Sean Sheedy's Blog http://weblogs.java.net/blog/sean_sheedy/ en-us 2008-01-29T22:11:48-08:00 A "Fragmentation Program Office"? http://weblogs.java.net/blog/sean_sheedy/archive/2008/01/a_fragmentation.html A lot has been blogged about fragmentation in the mobile space, but in certain areas, progress seems glacial. Discussions at the MEDD conference suggest the need for a central role to coordinate work on the many facets of fragmentation. Community: Mobile & Embedded sean_sheedy 2008-01-29T22:11:48-08:00 SunSPOTs and ham radio http://weblogs.java.net/blog/sean_sheedy/archive/2008/01/sunspots_and_ha.html This week I drove from San Diego to get to the MEDD conference and used ham radio's APRS to track my position - SunSPOTs could be a really cool addition to this space. Community: Mobile & Embedded sean_sheedy 2008-01-23T15:41:39-08:00 Open Discussion of Developer Issues http://weblogs.java.net/blog/sean_sheedy/archive/2008/01/open_discussion.html Because so many community leaders will be in town for the MEDD conference next week, Terrence Barr has reserved a room from 9 AM to 1 PM on Friday January 25th for a discussion of issues facing individual developers. If you have an interest in this aspect of the community, read on. Community: Mobile & Embedded sean_sheedy 2008-01-17T04:07:58-08:00 Pack your sleeping bags! http://weblogs.java.net/blog/sean_sheedy/archive/2008/01/minibarcamp_col.html The MiniBarCamp, "BarCampME", which bridges the two days of the Mobile & Embedded Developer Days conference, is on! Community: Mobile & Embedded sean_sheedy 2008-01-15T03:24:30-08:00 Android's "do not fragment" clause... http://weblogs.java.net/blog/sean_sheedy/archive/2007/11/androids_do_not.html According to a PC World article, Open Handset Alliance members have agreed "not to fragment nor do things that would result in different versions of the platform." Why is this unacheivable, yet at the same time, essential for eliminating fragmentation in both Android and Java ME? Community: Mobile & Embedded sean_sheedy 2007-11-07T10:59:20-08:00 On the Android announcement - a bullet list http://weblogs.java.net/blog/sean_sheedy/archive/2007/11/on_the_android.html A friend in the industry asked me for my opinion on the Android news, and this was my response. Community: Mobile & Embedded sean_sheedy 2007-11-06T10:01:29-08:00 Voting is Good but Making Your Voice Heard is Better http://weblogs.java.net/blog/sean_sheedy/archive/2007/11/voting_is_good.html After spending several years in the Java ME standards circuit for a major operator, I'm running for one of the open Executive Committee seats as an Individual. I'd really like to know what burning topics Java ME developers would like to see the winning candidates bring to the EC. Community: Mobile & Embedded sean_sheedy 2007-11-01T15:46:49-08:00 SE/EE Executive Committee Candidates http://weblogs.java.net/blog/sean_sheedy/archive/2007/11/seee_executive.html Being focused on Java ME, I found that after perusing the candidate list for the SE/EE EC on http://jcpelection2007.org, I still was not sure who to vote for. So I put this together to be able to compare the candidates and understand their motivations for running for an EC seat. sean_sheedy 2007-11-01T14:26:38-08:00 A Call for "Open Enrollment" for MSA (Mobile Service Architecture) Advanced http://weblogs.java.net/blog/sean_sheedy/archive/2007/10/a_call_for_open.html MSA Advanced has no Individual Experts on its Expert Group, and here are a few reasons why it can. Community: Mobile & Embedded sean_sheedy 2007-10-24T04:46:26-08:00 How Java M&E Developer Days came about... http://weblogs.java.net/blog/sean_sheedy/archive/2007/10/javaone_me_anno.html Well THIS is exciting - after spearheading a "what do you think about this" email discussion among some M&E luminaries, Roger Brinkley has officially announced the call for papers for "Java Mobile & Embedded Developer Days". It's on! Given the buzz among the experts who were included during the formation of this event, it's not one to be missed... Community: Mobile & Embedded sean_sheedy 2007-10-02T12:28:12-08:00 Making your point on standards matters http://weblogs.java.net/blog/sean_sheedy/archive/2007/09/making_your_poi.html The MIDP3 Expert Group (JSR-271) is meeting this week, and if you have something on your mind that you want the EG to take notice of, now would be a good time to act. Feel strongly about something? Try the personal approach. Community: Mobile & Embedded sean_sheedy 2007-09-18T13:25:56-08:00 MIDP3 EG face-to-face wraps up http://weblogs.java.net/blog/sean_sheedy/archive/2007/06/midp3_eg_faceto.html The MIDP3 Face to Face meeting in Madrid wrapped up with a fun evening tour of Madrid led by EG member Oscar Gutierrez from Vodafone Spain. Oscar led us on a walking tour and took us to the real local hangouts, free from tourists. Yet another reason to join an EG... Community: Mobile & Embedded sean_sheedy 2007-06-26T21:12:25-08:00 Clarifying the MIDP3 pauseApp proposal http://weblogs.java.net/blog/sean_sheedy/archive/2007/06/clarifying_the.html Thanks to publicity by Enrique Ortiz, the MIDP3 pauseApp proposal got some healthy discussion on KVM-INTEREST. In this post I've tried to summarize and address developer comments, and hopefully clarify some misconceptions about the proposal. Community: Mobile & Embedded sean_sheedy 2007-06-20T04:29:57-08:00 Message from MIDP3: Goodbye pauseApp! http://weblogs.java.net/blog/sean_sheedy/archive/2007/06/message_from_mi.html Should pauseApp be deprecated? How might this impact you? To reduce fragmentation in an age of more capable devices, the MIDP3 Expert Group has created new notifications such as DisplayListener, and would like to know what the community thinks and what other platform-specific capabilities might be lost if pauseApp is never called. Community: Mobile & Embedded sean_sheedy 2007-06-13T21:13:38-08:00