So Oracle decides to sue Google 12 August 2010….hmmmm. Did it really take Oracle that long to figure out that Google is using Java in it’s implementation of Android. It looks more to me like Oracle wanted to wait until Android was “really” a success before they cashed in on the cow.
Why Apple Hates Google and Adobe
Steve Jobs hates Adobe Flash [1]. This year he laboriously claimed several reasons not to include Flash in any of Apple’s I [whatever]- devices. Several websites document the ongoing dialog–for example, one is titled “Apple Slams the Door On Adobe Flash” [2], and another is “Apple/Adobe Battle Escalates” [3]. But why all the hubbub?
Generational Thinking
Where there is no vision, the people perish; [Proverbs 29:18 KJV]
If you think ahead in terms of generations and you apply that to software, then you may wonder–where are we headed? Is there a future beyond tomorrow? Have you thought about all of the documents that you’ve typed and collected? What about the sounds, videos, images, papers, etc…? And what if you are a college, a business, a city, or a nation. How many digital documents are people generating today? You should already know–a lot.
Apple vs Everyone
Apple wants to control the world. What’s new?
Isn’t it great how our society gets creative and invents things? Then after we create it we don’t want anyone else to make it better?
Apple seems to be the epitome of this. Their IPhone and IPad have their limitations, for example, they can’t run more than one application at a time, but Google and others have set out to make mobile phones better–more open. What do you think Apple did when Google came out with the Android OS? They’re suing them, of course.
Apple wants to stand alone in a proprietary world…against all competitors. That’s fine, until they begin trying to “control” the spirit of ingenuity. I think their greed and ugliness will ultimately end up having a negative impact on their bottom line.
If companies can patent anything– like speech, walking, touching, etc – then I guess everyone must learn how to walk and talk differently. Maybe someone will patent the alphabet and we’ll have to make a new one. What Progress.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/apple-vs-htc-a-patent-breakdown/
Leave the first comment ▶Automate MS InfoPath and MS Word to .PDF
If you want to automate the process of converting MS InfoPath and/or MS Word to PDF, here’s a handy script my partner and I developed. I’ll explain later…jump to the script.
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Useful Windows Commands
How to delete a Windows service when the application uninstaller doesn’t : Use the Windows “service control” on the DOS command line.
Syntax: sc delete Servicename
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/251192
Leave the first comment ▶Adobe Max Sessions Available
Adobe has posted the sessions from MAX online at Adobe TV. It’s awesome news because people like me (who can’t afford to go to MAX) can catch some of the latest goings on at Adobe.
Ted Patrick writes about their bumpy experience getting 295 sessions posted.
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