Apr 21, 2009 | Google, Internet, web_services
There’s no shortage of places to create an online presentation of yourself – Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Windows Live Spaces, and many more. When you’re going to look for someone online, though, you still probably start by typing their name into Google. Today Google...
Mar 12, 2009 | Google, Internet, mobile, phone, web_services
After years of uncertainty, Google announced Google Voice yesterday, the expanded version of its phone service GrandCentral. As a GrandCentral subscriber, I’ll be upgraded to the new service soon; it will be open to everyone in a few weeks. I am delighted and a bit...
Jan 31, 2009 | Google, Internet
From the official Google blog today: “This site may harm your computer” on every search result?!?! 1/31/2009 09:02:00 AM If you did a Google search between 6:30 a.m. PST and 7:25 a.m. PST this morning, you likely saw that the message “This site may...
Jan 26, 2009 | Google, Microsoft, phone, web_services
Google is going to take over the world and make all our computers unnecessary and put Microsoft out of business. Or it’s going to continue to drop just about everything it touches except the search business. It’s an interesting world! On the “take over the world” side...
Nov 4, 2008 | business, computers, file_sharing, Google, Internet, mail, Microsoft, mobile, Outlook, photos, software, web_services
“Windows Azure” is a terrible name but you need to be aware of it anyway. Windows Azure is a breathtakingly ambitious platform outlined by Microsoft at last week’s Professional Developer Conference, another attempt by Microsoft to position itself to...
Oct 3, 2008 | Apple, computers, Dell, Google, software, Vista
I set up a new Dell Inspiron 518 desktop computer today – a nice home computer, a lovely case bristling with USB ports and shiny black plastic that will attract dust like nobody’s business, fast and well-equipped, shipped with the correct configuration and...
