My son told me I had to see Inception. He did again last night. I rarely go to movies. I’m not a big fan of crowds and people kicking my chair the whole movie. But last night no chair kicking. My kudos to the movie theater Gods. I went early to pick up tickets and then went for a snack/drink. Getting to the theater 15 minutes ahead left us in some neck wrenching seats. Enough bitching and on to the movie.

Did the Dreidel drop? OK maybe its not exactly one of those. But this is one of those movies you might think about the next day in the shower. Or a few days later. Or right now as I’m writing this.  It’s like your frigin life summed up in a few levels (four) of madness. It questions what is reality and what is not. It reaches into your past relationships and present ones. Planting that seed. Did it happen in a dream. Or is this a dream. This every day morbidity of life. This is like the next version of the Matrix. Are we are really hooked up to something that we can’t explain or get out of its way.

15 minutes before the movie I was warned to pay close attention. Like I needed more work after a head banging day with the bytes and bits that never work. Great job by Nolan on this film. It’s starting to be like the modern day Ground Hog day for me.

Please kick my chair when done.

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As I mentioned before  besides iPad and IPhone Stencils and SketchBooks I spend most of my day frustratingly writing large ATE RF test sytems that test radios. (Cell phones fall into that category).

So this blog from Aaron Swartz bring up an excellent point. Bars suck at telling us the real signal strength. dBm would be better. How about an App for that! Give us SNR, Gain, Noise figure, Group Delay, Passband. I’m sure I could come up with a few more.  An App would tell us exactly what is going on when you Death grip this masterpiece.

That info for doing that App is of course not available to developers. And Stevie-poo would never let that one past. Pigs will fly first.

On a related note. It looks like Apple certainly has impressive RF testing capability. Did most people know what an anechoic chamber was until yesterday? The “3 hour” tour some press members were given of the labs was interesting on a number of levels. Letting them inside the hallowed gates was startling. Then showing them so much. Yes they are doing their due diligence. For a company that didn’t make their first cell phone until a few years ago they really have the digs. I think I’ll send my resume out there….

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My First FaceTime

July 13, 2010

I know I’ve had the iPhone 4 for a short long while now, but today I did my first FaceTime with someone. I have to say it is pretty cool. I didn’t think I would be that impressed, but they might be on to something here. It’s just fun. What made it funnier is that [...]

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Twitter approaching 5000 followers, Refresh?

July 11, 2010

As I approach 5000 Twitter followers I can only wonder. Don’t get me wrong. I really appreciate everyone that has followed me. I’m really aiming to find fellow software technologists and developers and have them in on the conversation.  But I’m not sure my automated methodology has really created that environment? So I’m contemplating an experiment. Let’s call [...]

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Test and Measurement Software guy chimes in on iPhone 4 bars issue

July 2, 2010

Many do not know, but I am and have been heavily involved in the Test and Measurement Software business. This involves writing software for the design, verification, and manufacturing of radio devices like cell phones. I know you probably know me as the guy who created the iPhone Sketch Book and the iPhone/iPad Stencil, but Kapsoft is a [...]

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Bumper Case Odd thought from WWDC keynote

July 1, 2010

It crossed my mind the other day that at the Keynote (WWDC) Steve Jobs actually brought up pics of the Bumper cases and talked about them briefly. At the time I thought it a bit odd he was pushing these cases. Did he know something we didn’t know yet?

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Interviewed at WWDC by BEST GEAR (Japan)

June 29, 2010

I was interviewed at WWDC by a  Japanese magazine called BEST GEAR. Kazoo and Chuma at San Francisco did the interview for the magazine. Here is the photo image Kazoo photographed. Looking forward to seeing it in magazine. (Ok, I wasn’t the oldest guy at WWDC. Trust me).

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Unboxing iPhone 4

June 23, 2010

[First Thoughts] The phone is syncing right now. Seems to be happening faster then last few times.  I first am always amazed by the packaging. Simple and brilliant as always. After all thats the first customer experience - opening the box. No wasted paper as the box seems to be suspended in air inside the outer box.  The phone is [...]

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iPhone4: Its the most wonderful GEEK day of the year

June 23, 2010

Waiting on the FedEx man. Hope they deliver it to the right door. They have been known to screw up that way in the past. In any event I’ll do my usual unboxing pics and review. Why not. It’s like Xmas.

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TR Review: Building iPhone OS Accessories: Use the iPhone Accessories API to Control and Monitor Devices

June 17, 2010

When Clay Andres of Apress first consulted me on a book idea about building iPhone Accessories I was a little skeptical. Ok, more then a little. But after discussing the book concept with its’ author, Ken Maskrey, I started to change my mind. Knowing first hand how difficult the “Works with iPhone” program can be, [...]

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