iOS6 Maps Are Disappointing
I recently installed the iOS6 refresh on my now ancient iPhone 4. I love the new “It’s your call” features, and the new “Do Not Disturb” feature adds utility to my phone as well. I also upgraded my wife’s slightly less ancient iPhone 4S and tried out the features not available on my older iPhone. […]
5 mobile apps to take shopping
If you have Black Friday off from work, my advice is to simply stay home and read a good book, interact with your kids or something else useful. If however, you are aching for a punishment and insist on pushing/shoving your way through crowded local retail venues, you might want to make sure you deck […]
5 Interesting Features for Retail/Hospitality Mobile Apps
Every mobile application targeting a retail or hospitality use case seems to have the obvious features: finding business locations, contact information, product/offering information, and in some cases user reviews/ratings of what’s being offered. These apps amount in many ways to a repackaging of the merchant’s existing website as a native application for the iPhone or […]
My desert island iPhone apps
Rick Broida over at CNET recently posted his top 5 desert island iPhone apps. What follows is my choice of five apps were I stranded on a desert island. 1. Facebook: What better way to keep up with your friends around the rest of the world? This is a fairly functional facebook client. My […]
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About Me
Jonathan Engelsma is a computer scientist, programmer, teacher, mobile technology enthusiast, inventor, beekeeper and life long learner. He is currently a Professor in GVSU's School of Computing, where he leads the GVSU Mobile Applications and Services Laboratory.
