I am currently a software engineer at Google, where as a member of the Android platform team I build frameworks and user interfaces.
The blog here at dsandler.org is mostly historical; you can find more recent posts on Google+.
Congrats, folks, on the release of
Palm OS “Cobalt” 6.1. But couldn’t you have sent PalmInfocenter some new screenshots? That first one has some seriously out-of-date graphics, including my landscape icon (the portrait icon from that period is just as cute) and my mini-Pulse
icon (alongside the extra-skinny battery).
Brilliant:
If all stories were written like science fiction stories.
Do you think we’ll be flying on a propeller plane? Or one of the newer jets?” asked Ann.
“I’m sure it will be a jet,” said Roger. “Propeller planes are almost entirely out of date, after all. On the other hand, rocket engines are still experimental. It’s said that when they’re in general use, trips like this will take an hour at most. This one will take up to four hours.”
Digging around for stories about the new Fry’s locations set to open in Houston soon. Found one so far:
Fry’s Electronics is constructing a 150,000-square-foot retail store on the Southwest Freeway at W. Bellfort as part of a significant expansion in the Houston area that will triple its current square footage.
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In addition, Best Buy revealed last week that it is leasing space in Pearland for a new store that will open in late fall. The location will be one of Best Buy’s large 45,000-square-foot concept stores, says Jay Musolf, a spokesman in the publicly traded retailer’s Minneapolis headquarters.
Voters Information Guide for the 2004 US Election. Nothing partisan or political; just helpful information about where to go and what to do. [courtesy Jason Kottke]
In real life as in computing, you can’t swap without a temporary.
Today we’re swapping offices.
Guess who’s the temporary?