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In my final term at University I am studying a module called Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing. Most of this module is concerned with technologies surrounding cellular networks and mobile phones (although it does extend into other mobile devices such as PDAs).

The first assessment set for this module was to build a Tip Calculator in Java ME using the CLDC 1.1 and MIDP 2.1 development stacks. We had the option to use the relatively new LWUIT if we wished to as well. When I first found out about this assessment I was rather excited. Playing with the iPhone SDK last summer has given me a desire to experiment with building applications for mobile devices.

Lately I have been having somewhat of a battle with my own conflicting opinions about the various CMS-es available. By CMS I mean any system which allows you to manage and publish content (not necessarily web based). The sites I work with are usually informational based, providing information of some sort and not a web application type service sites such as Twitter.

Being a developer, and an iPhone owner, the announcement of the iPhone SDK from apple was very exciting. I was very excited about the prospect of developing software for the iPhone. One thing that I really like about the iPhone is the way it fits into your daily life. Its very simple to use and at the same time very powerful. A large part of why it has both these attributes (easy to use and powerful) is because of its user interface.