Android Version and Device Stats for LQ Native App – Is Fragmentation an Issue?
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:58:59 +0000

Now that the native LQ android app has a few thousand installs (and since members really seem to enjoy LQ-related statistics posts), I’ve decided to post the platform version and device statistics for the app. Platform Version Android 2.3.3+ 48.1% Android 2.2 24.4% Android 2.1 7.1% Android 3.1 2.1% Android 4.0.3 1.9% Android 3.2 1.5% [...]

2011 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Award Winners – Thoughts
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:25:35 +0000

The polls are closed and the official results are in. You can view the detailed results here, but I’ll include a list of winners at the end of this post for convenience. We also have a nice visual overview of all categories on a single page, new last year, available here. This was the eleventh [...]

SCALE 10x Musings
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:50:15 +0000

I’m currently on a flight home after attending SCALE 10x, which seemed like an opportune time to reflect on the event. SCALE was once again an amazing event. Kudos go out to Ilan, Gareth, Phil and the entire SCALE team; the tracks were excellent, the event well managed and well attended (I don’t know if [...]

Happy New Year & Browser and OS stats for 2011
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:03:03 +0000

I’d like to wish everyone a happy new year on behalf of the entire LQ team. 2011 has been another great year for LQ and we have quite a bit of exciting developments in store for 2012, including a major code update. 2011 also marks the year that we expanded on the LQ vision to [...]

Migrating This Blog
Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:09:43 +0000

Just a quick heads up that I am moving this blog to wordpress.com. I’d like to resume blogging at less sporadic intervals, so stay tuned. All subscriptions, permalinks and settings should have been preserved during the migration. If you notice any issues, let me know ASAP. Thanks.   –jeremy

LinuxQuestions.org Turns Eleven
Sat, 25 Jun 2011 19:56:22 +0000

I’m extremely excited to announce that exactly eleven years ago today I made my very first post at LinuxQuestions.org. As I’ve stated numerous times, since then LQ has exceeded my expectation in every way. 4,382,316 posts and 457,176 registered members does not even begin to tell the story. The community and mod team that has [...]

Announcing AndroidQuestions.org and Introducing The Questions Network
Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:20:31 +0000

I’m extremely excited to announce that AndroidQuestions.org is now officially out of BETA. AndroidQuestions.org is for the discussion of all Android-related topics; from phones, tablets and other hardware devices to Android applications and development. Along with LinuxQuestions.org, AQ starts off what we’re calling The Questions Network. All sites in The Questions Network will share a [...]

Blog Update
Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:31:43 +0000

As you’ve likely noticed, this blog has been fairly quiet as of late (although I continue to tweet regularly). I’d like that to change however, as I’ve felt both constricted by the 140 character nature of twitter and disappointed about how they treat their ecosystem. Stay tuned for more regular updates here. –jeremy

Happy New Year & Browser and OS stats for 2010
Mon, 03 Jan 2011 18:54:05 +0000

First, I’d like to wish everyone a happy new year on behalf of the entire LQ team. 2010 has been another great year for LQ and we have quite a bit of exciting developments in store for 2011, including a major code update. I’ve posted to this blog far less frequently in 2010 than I’d [...]

My First Android Experience: intriguing, extremely encouraging but a bit disappointing
Thu, 07 Oct 2010 19:01:11 +0000

I recently got my hands on a Nexus One, which believe it or not is my first Android-based phone. I’ve been trying to acquire an N1 for quite some time now, so after finally tracking an AT&T version down it quite simply couldn’t ship fast enough. By the time it finally arrived I was champing [...]