Tag Archives: software development

AppleTV Update

Posted on November 3, 2015 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

It took a bit of jiggery-pokery to get my development version of the new AppleTV to upgrade, but it finally did once I was able to get it to boot in reset mode. The trick is to hold down the … Continue reading →

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Follow up on Apple TV

Posted on October 9, 2015 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

My Apple TV Developers kit showed up last night, so I spent an hour playing with it. I was familiar with the pervious version of Apple TV, so the setup procedure was relatively quick. There were some differences, but the user … Continue reading →

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Apple TV for developers

Posted on October 8, 2015 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

As an apple developer, I have the opportunity to get access to early release products. This past month Apple announced a new version of their popular Apple TV and offered free developer kits. I applied to get one and didn’t … Continue reading →

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What’s New?

Posted on May 28, 2015 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

Hey Reader’s It’s been a while. Looks like I have not written a post since last February. This does not mean that the world has stopped spinning, in fact things are moving as fast as ever in Silicon Vally North. … Continue reading →

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What is TOSCA?

Posted on October 20, 2014 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

TOSCA was brought up in an online discussion recently, so I had to go away and figure out what it is all about. TOSCA stands for Topology and Orchestration Specification for Cloud Applications. I managed to extract the following from … Continue reading →

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The Internet of Things

Posted on October 17, 2014 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

If you follow technology, you have probably heard of “The Internet of Things” or IOT. This term refers to a future where everything is connected to the Internet for some reason or another. I have no doubt that this will … Continue reading →

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The next best thing to open source

Posted on October 13, 2014 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

We have all benefited from the availability of open source and many of us have contributed to that software pool. Commercial software development exists because it is a simple business model that keeps people employed, or because a specific software … Continue reading →

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Round pegs in square holes

Posted on October 10, 2014 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

As I get older, some would say that I get more crusty [grin]. This may fall in that category, but my argument is that there is nothing wrong with simple and flexible. Put another way, “Round open source products do … Continue reading →

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Funding Science in North America

Posted on August 19, 2014 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

I have been talking recently with a number of what you might call “Captains of Industry”  and everyone agrees that there is a serious problem with available capital for new technology companies. The instant gratification model of the Internet generation … Continue reading →

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CornerJudge Approved

Posted on June 5, 2014 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

“CornerJudge” is an App for IOS and Android that makes it easier for corner judges at Taekwondo tournaments to keep track of points during a sparring match.  A summary of the scoring rules are included as part of the app … Continue reading →

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