Satter Ramblings

VS2008 RTMs

Title says it all. Today the Visual Studio team released VS2008 to manufacturing! Official launch is slated for February next year. If you have MSDN subscription you can download the official version starting today. Its as great product for both device, desktop and server development.

7 Million Rows an Hour

My friend Rob has hit a new record with his portable data center. His new test works on show how many rows SQL Server and Merge Replication can handle. Turns out to be quite a lot 7 million hours per hour. You can read more at his site.

OHA and Fake Steve

So unless you have been programming without Internet access you have heard that there is no gPhone. Instead it is an alliance, Open Handheld Alliance. I think Fake Steve says it best but I can't resist putting in my own 2 cents.

Cisco I-Prize

Cisco is looking for the next billion dollar idea. Cisco has taken an interesting approach to finding this idea. They are offering the I-Prize. This is not a one shot deal but an opportunity to start a company backed by up to US$10m over three years by Cisco in addition to sharing a US$250,000 signing bonus.

iPeace

OK I could not resist saying iPeace. Steve Jobs has announced an SDK for developers and it should be pretty open to legitimate developers.

Mobile Development

The Redmond Developer has a great article about mobile development. OK you will have to look past one minor mistake. The author credits the iPhone as

Since its release in late June, the iPhone has added a new level of functionality -- a phone that works over both WiFi and a cellular network with access to e-mail, digital content (including video) and a browser that adds new presentation capabilities to Web pages.

Business of Software Conference

Boy I wish I had time to go. Some of the smartest people in the industry are going to be speaking at a conference about the business of software. The conference is Oct. 29 and 30th in San Jose. Speakers include Joel Spolsky, Eric Sink, Guy Kawasaki, and Bill Buxton to name a few.

iWar

Let the war begin. Apple has answered the Hacker's by blocking a lot of the work they have done. Unlocked phones may also be toast. So be very careful with any iPhone that has anything on it but a standard ROM image and data.

Skype via iSkoot

iSkoot has released a version of its Mobile Skype software for Windows Mobile. The software allows you to make calls via Skype. You need to have a WiFi enabled phone or Data Plan for your cell phone. Check it out.

iFlop aka Apple TV

Unlike the iPhone, Apple's TV set top box has not taken off. When I wrote about the box calling it disappointing,  I took a lot of flak from people saying that I did not know what I was talking about. Well Forbes has an article about AppleTV and the space in general. I just wish I had thought up iFlop. Ok yeah I feel vindicated.