so here they are just in case i need them - i’m sure i will

name: rogers
apn: rogers-core-appl1.apn
mmsc: http://mms.gprs.rogers.com
mms proxy: 10.128.1.69
mms port: 80
mms protocol: wap2.0
mcc: 302
mnc: 720

Build, Compile, and Test Your First Android Application, with Tony Hillerson
This first workshop covers the basic principles of the Android programming environment. Build a simple Android app from start to finish. For more information about the series of workshops, visit http://training.oreilly.com

RFID technology has turned up in plenty of surprising places, but there hasn’t exactly been the explosion of iPhone-related development that you may have expected. The lack of an easily accessible RFID reader may have something to do with that, but that doesn’t seem to have stopped the folks behind the Touch research project, who rigged up a not-so-discreet RFID reader and put it to some fairly inventive tasks. That includes assigning various media to different objects, like a Bob the Builder video clip that’s linked to a Bob the Builder toy, a clip of Chuck Norris kicking a car in the face that’s linked to a Chuck Norris action figure (which doesn’t even have an RFID chip), and a dynamically-updated MAKE podcast that’s linked to a slightly nerdy fellow. Of course, all of this is primarily a proof of concept, and the researchers behind the project see plenty of potential for other applications, including everything from gaming to marketing. Head on past the break to check it out in action.

[via engadget]

[via Developer's Vimeo page]

Everyone knows the best time to get your baked goods is when they’re fresh out the oven. So we figured that this could be a killer use of Twitter. Letting followers know that fresh goodies are ready right now. But bakeries don’t want laptops or phones lying around in the kitchen. Flour, eggs and technology don’t mix so well.

So we built BakerTweet.

It’s a bespoke piece of hardware (with Arduino-based guts) that allows our friends at Albion across the road to select what’s just been baked and ping the relevant Twitter message to local customers. Meaning that you can time your trips to Albion to pick up the freshest freshness.

“great comment from digg user”

10 years ago we were sitting on our Pentium III’s downloading mp3s from Napster, hoping that our 56.6K connection would hold up without someone using the phones. If you had a cell phone, it was a expensive candybar-based phone with some grayscale screen from Audiovox or Nokia. Bluetooth? No one had it. Wifi? Nope. Wanted to watch a movie? Had to go to Blockbuster.

Now in 2009 we’ve got 64-bit processors quad-core not only downloading MP3s, but streaming/downloading videos from across the Globe with some areas having 100+Mbps internet connections. We can open Skype and video chat with anyone in the world realtime. Cell phones are more common than landlines at this point. People have 2+ cell phones on average. Their capabilities rival 10 year old computers. Wifi is becoming stronger and faster. If I want a movie, I can get it from iTunes, Amazon, or even stream it to my TV in HD using AppleTV or Boxee from services like Hulu. Content is interactive. HTML and GIF based webpages are being replaced by Flash and Photoshopped images and embedded movie files. Heck, in certain areas, one can even pull the web, watch TV, and video chat all from a portable handheld device…

What will the world be like technology-wise 10 years from now? Better than this, definitely. If it’s anything like this brilliant concept by Microsoft, I eagerly look forward to the future. The one thing Microsoft is missing, however, is the evolution of file sharing. As technology continues to grow, the world continues to shrink and our ability to communicate through video, text, and files will undoubtedly become a central part of the internet.