Dec 08
Google has been in the news a lot lately… new technologies, new innovations, new products… It’s all about Google. And that is why I think they are eventually going to take over the world. Well, the technological world, at least… Here are a few recent “waves” (no pun intended) Google has been making: Google Introduces …
Dec 01
It’s always the little things that count. Isn’t that what they say? Everything is more exciting when you can make it your own. The same rings true with your computer. It’s why we change the wallpaper on our desktop to reflect our personality or interests. It’s why Windows Media Player and Winamp have skins to …
Nov 12
I sometimes cringe at the output of paper being printed these days. Did that really have to be printed? Did it really have to take so many pages? It couldn’t be cut down somehow? I snickered when I heard the ghosts of carbon footprints whispering their guilt to me as I discovered PrintWhatYouLike.com’s bookmarklet. What …
Nov 03
Google’s (just over a) year-old browser, Chrome, is gaining ground. Hitting 30 million users and still growing, Chrome trails behind Apple’s Safari browser for the #3 spot. The top two spots are still dominated by Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (holding 64.64% of the market share) and Mozilla’s Firefox (at 330 million users or 24.07% of the …
Sep 28
Easter eggs are amusing features or displays in an application, left behind by the developers for users to find. They are sometimes as simple as a funny message, or as elaborate as an entire flight simulator game, such as could be played way back in Excel ’97. Here are some of my favorite recent Easter …
Sep 25
A friend of mine said to me recently that IE is the worst thing to happen to us since the Great Depression. “Really?” I asked. “Unemployment? Homelessness? Starvation?” “Well, in terms of the computer world, yes.” He answered. Google has apparently heard his cry, and answered with Google Chrome Frame, a new plug-in for IE …
Sep 09
Chrome is just like everything else google — pretty to look at and freaking fast. Some things are still awkward, bookmarking for one, and there has been complaining about its javascript limitations; still for an out of the gate browser, it’s more than impressive. But by now you’ve probably tested it out for yourself. And …
Jun 30
Licensed, paid for software is great for large applications and complex tasks. But what about all the lightweight, small programs you use for simple, specific jobs? The amount of free and open source software available for download grows larger every day, and here is a list of some of my favorites. 1. Firefox Hands down …
Jun 17
I just game across this post on Please Enjoy, by the Google Creative Lab team. Scott Suiter of Google asked random people in Times Square questions about their browser and search engines. The responses he got are a little surprising and definitely funny. Of the people interviewed that day, only 8% actually knew what an …
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