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Google Apps Enterprise Marketplace -- this is sweet. It looks like the play is to become the home page for authenticated apps rather than to make commissions from selling the apps themselves. This may be the Google business model vs the Apple business model in a nutshell. This and more in today's Four Short Links.

Nat Torkington http://radar.oreilly.com/nat/ Google Apps Enterprise Marketplace -- this is sweet. It looks like the play is to become the home page for authenticated apps rather than to make commissions from selling the apps themselves. This may be the Google business model vs the Apple business model in a nutshell. This and more in today's Four Short Links. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/149 text tag:radar.oreilly.com,2010://57.39285 2010-03-08T14:00:00Z 2010-03-08T14:00:00Z

The iPhone app from Chipotle, the restaurant chain best known for its burritos, is an interesting mix of simple design, e-commerce functionality and location tools. Digging into the app's development reveals three aspects that could prove useful for businesses and programmers pursuing their own mobile paths.

Mac Slocum http://radar.oreilly.com/mslocum The iPhone app from Chipotle, the restaurant chain best known for its burritos, is an interesting mix of simple design, e-commerce functionality and location tools. Digging into the app's development reveals three aspects that could prove useful for businesses and programmers pursuing their own mobile paths. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/3515 text tag:radar.oreilly.com,2010://57.39292 2010-03-08T11:00:00Z 2010-03-08T11:00:00Z

China's Cyberposse (NY Times) -- is vigilante justice ok if the cause is right? Is it okay if there wouldn't be justice without it? Does the end justify the means? Many interesting questions raised by this large-scale Internet-based "human-flesh-search" in China. In the future we are all 4chan. This and more in today's Four Short Links.

Nat Torkington http://radar.oreilly.com/nat/ China's Cyberposse (NY Times) -- is vigilante justice ok if the cause is right? Is it okay if there wouldn't be justice without it? Does the end justify the means? Many interesting questions raised by this large-scale Internet-based "human-flesh-search" in China. In the future we are all 4chan. This and more in today's Four Short Links. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/149 text tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2010://53.39288 2010-03-06T20:45:45Z 2010-03-06T20:45:45Z

Aside from Halloween shots those glowing red eyes in images don't belong. Of course, the best way to deal with red-eye is to avoid it altogether. So how does it happen? When the light from your flash enters your subject's eyes it bounces back from the retina. The retina is rich with blood vessels and colors the returning light red. If your flash is close to the lens (as are many on camera flashes) that light bounces right back into the lens and the eyes appear red. The farther away from the lens you move your flash the more you decrease the chance of red-eye. So the best way to fix red-eye is to get your flash off of your camera. I think more people are beginning to realize this.

Gene McCullagh http://lightroomsecrets.com Aside from Halloween shots those glowing red eyes in images don't belong. Of course, the best way to deal with red-eye is to avoid it altogether. So how does it happen? When the light from your flash enters your subject's eyes it bounces back from the retina. The retina is rich with blood vessels and colors the returning light red. If your flash is close to the lens (as are many on camera flashes) that light bounces right back into the lens and the eyes appear red. The farther away from the lens you move your flash the more you decrease the chance of red-eye. So the best way to fix red-eye is to get your flash off of your camera. I think more people are beginning to realize this. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/3624 text tag:radar.oreilly.com,2010://57.39270 2010-03-04T11:00:00Z 2010-03-04T11:00:00Z

Fundamental Constants and the Problem of Gravity -- huge variation uncertainty in different fundamental constants: we know one to 1 part in 100 million, but another to only 1 in 10 thousand. Led me to wonder whether anyone's done project estimation with error bars, analysing past projects to figure out the error rates in estimates of programmer time, etc. This and more in today's Four Short Links.

Nat Torkington http://radar.oreilly.com/nat/ Fundamental Constants and the Problem of Gravity -- huge variation uncertainty in different fundamental constants: we know one to 1 part in 100 million, but another to only 1 in 10 thousand. Led me to wonder whether anyone's done project estimation with error bars, analysing past projects to figure out the error rates in estimates of programmer time, etc. This and more in today's Four Short Links. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/149 text tag:radar.oreilly.com,2010://57.39256 2010-03-02T11:00:00Z 2010-03-02T11:00:00Z

SatScan -- Free software that analyzes spatial, temporal and space-time data using the spatial, temporal, or space-time scan statistics. It is designed for any of the following interrelated purposes: Perform geographical surveillance of disease, to detect spatial or space-time disease clusters, and to see if they are statistically significant; Test whether a disease is randomly distributed over space, over time or over space and time; Evaluate the statistical significance of disease cluster alarms; Perform repeated time-periodic disease surveillance for early detection of disease outbreaks.

Nat Torkington http://radar.oreilly.com/nat/ SatScan -- Free software that analyzes spatial, temporal and space-time data using the spatial, temporal, or space-time scan statistics. It is designed for any of the following interrelated purposes: Perform geographical surveillance of disease, to detect spatial or space-time disease clusters, and to see if they are statistically significant; Test whether a disease is randomly distributed over space, over time or over space and time; Evaluate the statistical significance of disease cluster alarms; Perform repeated time-periodic disease surveillance for early detection of disease outbreaks. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/149 text tag:radar.oreilly.com,2010://57.39178 2010-02-22T12:00:00Z 2010-02-22T12:00:00Z

In an earlier post, I examined the average price of the Top 100 PAID apps and noted that the relationship between price and popularity was somewhat dependent on the category. But in the Book category, I concluded that the Top 10 PAID apps were on average cheaper than those ranked 91-100. But what if we examine all Book apps, will the long tail apps be pricier?

Ben Lorica http://radar.oreilly.com/ben/ In an earlier post, I examined the average price of the Top 100 PAID apps and noted that the relationship between price and popularity was somewhat dependent on the category. But in the Book category, I concluded that the Top 10 PAID apps were on average cheaper than those ranked 91-100. But what if we examine all Book apps, will the long tail apps be pricier? http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2718 text tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2010://53.39171 2010-02-19T05:46:11Z 2010-02-19T05:46:11Z

What's calling to me tonight is to honor my friend and colleague Doug Fieger, leader of the rock band The Knack who had a monster commercial hit with "My Sharona" in the late 70s.

Kelli Richards http://www.allaccessgroup.com What's calling to me tonight is to honor my friend and colleague Doug Fieger, leader of the rock band The Knack who had a monster commercial hit with "My Sharona" in the late 70s. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2603 text tag:radar.oreilly.com,2010://57.39165 2010-02-18T11:00:00Z 2010-02-18T11:00:00Z

On MicroSD Problems (Bunnie Huang) -- fascinating detective story as he tries to figure out how he got some dud Kingston SD cards. SPOILER ALERT: fault-tolerant hardware gets sold in tranches (great, ok, bad) and the bad tranche sold off-label. This and more in today's Four Short Links.

Nat Torkington http://radar.oreilly.com/nat/ On MicroSD Problems (Bunnie Huang) -- fascinating detective story as he tries to figure out how he got some dud Kingston SD cards. SPOILER ALERT: fault-tolerant hardware gets sold in tranches (great, ok, bad) and the bad tranche sold off-label. This and more in today's Four Short Links. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/149 text tag:www.insideria.com,2010://34.39116 2010-02-15T20:00:00Z 2010-02-15T20:00:00Z

Just over 2 years ago when we starting this project known as InsideRIA, I posed the question "What is RIA?" to a select group of InsideRIA contributors. My personal definition has changed a bit over that time period. Here is my current stance. RIA is the development of applications that are both event based and run within a common environment. This environment could be the web browser or the desktop. So, what is your definition of RIA? With the introduction of Adobe AIR and Silverlight OOB has it changed over the past 2 years?

Rich Tretola http://blog.everythingflex.com Just over 2 years ago when we starting this project known as InsideRIA, I posed the question "What is RIA?" to a select group of InsideRIA contributors. My personal definition has changed a bit over that time period. Here is my current stance. RIA is the development of applications that are both event based and run within a common environment. This environment could be the web browser or the desktop. So, what is your definition of RIA? With the introduction of Adobe AIR and Silverlight OOB has it changed over the past 2 years? http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/3426 text tag:radar.oreilly.com,2010://57.39137 2010-02-15T11:00:00Z 2010-02-15T11:00:00Z

Tale of Android Phone in Earthquake in Haiti -- guy in Haiti with working unlocked Android phone and Internet connection used it to channel Facebook "save me" requests to rescuers. (via Andy Linton) Microsoft Operating Income by Division -- the title says "income", the graph says "profit", but either way the online division of Microsoft isn't healthy. (Love the...

Nat Torkington http://radar.oreilly.com/nat/ Tale of Android Phone in Earthquake in Haiti -- guy in Haiti with working unlocked Android phone and Internet connection used it to channel Facebook "save me" requests to rescuers. (via Andy Linton) Microsoft Operating Income by Division -- the title says "income", the graph says "profit", but either way the online division of Microsoft isn't healthy. (Love the... http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/149 text tag:radar.oreilly.com,2010://57.39103 2010-02-11T12:30:00Z 2010-02-11T12:30:00Z

Last week marked the first time the U.S. iTunes store had over 150,000 apps available. Close to 31,000 different developers (or "sellers") were responsible for those apps, with many offering one to five apps, while a few offered over a hundred different apps. Which developers consistently produce top-selling apps? I examined the percentage of apps produced by a developer that became best-sellers.

Ben Lorica http://radar.oreilly.com/ben/ Last week marked the first time the U.S. iTunes store had over 150,000 apps available. Close to 31,000 different developers (or "sellers") were responsible for those apps, with many offering one to five apps, while a few offered over a hundred different apps. Which developers consistently produce top-selling apps? I examined the percentage of apps produced by a developer that became best-sellers. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2718 text tag:radar.oreilly.com,2010://57.39081 2010-02-10T14:00:00Z 2010-02-10T14:00:00Z

Facebook is rolling out yet another redesign, which will surely inflame a portion of its committed user base. I checked in with E. A. Vander Veer, author of "Facebook: The Missing Manual," to get her take on Facebook's redesign frequency, its dominant position, and the willingness of users to "retrain" themselves.

Mac Slocum http://radar.oreilly.com/mslocum Facebook is rolling out yet another redesign, which will surely inflame a portion of its committed user base. I checked in with E. A. Vander Veer, author of "Facebook: The Missing Manual," to get her take on Facebook's redesign frequency, its dominant position, and the willingness of users to "retrain" themselves. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/3515 text tag:radar.oreilly.com,2010://57.39057 2010-02-05T02:17:59Z 2010-02-05T02:17:59Z

Visualize open networks--and remember how far we've already come from the days before flat-rate long distance phone calls (much less app stores for cell phones).

Andy Oram http://www.praxagora.com/andyo/ Visualize open networks--and remember how far we've already come from the days before flat-rate long distance phone calls (much less app stores for cell phones). http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/36 text tag:www.insideria.com,2010://34.38897 2010-02-04T14:00:00Z 2010-02-04T14:00:00Z

Despite formal education's best efforts I still find geography enjoyable which is probably why I've spent way too much playing with Google Earth. Nystrom a Herff Jones company has recently released StrataLogica to harness this and combine it with their own map content for use in the classroom. StrataLogica is an online version of Nystrom's wall map and globe content.

Garth Braithwaite http://www.garthdb.com Despite formal education's best efforts I still find geography enjoyable which is probably why I've spent way too much playing with Google Earth. Nystrom a Herff Jones company has recently released StrataLogica to harness this and combine it with their own map content for use in the classroom. StrataLogica is an online version of Nystrom's wall map and globe content. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/3618 text