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Sensible thoughts on the iPad version of WIRED magazine

May 28, 2010

Let’s make this clear once and for all: at the current surface and resolution of the iPad, multi column layouts for long screen texts are sentimental nonsense. And the more columns you use, the worse it gets. via iA » WIRED on iPad: Just like a Paper Tiger….

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Wolfram Alpha lowers iPhone app price from $50 to $2.

April 1, 2010

after initially releasing their “knowledge system” on the iPhone and then pulling it and trying to go premium with a $50 iPhone app, they’ve now reversed their position once again. The iPhone app will drop back down to $1.99 on Sunday, via Wolfram Alpha lowers iPhone app price, will give refunds..

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iPhone app developer Ngmoco explains some of the server architecture for their game Eliminate

March 12, 2010

The next big hurdles were player management and matchmaking. After considering a few different options, they went with an open-source messaging server called ejabberd — while it’s written in Erlang, a language that they said had some “crazy syntax” (they showed an inexplicable piece of code on the projection screen to make their point), it [...]

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Four Steps to Gov 2.0: A Guide for Agencies

February 9, 2010

For the first time in history, we’re really at a point where this is technologically feasible. Even if you have no specific tie to government, Gov 2.0 envisions a world in which — just by having experience and interests — ordinary members of the public willingly contribute to the knowledge, facts and policies that comprise [...]

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