Recently I read a slashdot article - http://it.slashdot.org/story/10/07/28/2121259/Oracles-Java-Company-Change-Breaks-Eclipse about Java 1.6.0_21 release crashing Eclipse IDE because the IDE has code which checks for “Sun Microsystems” in the JVM company field property. This made me think about whether we should write code to handle these rare scenarios or things we take for granted that they will not change. In my opinion if we know or can predict that something like this will happen then handle it in code, else deal with it when it comes.

I am using Pandora in PC either through Boxee or Web Browser, so I can’t comment about using it on Iphone, but why I like and why I think its increasing its users base is because

• Its free
• I like the way the UI is designed, its simple yet captures all the needs like search, feedback like, don’t like etc
• Very good at creating stations which I think are like playlists which you don’t have to create
• Allows users to be exposed and explore the world music, because before using Pandora I was very rare listener of music , but after being introduced to it, I have started listening to music atleast 3 times a week.> One of my long-standing beliefs is that when you add connectivity to any device, you open up a new world of opportunities. Whether it’s the dashboard in your car, your television screen or simply your gaming machine, Internet changes everything. One company that seems to have taken that lesson to heart is Pandora, which after nearly ten years of struggle has hit its stride and is growing at a rapid clip. Today, the company announced it has 60 mil … Read More via GigaOM

Pogoplug Gets Down to Business.

Wow, this is really amazing, this is something like having your own Google Docs like solution, but without having to worry about security concerns of your data being stored outside your house or company. I think the next step of Pogoplug will be to provide a Google docs like interface to manage the stored data.

On reading about Google App Inventor for Android - http://appinventor.googlelabs.com/about/ , I thought of searching the web to find out if there are services or IDEs to Code on cloud. Seems like there are - Giving below list of them and also blog post links about these kind of services

http://appinventor.googlelabs.com/about/

http://www.zoho.com/creator/index.html

http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/

http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/02/ide-in-the-cloud-mozilla-labs-browser-based-ide-prototype.ars

http://www.wavemaker.com/

http://kodingen.com/

http://getcodeslam.com/

http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/02/17/bespin-cloud-coding/

http://web.appstorm.net/roundups/5-great-ides-to-start-coding-in-the-cloud/

http://blog.programmableweb.com/2010/02/17/5-online-ides-that-let-you-code-in-the-cloud/

http://ethercodes.com/

YouTube Blog: What’s bigger than 1080p? 4K video comes to YouTube.

Giving below links which help to understand HD concepts

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition_television