Two years at Qobo

Today marks the completion of my second year at Qobo Ltd.  The first year was quite a ride.  But the second one was even wilder.  As always, it’s difficult (and lengthy) to mention everything that happened.  A lot of that stuff is under the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) terms too.  But here are a few generic … Continue reading Two years at Qobo

On Google+ success from 5 years ago

One of the benefits of having your own blog is all the archives that are accumulated over time.  Web services, platforms, and social networks come and go, and so does your content when you choose to use them.  But with your own piece of the Internet, you get to keep it all. It’s always interesting … Continue reading On Google+ success from 5 years ago

“AWS Week in Review” goes open

I’ve been a big fan of Amazon AWS for over two years now.  One thing that absolutely blows me away is how much activity there is in Amazon AWS development.  Every day there is an announcement of a new services or updates to the existing ones.  In order to help people keep up with all … Continue reading “AWS Week in Review” goes open

what3words – addressing the world

what3words is an interesting solution to the problem of the global addresses.  What’s the problem, you ask?  Well, according to their website: Poor addressing costs businesses billions of dollars and hampers the growth and development of entire nations. Around 75% of the world (135+ countries) suffers from inadequate addressing. 4 billion people are invisible, unable … Continue reading what3words – addressing the world

Lumina Desktop 1.0.0 released

Linux Weekly News shares the announcement from the Lumina Desktop project about the release of the version 1.0.0. And while I’m still pretty happy with my MATE desktop, it’s nice to see people taking an effort into making things better.  Two particular features caught my eye in the release announcement: Multiple-monitor support! Each monitor is … Continue reading Lumina Desktop 1.0.0 released