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Google’s Chrome Broswer on Linux
The past few weeks I’ve been making a real effort to use Google’s Chrome broswer on all my computers. On my work laptop, which runs Windows, it has been a mostly pleasent experience. The browser is fast, responsive, and it seems to handle most sites that I visit quite well. I decided to install the Chrome on my home PC, which runs Linux (Ubuntu 9.04). The experience there has not been so great. Continue reading
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Google's Chrome Broswer on Linux
The past few weeks I’ve been making a real effort to use Google’s Chrome broswer on all my computers. On my work laptop, which runs Windows, it has been a mostly pleasent experience. The browser is fast, responsive, and it seems to handle most sites that I visit quite well. I decided to install the Chrome on my home PC, which runs Linux (Ubuntu 9.04). The experience there has not been so great. Continue reading
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Starting to Develop Android Apps
About a month back a close friend approached me about getting together and writing some mobile applications, specifically targeting the iPhone. The plan came from a desire to learn a couple of new technologies and possibly make a little extra cash. After some research and learning about the costs associated with starting iPhone development, we turn to looking to the Pre and Android platforms. We eventually settled on doing Android applications. Continue reading
Google Chrome, It's a Start
So here’s what I predict (since everyone else is making their own predictions): Google Chrome will not take massive amounts of users from Internet Explorer or even Firefox. But through Chrome, Google will prove that web applications can be rich, feature filled, and fast. Chrome is the first step in proving that if you have an internet connection, what operating system you are on is irrelevent. Continue reading
Google Chrome, It’s a Start
So here’s what I predict (since everyone else is making their own predictions): Google Chrome will not take massive amounts of users from Internet Explorer or even Firefox. But through Chrome, Google will prove that web applications can be rich, feature filled, and fast. Chrome is the first step in proving that if you have an internet connection, what operating system you are on is irrelevent. Continue reading
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Why Apple Should Fear (But Also Embrace) Google
And with that in mind, there is this one simple fact: mobile application developers can survive without Apple and it’s iPhone. The did for years before there was an iPhone. With more mobile platforms now than before, a mobile application developer has a lot of choices: Android, Windows Mobile, Palm’s WebOS, and even Symbian. What Apple can’t do is support the App Store without it’s application developers. Continue reading →