>>Charles, I know some people went to LAMP and never looked back. But in 2008 some of the strongest growth action seems to be for phone app development. Perhaps some of the old-timers went there to enjoy one more bleeding-edge-get-there-first-and-make-big-bucks rush. ;-) FWIW there are some astonishing phones coming out of China with dual sim, TV, wifi and lots of other cool stuff just crying out for apps.
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>Well, if I suddenly disappear it won't be because I ran off to write cell phone apps <g> More likely I'm off someplace trying to find my cell phone. I still haven't figured out how to use the speaker phone on it or put somebody on hold without cutting them off. I pay extra so it won't do web, text message or have blue teeth.
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>Since I lose it so often, I'm in the process of inventing one that is much bigger and is tethered to the wall with a wire. I think the idea is going to catch on. I also am workng on having the handset separate from the dialing base ( again, tethered with a wire so you don't lose it ) We have a prototype in black bakelite. Really quite snazzy. It will come with a guarantee that it can only be used to make phone calls and will be easy to find when it rings.

Perhaps a long string and a couple of cans would be cool. You could paint the cans with glow-in-the-dark paint so it would be wasy to find...heh