As much as we missed Peter Forret at Barcamp, I must say his legacy is save, this BC was very wel organised, an amzing location with too many gadgets and some very motivated people.

I enjoyed the different sessions I attended.

My presentation wasn't the smoothest I ever did, but I guess that's what you get for making the pres in half an hour ... But I loved the discussion afterwards. That means that this is probably a good topic for our panel on the next EuroIA summit. To bad we couldn't continue the discussion but I do hope some of you join us at the Brussels IA Beer hour.

I promised the attendees to add some links here to the different sources I used:

GS1 thanks Joe!

OpenSpime en de presentatie die ik gebruikte.

Cabel's article

 

... They are getting closer and closer to what we see on sci fi.

 

I've been showing this to so many people that I might as wel put it up here too, very impresive.

 

I admit, I like Twitter but how to explain it to you sceptical and techilliterate ....

I found the solution on Geekbrief, thanks Cali!

So check out episode 325 of Geekbrief @ geekbrief.tv

Or check out the site of the guys who create these amaizing video’s.

Or ... here  you go via Youtube of course:

 

 

You can  find more of their work on Youtube on their own page: http://www.youtube.com/user/leelefever. I really like the wiki one, haven't heard the rest but will soon!

 You see everyone finds a job that fit’s them like a  glove!

 

Here’s the trailer but you can download the film here or watch it on Boing Boing tv (who have a lot more great content)

 Actually, here's the whole film ...

 

 

Seems I have jobsearching on my mind ... oh help!

An "interesting" interview with Walt Mosberg, he tries not to come across as an Apple fan but ... we know better Walt ;-)

 

 

 

 

So why do I put it up here, well he quotes Steve Jobs saying "Apple is a software company" ... How interesting is that. So all that nice hardware from the amazing Macbook Air to the iPhone is just there to package and sell the software. A little like the way sigarettes are just there to push nicotine. I think it warants a moment of contemplation ...

Hey, to whoever reads this ;-)

I’m about to launch a professional blog on lancre-woods.com, my company site and as I was exploring and trying stuff out I stumbled upon tumblr. I’m trying a tumble log and may replace this blog with it, what do yo think, should I?

Check out my tumble blog here

Thanks for any feedbacks or comments!

 

 

So cool you'll want to go and see the movie (on DVD that is)

 

Bikes of the future:

... for once.

And taking a stand against Redmond!

Belgium adopts open office doc format

I haven't had any info on this one through my many governement contacts ... guys!
I'll follow up when I find out more.

Memories from the past ... when I used to go to work in suite and tie.

I have a nice collection of Pink shirts (no not pink shirts, shirts made by Thomas Pink) but I was surprised to see them on Engadget. What is happening? Are Geeks becoming fashion conscious or are the fashionable becoming geekish ....

Thomas Pink's iPod-concealing Commuter Shirt's tech spec:



Also check out the Thomas Pink iPod tie for those of you who still need neck ware ...

Maybe the Steve Gillmor is on the right track and the battle of the future will be between Microsoft & Google, fighting it out to be the next big man of the internet and beyond ...

Remember when I posted about Fiat putting Windows in your car entertainment/navigation system?
Well, the competition, Honda, just integrated Google Earth in some of their models in Japan ...

We'll have to wait and see where this one is going.

Peter has a very interesting post on Web based web development, Opens interesting prospectives, certainly as we are working on import/export or aggregation/syndication features in icogs.


my comment:
"And how about Ourmedia and the Internet Archive as free storage ...
I’m 100% with you except I do like the Ning idea. I do think we’re not far from realising the promise Notes made, but was never able to realise ... let the users assemble and "build" their own applications, meeting their specific needs."

FIat and Microsoft are working together to offer a Microsoft Mobile based systems in your car:

" Blue&Me™ is the new system based on Windows Mobile™ that makes driving safer and more comfortable, in the process revolutionising standards of in-car communication, information and entertainment."

I guess this was bound to happen sooner or later, and it does make sense because I keep on thinking of different software add ons that could make my specific driving experience so much better.  (I own a Becker Online Pro, sounded very promissing but has proven to be a really bad product, I schouldn’t have bought a first release product ... )
If only integrating my addressbook and car based navigation system, share my music between devices, get RSS alerts, ...
But I do hope Symbian and Access partner with some of the in car electronics vendors!

I wonder .... would MSN work? and Skype ...

Carl, the founder of icogs just wrote a very interesting article on the evoluion of our market, check it out on his blog.

I found Digital TV To Outpace Broadband Internet in Europe by 2010  based on a study by Booz Allen Hamilton via digimedia.

The article makes a valid point when it  indicates that the cable companies are in an ideal position to enable the merger of  TV, Internet and telephony (triple play). But misses the point when declaring "Thus, DTV will replace broadband internet as the principal driver of growth of Europe’s digital economy".
 How can they analyse this market without mentioning the content issue. Eveny trend on the internet is indicating that user created content (written: blogs, spoken: podcasts, or video: vlogs/vcasting) are going to play a key role in the future of the media market. So it’s true that by consolidating, some of the cable companies can take over a lot of market form the  ISPs, but iTV or D-TV will only take of once the content from the Internet’s new user controlled platforms can be published on it.

The succes of digital TV will depand on
* Opening the networks
* Setting standards for viewing and accessing content

I was amazed at how, at the last investor event I attended, a lot of the presentations reminded me of those of the late 90s with a find & replace of Internet by Interactive TV. People wanting to start closed content channels driven by advertising based on user volume ... and other such original ideas. Contrast this with the accuisition by AOL of Weblogs Inc ...

While reading this article

I remembered the U2 ipod and the Madonna collection Apple was selling ...
Now think Pandora combine it with a podcast like distribution system ...

You buy an ipod and it is constantly filled with the latest stuff you like and not just the stuff you subscribe too.

The podsafe music guys could provide this.

Just some ideas.

Oh man, it’s not that my faith in the internet has ever been in question but for anyone still having some doubts, here’s a near religious experiense to restore your faith!

Enjoy!

http://www.pandora.com/

I know a lot of people have high hopes for the Wifi market. I was listening to an IT Conversation this morning in the car (hey Doc, I like burning podcasts on CD for the car too!). Usually I tend to agree with or learn from these podcasts, but today one of those topics I really don’t get came up. Wifi ... For me the discussion on the proliferation is as silly as some discussions that must have taken place when the first portable home phones came out ... "won’t the neigbours highjack our line?" With the Open Source version following in reply, "We should all open up our home phone lines so people driving by could use ..." I know sounds like a stupid conversation because we all have mobiles now and portable home phones were only ever ment for short distance coverage. So, isn’t that the purpose of Wifi? Isn’t it equally stupid to try to offer wifi as a mechanism to offer the omnipresent internet? I agree that there is a role for wifi in certain places such as coffeeshops, trainstations, airports, at home or at the office. But for true mobile internet shouldn’t we be looking at 3G GSM networks? Who have been specifically developed to allow omnious roaming and permanent internet access on the road ... I guess this is too much of a EU thing ... COMMENTS: 1. From Paul Don't ask yourself: what will be the best product? Or what product will win? But turn the thing around: what do people want? I guess: - wireless - cheap - relatively quick - connection to Internet WiFi-equipment is already available in shops, pretty cheap and rather successful 3G is coming, but nobody knows how much it will cost and you probably will have to buy new accessories to make it work. It doesn't really matter which one will "win". The only aspect interesting in the discussion for me is the difference between the two mentalities as you describe: open-source information-is-free WiFi and corporate 3G. It's probably very indicative for the current mood in the IT-world that none of the two mentalities is strong enough these days to clearly push one or the other technologies. In the early eighties and nineties maybe the WiFi-scenario would have won because the set of mind back then was different. Late nineties, 3G would have definitely won since companies didn't mind spending big bucks on technology which wasn't proven to be financially succesfull. And now, we're not sure. That's what makes this dilemma interesting for me 1.1. REPLY Yes, yes, yes and yes but ... The issue is not as much one of filosophy or cost but rather a technical one. Wifi was designed to cover the last 100m, in the same way as your home cordless phone allows you to walk away form your socket for a certain distance. 3G allows roaming, offers always on connection, ... in the same way a GSM does. So I think it's really cool when I'm outside somewhere and I find an open Wifi, but when I'm on the move or I'm using a mobile device (palm, smart-phone, ... ) I need a permenant connection. So, let's use Wifi the way it was ment to be used. But don't pretend it is going to solve issues it wasn't designed for ... That's all I was trying to say ;-)

Not for the fainthearted, true Apple/iPod lovers ...

But very interesting!

iPod Shuffle alien autopsy