Well now my Android Tablet is just like IPad. Neither have Flash in the browser. Fuck!!!

Completed an initial integration of iScaffold and REST server http://goo.gl/qVa2c will put it in soapbox.io repo when more refined :-) See what it does - http://cl.ly/EarM/o

London Food Festival Hits Fifth Year - NYTimes.com

I am changing my Cell Phone for the first time in years.
I still use iPhone 3G - quite dated now ( pre - iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4).

Samsung Galaxy S II is my current favorite prospect.

This weekend is the decisive moment.

If you can advise me from your experience, I would really appreciate it.

How do you transfer many .PDF files to Galaxy Tab 10.1v from Mac OSX 10.6 Snowleopard?

BlueTooth works but its way too slow :-(

Good morning beautiful world!
It feels like anything is possible!

I'm working on a new Fashion Catalog App for iOS and Android.

Preview Screen shots:
http://cl.ly/AW65
http://cl.ly/AWDa

Android app for download and testing below.

I really appreciate feedback :-)

Are you a "play framework" expert?

Are you developing apps/sites today?

Where is the PAIN?

What will make it all BETTER? -- even if you think its impossible to achieve :-)

Google Chrome on Ubuntu Linux really sucks :-(

My Style Catalog has improved with some tough love and feedback from friends here and off line.

Here are the latest changes:

1. Click through to your mobile browser - from the detail page.
2. Removed Date value in detail page.
3. Changed the loading behavior.
4. Changed the loading indicator behavior.
5. Cleaned up the layout of the detail view.

And I know it's not done, so all comments are still welcome :-)

Download it here for Android: http://cl.ly/Adsg

Screenshot Links:
http://cl.ly/Adhi
http://cl.ly/AdKe
http://cl.ly/AcwU
http://cl.ly/AcLy

Special thanks to:
+Franck Payen
+Marc Ashwell
+Holger Rausch
+Danny Kopping
for their tireless support and guidance :-)

The iOS version will come... in case you wondered.

SOMETHING broke the peer to peer message system by removing the ICON and the GROUP from the fly-out menu! On my machine this applies to all stream views where I want to add a single recipient to a post.

Now I type +Name Surname or @Name Surname and I don't know where the message is going because I see a list of names nearly spelled the same with some duplicates even.

WHO AM I SUPPOSED TO CHOOSE?

JOHN SMITH
John Smith
John smith
JOHN SMITH
etc...

THIS MAKES THE WHOLE IDEA OF PERSONAL COMMUNICATION REDUNDANT!

I am pissed off

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So, I get a new phone... Sign in to Facebook with it... all ok.

Then I see a lot of annoying stuff.... log into Facebook, with my computer I formatted on Monday, in oder to to un-friend some jerks...

Now Facebook locked my account because I have not logged in with a device I've used before.

What a wonderful way to make new "friends"

;-)

Since I only logged in twice a year, it's no loss to me.

That's why they have 100,000,000 users - people keep creating new accounts because they are locked out all the time... thats my theory for today, anyway.

Guys, I really need this to be Friday afternoon. Can anyone jump me 24 hours ahead?

Are you a mobile developer?

What does your testing space look like?
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"Lean Startup" - If you are trying to follow the Lean Startup principles - http://theleanstartup.com/principles in your business development, we have a lot in common.

I have just seen a new startup make all the mistakes the Lean Startup approach warns against.

I would really like to exchange "lessons learned"

Let's chat :-)

CellC Whiiiisshh tonight

Thanks to the GitHub team for the latest free app to make code
"sharing code should be as simple as possible" on Mac :-)

So finally my Galaxy Tab 10.1v runs Android 3.1

Not without significant pain and suffering.

At least its a big improvement :-)

Your browser can do this without Flash :-)

JavaScipt animation in your browser.
http://paperjs.org/examples/tadpoles/ <<<<= CLICK HERE

Thanks to +Seb Lee-Delisle and +Jay Moretti for sharing and re-sharing.

Dear friends.

I have met so many interesting people since Google+ started. Some treat this service as "just another social platform" and some treat it as "a new revolution".

I can't help but feel we are engaged in something special.

Thank you to everyone for your enthusiasm. It's contagious :-)

African Bank: helping people help them selves with vegetable tunnels.

Today the challenge is connecting Sencha Touch 2 with the ExtJS REST sever example.

Anyone done that?

Next will be Sencha Touch 2 with Ext.Direct on php.

Public opinion is a powerful and frequently uninformed beast.
Public communication is difficult to manage in our networked world.

The damage done through recent cascading events reach far beyond the confines of the announcements.

The lack of Brand differentiation between tools and platforms are at the heart of the communication problem Adobe is now facing.
HTML5 is not a platform - WebKit is.

Lumping every initiative under Flash has value if you intend to grow the Brand, but if you kill any of the sub programs you damage the Brand more than just removing the effects of the initiative (e.g. Mobile).

Given the negative climate (iOS etc.), the Flash brand was already under pressure from a public opinion perspective.

The cascade that ended in "Flash is Dead" may well be the last straw that will make it impossible to recover from, regardless of the actual value of the technology linked to the Brand Name = Flash.

The shortcut would be to say AIR is the future, but Adobe killed it's AIR app store and stopped supporting Development of AIR for Linux. Also too far gone to have credibility.

I suggest adding the Brand Architect to the petition. There is clearly a problem with Brand strategy at Adobe.

My fashion catalog now shows millions of desirable items on Mobile Android

You can download the application .APK here
http://cl.ly/AbaC

Any comments welcome ;-)

Someone stole my motorcycle today.

I went into the RoseBank Shopping Center for a lunch meeting, and when I came out my motorcycle was gone!

Wow that was an expensive lunch :-(

If you have a Technology Circle or a Development Circle - why not share it :-)

Good morning! Beautiful people!

Well done, Apple!

I am already an App Publisher but can't publish an Ebook for FREE because I am an App Publisher :-(

So let's say I want to publish a EBook for my App - how do I give it to my customers for FREE?

The following error(s) occurred:
The iTunes Store account entered is already being used for an iTunes Connect account that distributes Apps. To continue with this application, you must enter a different iTunes account.

AND - it gets better - Neither can I publish an Ebook for Sale - WTF are these people thinking?

How was your week?

What did you do for tea time today?

I listened from a roof top while the police were shooting and chasing each other.

Just another day in Johannesburg.

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What do you do, when you want hot chocolate, but need the caffiene... What is your solution? A mashup?

What is the best payoff line?

"You send us the Schema and we do the REST"
or
"Send us the Schema and be RESTful"

Any other suggestions?

RESTful database access.
Have you ever wished you can call any database using RESTful access? You know JSON in JSON out.... wouldn't that be lovely?

The preview of Sencha Touch 2 is now more consistent with ExtJS4. Thank you Sencha!

What is your main challenge today?

Mine is to try and think like someone else would.

My fashion mobile app is shaping up.

Any comments are welcome :-)

http://cl.ly/AYnj
http://cl.ly/AZ6b

http://cl.ly/AZqe
http://cl.ly/AZQe
http://cl.ly/AYwi
http://cl.ly/Aa0P
http://cl.ly/AZSS

Download the app here:
http://cl.ly/AZID

Today's operating system update for Galaxy Tab 10.1v improved browser performance :-) Thank you Samsung!

Adobe ditches its Inmarket and AIR Marketplace

How do you browse Fashion and LifeStyle Products?

I am going to improve this (tablet) lifestyle catalog.

Link below works in Chrome and Safari only - Also iPad - for now.

I think re-arranging the categories or dividing it up into several smaller catalog apps for iPad and Andoid Tablets may be better than one large monster catalog. But that is just the categories.

Please share your favorite catalog experience or catalog with me so I can make a better experience in this catalog :-)

http://goo.gl/HlRAs

IT CRASHES AFTER ENTERING YOUR GITHUB CREDENTIALS ON IPAD 1.

HOW DO YOU GET A REFUND?

You send us the schema. We do the REST :-)

Talk JSON to your MySQL database - would that be cool?

What if all you needed to do is upload your schema to a web site and you would get a tested RESTful server back in return - would that be useful to you?

Report: Samsung Passes Apple to Become Top Smartphone Maker
Apple's reign at the top of the smartphone heap lasted just one quarter as Samsung moved past the iPhone maker to claim the top spot in smartphone...
http://pulse.me/s/2C0LJ

Are your posts easy to read?

Here is a simple tool to check the readability of your content.

I wonder how popular this new application will be. (Muse)

I do a lot of AIR development and it's nice to see Adobe actually using AIR to develop something more substantial than small utilities with it.

If you use a MacBook Pro 2011 for web browsing and want the battery to last longer, this may help: Use Safari!

There are 2 graphics options for a Macbook Pro 2011:
1. Integrated Mode (internal graphics capability of the intel i7 processor)
2. Discrete Mode (high performance AMD Radeon HD 6750M graphics card)

The Discrete Mode uses more power and will give you less battery life. (See Energy Saver - Automatic Graphics Switching)

So far so good.

I use Safari, Chrome and Firefox, but only one of them will leave the graphics mode in (1) Integrated mode. The other two browsers trigger mode (2) and thus will give you less time to do your light web surfing.

You guessed it, only Safari allows web surfing in mode (1).

Chrome and Firefox switch to mode (2) as you open them.

A note on Flash. Flash does not force Mode (2) anymore. It's last update leaves Safari in mode (1). That is a surprise. Using Safari and Flash 10.3 is more power efficient than using Chrome or Firefox with plain HTML.

Your internet connection type influences battery time too. Cable, Wifi or USB Broadband modem. Keep that in mind.

Top 10 Best Pie Recipes | Brown Eyed Baker

CellC WIIIIIIIIIISSHH - Rosebank today - We all WHISH it actually did what they promised us.

Google+ iPad and iPhone app is not available in the South African App Store - Thank you very much guys!

I want one for the office.

We get really intense electric storms in Johannesburg.
One just passed over. It's exhilarating and fresh when it's passed :-)

"GREAT :-)

"We are excited to announce a reduction in Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS, and Amazon ElastiCache prices. Reserved Instance prices will decrease by up to 37% for Amazon EC2 and by up to 42% for Amazon RDS across all regions. On-Demand prices for Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS, and Amazon ElastiCache will drop by up to 10%. We are also introducing volume discount tiers for Amazon EC2, so customers who purchase a large number of Reserved Instances will benefit from additional discounts. Today’s price drop represents the 19th price drop for AWS, and we are delighted to continue to pass along savings to you as we innovate and drive down our costs."

Pre-beta performance preview - more than 2X faster ExtJS performance.

Ouch !!!

"if anything the exploit is bigger news than most other items because this Apache vulnerability has a wicked sting in its tail: It's simple, it's easy to weaponize, and it could shut down about 60% of websites online"

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Do you use Adobe Business Catalyst?

It seems, some folks love it and some hate it.

Sitepoint says: "Say goodbye to time-consuming Apache, PHP and MySQL installations and say hello to Adobe Business Catalyst - the elegant, hosted solution that enables web designers like you to build custom web apps without coding." an add obviously.

Never say: "Never!" (I see .aspx in there... oooh). I wonder!

2 minutes in http://thinkadoo.businesscatalyst.com/
It works on iPad and iPhone...

Here is a good review - Read the comments on it.
http://freelanceswitch.com/product-reviews/business-catalyst-review/

What do you think?
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What a beautiful Logo Google has today.

Some time ago I wrote about the Logo and how it was stuck in the old design habits of print designers. I called it "The Print Effect".

http://www.archive.org/details/ThePrintEffect

Why do you think the Logo on the Web has remained static for 20 years?

The print effect is defined as the use of static visual effects to represent dynamic visual attributes on the Web. Such static visual effects are produced by applying techniques - in the rendering of an image - which are commonly used for acts of visual mediation supported by print technology.

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The HUAWEI E5331 works really well with Cell C Data SIM.
I am surprised that it is as fast as the Cell C high speed modem (black).
The bonus is that it does not drain your laptop battery while on the move. 

I like Stypi for Code Q&A and collab.

Stypi makes it easy to collaborate on documents online. Here are three ways for you to get the most out of it:

1. Share Your Documents
Make a document available to anyone by sharing its URL. You can also make a document private and only provide access to your collaborators.
2. Stay Organized
Use the filetree to create folders, access recently viewed documents, and see what's been shared with you.
3. Never Lose Your Work
Play back the history of your document like a movie to see how it evolved or to retrieve a previous version.

A Google Samsung - ChromeBook for Christmas ;-)

http://fortrabbit.com - I LOVE IT :-)

Bootstrap Breakup?

http://blog.getbootstrap.com/2012/09/29/onward/

@CellC FAILS to render GMAIL in Bryanston.

http://cl.ly/JnxC

CellC please help!

After a working day CellC is still in trouble

"Write client and server components in the same language (JavaScript), using the same framework."

Now that is a promise many would like to see fulfilled :-)

Nice - automation, examples, docs, guides ... enough to get started :-) Thanks Yahoo !

http://developer.yahoo.com/blogs/ydn/posts/2012/04/yahoo’s-mojito-is-now-open-source/

Thanks Google+

You delete your own post to a thread - you still get notifications and email from it
You block the person who started the thread - you still get notifications and mail
You mute the post - it says it no longer exists - you still get notifications and mail

What the FUCK ????

If you are a great HTML5 CSS3 designer who understands "Responsive Design", let's chat :-)

Please be in Johannesburg.

http://soapbox.io/

is now live :-)

List of languages that compile to JS

https://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/wiki/List-of-languages-that-compile-to-JS

If you are using Google’s Closure, please ping me :-)

I would love to know the scale of the applications built using Google’s Closure Tools, Framework, Templates, Plovr, etc.

Happy holidays everyone :-)

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If you have any decently modern Android phone, everything you do is being recorded by hidden software lurking inside. It even circumvents web encrypti...
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Flash Player 11 prevents all the surrounding HTML from rendering in WebKit on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v. Have to uninstall Flash 11 :-(

Programmers' Day (196 points)
Programmers' Day (Russian: День программи́ста) is an international unofficial professional holiday that is also officially recognized in Russia[1][2], celebrated on the 256th (0x100th) day of each year (September 13 during common years and on September 12 in leap years).
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I’d pick a passionate amateur over an uninterested professional any day
The secret sauce to any interesting story is passion. A story told without it is just boring...
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Today's celebrities and their lookalike historical figures.

Oh No They Didn't! - Emma Watson to turn fashion designer?

If you are into DATA you may find social data sharing a fresh idea. I just signed up to BuzzData. People are sharing all kinds of interesting data there.

It even has built in data visualization utilities.

I like BuzzData!

A new and growing resource for finding people with similar interests.
http://www.group.as/

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I set up Google+ feed to publish to Twitter and FaceBook as described by the article

This is a test post to see if it works.

Check this out if you work with HTTP

http://whatisthatstat.us/

Lovely

CellC data service is broken in Bryanston.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/2209170460.png

While this is what it looks like in Sandton

http://www.speedtest.net/result/2208025851.png

And that is way below the "promised" quality of service.

What can we do?

Nothing is more dangerous than an idea if it's the only one you have.

Emil-Auguste Chartier, Propos sur la religion, 1938

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Let's meet up and "show and tell" Sencha (Touch and ExtJS)

If you are using Sencha Tools and Frameworks or are interested in what they can do for you, this meet up is for you.

http://www.meetup.com/SenchaGauteng/events/41721012/

https://plus.google.com/u/0/109552290213813788326/posts

Big day before release! Last minute jitters! Anticipation!
There is nothing more satisfying than working with visionary and talented people :-)

Google axes a number of projects. Among the many... Flash API for Maps

Twitter HTML5 web app for iPad launched

After iPhone 5, Apple May Merge OS X and iOS

The google+ experience!

Make it bigger... I dare you!

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Tax returns depress me!

I just spend half a day sorting out payments to "the man".

When you follow someone (on G+) they see your posts in "incoming" - I like that very much!

OS X Lion disables Flash hardware acceleration, breaks some Adobe apps

I am really glad I did not buy one.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4034848?start=0&tstart=0