Notes from the week of 2011-04-03

PayPal X Platform

• My latest @PayPalX post: Amazon Appstore launches http://bit.ly/gqmC56 and encourages developers to use QR code links #
• Interested in using the realtime web in your @PayPalX app? See the first part of my new @TwitterAPI series: http://bit.ly/f8WckN #

Big data

• Investigate: National Data Catalog http://bit.ly/elMrXZ a one-stop-shop for US government (local, state, and federal) data #bigdata #
• Amazon has launched Cloud Drive http://amzn.to/f1nx5A with 5GB free for the taking #
• Have #bigdata capabilities rendered sampling dead? http://oreil.ly/eToAYj via @radar #
• Overview of text extraction (read: scraping) algorithms http://rww.to/hedJ02 via @rww #

Wireless and mobility

• Developing for #Android with #Eclipse http://bit.ly/gpjCTT includes source on @GitHub http://bit.ly/eAqk9F via @smashingmag #
• Amazon Appstore lets you play with an #Android virtual machine http://engt.co/frH6L1 #

APIs and development

• Are the #Hadoop wars http://bit.ly/fQmA2q death by a thousand startups for @Cloudera? A little tech and some opinion from @gigaom #
• James Gosling refused to join Larry, Prince of Darkness http://bit.ly/eXUVuL and instead opted for Google http://cnet.co/g2hkbQ #

Personal things

• Note to self: Colorado GMU 75/751 map http://bit.ly/hC5X8V #
• Hunters: Nikon "Spot On" ballistics software http://bit.ly/dUl0tU generates free printable hold charts for your scope/ammo/zero combo #
• Internet connectivity issues since last night, with deadlines of course. Argh, Cox! #
• Generate your own Colorado GMU maps http://bit.ly/fyX1Ak via the CO Division of Wildlife #