. It was better than expected with 2000+ weekly page views. But I am really surprised to find the browser stats for my blog. IE just contributed less than 100 page views out of 2000 plus total page views. And, looks like my readers mainly login from their Mac !!!

Performance test: Groovy 2.0 vs. Java

Groovy 2.0's performance and impact of @CompileStatic

Performance test: Groovy 2.0 vs. Java:

The 11th Principle of Good Design

Good design is a work in progress. A design that is considered good today may not be so two years later.

The 11th Principle of Good Design: Comments

Password Encryption -- Short Answer: Don't.

My first thought: Bad advice
My Second thought: This guy has a point.

Password Encryption -- Short Answer: Don't.:

PG: The Art of Funding a Startup is now free on Amazon

Go, grab it !!!

PG: The Art of Funding a Startup is now free on Amazon: Comments

IBM patents runtime code replacement in web applications

Runtime code replacement of Javascript to recreate the objects at client side. Wow !!!

IBM patents runtime code replacement in web applications: Comments

WAMP - WebSocket Application Messaging Protocol

Both RPC and PubSub in one protocol !!!

WAMP - WebSocket Application Messaging Protocol: Comments

Government Initiative to Create a Startup Ecosystem in India

Good to see Government of India thinking of startups at least now !!!

Creating a vibrant Entrepreneurial ecosystem in India from Alok Mittal

How Much Information Should you Give VCs for Due Diligence?

Interesting and useful article.

How Much Information Should you Give VCs for Due Diligence?: Comments

How many bean bags should you buy from your investor’s money?

In the early stages of a startup, money saved is indeed money earned.
How many bean bags should you buy from your investor’s money?:

I'm Doing It Wrong

Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa, Mea Maxima Culpa

I'm Doing It Wrong: Comments

JPQL - Pagination on Oracle Database with Hibernate

Oops Hibernate implementation gone wrong !!!

JPQL - Pagination on Oracle Database with Hibernate:

5 Tips to Network Effectively at Events

Very valid points for all who attend business networking events.

5 Tips to Network Effectively at Events:

Revenue Effect of Putting your App on Sale

Some interesting statistics.


Revenue Effect of Putting your App on Sale: Comments

Ask.com buys About.com for $300M

You need to ask ASK about ABOUT now ...

Ask.com buys About.com for $300M: Comments

The Pixate Project: Bringing CSS to Native Apps

If this project is successful, then it will deftly reduce the entry barrier for web developers enter the mobile app world ...

The Pixate Project: Bringing CSS to Native Apps: Comments

Why It’s Important to Sketch Before You Wireframe

One simple difference between Sketch and Wireframe is, Sketch is for you to understand the UX better, and wireframes are for communicating that understanding to other stakeholders.

Why It’s Important to Sketch Before You Wireframe:

Surprise! VMware will join OpenStack

Wow !!! Openstack is truly the biggest cloud initiative by industry !!!

Surprise! VMware will join OpenStack:

Does Object-Oriented Programming really suck?

Its a fashion these days to bash OOP for valid and not so valid reasons. I appreciate the author of the blog for bringing some sanity into the debate.

Does Object-Oriented Programming really suck?: Comments

Do Plants Think?

Interesting article.

Do Plants Think?: Comments

Pricing Your Product: it Doesn’t Have to Be so Complicated

Pricing is indeed very tricky. One reason why its good to speak to your potential customers as early as you can !!!

Pricing Your Product: it Doesn’t Have to Be so Complicated: Comments

Counterintuitive: Did Samsung emerge a winner?

Yes, every coin has two sides ...

Counterintuitive: Did Samsung emerge a winner?:

Mr.Neil Armstrong dead at age 82

Thank you Neil Armstrong. Go In Peace

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/neil-armstrong-dead-at-age-82-report/story-e6frf7k6-1226458176249

About branchout and app life in Facebook

Most of the Facebook apps appear to be doing spamming.

Facebook needs to rethink their third party app strategy and why the life of Facebook apps are so short. Zynga, Branchout, ... the list goes on. Watch out Glassdoor  !!!

http://platformed.info/how-not-to-go-viral-social-spamming/

A Ruby on Rails clone for Node.js

Will this make Node.js more popular?

https://github.com/popee/nails

Scientists Invent Oxygen Particle, Allows You To Live Without Breathing

This is real disruptive invention !!!

Scientists Invent Oxygen Particle, Allows You To Live Without Breathing: Comments

Jury decides largely in Apple's favour, Samsung hit with $US1bn damages

Galaxy Tab saved !!!

Jury decides largely in Apple's favour, Samsung hit with $US1bn damages: Samsung must pay Apple just over US$1 billion for infringing several of its patents in Samsung smartphones and tablets, a California District Court jury decided on Friday.

Facebook's new iOS native app.

Having used Facebook iOS native app for a complete day, here is what I feel.

1. Yes, performance have improved.
2. Still, doesn't feel like an app thatI really want to use as it still has awful UX.

My previous post on new FB app

Rails for girls

Promoting RoR among fairer sex ...

http://railsgirls.com/

YC W12 Startups Hosting Decisions

FYI. Amazon Includes Heroku

YC W12 Startups Hosting Decisions

Apple and Samsung both get South Korea bans

And ... this is really funny.

Apple and Samsung both get South Korea bans: Comments

Developing Backbone.js Applications by Addy Osmani

Thank you Addy Osmani @addyosmani for this tutorial. A must read for anyone who is serious about clean web development.

Developing Backbone.js Applications by Addy Osmani: Comments

Should developers be sued for security holes?

Ooopss !!! most of us will end up being jailed if this becomes a law worldwide ...

Should developers be sued for security holes?: Comments

WebEngage is serving over 100 million widget requests per month

Good to see a startup from India scaling high.

WebEngage is serving over 100 million widget requests per month: Comments

How to Upgrade a Legacy Heroku Database - without downtime

Very useful article.

How to Upgrade a Legacy Heroku Database - without downtime: Comments

A Faster Facebook for iOS

The HTML5 version is awful. Not really the problem of HTML 5 itself, but the implementation. Or, probably using HTML5 for building a social media app which demands high level of gesture recognition was itself a bad idea.

A Faster Facebook for iOS: Comments

MacBook Pro Mountain Lion Battery Life: 10.7 vs 10.8 vs 10.8.1

Apple, battery life is your main differentiator. Please don't kill it.

MacBook Pro Mountain Lion Battery Life: 10.7 vs 10.8 vs 10.8.1: Comments

Nokia, Samsung, Sony join forces to improve indoor navigation

Surprise, surprise !!! Google and Apple missing. Microsoft is there through its proxy, Nokia.
Nokia, Samsung, Sony join forces to improve indoor navigation:

Microsoft gets a new logo for the first time since 1987 | Business & Technology | The Seattle Times

Metro UI is everywhere even in the logo !!!

Microsoft gets a new logo for the first time since 1987 | Business & Technology | The Seattle Times

One year in: What we’ve learned about CEO Tim Cook

Timothy Cook finally out of his predecessor's shadow ...

One year in: What we’ve learned about CEO Tim Cook:

Funded startup vs Bootstrapped startup

My take.

If possible go for bootstrapping. But it really depends on the idea. Can an e-commerce startup really ignore funding and do bootstrapping?

Funded startup vs Bootstrapped startup: Comments

On Dell and HP and their future

An analysis on Dell and HP and their future. They need to do something quick. With tablets and smart phones ruling the computing market, they need to act fast. And their traditional PC / laptop markets are invaded by Chinese and Taiwanese manufacturers.

Dell & HP together on a long road to nowhere:

Love you Cleartrip Blog

Really appreciate the way Cleartrip shares its non confidential but in-house discussion details through their blog.

1. This helps other designers to think beyond
2. This is indeed a good way of educating the public about new features.

[Behind the scenes] Designing Cleartrip for iPhone (Part 1)

And

[Behind the scenes] Designing Cleartrip for iPhone (Part 2):

Read Shares' first day stats

Stats are not surprising considering that most of the readers are from tech world.

Tumblr 'Truly Disappointed' That Twitter Revoked Its Friend-Finding Privileges

Isn't it clear enough? Twitter wants only twitter to consume its APIs

Tumblr 'Truly Disappointed' That Twitter Revoked Its Friend-Finding Privileges: Comments

JSON+UDP+DHT=Freedom

Distributed JSON, via UDP. Now, you can use JSON in a fully distributed and decentralized environment.

JSON+UDP+DHT=Freedom: Comments

Typesafe (the Scala company) raises $14m in series B

Good going Typesafe. And thanks for Scala and Play.

Typesafe (the Scala company) raises $14m in series B: Comments

Why ratings systems suck - a response to today's XKCD

How about presenting the rating system as follows

5 - Excellent
4 - Good
3 - Average
2 - Bad
1 - Crap

And instead of star ratings, ask the users to select one of these options. This way, the back end system and database can still remain same for most part.

Why ratings systems suck - a response to today's XKCD: Comments

Nutanix raises $33M for a new type of scale out storage

Is Nutanix the next Startup to hit IPO route?

Nutanix raises $33M for a new type of scale out storage:
Nutanix, a startup building an appliance to virtualize storage networks, has closed a $33 million Series C round of funding, which brings its total cash raised to $71.6 million. The latest round, which brought in new investors Battery Ventures and Goldman Sachs, also included existing backers Lightspeed Venture Partners, Blumberg Capital and Khosla Ventures.

My life’s a mess, what’s the problem?

An interesting article on applying Systematic Innovative thinking [SIT] to solve your non-engineering problems.

My life’s a mess, what’s the problem?:

Android app websites seized in the U.S. for alleged copyright violations

App developers, beware of this parallel app market !!!

Android app websites seized in the U.S. for alleged copyright violations: U.S. law enforcement officials said on Tuesday that three websites that were allegedly distributing illegal copies of copyrighted Android cell phone apps had been seized in what is described as the first such operation against cellphone apps marketplaces.

Opera Q2: Sales Up 32% To $52.1M; Mobile Surges, Desktop Flat

19% Market share in mobile browser market is good. But will they be able to sustain that market share? Is Facebook waiting for the right time to buy Opera?

Opera Q2: Sales Up 32% To $52.1M; Mobile Surges, Desktop Flat: Comments

Twitter app makers trying to figure out the future

Twitter app makers trying to figure out the future: Comments

Twitter has damaged the developer confidence at least for now. Hope to see more clarity soon.

The 10 Best Startups From Y Combinator’s S12 Demo Day

The 10 Best Startups From Y Combinator’s S12 Demo Day: Comments

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