Andrew Savikas

“All of these things are vying for attention and evangelism. Some of them are great, some of them are stupid, but they’re all clubbed together under this vague banner of ‘The Open Web’. It sets expectations and demands from developers, who are all the while being wowed by the efficiency and quality of proprietary application frameworks like Flash and Cocoa.”

"Within four hours, my wife was playing with the photo app, and sending pictures to people —..."

Thu, 06 May 2010 22:05:36 -0400

““Within four hours, my wife was playing with the photo app, and sending pictures to people — she’d be meaning to do so for a while. Tap, tap, tap. She was doing that from the back porch with a frosty adult beverage to complement the activity. She was smiling. That fun was followed by an extended Facebook session (she’s a big fan, I don’t use it). Tap, tap, tap. This was lying on the couch with a tennis match on. More smiles. She left it on the table, and my 14 year old daughter (the artist in the family) started playing with an Autodesk illustrator app I had downloaded. Tap, tap, tap. ‘Dad, this is cool’. Tap, tap, tap. ‘Look at this!’ My email is now filling up with her drawings. My college daughter is home from school. Late that night, she grabbed it and ran up to her room. Tap, tap, tap… Are you starting to get the picture?””

- What iPads Did To My Family - Chuck’s Blog

iPad User Experience Guidelines | UX Magazine

Thu, 06 May 2010 11:55:30 -0400

iPad User Experience Guidelines | UX Magazine

Flurry Stats Show Rush Of Android Development : Mobile Marketing Watch - The Pulse Of The Mobile Marketing Community

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:36:24 -0400

Flurry Stats Show Rush Of Android Development : Mobile Marketing Watch - The Pulse Of The Mobile Marketing Community:

With an onslaught of new devices running Android 2.0 in the pipeline from numerous carriers worldwide, development within the Android community is growing at breakneck speeds. Mobile analytics firm Flurry released stats recently showing just how much developers are jumping on the Android bandwagon.

Can Android Market Catch Up to the App Store? - BusinessWeek

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:16:30 -0400

Can Android Market Catch Up to the App Store? - BusinessWeek:

The increased developer hustle and bustle around Android comes as no surprise: In November, Verizon Wireless is expected to launch its first Android phone from Motorola, and the carrier has already started a major marketing blitz around the device. Android-based phones from other makers, like HTC, are selling well. About 20 Android-based devices are expected to come out this year, and 30 more in 2010, according to analysts. As more Android phones get into users’ hands, more people will start using these devices to download apps from the Android Market, which currently features more than 10,000 applications. Naturally, developers want to get in on the game.

Tim O'Reilly and Adobe's Michael Gough on the future of publishing

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:53:49 -0400

Tim O'Reilly and Adobe's Michael Gough on the future of publishing:

Tim O’Reilly and Michael Gough on the future of publishing