Blackberry development

So my blackberry 8330 died a sad death at the best of times, while traveling. It is amazing how much I had come to rely on that device. I use it for online access, tether mode for my laptop, calendar, etc... I went directly to the Verizon store on returning home, and was told the device was hosed, so time to upgrade. The new device is the 9630 World Edition and so far, I am impressed and pleased. That said, I feel a strange need to play with the SDK, or at least get started with the Plazmic CDK.

A quick internet search led me to the blackberry site and their sdk. The link required registration to download but you can find it here. Once you install the base application, you need to run the update as well.

Once I get the install finished and see how it works, I will update with a new post. In the meantime, keep your fingers crossed on the install since I am running Windows 7 and it is not listed as supported - probably due in part to the fact that Windows 7 has not been generally released yet.

cross posted from my personal blog as well.

Writing on the web

I recently ran across a very good link to an article on writing on the web. I am including it here as a reference and I encourage a visit.

The truth is, most online readers don't care much about grammar, spelling, and punctuation as long as they get the information they need. That said, good grammar does build trust in your organization. So does proper spelling - so proofread your text and ask a professional copywriter to look it over if at all possible.

The main thrust of the article is that people read and interact with information differently on the web, and therefore it must be presented differently to be effective.