Thursday, November 22, 2007
At about the same time that I switched to using GMail again, I stopped using Gregarius in favor of Google Reader as my primary feed reader. This means that I probably will not be making very many contributions to the Gregarius codebase in the near future. Unlike my switch from Thunderbird to GMail, my annoyances [...]
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
GMail's new support for IMAP prompted me to start using it again as my primary email client for my personal email. As you might recall, I stopped using GMail about a year ago because of the lack of a proper import and threading issues. The former issue was solved by IMAP, while the latter issue [...]
My thoughts on switching all of my email accounts to Google's GMail service.
After some careful consideration, I have decided to participate in Google's AdSense Referrals program, which pays website owners when their visitors download a number of software packages or join AdSense or AdWords. I chose Mozilla Firefox, as you can see by the button on the sidebar to the right. While the technical nature of many [...]
In tomorrow's New York Times magazine, Kevin Kelly writes the best explanation I have recently read of why book digitization is a good idea and its potential pitfalls. The beginning of the article is a bit silly and utopian, with its claims that the "universal library" (which will include the sum of all human [...]
An essay on how I resolved potential privacy issues with Google Analytics by talking to Google tech support, and my initial impressions of the web-based application.
Saturday, December 24, 2005
Is the integration between Google Talk and AIM really anything to shout about?
Robert Cringely complains about Google and has pipe dreams about Apple, suggesting that they will give old versions of the Mac operating system, OS X, for free. This does not seem likely, due to the importance of the "Apple Experience."
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
As expected, Google introduced their new IM service today, Google Talk. Interestingly enough, I wrote about speculation that Google would utilise the open-source Jabber IM protocol to create their own IM network exactly a year ago today. Unfortunately, I find myself a bit underwhelmed by it. While I like their commitment to keeping the network [...]
Yahoo!'s announcement that it has indexed over 20 billion documents might give you the impression that it could deliver better results than Google, but how does it actually compare? Martey Dodoo puts it to the test.
AIM Fight [via Waxy Links] is pretty cool, despite its Flash-based interface. I was a bit paranoid about entering my screenname at first (spim happens!), but was reassured after I read the "What is AIM Fight?" page ("Who made AIM Fight? Two AIM programmers with a little bit too much free time on their hands.") [...]
To celebrate the 36th anniversary of Apollo 11, Google Maps has introduced "Google Moon," which displays the location of the Apollo landings on the moon, thanks to NASA giving them lunar satellite imagery. The funniest part is hinted at in the FAQ:
3. What happens if I try to zoom too close?
Well, you'll have to go [...]
The second result in a Google search for 'gibraltar' is the CIA World Factbook's entry. As you can see, the page's description is "Good summary information, some glaring errors (water supply)." If only Wikipedia entries had such useful descriptions!
Saturday, August 28, 2004
Was reading this Slashdot article on the new captcha in Gmail's login process to disable third-party notifiers. Since there is no Linux port of the official Gmail notifier, I use Doron Rosenberg's excellent Firefox extension. Checking to make sure that the automatic login still worked, I noticed a curious link. "Invite 5 friends to Gmail," [...]
Since the IPO, it has become cool for tech pundits to atttempt to figure out what Google's next big endeavor will be. The latest, straight from Slashdot, explains how Google could utilize the open-source goodness of Jabber to create a viable alternative to other inferior messaging networks like AIM (popular to the US) and MSN [...]
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Dave Winer writes about getting a New York Times article as the third hit in a Google search for Britt Blaser in New York. He calls it "a milestone." I disagree, as he used the words "new york" in his query (which, when used alone, will bring up the Times as the first result); searching [...]
Google is a great search engine. This greatness is not just due to its ability to find things, an important component of any search engine, but its company's benevolent philosophy was also an important part of Google's rise.
In contrast, we have Yahoo!, a company which makes a search engine so exciting, they needed to put [...]
Jew. As Pathetic Earthlings reports, the Googlebomb wars continue. Excellent attempt at technical analysis in the comments section of Brian Flemming's blog.
One must wonder about the Googlebombs that go undetected (which I would assume would include the majority of topics that are less charged than politics or anti-semitism). They must lurk in [...]
Despite this New York Times article's (link from the International Herald Tribune; the original Times article was called "Helping People on the Move Keep Addresses Up to Date") claims to the contrary, Plaxo (previously mentioned in this post) is not Google. Google is a search engine. Since most Internet journeys begin at a [...]
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