Archive for May 2013


Using Dropbox and OAuth 1.0a in KRL

Here's a recipe for accessing Dropbox and using OAuth 1.0a in KRL.
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Discovery and QR Codes

SquareTag isn't a QR code play. It's a personal cloud play. We just happen to use QR codes. QR Codes provide a way for humans to easily discover the cloud associated with a thing, and interact with it, from a mobile device.
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Building an App Using the Personal Cloud Application Architecture

The personal cloud application architecture is a post-Web 2.0 programming model that separates users data from application logic and application data. This post explains how to build PCAA-style applications by converting a simple, JavaScript-based TODO list application into one that stores user data in the user's personal cloud.
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Using Products to Build Customer Relationships

SquareTag is designed to strengthen and enrich the relationships people have with companies and organizations by linking them together through products. This post explains why relationships matter, shows how SquareTag helps build more genuine relationships, explains the SquareTag value proposition, and concludes with a short case study.
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CloudOS Will Be Open Source

Today we're happy to announce that CloudOS will be open source as well. There are still some things we need to get right in the source before we release it (small things like redacting keys). When we do it will be under the GPL license.
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Forever Demo Slides

We're building applications written in JavaScript that use personal clouds as their backend storage. Here are the slides from a talk I've given several times about this concept.
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Imagining Trillion Node Networks

The video and slides from my keynote address at OpenWest on May 2, 2013
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Introducing Forever and Personal Cloud Application Architectures

Personal clouds give rise to a brand new application architecture that gives people more control over their data and breaks down data silos to provide greater network effects. We've built an evergreen contact application called Forever that demonstrates this new architecture to developers and provides people with an online contact database that is never stale.
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