The Internet Journey of John Borriss

Android Mobile Operating System

2009-12-23T02:01:00.000-08:00

John Borriss was astonished with the statement Google made on its holiday greeting. Google committed $28 millions to helping those who help us all. Thank you Google.

From Google's holiday greeting, John Borriss visited Google System (Unofficial) blog and found an interesting link. A link to Android. Unfortunately, John Borriss did not click the link. He surf the internet looking another interesting things. John Borriss remembered about android and wanted to know more about it deeper. But, Google System blog page had been closed. John Borriss had to search about android himself.

From Wikipedia, John Borriss found android definition is as follows:

Android is a mobile operating system running on the Linux kernel. It was initially developed by Android Inc., a firm later purchased by Google, and lately by the Open Handset Alliance.It allows developers to write managed code in the Java language, controlling the device via Google-developed Java libraries.

Wow, it is a mobile operating system. Its name is like a robot name. But, it is OK. John Borriss thought that people were free to give their works the name they like.

Android has been developed to version 2.0. John Borriss then watched a video of Android 2.0.

Other video can be watched on this page.

HTC was the first manufacturer that produce android cellphones. But, the newest shocking news was Motorola that said to say goodbye with Windows Mobile and fell in love with Android. Motorola produce its first android phone that called Motorola Droid. There will be new battle zone. Google is moving to mobile phone operating system war. Making new battle field after search engine battle field and operating system battlefield with its Chrome OS.

John Borriss thinks that cellphone with android operating in it is very interesting and worth to be owned. Motorola DROID A855 Phone (Verizon Wireless) was his choice. Motorola DROID A855 Phone (Verizon Wireless) using android 2.0 that its video has been watched by John Borriss.

Picture of Motorola DROID A855 Phone (Verizon Wireless)

Motorola Droid Specification

General

	2G Network:	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network:	HSDPA 900 / 2100
	Announced:	2009, November
	Status:	Available. Released 2009, November

Size

	Dimensions:	115.8 x 60 x 13.7 mm
	Weight:	165 g

Display

	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	480 x 854 pixels, 3.7 inches
		- Multi-touch input method - Accelerometer sensor - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Full QWERTY keyboard with 5-way navigation key

Sound

	Alert types:	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Speakerphone:	Yes, with stereo speakers
		- 3.5 mm audio jack

Memory

	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photo call
	Call records	Practically unlimited
	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included

Data

	GPRS	Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 12
	3G	HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
	Infrared port	No
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

Camera

	Primary	5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, image stabilization
	Video	Yes, D1 (720x480 pixels)@24fps
	Secondary	No

Features

	OS	Android OS, v2 (Eclair)
	CPU	ARM Cortex A8 550 MHz processor
	Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
	Browser	HTML
	Radio	No
	Games	Yes
	Colors	Black
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java
		- Digital compass - MP3/eAAC+/WAV/WMA9 player - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV9 player - Organizer - Voice memo - T9

Battery

	Standard battery, Li-Ion 1400 mAh (BP6X)
	Up to 350 h
	Up to 6 h 30 min

Cloud Computer

2009-12-18T15:11:00.000-08:00

John Borriss is learning cloud computer from the internet.

Technology development runs so fast that people sometimes are unable to come up with the latest development. John Borriss is one of the people that always miss the technology development. About cloud computing for example, John Borriss still at the starting point to learn. Come on, John! Wake up! The term cloud computing was emerged for such a long time ago. Why does you left everything John?

Picture from PC Mag.

OK, John Borriss is a tough guy. He open Wikipedia and found the definition of cloud computing there. In fact, John Borriss is not miss everything. He just do not understand the term cloud computing.

According to Wikipedia, cloud in cloud computing is internet. Cloud computing means internet based development and use of computer technology. In concept, according to wikipedia, it is a paradigm shift whereby details are abstracted from the users who no longer need knowledge of, expertise in, or control over the technology infrastructure "in the cloud" that supports them.

Well, learn from wikipedia is only touch the skin. It does not provide in depth knowledge about cloud computing. To understand more, John Borriss consider to read Cloud Computing For Dummies. It provide the easy way to understand and implement cloud computing technology written by a team of experts.

Cloud computing can be difficult to understand at first, but the cost-saving possibilities are great and many companies are getting on board. If you've been put in charge of implementing cloud computing, this straightforward, plain-English guide clears up the confusion and helps you get your plan in place. Cloud Computing For Dummies will help John Borriss to learn cloud computing easily. From the book, John Borriss wil learn how cloud computing enables him to run a more green IT infrastructure, and access technology-enabled services from the Internet ("in the cloud") without having to understand, manage, or invest in the technology infrastructure that supports them. he'll also find out what he need to consider when implementing a plan, how to handle security issues, and more.

Other book that is considered by John Borriss to be read is Cloud Computing - The Complete Cornerstone Guide to Cloud Computing Best Practices Concepts, Terms, and Techniques for Successfully Planning, Implementing ... Enterprise IT Cloud Computing Technology. After that, John Borriss will read Cloud Computing with the Windows Azure Platform (Wrox Programmer to Programmer).

Wow! John Borriss has to read several books to understand cloud computing. Only to understand. If John Borriss want to learn to deploy cloud computing, he thought that read Cloud Computing, A Practical Approach will guide him perfectly. The book is a down to earth guide to cloud computing. It covers subjects as:

Costs, benefits, security issues, regulatory concerns, and limitations
Service providers, including Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Yahoo, IBM, EMC/VMware, Salesforce.com, and others
Hardware, infrastructure, clients, platforms, applications, services, and storage
Standards, including HTTP, HTML, DHTML, XMPP, SSL, and OpenID
Web services, such as REST, SOAP, and JSON
Platform as a Service (PaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), and Software plus Services (S+S)
Custom application development environments, frameworks, strategies, and solutions
Local clouds, thin clients, and virtualization
Migration, best practices, and emerging standards

While searching for cloud computing books, John Borris also find a good book. It is Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company-and Revolutionized an Industry.

Well, it is not talk about cloud computing but tell us how did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world's fastest growing software company in less than a decade? For the first time, Marc Benioff, the visionary founder, chairman and CEO of salesforce.com, tells how he and his team created and used new business, technology, and philanthropic models tailored to this time of extraordinary change. Showing how salesforce.com not only survived the dotcom implosion of 2001, but went on to define itself as the leader of the cloud computing revolution and spark a $46-billion dollar industry, Benioff's story will help business leaders and entrepreneurs stand out, innovate better, and grow faster in any economic climate.

What computer can be used to do cloud computing?

Well, cloud applications are hosted on cloud servers. Every computer that connected to the internet will be able to access the cloud applications. But, John Borriss think that using laptops will support him mobile. He suggested to buy Toshiba Satellite L505-S5993 TruBrite 15.6-Inch Grey/Black Laptop - 2 Hours 25 Minutes of Battery Life (Windows 7 Home Premium), Toshiba Satellite L515-S4925 14.0-Inch Laptop - Black/Grey, Toshiba Satellite T135-S1307 TruBrite 13.3-Inch Ultrathin Black Laptop - 9 Hours 22 Minutes of Battery Life (Windows 7 Home Premium), or Toshiba Satellite L555-S7916 17.3-Inch Laptop - Black/Grey.

The Starting Points of Internet Journey of John Borriss

2009-12-17T05:48:00.000-08:00

John Borriss is an internet addicted person. He always stays in front of PC monitor more than 12 hours a day. More than 8 hours of the times is spent to connect to the internet. Browsing, forum engagement, reading blogs, watching videos, an so on. John Borriss can't live without internet.

Today, John Borriss decided to start his own blog to share his internet journey. John Borriss thought that he had to write his own history. People will not write about his history because no one know about John Borriss. Thus, in order to put John Borriss to The Complete Book of U.S. History, John Borriss must write his history himself.

And, The Internet Journey of John Borriss is begin. You may follow John Borriss tale starting the next post. This post is only telling about the start of the journey.