Archive for June 2007

iPhone Keyboard

30 June 2007 / 0 Comments

Cognitives technologies behind the iPhone keyboard are amazing. The video below is a guided tour from Apple about how to use the virtual keyboard of the iPhone.

Skeptics and competitors can cry, this virtual keyboard is a killer.

Did I say I want one?

1992 – NeXTSTEP 3.0

29 June 2007 / 0 Comments

A friend of mine pointed me to this video I forgot. Steve Jobs demonstrating the features of NeXTSTEP 3.0 back in 1992.

You’ve probably noticed the strong similarities with Mac OS X. Steve Jobs actually never changed its vision of modern computing. It took him 10 years to come back with Mac OS X and finally […]

Tomorrow Is the I-Day

28 June 2007 / 0 Comments

Here we are, tomorrow the iPhone is going to be officially launched. I’m sure we’ll heard about it all nite, on tech blogs and tweets; we’ll finally know if it meet our expectations.

I had quick look at the data plans offered by AT&T and they’re not that expensive. The basic plan starts at $59.99 […]

What Are The Best Tools for Project Management ?

20 June 2007 / 17 Comments

This is a question I ask to everybody: what are the best tools for project management ?. I never found a good answer — especially in the corporate environment.

I’ve tried to propose Basecamp to my company but the confidentiality of online tools make people nervous — I’ve been told that Basecamp terms of service allows […]

Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast

14 June 2007 / 6 Comments

Yesterday morning, I had the chance to attend the 5th Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast at Bistro, Etc in Montreal downtown — it’s a monthly gathering of local technology entrepreneurs and enthusiasts initiated by Ben Yoskovitz, co-founder of StandoutJobs.

The startup landscape seems quite small in Montreal compared to other places in US but is growing (according […]

WWDC07 Keynote, First Impressions

12 June 2007 / 6 Comments

I was excited like a kid waiting for an ice cream. I’ve been reading religiously the live transcript of the WWDC07 keynote at 1pm… but in the end I was disappointed.

Steve Jobs demonstrated a polished version of Leopard but the core features were the one we already knew about… for one year. I guess we’ve […]

Is Twitter The Next Gold Rush?

7 June 2007 / 2 Comments

Now that non-geeks businesses such as Le Monde are joining Twitter, I guess other companies will follow shortly.

Yesterday, while I was playing with Twitter and looking for people, I was surprised (not that much actually) to discover place holders for popular companies like Coca Coca or Pepsi.

Will Twitter accounts sell like domain names? Remember the […]