Some say Operation Chokehold was a failure…
Some say Operation Chokehold was a success…
I have added The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs to my Daily Reads.
Enjoy this short clip from SNL – Weekend Update…
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December 15, 2009
Operation Chokehold: iPhone Users Urged to Take Down AT&T
There was a very interesting article over at Mashable the other day regarding the upcoming AT&T customer revolt. Mobs are gathering in large numbers to do harm to their weak carrier’s network due to overwhelming outrage concerning AT&T’s network performance, or lack there of… I don’t think they are too happy about those data restrictions either.
It seems that AT&T’s 3G network is pretty weak and will require some time to get a patch job like that up to a respectable performance level. Yes I said it, lots of time… The problem is wide spread affecting multiple markets across the nation. If this “Better 3G Experience“ is a peak at what we can expect out of their 4G experience I will respectfully decline. I am sure in any case it is always going to be hard to breathe with a choke chain nested around your neck. Anytime you get out of line they will just pull that chain and restrict that data. Sounds like a place where I want to be… Am I right?
I admit that I was once in lust for the iPhone. I almost bought a MAC, but I am proud to say Windows 7 saved the day. It was getting close there for a second, however, this isn’t circa 1997 and the iPhone has already been banished to the Island of the Misfit Toys. I do believe I have an iPod Touch around here somewhere. I think it is in the box with the 6 ipods. Maybe they can car pool to the island together? Go Green or Go Home is what I like to say.
I picked up the Samsung Moment the other day and I still haven’t put it down.
Ultra Sharp Resolution w/ Seamless Touch Screen Experience …
Google’s Android Platform …
I could go on forever so to make a long story short… YES!
The best thing about Android is that it is not restricted by closed network exclusivity. I heard some modders turned a Nook reader into a fully functional Android tablet PC. I have had an interest in the Android platform for quite some time now. Sprint has just recently unleashed multiple Android devices to compliment their NOW network. Many also speculate that we will see the first 4G handset from Sprint sometime in 2010.
Most of the time I just float around the Boston area so my connection is considered prime time and I will have to concur with that thesis, your experience may differ which I would think is pretty obvious to the situation. I know I always abuse the hell out of my wireless toys. (MiFi, Samsung Moment). I don’t recall experiencing any such problems relating to a poor network performance… The Sprint network is truly the gem, the Mercedes Benz that has been engineered from the ground up. I will be borrowing my friends iPhone to participate in this joyous event.
For more information on the upcoming revolt visit: iPhone Users Urged to Take Down AT&T
I always knew Sprint was 4x faster than AT&T
December 14, 2009
XML (Extensible Markup Language)
XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a meta-language for communicating data between disparate technologies. The specifications is available from the WC3. XML is derived from SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language). XML is a tag based text format for documents. In this case we will transfer financial data from one application to another. XML allows you to represent the contextual meaning of the data we wish to describe and transmit. This is done through the definition of customized tags. As long as the application that sends an XML message and the application that receives it agree on what these tags mean, they can communicate and exchange data.
It is important that every XML document is well formed, it must follow all of the structural rules for XML. Programs that read XML are called parsers. These parsers will reject any message that does not follow the structural rules for being well formed. Among the most important rules are that XML is case sensitive and that unclosed tags and overlapping tags are not permitted. Every start tag must have an end tag. The start tag begins an enclosed area of text, known as an item, according to the tag name. (i.e. <Ticker> is the start tag. </Ticker> is an end tag.) The element, defined by a tag, ends with the end tag. XML tags may also include one of the list of attributes consisting of an attribute name and an attribute value. A tag that opens inside another tag must close before the containing tag.
When tags in a well-formed XML document are queried for their meanings, we say the documents is being validated. A valid XML message means that both the sending and the receiving parties are able to correctly identify the document’s content according to an agreed-upon set of tag definitions. We will use an XML Schema to validate an XML stream that is shared between the two parts of our application. Financial organizations publish schema’s that outline the format of XML documents according to their protocol. Trading firms that wish to exchange data can then build their XML documents according to these agreed-upon schema’s so that their counterparts will understand the messages.
How Richard Regan uses Twitter to make million-dollar trading decisions
Great find for the trading technology enthusiast.
Richard Regan’s Real-Time Pro Trading Course from David Meerman Scott on Vimeo.