[CoMoDev] Re: We're set to meet at Microsoft
- From: David Beers <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Kevin Cawley <comodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 11:47:11 -0700
Kevin, that'd be great if you could demo this on your Smartphone at the Jan 25
mtg. Do you see any other promising applications for RSS enclosures besides
audio/multimedia?
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David Beers, Moderator
Colorado Mobile Developers
www.comodev.com
On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 20:49:28 -0700, Kevin Cawley wrote:
> Hey All,
>
> I am currently hobbying w/ development on an RSS/Podcasting client
> for the MS Smart Phone... Podcasting is basically a term being used
> to coin the process of downloading RSS enclosures (typically audio
> files) for later consumption. Check out ipodder.org.
>
> Most people are pulling these down to their pc/mac and pushing out
> to an audio device - hence the ipod reference in the term
> "podcasting". I am pulling down the enclosures right to my Smart
> Phone. If anyone is interested I can demo this App and showcase
> the Smart Phone device.
>
> -kevin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: comodev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:comodev-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Beers Sent: Thursday,
> January 13, 2005 12:09 PM To: comodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject:
> [CoMoDev] We're set to meet at Microsoft
>
> Good news! We're good to go for moving our meetings to Microsoft
> in the Denver Tech Center. A big thanks to Ashwin Karuhatty for
> the invitation and to Sandy Parks for making the arrangements and
> being our host.
>
> The meeting is set for the usual time: Jan 25 (4th Tuesday) at
> 6:30. For directions to Microsoft and some helpful parking info
> visit this link, which I've also added to our web site:
> http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/info/usaoffices/rockymtn/denver.asp.
> Sandy will have the door open for us, so don't worry about that
> stuff about the building being locked after 6pm.
>
> I haven't heard from anyone else (besides me) who'd like to present
> this month, so there's still an opening. I can definitely fill a
> meeting with topics that *I* think are interesting, but if you want
> to move things in a different direction you need to pipe up! Let
> me know if there is something you would like to know more about and
> I'll try to line up a speaker for us on that topic.
>
> Some of the things I'd like to hear presentations on:
>
> * Data synchronization (huge field of things to discuss here:
> SyncML, the many varieties of middleware, integration with software
> other than RDBMS (like QuickBooks), etc.)
>
> * Using web services with mobile devices (SOAP, XML-RPC, etc.)
>
> * P2P: does it have some important uses in a mobile context? How
> does it work with wireless carriers? What about other ways to
> "push" data out to mobiles?
>
> * How are mobile software platforms going to shake out in the next
> few years? The future of Palm OS, Win Mobile, Symbian, J2ME,
> Blackberry? What about the future of wireless connectivity?
> Barring a good speaker, a bull session among people who have read
> about this and have thoughts is welcome.
>
> * I would love for someone to just show off a smartphone that's
> running MS Smartphone OS or Symbian Series 60, so we can see what
> those are like. I'm clueless about anything that doesn't accept
> pen input. I don't even care if you've written any software for it
> (thought that would be cool to see, too) I just would like to see
> what the built-in software UI is like.
>
> But that's just me. What about the rest of you? I know we have
> people who are implementing special applications for mobile
> devices. Why don't you tell us about them?
>
> David
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> David Beers, Moderator
> Colorado Mobile Developers
> www.comodev.com
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