Hey Authors . . . You Snooze, You Lose With the Google Book Deal
If you’re a book author, keep your eyes open. Under the Google Book Search settlement agreement, you may have to take action or cede rights to Google to use your work. The Google Book Search settlement agreement is a proposed deal between the Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers, and Google. The deal [...]
5 Suggestions to Improve Google Buzz
Google Buzz is Google’s latest foray into social media. Buzz seems to borrow some elements from Twitter, a few from Facebook, and even some from FriendFeed. Like most new products, though, Buzz isn’t perfect. Many users have expressed their opinions on ways to improve Buzz, and we’re no different. Here are 5 ways we think [...]
My Phone Dillemma: I’m Ready for a Change and I Want Your Opinion
Well, that time is finally here. My 3 Year (bloody) Contract with Bell Mobility (one of the Big 3 rip-off artist/cell phone & communications companies on the northern half of the North American continent) has less than a year left and I’ve been presented with a $100 hardware upgrade and about $300 in data [...]
Is Google the Devil?
I love a good conspiracy theory — they’re just fun, aren’t they? The other day, I read a lengthy article that describes 33 conspiracy theories that are apparently proven true. I tweeted about it. I also wrote a post on my Posterous and Tumblr accounts a few days ago expressing some annoyance at the [...]
Gmail: One Inbox to Rule Them All
Yes, I know I used the same line in our GTD in Evernote post — but this article has nothing to do with GTD and everything to do with not having to login to 10 different email accounts every day. And I like Lord of the Rings… A lot. In any case, if you want [...]
18+ Awesome Extensions for Google Chrome
Last week, Google officially opened the doors of Google Chrome Extensions, the extensions site for the Google Chrome browser. This puts Google Chrome one step closer to being a serious competitor for Firefox 3.5, especially considering the super-fast loading speeds of the Google browser. Google Chrome Extensions launched with over 300 active add-ons, with [...]
Google Chrome OS Preview on USB Flash Drive
As a not-so-closet techie (or tech-geek, if you will), I find myself instantly attracted to all things new and shiny — even when the polish is not altogether there yet. This is why, on this US Thanksgiving evening, I find myself writing a post about Google Chrome OS from within a recently released build [...]
Push Gmail for iPhone and Windows Mobile: Not Pushy Enough
A few weeks back, Google unveiled the long-awaited push Gmail for iPhone and Windows Mobile. Push Gmail is part of the Google Sync package, which is still in Beta and previously offered only Google Calendar sync and Google Contacts sync. The calendar and contacts features have been working fairly flawlessly for some time now, [...]
Google Sidewiki: Tech-Geeks Shrug, Website Owners Twitch
Google Sidewiki, a tool that allows people to comment directly on nearly any website, launched this past week to muted shrugs from the tech world and a nervous shudder by website and business owners alike. Sidewiki is a part of Google Toolbar, widely available for and in active use on Firefox and Internet Explorer [...]
Google’s “Data Liberation Front” – Do You Depend Too Much on Google? (Poll)
Yesterday, Google announced the Data Liberation Front, "whose singular goal is to make it easier for users to move their data in and out of Google products." While this should give users some peace of mind that they won’t be locked into Google products, and even attract some people to Google products, it does [...]
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