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Monthly Archives: June 2013
A Simple, Powerful and Portable network test tool…
I have already blogged about the Raspberry Pi (the $35 single board computer that runs XBMC or Linux). For this project the Pi would run Raspian which is a custom version of Debian. Raspbian uses the standard apt-get repos to … Continue reading
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Tagged hardware, linux, network analysis, network security, packet loss, Raspberry pi, Tools, traffic shaper detection
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Multiple layouts for the same Activity…
In the Apple world mobile apps have a one-to-one relationship between views and controllers. Apple uses the MVC or Model-View-Controller method of programming but there is only ever one view for any given controller. The Android world does not insist … Continue reading
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Tagged android, java, multiple layouts for one activity, programming tip, state machines
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Sorry readers, Life caught up with me today and I don’t have anything to say. Tell me what you need and I’ll see what I can do. In the mean time, I’m going to shift my focus back toward creating … Continue reading
Charity and Religion
I’m going to take a few minutes today to talk about one of those things that we are not supposed to talk about, religion. I can’t speak for other religions but most of the Christian ones that I have been … Continue reading
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Tagged charity, communication, fishing, immigration, life, media, religion
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Data Fusion
I first came across applications for data fusion at a small start-up company that did contract work for CSIS and the RCMP. Military organizations have been using the technology for years but there have not been real applications for it … Continue reading
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Tagged data fusion, engineering, entrepreneurship, innovation, software
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Software Mercenary or Software Ninja?
I bet this is a question that you ask yourself every day when you get up first thing in the morning. I know I would have been doing it if I had thought of it sooner. Last night I was … Continue reading
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Tagged C++ programming, communication, Contracting, entrepreneurship, innovation, software, software mercenary, software ninja
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Platforms for innovation
I started my career 32 years ago designing hardware to connect to phones and the telephone network. It was a growth industry that was created by the deregulation of the telecom industry. I’ve blogged about how a large part of … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Ocean, engineering, hardware, hardware design, hardware innovation, hardware platforms, innovation, mechatronics
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More on Blue Oceans
I briefly mentioned in a earlier post that I was reading a book called “Blue Ocean Strategy” by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne. The book touches on many different aspects of creating a winning business and contains some thought … Continue reading
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Tagged blue oceans, competition, market differentiation, Marketing, sales, tech companies, tech startups
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It’s not personal…
A number of times in my career I have come across people who justify some unacceptable act by saying it’s not personal. The problem with this statement is that successful businesses are personal. To get the investment of time and … Continue reading
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Tagged bad managers, conscience, honesty, integrative, justice, life and business, make business personal, poor management, references
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