By Angela Hey
About this blog: I write about technology companies, trends and events in and around Mountain View. Where else can you find startups nurtured by
Y-Combinator and
(More)About this blog: I write about technology companies, trends and events in and around Mountain View. Where else can you find startups nurtured by
Y-Combinator and
500 Startups working alongside multi-billion corporations like
Google,
Symantec and
Intuit? I like to write about software and systems that are changing lifestyles. Innovations like self-driving cars, on-demand limousine services and electric bikes are revolutionizing transportation. Smartphones help people find their way, manage their health and make new friends. In my articles, I like to include something for Mountain View residents, something for industry professionals and something for venture investors. I'm particularly interested in mobile apps and cloud computing. I came to California to find software applications for AT&T. I've worked in startups, advised venture capitalists and analyzed enterprise software markets. After getting a PhD at the University of London in engineering, I joined Bell Laboratories, analyzing over 400 telephone company systems. I also have an MMath degree in optimization from the University of Waterloo in Canada, and an MA in mathematics from the University of Cambridge. My husband John Mashey, is a computer scientist and trustee of the Computer History Museum. He also defends climate scientists by blogging.
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Daniel DeBolt's article on the City of Mountain View's technology goals gives us an opportunity to envision how a city famous for breakthrough innovations can chart its future.
Do you use
the City of Mountain View's website? What do you like about it? How can it enrich the lives of Mountain View's citizens, visitors, employees and workers? Which city websites do you like and find useful? What features should a town website support, and what is best done by other sites?
What about plans, permits, parks and people? How would you use technology to help streamline processes, reduce costs and generate income for the city?
What part do mobile and wireless play? Did you ever try the "Ask Mountain View Mobile" App by Comcate - does anyone use it? Is it useful for you? I've never needed to use it, but maybe you've used Ask Mountain View either on a phone or on the web and have a great story to tell. Are there other Apps that would be useful? Websites need to work well on mobile phones - no Flash please! What about the town's pioneering free WiFi, thanks to Google? Should that be enhanced?
Successful Internet developments have originated in Mountain View. In twenty five years we've gone from Sun workstations to Android tablets.
What technologies do you think would be useful to the town in twenty five years - wearable devices, super-fast networks, smart transportation systems? Should we be looking in Google and Intuit labs for answers? As fuel costs rise and the population ages what should the town be doing with technology? Let us all know by commenting here.
