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Joining SapientNitro as a Mobile / Digital Strategist 8 Jun 2013 | 05:00 pm
I'm making a move. In some ways a big change of venue for me in other ways an extension of where I have been focused for some time. An important next chapter in the consumer's digitally enhanced and i...
Open office hours to discuss Mobile, Web and Product Management opportunities at Best Buy 11 May 2012 | 12:00 am
Let's face it really strong full time talent in the mobile, web and product areas are hard to come by and it's not going to get any easier. The pull to start your own startup is high and it's unclear ...
Simplify your server using Dropbox, Selective Sync 10 Apr 2012 | 12:00 am
Icon: Linkz57 Everyone loves Dropbox for the simple and instant syncing of files between their devices but as anyone who runs their own website or blog knows it can often be a pain to get files to an...
On balance, what games creators and startups know that big teams often miss. 4 May 2011 | 12:00 am
photo: digitalnative I was talking to some game developers the other day about what it takes to build a good game we talked design, platforms, social, technology approaches, monetization and the hot ...
"The 411 Parable": Make sure you are playing the same game. 4 May 2011 | 12:00 am
par·a·ble A parable is a succinct story, in prose or verse, that illustrates a lesson. [source Wikipedia] Hardly a week goes by where a message doesn't arrive in my inbox stating someone has launched...
Android Browser Emulator - Test your site on a Nexus S or Xoom Tablet right on your PC. 18 Apr 2011 | 12:00 am
In late 2008 I put together a post that helped get the early Android SDK up and running as a simple browser emulator beacause I believed getting easier access to modern mobile browsers for the web dev...
Playing with stickers: Writing NFC Tags with Google's Android Nexus S 16 Apr 2011 | 12:00 am
near field com·mu·ni·ca·tion Near Field Communication or NFC, is a short-range high frequency wireless communication technology which enables the exchange of data between devices over about a 10 centi...
Google TV plus Ubuntu: The making of a simple powerful media server a family can actually use. 2 Jan 2011 | 01:00 am
I've built bulky, ugly, noisy purpose built media computers and wedged it and a few other media player devices that shall remain nameless under my slim sleek HDTV all aiming to push network/web video ...
Mobile Commerce Daily: Best Buy takes third place 2010 Mobile Retailer of the Year 16 Oct 2010 | 10:07 am
Today Mobile Commerce Daily reports that our Mobile efforts at Best Buy rank third in a retailer of the year race they held for 2010. We are excited for all the positive words and promise we are getti...
Turning off HTC Sense UI on the HTC EVO 4G, Incredible and similar Android phones. 24 May 2010 | 12:24 am
If you are lucky enough to have one of the new smoking fast, beautiful Android phones from HTC the Incredible or the EVO 4G you have little to complain about... but... well... some of us just aren't i...
