NostraDistro

So I have some major confusion pertaining to the ruling majority… at least on the mobile phone side of the world.  Let’s say I am currently developing applications and hardware for Windows Phone 7…  oh wait!  Why the heck would I do that?  You are right… I wouldn’t.  Microsoft holds single-digit market share of the the smart phone platform, and Apple now holds less of a market share than Android… so where is the developer love for Android?  It is understood that Apple may hold the reign on hardware due to the single platform on which it is produced; something that the Android platform may need to learn….  a single size, shape, and usb location as all smart-phones.  What I fail to see is why many developers are still developing first or singly for iOS.  Android is poised to take 23% + of the market (10% more than iOS) by 2013.  As a developer myself, my new priority is Android.  Secondly is iOS, third is RIM, and a DISTANT last is Windows 7.  I do understand that developers such as Rovio are now pushing their software (aka Angry Birds) ahead of others on the Android platform and therefore creating more ad revenue (yes…  proven to have MORE ad revenue than iOS) and creating more profit… therefore making more money.  Basically, what I am getting to is there is a proven higher potential for revenue within the Android platform than iOS, yet developers whine that Apple is taking 30% of their of profits.  SO STOP DEVELOPING iOS!!!!  Develop for Android only and see how quickly Steve Jobs lowers that percentage.

I have been having a strange problem with Adobe Flash in Firefox. Any time a Flash Settings Dialog box appears (ie: giving permission for a site to use your web-cam) I was unable to select a permission or tab. After researching a bit, I found that this is a prevalent bug that has yet to be corrected. The only work-around I have found is the following:

Go to Adobe’s Flash Player settings website:

http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager06.html

Once there, you will see the Adobe Flash Player Settings Manager.  There are five selectable tabs on top.  Select the tab that is giving you issues.  For example, I needed to enable my web-cam on a particular site, so I selected the Camera/Mic tab.  Once there, scroll through the websites in the list towards the bottom to find the site you want to enable your settings on.  Select the “Always Allow” bubble.  Flash should now work on that particular website.  Alternatively, you can select the “Global” tab and allow all sites to access your web-cam/mic/storage, but please remember that this may compromise your personal security.

I have 5 Google Wave beta invitations to hand out to anyone who wants one!  Google wave is an excellent online collaboration tool.  With an account, one can hold a video conference, collaborate on a trip, or do many other things.  Go to wave.google.com for more info.  To get an account… contact me.

I have been receiving a lot of new registered users on Nostradistro in the past few days.  (OK, four new users in two days, but for this site that is a lot!)  I became suspicious of the new users and did a Google search on the email addresses and found that these “Users” are actually hackers.  Thanks to packcamera.com, I confirmed 3 of the 4 hackers.  Here is a combined list of what I have found so far:

Username: jaimelipani
E-mail: jonatanwebsterbaum@gmail.com

Username: rafaellabove
E-mail: jonatanwebsterbaum@gmail.com

Username: Andrianq
E-mail: pulvillarrac@gmail.com

Username: MikeWink
E-mail: bugbeemershonyhe@gmail.com

Username: Miriam
E-mail: obierebelominepyb@gmail.com

Username: arnoldisby
E-mail: naomyrotenford@gmail.com

If you have any other user/email information I can append to this list, please let me know.