March 2011
PlayBook Apps
So, the BlackBerry PlayBook will “run” just about every app under the sun, except iOS apps. Gruber wants to know:
Which one of these is the native SDK for the PlayBook. Which one’s best? What is RIM’s advice for how developers should write PlayBook apps?
I think it’s pretty clear that just having apps to run is what they need. It’s why Apple included the ability to run...
So, @war2d2 and I sat around and talked about SXSW...
How to win SXSW? Show up.
SXSW is big. It’s bigger now than it’s ever been, so obviously more will be written about the conference this year than in any year past. It’s interesting to me as a first-timer, to see people lamenting the fact that it’s not the same conference that it used to be, the panels sucked, etc. I’ve been hearing this for about 6 years now and I can assure you that from the outsider perspective that...
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SXSW Day 2
Annie’s
Khoi Vhin
Haddington’s
Metafilter
Ginger Man ThinkUp Meet-up
Lambert’s downtown BBQ
Paradise
Just a placeholder list…
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SXSW Day 1
The shuttle was a nightmare. Everything from catching it, the ride in, and especially paying. Cash only is a pain in the ass. For some reason I thought the shuttle was part of the package. I was so very wrong about that.
Another thing I had no concept of was how insanely big this damn conference is. For example, I asked a Microsoft person why their booth was so hard to find and his reply...
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SXSW Day 0
On Southwest flight 49, direct from Oakland to Austin. It’s filled with SXSW attendees and empty mini-bottles of booze. Greg and I contributed a meager 4 bottles, while our row-mate managed a single bottle. I should also mention that we’re in the last row, I’m not sure why it matters but it may be a harbinger of things to come I have no idea if this is a good or bad thing.
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