Feb 9, 2015Mobile ComputingThe trend in computing is to be more and more personable. When you went from a mainframe to a PC, what was compelling about that was that it was accessible to more people. You no longer had to go to the printer room to pick up printouts. You no longer…Mobile3 min readMobile3 min read
Dec 5, 2013HTML5 / JavaScript Versions of WindowsThe Future of the Web and Operating systems — Dmitry Baranovskiy — http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmitry-baranovskiy/2378867408/ Take a look at the following video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7nFcdLilKU And at this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSrORhFUlPU What you are seeing is someone Running a MacBook Pro dual booted into Windows 7. They launch Firefox, and visit a URL. This URL then renders an HTML5 / JavaScript version of Windows…3 min read3 min read
Published in Ted Tschopp·Nov 22, 2013The Component Smart Phone and Why It Will Fail.Today TechCruch covered a direction Motorola is taking with a project called Ara. The idea here is that a smart phone can be broken up into individual components and you can buy each of them individually. This looks really intriguing from a business perspective as well as the perspective of…3 min read3 min read
Published in Ted Tschopp·Dec 24, 2011Android is Knott’s Berry Farm as iOS is to DisneylandI recently had an opportunity to return to Knott’s Berry Farm after many years. I had a wonderful time with the family and due to my AAA membership I was able to get in for around $40. I felt it was money well spent. …3 min read3 min read
Published in Ted Tschopp·Jul 8, 2009Thoughts on Collaboration ToolsThe key approach to collaboration tools is to treat them like Pen and Paper. They are like Conference Rooms. They are like the telephones. Each of these tools do not have a whole lot of restrictions placed on them in the office environment. A collaboration tool is only as useful…Collaboration9 min readCollaboration9 min read
Published in Ted Tschopp·Jun 13, 2009DehydratedI was asked to put together a short story describing someone in a world not unlike the one presented to us in X-Files or Fringe. This is the first draft after about 60 minutes of work. Perhaps I’ll do more in the future. The story is titled Dehydrated. I picked…Fiction5 min readFiction5 min read
Published in Ted Tschopp·Feb 13, 2008Fasting for LentWell, this is starting the second week of my fast for Lent. This year I have decided not to eat any solid food (liquids only) when the sun is up. What this basically means is that I have a nice normal dinner, and everything else is liquid. I have also…6 min read6 min read
Published in Ted Tschopp·Jul 6, 2007That’ll Leave a Mark…Over the last week several news items got me thinking. The most pormenient article was an article that stated that Bill Gates lost the thone of the richest man in the world. Here is a man who has changed the face of the world with the creation of the Software…2 min read2 min read
Published in Ted Tschopp·May 23, 2007What Should Google Buy NextA while back someone asked me what I think Google should buy next. I was reminded of the conversation today by a co-worker so I dug up my response. The post still makes a whole lot of sense even if it’s over two years old. One: I would look for…Computers2 min readComputers2 min read
Published in Ted Tschopp·Feb 16, 2007Martin Luther on BeerA couple weeks ago, I mentioned the following letter of Martin Luther to a friend of mine after drinking some beer that disagreed with us. Last night we went out for some more beer, and he brought the letter up again. I told him to check my blog and I…4 min read4 min read
