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What inspired me this week – 2009-12-20

• I am planning to experiment #Evernote into my daily workflow during the next few weeks… #
• Things you should know about Amsterdam (#travel): http://ow.ly/LnAG #
• RT @rww: @johnbattelle on content farms: “The Google ecosystem is failing more” http://bit.ly/5mxM4q #
• Ontology-driven Applications Using Adaptive Ontologies – Semantic Enterprises: http://ow.ly/Lyya #
• The Graphics Cards You Should Buy at Every Price http://gizmodo.com/5422706/ #graphicscards #graphicscardsreview #
• RT @dharmesh How To Price Software Without Just Rolling The Dice http://bit.ly/4qzu33 #
• Creative – real human interface (#video): http://ow.ly/Mm4g #
• RT @insideria 28 Rich Data Visualization Tools – InsideRIA http://bit.ly/4OU7ac #
• Microsoft SyncToy is actually pretty decent to sync two folders together, the preview UI is pretty clean (#tools): http://ow.ly/LMdN #
• Yum! – Chorizo Unwrapped: Behind the Scenes at a Sausage Factory (#food): http://ow.ly/McUt #
• Not really sure if I’ll be getting LOTR on blue-ray – it is coming April 2010: http://ow.ly/MsQm #
• Beautiful Lego in Hoth Photos Have Me in Total Awe http://gizmodo.com/5427529/ #lego #legohoth #
• good to know some restaurant menu mind games – http://ow.ly/Lnwl #
• Underground Home Designs – Swiss Mountain House (#architecture #house #design): http://ow.ly/MukV #
• The Microsoft Visualization Language – The Vedea Project (#datavisualization): http://ow.ly/Lo24 #
• RT @DrJeffersnBoggs: Samsung opens Korean microcredit bank for 200,000 people. http://bit.ly/827og6 – via @MariaSpringer #
• RT @Twitter_Tips: Twitter tools work best together: Here’s a great set of tools: http://j.mp/5GAASS #

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What inspired me this week – 2009-12-13

• RT @techeblog TechEBlog » Top 10 Strangest Google Maps, Street View Sightings http://bit.ly/8W2lIF #
• The Fascinating Stone Forest on Madagascar – http://zuzutop.com/1292 (via @gardeninggarden) #
• Kind of funny when DiscountCar called me for a survey of their service quality, their CSR managed to make it from “Average” to “Bad”… #
• Europe’s Top 25 Castles (#photos, #travel): http://ow.ly/JqpK #
• mini helicopters that shows life in the oceans like never before (#animals, #photos, #nature): http://ow.ly/JqhZ #
• 10 Secrets your dentist doesn’t want you to know (#health): http://ow.ly/JqHt #
• RT @smithz_19: Visualization of data: http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/sviokla/2009/12/swimming_in_data_three_benefit.html #
• RT @thephotoargus 50 Magical Examples of Misty Morning Photography | The Photo Argus – A Photographer’s Resource http://bit.ly/8alnU2 #
• RT @rgaidot: nice data visualization of digg’s top stories of 2009 http://labs.digg.com/365/ #digg #news #dataviz #
• RT @rww: Confluence Supports Google’s Open Social, Microsoft Office 2007 http://bit.ly/5waRYi #
• RT @rww Five Fabulous New Features Google Unveiled Today http://ff.im/-czoEv #
• Plaza del Torico Gallery http://gizmodo.com/5423489/ # # #
• RT @rww: Top 10 Startup Products of 2009 http://bit.ly/5hpYJp #
• I just got this for this holiday season – RT @tweetmeme Canon EF 85/1.8 USM Review – Bob Atkins Photography http://bit.ly/8ujsVW #
• some innovative and cool unique items here, to-do tattoo seems useful: http://ow.ly/LngP #
• Inside A Cloud Computing Data Center « Data Center Knowledge: http://bit.ly/5dnMw7 via @addthis #
• RT @SkyRocknRoll: Cloud VS #Grid computing – the diffs & issues to consider in grid & #cloud computing http://bit.ly/7XBKVH #web #app #
• Comment on: Top 10 Enterprise Products of 2009: Alex, I am a little bit surprised that none of the enterprise mashup http://bit.ly/8jzusG #

What inspired me this week – 2009-12-06

• nice photos – 28 Examples of Excellent Animal Photography Shots: http://ow.ly/GkZm #
• cool stuff – This Dragon Is Made Entirely of Plastic Eating Utensils: http://ow.ly/Gl26 #
• a few *cool* wallpapers – Abstract Ice and Snowy Scenes: http://ow.ly/Gm2i #
• RT @tweetmeme How To remove yourself from other peoples Twitter Lists | twitter | social-advice TechnicaVita free ad… http://bit.ly/1P9LUm #
• RT @webdesignerhelp Web Designer Help » 15 Creative Elevator Adverts http://twurl.nl/7s5bh2 #
• Got some more Google Wave invite, who wants? #
• this is funny – Internet Vices (#twitter, #facebook) : http://ow.ly/Hhea #
• nice architecture (#bridge) – henderson waves by RSP architects planners and engineers, IJP corporation: http://ow.ly/HnEj #
• great tips on improving eye sights: http://ow.ly/HKvy #
• Who still need #googlewave invite? Send me a DM #

What inspired me this week – 2009-11-29

• Some nice photos – Autumn seasonal change photos: http://bit.ly/4XjEdw #
• a nice Northern Lights photo – http://bit.ly/4zJDBn #
• Some nice HDR photos! – 40 Beautiful HDR Pictures You Would be Amazed: http://bit.ly/6aqSg1 #
• GVNotifier.net brings Google Voice SMS to the desktop: http://bit.ly/7BHCVm (via @davux) #
• How to Safely Fry a Turkey, Avoid a Trip to the Emergency Room http://lifehacker.com/5412069/ #food #cooking #
• Just found that I have 20+ invitations left to Google Wave, anyone want? #
• RT @TechCrunch: Why Google Wave Sucks, And Why You Will Use It Anyway http://migre.me/cD5w #
• I Wouldn’t Mind Living in Post-Apocalypse New York http://gizmodo.com/5414099/ #architecture #postapocolypsenyc #
• RT @tweetmeme What Users Like/Dislike About Google Wave [DATA] http://bit.ly/4Irxm7 #
• Thanks to the communities on the Internet (#productivity) – 61 Free Apps We’re Most Thankful For: http://ow.ly/Gl7C #

What inspired me this week – 2009-11-15

• RT @inventorspot Junaio Adds 3D & AR To Location-Based Social Network | InventorSpot http://bit.ly/1opX6V #
• RT @geeknews Why Social Media is Not a Replacement for News http://bit.ly/1puglA #
• cool stuff on data visualization – Twitter and the FutureLibCon: http://ow.ly/AAAm #
• interesting perspective on social media and related business model – Social Media is a Co-Op: http://ow.ly/ABiQ #
• nice architectural design – Baton Rouge Downtown Library by Trahan Architects, update: http://bit.ly/2SqURM #
• RT @tweetmeme Free Movies Online: Where to Watch Them | Open Culture http://bit.ly/2Hjd9B #
• RT @tweetmeme In Smartphone Wars, Darwinism Triumphs Over Intelligent Design | Tech Broiler | ZDNet.com http://bit.ly/3iKflH #
• RT @tweetmeme 10 Steps to Becoming a great Web Developer | KomunitasWeb http://retwt.me/LCbY #
• Fun stuff – Quotes from Marvin – The hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy: http://ow.ly/Bemh #
• RT @mashable FoxPop Turns Movie Watching into a Social Media Viewing Party [Invites] http://bit.ly/28hK6h #
• RT @mashable GO: Google Launches Its Own Programming Language http://bit.ly/5Atdj #
• RT @TechCrunch: Microsoft Drops Bing’s Beta Tag, Launches Bing Maps In UK http://bit.ly/1q3qLq by @robinwauters #
• RT @ZohoReports: Join the Data Visualization Contest and Win an iPod | Zoho Blogs http://bit.ly/246Q8z #
• Heading to Waterloo to @rleisti ’s party tonight, have a day all! #

Quick Reference for Android Dev Phone 1 update

According to MobileCrunch (TechCrunch), T-Mobile has confimed that Android v1.6 rollout is underway.  So for those who has the Dev Phone 1, HTC has also released the images for upgrade.  Links to images are available at: http://developer.htc.com/adp.html

For quick reference, here is the script of how to update the Android Dev phone (on a Windows machine):

1. Download the Radio and Image files from the above link
2. Download the Android 1.6 SDK and put it in the path (e.g. C:\Program Files\android-sdk-windows-1.6_r1\tools)
3. Open a command line console in Windows
4. Run: adb devices – and make sure your device is hooked up to the Windows box
5. Run: adb push <radio-image-package>.zip /sdcard/update.zip
6. Run: adb shell sync
7. Reboot the device into recovery mode by holding down the HOME key during reboot. When the device enters recovery mode, it displays a “!” icon.
8. With the recovery console displayed, open the sliding keyboard and hold down the ALT+l key combination to enable log output in the recovery console.
9. Next, hold down the ALT+s key combination to install the update. An “installing update” icon and progress bar (or a similar status message) are displayed.  When the progress bar completes, the installation is finished.
10. Press the HOME-BACK key combination to write the radio image, update the firmware, and automatically reboot. Note that if you do not use HOME-BACK at this point, the device will not load the updated radio image. After writing the radio image, the device shows a “updating firmware” icon for a few seconds and then automatically reboots in normal mode
11. Reboot and enter fastboot mode – power up the device (or reboot it) while holding down the BACK key. Hold the BACK key down until the bootloader screen is visible and shows “FASTBOOT”
12. Run: fastboot erase cache
13. Run: fastboot update <imagepackage>.zip
14. (Optional) Run: fastboot reboot

MobileCrunch News Article:

T-Mobile confirms that Android v1.6 (Donut) rollout is underway

Rumors were abound last night that T-Mobile would begin sending out the Android v1.6 update (known amongst the geekdom as “Donut”) today, and sure enough: they’ve just confirmed it.

The big changes here include a fix for a bug that would reset your phone after dialing 911 (Oops!), the new (and much prettier) market, improved voice search, a new camera interface, and homescreen search. Here’s the official word from ol’ Magenta themselves:

The rollout of Android 1.6 (Donut) to T-Mobile’s G1 and myTouch 3G customers is now underway, and provides new features and software enhancements. The update also includes an important fix for isolated instances of system reboots after dialing 911. We have worked with Google and HTC on a solution, and the rollout of Android 1.6 is being accelerated to ensure the system reboot fix is rapidly delivered to our customers.

The over-the-air update will be delivered to all G1 and myTouch customers in the coming days. Given the system reboot fix, we strongly encourage all users to install Android 1.6 when prompted to do so.

Regarding new and enhanced features, Android 1.6 includes:
* An improved Android Market experience that makes it easier to discover great applications.
* An integrated camera, camcorder, and gallery interface.
* Updated Voice Search, with faster response and deeper integration with native applications, including the ability to dial contacts.
* Updated search experience that make it easier to search various sources, such as browser bookmarks & history, contacts, and the web, directly from the home screen.

Additional details on Android 1.6 can be found at http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-1.6-highlights.html

If last night’s rumors continue to hold true, G1 owners should begin getting their updates today, and myTouch owners should start seeing it tomorrow. Let us know when you get yours!

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links for 2009-09-16

• Overstock.com: Online Shopping – Bedding, Furniture, Electronics, Jewelry, Clothing & more
  (tags: shopping bargains deals discounts shop discount overstock stores)
• CitySourced – A real time mobile civic engagement tool.
  (tags: local crowdsourcing government twitter city community reporting wireless)
• Home | Trollim
  (tags: programming games code contest development developer game interesting)
• Welcome
  (tags: design inspiration interface webdesign)
• CrowdFlower
  (tags: crowdsourcing outsourcing mturk startup mechanicalturk service cloud web2.0)
• Metricly: Real-time dashboards for every business.
  (tags: analytics business data metrics charts dashboard stats)
• ClientShow::Pitch your work
  (tags: management conference presentation clients design)
• Online proofing software tools
  (tags: webdesign web2.0 webapp productivity)
• Web Analytics | Online Business Optimization by Omniture
  (tags: analytics marketing seo tools webanalytics web)
• Facebook at TechCrunch50: Engineers are our lifeblood | The Social – CNET News
  (tags: internet, facebook)
• Apps.Gov
  (tags: government cloud applications software usa)
• Apps.gov Gives Cloud Computing a Slice of the $75 Billion IT Pie – ReadWriteEnterprise
  (tags: cloud_computing government2.0)
• Voice chat coming to Facebook | Geek Gestalt – CNET News
  (tags: facebook vivox voip chat socialmedia)
• Vivox: The Best Voice Chat for Online Games & Virtual Worlds
  (tags: voip technology telephony phone)
• Present.ly – The Constant Awareness Communication Tool – Private Microblogging for your Business
  (tags: twitter microblogging business corporate collaboration web2.0 socialnetworking)
• Google Public Sector
  (tags: google government public sector)
• 17 Funny Sleeping Positions | DailyCognition.com
  (tags: humor sleeping funny)
• SocialToo – Your Companion to the Social Web!
  (tags: twitter facebook utilities socialmedia web2.0)
• HTC – Support – Flashing your Android Dev Phone with a Factory System Image
  (tags: android htc g1 phone developer google)
• Android Developers Blog: Android 1.6 SDK is here
  (tags: android mobile google)
• Perpetually.com
  (tags: web archive storage internet history searchengine apps)
• Spymaster — An action game for Twitter and Facebook
  (tags: twitter games socialmedia spymaster social facebook)
• Installing Software: Tux VS. Bill Gates
  (tags: interesting linux internet microsoft windows)
• Chrome Hits Version 3 Just A Year After Its Launch. Still No Mac Version.
  (tags: internet-tools, Google, Chrome, browser)
• nomee: What can nomee do?
  (tags: social socialnetworking web2.0 aggregator air adobe)

Google Wave – My Experiment

I finally received an invite to test Google Wave in the Dev Preview sandbox, thought it would be a good idea to share some information. I’m not planning to document pros and cons, rather, I just want to share my personal view of what I like and what I don’t like.

Google Wave (GW) is a cool web application that will likely change the way we communicate.  It uses HTML 5 and Google Gear heavily as far as I can tell.  The layout is more extensive than how Gmail and Google Docs are currently designed.  But since this is a Dev Preview, there are still a lot of things that Google has to finish and refine in the next few months before launch.

To understand the new concept in Google Wave, I would suggest to read this article from Mashable.

When I create a Wave, I can add in robots or gadgets into the Wave.  It makes life easier because when having a conversation with multiple people, visualization works better than only words.  So if we are talking about travel, what better way to start off the conversation than to pull in a Google Map into the Wave and start pinning down some locations on the map.  In some way, this is similar to the Cobrowsing concept.

Twitter, Facebook and Adobe Flash supports are added by the dev community.  There are also YouTube supports as well via Google Gear.  The whiteboard capability by the dev community is useful as well.  And similar to blog sites, you can both categorize a Wave and tagging it.  This should be able to cover different user preferences.

When you first create a Wave, it is only viewable by you.  In the system, groups of people are setup kind of like mailing lists.  So if you want to invite everyone in the system to view the Wave, you can simply add the “wave-discuss” contact into the Wave.  But once added, you can’t remove the person or group from the Wave.  (This is probably a feature for a later time.)  Assuming this is a “feature”, for business/enterprise adoption, this will post a security risks.  I guess I can say the same thing with e-mail too when forwarding to the company-wide mailing list.

By default, GW supports Internationalization and someone in the developer community is working on a translation UI extension.  IMO, this support is already better than a lot of rich-client software.

One of the robot available in the Dev Preview is to parse information and stats in a wave on demand.  So what happen is that, let say if you copy and paste a table of data into a Wave, you can use the robot to generate data visualization on demand while you are in a conversation with others.  This makes collaboration much easier because everyone will be able to see the same (raw) results.  There are also data aggregation robots out there to pull data from Amazon, The Guardian UK and weather channel.  In theory, users can utilize OpenAPI from anywhere on the Internet and pull information into a Wave and generate contextual views.  This makes plain-old Web 2.0 tools look like dinosaurs.

For each Wave, you can post reply to messages from other like what you do in a Forum, or you can edit the post like a document.  The real-time feature to see who’s typing what is very cool.  When you are getting a long answer to a question, you don’t have to wait till the person has finished typing.  There is also a playback feature where you can see the sequence of replies and editorials of the Wave itself.  So this feature is kind of like mixing Wiki history with real-time collaboration.

Did I say that this is Open Source?  And there is a voice feature.  May be it will link to Google Voice as well in the final product?  For businesses, running a team meeting would be possible via GW.  The search and filtering features in GW are pretty decent as well.  But if the user is not aware, he/she can stay in the filter mode all day instead of looking at new Waves from friends or the team.

Although I like what GW has so far, I think at this point GW is too complex for a lot of non-tech savvy users.  Learning curve will be longer for some people, and it can be weeks or months.

A Wave is definitely more of a conversation, as in a 2-ways dialog.  In addition, we can turn the a wave into a document.  This makes Twitter more of a self-center update.  I think GW will definitely reduce the time for people to collaborate and communicate, as long as the users are comfortable with it.  Offline feature enabled by Google Gear would be a nice addition to any web application.  And Google Gear is already working on Android phone.  So I can’t wait till Google Wave to be available on my Android phone.

My next step is to test the Google Wave API when the new update in Dev Preview is available.  (Also pending on what new features will be added in Google Wave Federation Protocol.)  May be then I’ll be able see all the true power of Google Wave.  Stay tuned.