SOAP vs. REST: Complements or Competitors? Chappell has keynoted events worldwide including the Software Development Conference, Microsoft TechEd events, and many others. Chappell’s books have been published in a dozen languages and used in courses at MIT, ETH Zurich, and other universities. Check it out.. an awesome presentation!
Archives for April 9, 2009
RFID + The Twitter Cat Door – enter GusAndPenny
There’s no arguing that RFID is a powerful technology. Here’s one small example use of this amazing technology – the Twitter Cat Door! One creative cat owner/programmer was tired of neighborhood cats coming into the garage and scooping all of their cat’s food… thus the inspiration for the Tweeting cat door. Using a clever door, RFID collars on the cats, and a Twitter account, the owner now has an automatically fed Twitter account for the felines that does a shout-out every time one of the cats enters or leaves the premises.Now, only authorized cats are permitted to enter the premises (thanks to the RFID collars) and when the door is opened or closed a Tweet is sent.
See more on this project in this blog posting or follow the cats for yourself http://twitter.com/GusAndPenny
iSynth – browse Photosynth and Virtual Earth on the Apple mobile
An update from the VE team about iSynth… In early March, Apple Inc. released iSynth, the unofficial Photosynth iPhone application. Developed by an independent developer, Greg Pascale, iSynth enables iPhone customers to search, browse and explore synths directly on their phones. People can view the synths by tapping arrows on the screen to move to a different photo in normal mode or drag their fingers in the direction they want to rotate in orbit mode. See more HERE and take note, The application is available to download at the iTunes Store at http://www.itunes.com/app/isynth
