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Entries from July 2004

Open Sourcing Java

July 30th, 2004 · No Comments · technology

Should java be open sourced? There are many arguments for either direction. One thing to note, however, is that the Java language and the API is used to build other application. It is the foundation of software, very much like Microsoft Windows. There cannot, and should not, be derived and incompatible versions of the language [...]

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To PDA or not PDA

July 30th, 2004 · No Comments · technology

I am constantly reviewing whether I can use a PDA or not. I have owned enough of them. Currently I have a cool TH55 Clie from Sony. It has wifi, beautiful screen, etc. But I am a heavy cellphone and laptop user. Do I really use the PDA that much?
today I was playing with Avantgo. [...]

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web finds

July 23rd, 2004 · No Comments · observation

Very funny “comics”, an original idea, wonderful, go check out A Softer World.

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t-Mobile and the Z600

July 20th, 2004 · No Comments · review

My Sony Ericsson Z600 world phone used not to work with t-mobile’s internet services. They do not support the correct WAP version, or something like that. Today I happened to be playing with the phone and decided to try again, and….(drum roll please) it seems to be working now !! Finally I can lookup weather [...]

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Thinking

July 13th, 2004 · No Comments · reading

Twelve projects that study thinking.

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Robot Kit

July 12th, 2004 · No Comments · technology

The net is buzzing about this $1400 robot from Japan. Make the robosapian a bargain at $100.

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