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App Launch

I just launched a Ryan Bilodeau app that will give you direct access to my blog content

Here is the direct link:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.RyanBilodeauTechColumn&hl=en

Dislike Button Comes to Facebook

Dislike Button Comes to Facebook

Upvoting is very popular today on sites like Reddit, Product Hunt and other technology blogs.  If you remember, Facebook actually used to have a dislike button. Well it seems like they're bringing it back. Engadget writes:

For all of those times when "liking" a pal's Facebook post just doesn't seem appropriate, it seems you'll soon have another option. During a Q&A session today, Mark Zuckerberg revealed that the social network is indeed working on a "dislike" button. Zuckerberg said Facebook didn't offer the option from the start for fear of a Reddit-like battle of upvoting and downvoting. However, the company discovered we have a range of emotions we'd like to express in addition to affirmation, most notably a way to show empathy. It turns out the button has been in the works for a while, and Facebook plans to launch it in the near future. We'll be curious to see how it'll be deployed, but it sounds like we won't have to wait long to find out. And we pretty much know what it'll look like.

Ryan Bilodeau

Ryan Bilodeau and the future of Sofware Engineering

We're no longer anticipating using all sorts of software in the future. We're already using various types of software in the present. Now that software is fully utilized in the public consciousness, don't you think it's time to do more with software than what we already know?

About Software Engineers

Software engineering encompasses the engineering of software development and design. Engineering is the design and creation of any structure or system, and, in that sense, software engineers work with data to bring about new technology and applications for various individuals and businesses.

In other words, we're the professionals responsible for designing various types of software you continue to use today. If you're using a computer or tablet now, software engineers were responsible for building the software and/or applications now running on that device.

What Software Engineers Do

So, going by that, it's pretty easy to see how important software engineers are today. With our skills, we help various business professionals meet their software-related goals.

Software engineers are capable of designing and creating various software and applications, including:

• Web applications and Rich Internet applications
• Desktop applications
• Cloud applications
• Web services/API
• Mobile device apps (for tablets, smartphones, etc)
• Software-as-a-service (SaaS)
• Business process automation
• Systems integrations
• Databases
• Analytics/Reporting
• UI/UX

Whether present technology or new technology, software engineers are the professionals who can help people like you make your ideas come to life. And, if you need a software engineer to do just that, why not contact me for help?

Chicago Software Engineering @ RyanBilodeau.org

New technology of today and tomorrow will need software. Businesses and even business-minded individuals need to understand that. If you're not looking for a large team, my individualized services will suit your needs instead.

My mission is to provide high-end customized software engineering (design and development) solutions for my clients. I understand not everyone can afford or wait on a larger team to complete your software development project. Instead, allow me to accomplish making your ideas come to life in your customized software.

I'll make sure your software exemplifies everything about the vision you wanted to realize. Your project should match your vision inside and out. Why rely on a service that provides less to do that?

New technology today makes software engineering an exciting field. So, to show you that, you need a software engineering professional willing to go 100% of the way to make your project come to life. If you're interested, contact me for more information about my services in the Chicago area.

Internet Lists

So we have this man to thank for today's annoying internet lists. Can one scroll through facebook without seeing a list in his or her newsfeed? Probably not

In 1977, Wallechinsky, his father Irving Wallace and his sister Amy Wallace published "The Book of Lists." The compendium of cleverly presented facts, such as "15 People Who Became Words," "10 Men Who Were Supported By Their Wives" and "6 Positions for Sexual Intercourse -- In Order of Preference," wasn't just simple enumeration.

CNN -  The man who invented the Internet (well, sort of)

Keeping Up With Our Cell Phone Battery

Ross Rubin writes:

Handset makers constantly strive to squeeze more milliamps into a phone battery. The challenge of so while keeping a slim profile is clear to anyone who has used a charging case. But even here there is a tradeoff beyond potential girth. As batteries get larger and chargers send a fixed amount of juice using the microUSB specification, wireless charging times can increase dramatically. 

Read more here