Technology & Business
Check out your site in different screen sizes
You spent all that time and money to build your website. It's a work of art. A monument to your awesomeness... Then why are some of your contacts (with smaller screen devices) complaining that it looks weird? Are you still sure the site is awesome? There is a cool free service called Screenfly that will show you how your site looks on different devices with different screen sizes (think desktop, tablet, mobile, etc). I decided to give it a whirl with my blog:
Software as a Service reaches $12.1 billion in 2011
Gartner is reporting that SaaS revenue will reach $12.1 billion in 2011. 63.6 percent of all worldwide SaaS usage [in 2011] is expected to be in North America. It was interesting to see that the issue related to SaaS varies by region EMEA - Limited flexibility of customization. North America / Asia - Limited integration with existing systems. "In North America, ease and speed of deployment are primary reasons for SaaS adoption, followed by lower TCO," Ms. Mertz said. "
Workflowy is a great list manager
Click on any image in this post to see it in full size My regular readers know about my addiction to David Allen’s GTD system. At its core, it is a well defined list management system. My tool of choice for my GTD implementation is Evernote but many of my co-workers and friends have become big fans of a web-based list service called Workflowy. As soon as you login, you will notice a clean and easy to use interface.
Windows 7 Will Be Running on 42% of PCs
Gartner Research believes that Microsoft's Windows 7 Operating System will be running on 42% of all PCs by the end of 2011. Supporting this move is the fact that 94% of all new PCs shipped in 2011 had Windows 7 pre-installed. Another interesting note is that "Gartner's forecast assumes that Windows 7 is likely to be the last version of Microsoft OS that gets deployed to everybody through big corporatewide migration." For Mac OS fans, Gartner believes 4.5% of new PCs shipped in 2011 will run Apple's operating system and that this will rise to 5.
Firefox 6 is now 8% of Chitika's total North American traffic
Chitika Insights, the research division of Chitika ad network, is reporting that 8% of its traffic is now Firefox 6. This data is based on Chitika’s analysis of their USA and Canada traffic. They go on to say that Firefox 6 accounts for 45% of all detected Firefox traffic, which is an impressive uptake of the new version (considering it was released August 16). They mentioned that they expected adoption to slow a little. Click on any of the below images to see a full size graph.
Amazon's Android Tablet may be here in September
When I say tablet, most people will automatically think of Apple’s iPad. But if the fire-sale liquidation of HP’s WebOS tablets taught us anything, it is that consumers will buy anything for the right price. The New York Post is now claiming that Amazon’s much talked about Android tablet will be released soon and cost hundreds less than Apple’s iPad. Their unnamed source claims that the mythical Amazon tablet will launch sometime on September or October and be priced aggressively to ensure it sells.
iPhone 5 may have a sub 4" display and a metal back
Digitimes is at it again and now believes the iPhone 5 will sport a display smaller than 4 inches (3.5-3.7 inches). They are also claiming that the glass back will be replaced with a metal one. Other claims are ones we have hear before namely: an 8 megapixel camera, full HD video recording, the iPad 2's A5 dual-core processor and a thinner design. Most "unnamed sources" seem to agree on these specs which means although the iPhone 5 will get a slight spec bump, it is an evolutionary upgrade.
Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple
Although many pundits and bloggers expected this new to come [some day], most were shocked by this sudden announcement. The resignation letter was published on businesswire: I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come. I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.
HP kills webOS and maybe it's PC business
In an announcement that shocked the IT world, HP has abruptly killed it's webOS mobile operating system (it bought from Palm just a couple of years ago). As if this wasn't a big enough bombshell, their press release also highlighted that it's board of directors has authorized "the exploration of strategic alternatives for it's Personal Systems Group". Sounds to me like their PC business is the next victim.
iPhone devices are cheaper to support than Android or RIM
We have seen a handful to analyst reports that clearly show that a MAC is cheaper to support than a PC. An analytics company called ClickFox has now determined that the same is true for iphones [versus RIM and Android]. The research was conducted by analyzing the support calls places with call centers [that support all three platforms]. It was determines that Android and RIM calls required multiple transfers and often multiple support sessions to resolve an issue. It was found that most iPhone issues could be solved with one call.