Software Patents Should Be Abolished
Still think patents are about protecting the little guy? The USPTO now takes an average of 6 years to grant a patent (hat tip to Techmeme). In the long run, you’ll likely get your patent since almost anything is patentable these days, however outlandish it may be. But in the long run, we’re all dead, [...]
Consumer RSS: 1999-2010
paidContent made an interesting connection about Bloglines being shut down and the broader question of RSS in the age of Twitter. Indeed, in its announcement, Bloglines similarly blames broader trends for its demise, saying, “As Steve Gillmor pointed out inTechCrunch last year, being locked in an RSS reader makes less and less sense to people as Twitter [...]
Wrapping Up the Warfield/Lucchini/Flex/Javascript Smackdown
Come on, admit it, we all love a good smackdown! In response to my article about Flash coming back to the iPhone, Bill Lucchini wrote a well-reasoned rebuttal: 5 Reasons Adobe Flex is Doomed. Here they are, paraphrased for brevity: - Flex creates an unnatural and dilutive web user experience. - Flex performs poorly relative to [...]
Prezi Adds Real Time Collaboration
Earlier this week Prezi announced a new version of their presentation software that adds team collaboration features. I’ve used Prezi for most of my presentations for about 9 months and it has become my favorite presentation tool. I’ve also used Prezi’s embedded here on my blog. To use Prezi effectively you have to understand a [...]
