All That I Know (About Technology)

I recently upgraded my iPhone 3GS to the new iOS4. And after using it for the past 24 hours, I’ve found that it changed only a few things. Sorry Steve Jobs — it isn’t revolutionary! The primary change that I immediately liked is the folders or application organization capability but even that is limiting. The 5 screens of apps on my iPhone have been reduced down to only three. Unfortunately, folders can hold up to 12 applications at a time. With this design, a user doesn’t have to scroll to access more apps but it also means that the 16+ games that my boys play couldn’t fit nicely into their own little container. Granted, I have quite a bit more room to spare at the bottom of each application screen but things aren’t as tight as I wish that they could be.

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The Atlanta office of Engauge is seeking a paid intern to work full-time from now until August 2010 to assist me, the VP of Technology, with emerging technology research/ideation, proof of concept development, code QA, and anything else that may arise.

If you are a prospective college graduate/recent graduate with a CS/IS degree or currently in between jobs, this is the perfect opportunity to learn about the delivery of technology to mid-size businesses and enterprises and the inter-workings of a digital agency. Qualifications that I’m looking for:

• Positive attitude
• Great verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional analytical skills and an insatiable appetite to troubleshoot technology problems — big or small!
• Experience in Office Suite apps including Word and PowerPoint
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Working knowledge of HTML/JS/CSS/PHP or Web App Development using .NET/Java
• Working knowledge of web platforms (Content Management, eCommerce, Web Analytics, Social) a plus

If you’re interested, please provide me with your brief qualifications via the contact form. NOTE: Carpooling experience is not required!

Last year, Apple acquired streaming music service Lala.com. Lala was unique in that members could listen to new tracks in their entirety (iTunes only allows you to listen to a clip) and then purchase the rights to stream the song for pennies. Timing of the deal was suspicious as Apple swooped in just as Lala announced the pending approval of their iPhone app, which would allow members to access their music catalog via an iTouch or iPhone. While some question Apple’s motive to make the deal (because as a standalone service Lala would pose a competitive threat to iTunes), most expected to Apple bring Lala into the iTunes Store “fold” and give members a choice to either purchase music download or streaming rights.

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