November 2010
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Iterate 1.1.2 an iPhone App for Pivotal Tracker
Iterate 1.1.2 is Available in the App Store
Today we released an update to Iterate, our iPhone client for Pivotal Tracker.
This small bug fix to Iterate extends our timeout (or the amount of time that we wait for a server to respond to a request for information).
Iterate is great because right from your iPhone you can:
Access your projects on the go including your Current Iteration,...
July 2010
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Network Compatibility for Rogers
Rogers 3G/3.5G runs on 850/1900
No matter what people tell you about phone compatibility, you need both bands to be sure you will get full coverage. Full details on the GSMA website.
If you poke around you’ll see that Rogers also owns some 1700 spectrum. It is not in use at this point in time.
Also, the GSMA seems to think that Fido operates their 3G on 2100 but I am under the...
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Nexus One WiFi Issues on Android 2.1 and 2.2
The Nexus One WiFi Issue
I read an article on BGR on users reporting WiFi issues with the Nexus One.
I actually am experiencing the issue - so let me provide some insight.
The Problem: Reconnecting to WiFi
When the Nexus One goes to sleep (turns off it’s display) the default behavior is to disconnect from WiFi - I assume to save power. When you wake the device back up it is supposed...
June 2010
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Froyo on the Nexus One - this is the Droid you are...
Android 2.2 Previewed at Google IO
Well, it was more than previewed - Google actually let it out into the wild for a bit where Nexus One users with the AWS version of the phone (think T-Mobile or WIND) were able to update.
The update has since been pulled (search and ye shall find, though) but I tossed it on my Nexus One and gave it a once over.
Tethering FTW
Android 2.2 adds WiFi...
April 2010
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Still No Flash on the iPhone. Why the Surprise?
Disclaimer
Look, I am totally making this all up. I have no idea what Adobe or Apple is thinking.
However, in my twisted imagination, this is how this whole Flash/iPhone situation went down…
I can imagine the conversation…
This is how I imagine the conversation going a couple years ago when Adobe first tried to bring flash to the iPhone:
ADOBE: So, how about adding flash...
November 2009
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Palm webOS 1.3.1 Released: what is fixed, what is...
webOS 1.3.1 Released
Today Palm released webOS 1.3.1. If you hit their support pages you will see a list of the release notes.
What was fixed.
I had personally reported several issues when if came to the sync of emails and calendars. With one exception (see the what is not list below) I think they have fixed it all. Not a moment too soon - I was ready to give up on the platform due to the...
October 2009
2 posts
The Rogers HSPA+ Rocket Stick & Mac OS X 10.6 Snow...
Zero-Install Plug and Play Software Doesn’t Mean What You Think…
Okay so before I get to the punchline I am going to rant. Sorry.
I am used to using Novatel Wireless devices and they have great Mac support. Many have drivers bundled with the OS so you just plug them in and type in the settings. Then you are on the web.
Clearly a Microsoft Windows user wrote this statement because...
Palm Pre Workarounds and Troubleshooting Tips
WebOS
Let’s face it, as cool as it is, the WebOS is really a beta. It has been out for 6 months and has not been thoroughly tested. So things are breaking.
For me there were two major issues that were killing me:
My hosted Google Apps GMail would just stop working.
Calendars would just stop syncing.
After searching and hacking and playing I found the following four things fixed...
June 2009
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Continuous Integration in 2009
A Great Idea
Continuous Integration (CI) is a really great idea.
For a guy like me it means that one week before a major product deadline I can leave early on Friday (as opposed to freaking out and working a 75 hour week.)
But, it doesn’t mean what it used to. Less that two years ago I remember talking about Continuous Integration as “Making sure someone doesn’t break the...
Continuous Integration with Integrity.
Nick Quaranto has posted a nice article talking about their Continuous Integration setup over at Thoughtbot.
And while he did a great job of explaining what he did, the details of how exactly he did it were left as an exercise to the reader. Here are the details that you are going to need to actually get this thing running.
There are two parts to this adventure, Integrity and...
April 2009
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Consuming SOAP Services on OSX
SOAP is bloated and I hate dealing with it. I still have to do it. When dealing with consuming SOAP services from OS X I like to have a couple of items in my bag of tricks to get up and running: a SOAP Client and a way to do base64 decoding. This way I am able to test the service without writing any code. Too often I beat my head against my keyboard over a piece of code only to realize the service...
March 2009
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Prioritize Work (Get Paid)
I like getting paid.
I am not saying that I go to work for a paycheck - I love what I do - but a person has to eat and to eat they need to get paid.
For this reason I suspect you like getting paid too.
This is not a bad thing. It simply creates the reality that someone is going to have to pay for all the work that you do in a day. We call that person the customer. Whether the customer is a...
Fail (or Succeed) Quickly
I read a book by Seth Godin a while back called “The Dip.” (Well, by read I mean I listened to it after buying it from Audible.) The book gets a bit repetitive but the message is relevant. It is a book about quitting as a technique for success.
I am going to repeat that for those of you skimming this post: “The Dip” is a book about quitting as a technique for success.
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Defining Done
Ever ask someone how they were doing and then got the reply, “Fine” - what does fine actually mean?
As far as I can tell fine used to mean a little closer to good then bad but now I am convinced that it actually the equivalent of someone saying either “You don’t really care how I am feeling and I don’t really care to tell you!” or it means “I am feeling...