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Whip out your device and let’s compare…what?
When I used to run IT operations at a software CRM company called Clarify, I recall the staff lunches we used to go to in the South Bay. We would go to a restaurant and because of the bulky phones,...
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Getting over mobile UI separation anxiety
The number of mobile devices being introduced is creating a staggeringly fractured marketplace. This fracturing causes issues for developers as well as consumers. And it’s not just being caused by...
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BlackBerry’s strategy – balancing consumer and enterprise
I have been watching the BlackBerry announcements and strategy analysis with the same curiosity that many in our industry share. Whether you are Canadian, wish-to-be-Canadian, or...
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Trust service: what Samsung KNOX is missing
After thinking about my piece on BlackBerry and the reasons for their strength in the enterprise, I realized why Samsung cannot claim victory with their new KNOX model. They are missing something....
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Reports of the mouse’s death have been greatly exaggerated
Ok, it may not be popular to admit it, but I think Steve Jobs was wrong about touch. Or wrong about expecting simple beautiful designs. Or both. I don’t really believe that it is pragmatic to expect...
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Hands off my keyboard? Hands off my screen!
Funny event yesterday: I was working on a laptop in a close conference room environment, when a colleague asks me “hey, we should move that here” and taps my screen. Normal behavior the last 20...
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Architecting computer systems for humans? Think analog.
Computers are about 0s and 1s, right? Every bit has its place, and we keep inventing bigger computers to handle greater and greater precision. Which is great, say, if you are calculating your bank...
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Inspiration and Sadness – Ode to Sun Ray
I don’t often write often about Framehawk in this blog, as I guess I am comfortable with being a well kept secret – well, until Brian Madden and Gabe Knuth astutely explained what we do in their...
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Gunnar Berger Video – thoughts and observations
In a recent twitter post, Gunnar Berger of Gartner fame posted a wonderful head-to-head video showing Framehawk, Citrix and VMware working under 250ms conditions and 0-50% loss. The visual results...
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iOS and Android are missing something
As I mentioned in a recent post, there are two BYOD needs on a single device: 1) real-time, bite-sized apps via the app stores and 2) corporate productivity apps. And Microsoft is well positioned on...
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