So I just got back from the Linux architects conference held at Google in Mountain View, CA. It was a good trip and I hope that these types of summits help spur the collaboration that needs to...

There seem to be two camps of open source development. In one camp are the Linux folks who are building an open source OS, drivers and related software. In the other camp are the open source w...

There are a number of things that you still can't do on the web. This is the to-do-list to continue the convergence of desktop and web applications. Handle file types for opening - a file dou...

This Thursday I'll be speaking at Boston Ignite, an event organized by O'reilly. "Mingle and talk tech with your fellow FOOs, alpha geeks, and techies from the greater Boston area." The events...

Bill Higgins has an interesting discussion about the convergence of desktop and web applications. The basic idea he suggests is that bad things happen when you break expectations for the inter...

People in the Linux community are asking Microsoft to "show me the patents." Microsoft is certainly creating some uncertainty but they are very likely on solid footing on some of their many pa...

About a year back I was asked to explore some concepts for a digital home of the future. The following are some concept notes I thought I'd share. Core principal - Technology should augment th...

I created a little game. If you have an disagreement and need a tie-breaker let Google settle the score: Boxers OR Briefs Coke OR Pepsi Yes OR NO Good OR Evil "Great Taste" OR "Less Filling" A...

Many companies run A/B tests to evaluate their design changes. An A/B test means that they have multiple products/designs being used by people on a day-to-day basis. One group is the control A...

There are only so many ways that something can be shared. This is based on four things: Direction - what direction the files go when it's shared Storage - where the file is stored once it's ...