Recently I have spent some time programming for the iPod/iPad/IPhone.  I found iPhone Development rather technical: You need to be used to Objective C notations and learn the iPhone SDK objects libraries. Finally I have been looking at faster and easier ways to create iPad applications like Appcelerator's Titanium.

Google is now trying to tackle this problem with App Inventor (read the news on cnn.com here). I find this an excellent strategy. There is no reason why building applications for Mobile Phones should be a difficult task.

RT @ChrisLefevre: Enfin, le grand gagnant de l'histoire, c'est Paul le poulpe !

When #NED will be fairplay they will win. #worldcup

Finally a red card for #NED #worldcup

@HoratioNelson of in het rood ...

My best guess was #NED but too much faults. I want to see some football. #worldcup

Tennis, football this morning. Swimming pool and #tourdefrance. Tough day ;-)

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Great cycling today. 53 km.

Quel psycho-drame en France pour les bleus ! C'est que du foot tout de meme. Les victimes de Dragignan au second plan. #marchesurlatete

@michelbenard waow archi looks good ! bit.ly

I'm sick. A bad cold...

I like the attitude of Korean players. #worldcup

@appepaper Links of June 16th : Bitway, Mobileread wiki, eLinea uitgevers, iPad for Managers (Free Webinar by Templay), eBooksticks.

[AppePaper Blog] Improvement imperatives for iRex - some ideas bit.ly

iRex is currently facing financial problems. I'm the owner of an iRex Digital Reader (DR1000) and I really hope iRex is going to survive those difficulties.

The DR1000S isn't as flashy as the iPad of course, but it is an excellent (but not perfect) reading device. You can't  completely compare ePaper with flat screen technology, it wouldn't be fair.

Irex claims they missed a sales window in the US, nevertheless I believe iRex has some deeper issues to look at. If they continue I believe the following topics should be addressed:

• Pricing. ePaper is quiet expensive on the iRex. Facing the iPad at around 500€, iRex can't keep its prices so high. The cost structure of their eReaders needs to be carefully analyzed because some costs have to be cut down. It's a matter of survival on the market. It could mean for iRex to diversify the product portfolio to find some volume cash cows, why not with a good tablet....
  
  
• Solution Thinking : Rather than just selling a just product, iRex should rather push complete solutions where the eReader is a piece of the value chain. Business Solutions need to be further developed. Those Business Solutions should be independant of the eReader and allow to push eReading on other devices like the iPad.
  
• End User support : If you walk around the iRex Forum, you'll read many people have questions and remarks. They are not always addressed in a good way. Customers have paid a high price for their eReaders and they feel abandoned.
  
  
• Firmware : iRex has to face it, their Linux based firmware is rich in functionality but is too slow.  One would need to take the risk to start it again from scratch or in collaboration with some other vendor (HP Palm OS, Android...). My usage of Xournal or FBReader on my iRex shows me some applications can behave reasonably fast. The challenge is to separate the processing of information from the display. It's not easy but it needs to be tackled.

I wish iRex the best and I hope they can face those difficult times.

"Start with what you know, and what you can do well. Work out what your talents, skills and interests are first; then you’ll be able to distinguish the good ideas from the bad, and make the good opportunities lucrative. You’ll also find developing — and maintaining — your product or service a whole lot easier if it lies within your area of expertise and passion."

http://webworkerdaily.com/2010/06/15/dont-write-that-e-book/

@michelbenard bit.ly

@appepaper eReading Links of 15/06 are about Eyrolles Samsung RIM PixelQI Paddle Wired Kobo - no iPad this time ;-)

[injfmind] Don't Write That e-Book ! bit.ly

L'émergence du web sémantique... pourrait donner jour à de nouveaux modèles d'affaires. bit.ly

CANCELLARA EXCLUSIVE - the truth about the doped bike ! bit.ly :-))

Pour l'instant je travaille sur l'écriture d'un livre (électronique) qui concerne l'architecture des systèmes utilisant la lecture électronique. Dans ce livre, des scénarios de lecture électronique sont décrits à l'aide d'une technique d'Architecture d'Entreprise appelée Archimate. L’Architecture de Référence est composée de 4 tiers.

Afin de faire une belle couverture pour le livre, je travaille avec Paul Leroy, artiste peintre. Voici un dessin qui préfigure la peinture qui sera en couverture de l'eBook.

Draft drawing by Paul Leroy for my future eBook's cover bit.ly

J'ai refait le site de Paul Leroy sur Google Sites : bit.ly