Will we use the iphone like we used the ipod?
The iphone, or whatever they end up calling it, promises to make our lives better.
But combining useful tools does not always make them any more useful than they are individually.
It seems that usually the opposite happens.
One wireless application I would love to see in an inexpensive adaptable form would be a desktop flat panel monitor that I could detach from a base and continue using to view documents or the web while reclining on my couch. Simple mobility....
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Thursday, January 11, 2007
JVMs as Objects
Terracotta open source clustering software can abstract JVMs as though they were Objects themselves. String together virtual machines as you might link POJOs. Combined with grid technology and software, this type of infrastructure could revolutionize the way we think about software architectures employing Java implementations. I could imagine some uses for this kind of technology in Web 2.0 setups where networks of virtual machines could be dynamically generated to cooperate in parallel or otherwise, to accomplish group tasks in new and fascinating ways.
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