Notes from the week of 2011-08-14

RunKeeper and the Health Graph API

• Nice @Launch coverage of FitnessKeeper's growth, @HealthGraphAPI, and prospects http://bit.ly/qpwmDy (more: http://bit.ly/rtKwS4 @RunKeeper) #

PayPal X Platform

• For @PayPalX, @Magento, and other developers sizing up the new X.commerce world: eBay developer resources http://bit.ly/qOlYrj #
• My latest: @X_commerce #Android Apps the Easy Way, Part 1: Understanding App Inventor http://bit.ly/pbIic3 http://bit.ly/pzyiN1 #
• Part 2 http://bit.ly/rlbtEt of my @X_commerce #Android series http://bit.ly/rkxjTU focuses on accessing web APIs in @AppInv apps (@PayPalX) #
• How to build native #iOS #Android #Blackberry & other apps with @PhoneGap and @PayPalX http://bit.ly/r35dlO using HTML, JavaScript, & CSS #

Wireless and mobility

• "An iOS Developer Takes on Android" http://bit.ly/pojAfc by @nfarina should be read, and re-read, by #iOS and #Android developers alike #
• Strong words from Google against Apple, Microsoft, and Oracle: "When patents attack Android" http://bit.ly/mTMIS1 #AndroidFTW #
• Microsoft's response to Google's #Android patent related claims does make the GOOG look pretty stupid, though: http://tcrn.ch/mPGx7D #
• "How to find the perfect Blogs and Websites to tell the World about your App" http://bit.ly/qikZNm via @appbackr (hint: Google @AdWords) #
• No more Symbian in North America. As @rww puts it: "The death spiral of Nokia's smartphone brands continues." http://rww.to/n7WO1A #
• Designing for #Android tablets http://bit.ly/qCKLyK from @smashingmag (follow-up to previous Android design article http://bit.ly/qL1FuV ) #

APIs and development

• Tips on designing command line interfaces http://bit.ly/n4wYVC #
• Seven handy new API consoles from @apigee http://bit.ly/njzavH including consoles for @bitly and @nytimes #
• Google+ Platform blog launched by the GOOG http://bit.ly/q0dXhi #

Personal things

• "The jobless future" http://bit.ly/oWfUnR by @jeffjarvis needs to be read and brainstormed by our best and brightest; pay attention D.C. #
• Tips on running a software business http://bit.ly/o1p8Qq applies equally well to writing and many other endeavors #

Running

• Dream run: Down the South Kaibab Trail into the Grand Canyon http://bit.ly/o2CkMG preferably all the way rim-to-rim #IWillMakeItSo #
• Hot 10mi run. But marathon long, slow distance run #1 completed! http://t.co/OEGoAaW #
• Here's the exact same 10.00mi run recorded on my @Garmin 405cx for comparison http://bit.ly/pfzNKV #RunKeeper #
• 5k recovery after yesterday's 10mi. 92 deg F at start, 98 at finish. http://bit.ly/r1yEx7 #RunKeeper http://bit.ly/qI77Vb #
• 4mi running in the 70s is much nicer than 90s or 100+ deg F! http://bit.ly/oG47aK #RunKeeper http://bit.ly/pwuwgY #
• Ran 5 miles in 51 mins and felt great. Temps in 70s after much needed 4in of rain this morning. Pure joy! http://bit.ly/q7L8LY #
• Great fun running 4mi in the cool rain! Splits 10:17, 9:57, 9:27, and 8:56. http://bit.ly/qGH5dO #RunKeeper http://bit.ly/n8zOkC #
• 12mi cool and cloudy. Saw another runner fall, roll to his left, and pop up running! http://t.co/U5byy1B #RunKeeper http://t.co/VjeCnyq #