Monthly Archives: April 2009

Back from school, Funambol community grows

Posted on 29 April, 2009 by Stef

I haven’t been writing too much here because I was spending whatever leftover energy from my real job on myMBA project work. With that put to bed, it’s time to celebrate the end of two long years studying topics that … Continue reading →

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Get the facts of DRM, don’t buy CRAP

Posted on 17 April, 2009 by Stef

Did you think Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) can be good for society? If that’s your opinion, you better start looking at facts. Ars Technica reports that Some Kindle users are angry because Amazon blocked them from their Kindle accounts, thereby … Continue reading →

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links for 2009-04-16

Posted on 16 April, 2009 by stefano

Join Amazon authors' "drmfree" effort | DefectiveByDesign.org DefectiveByDesign activists have been tireless in finding and labeling DRM-infected products on Amazon with tags like "defectivebydesign" and "drm". There's another new tag to watch for when you're shopping, "drmfree". The use of … Continue reading →

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Don’t call it Scrum

Posted on 9 April, 2009 by Stef

Gianugo Rabellino has given me more food for thoughts about my research on Free/Libre Open Source software development and Agile/Scrum methods. His latest post contains a sentence that summarizes my key finding so far: At the end of the day, … Continue reading →

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Mobile phone markets are designed to split our community

Posted on 6 April, 2009 by Stef

Apple’s iPhone biggest innovation is its mobile app store: for the first time it allowed installing software on the mobile device with the convenience of any modern GNU/Linux distribution. Like in Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu, installing software is just a matter … Continue reading →

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I want my health data with me

Posted on 2 April, 2009 by Stef

The debate on health records data is starting also in US with the new federal government plan to spend $19 billion to spur the use of computerized patient records. In Milan, where I live, the regional health system requires me … Continue reading →

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Funambol engineers apply iPhone ergonomics to cars

Posted on 1 April, 2009 by Stef

Check this out: Funambol’s R&D department just released a prototype user interface for driving cars. According to my colleagues that drove it in Redwood City, it’s so easy to use, even a caveman can drive it. The vehicle smashes driving … Continue reading →

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