Category Archives: business

Parliamo e non ci capiamo: produttività per esempio.

Posted on 28 August, 2010 by Stef

Un esempio da manuale di come in Italia si urla troppo e si è persa la sana abitudine di capire. Ne Noi dicevamo “il problema è la produttivita’ che non cresce da 15 anni, bisogna fa crescere la produttivita’”, loro … Continue reading →

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It’s time to change

Posted on 21 August, 2010 by Stef

My adventure with Funambol ended. Since January 2008 I’ve been working with an amazing company managing an amazing community. I’m proud to have helped the company increase its download number about 30% every quarter and also am glad to have … Continue reading →

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Is copyright really worth its existence?

Posted on 19 August, 2010 by Stef

Imagine that an archaeologist finds an ancient book but nobody can make copies for other scientists to read it because of copyright laws. That’s happening with old and important jazz recordings, as explained in the post by the law professors … Continue reading →

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Is Dilbert taking side on Net Neutrality debate?

Posted on 18 August, 2010 by Stef

Probably this is just me, but today’s Dilbert cartoon reminds me of the debate about net neutrality and the Google/Verizon proposal. By implying that the mobile web is slow, is Dilbert reminding us that wireless is really different from our … Continue reading →

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Notes to develop Funambol for Android in Eclipse

Posted on 23 July, 2010 by Stef

I want to share the notes I took when setting up Funambol for Android in Eclipse. I hope somebody can review them and let me know if they work. Start with installing Sun java SDK and install Android SDK. I … Continue reading →

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A path to design social apps that don’t suck

Posted on 19 July, 2010 by Stef

Existing social networking apps suck because human social interactions is simply more complex than adding a ‘friend’. This presentation shows quite clearly why Facebook sucks and the email/phone addressbooks suck, too. Take a full 40 minutes to read it carefully … Continue reading →

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Buy unlocked Android phones

Posted on 15 July, 2010 by Stef

When you buy an Android phone you’re not necessarily buying a phone with an free/open source operating system. Most of Android operating system is licensed in a way that allows manufacturers to lock down the device and make it physically … Continue reading →

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Breaking the Email Addiction

Posted on 30 June, 2010 by Stef

Reading this made me think that my piece about the limitations of email at work is overdue. In Breaking the Email Addiction author Tony Schwartz argues that email distracts people from life (work and everything else) and must be cured … Continue reading →

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First thing: Love your community

Posted on 29 June, 2010 by Stef

I’m glad that Jorg Janke shared his experience of developing a commercial open source business with Compiere because you learn from failures as well as success. His long piece has some interesting parts, but what caught my attention most is … Continue reading →

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