I originally put up a post about two pieces of software that just plain make life easier when you’re sitting in front of a computer all day, but the list ended up growing. While I love both Google Chrome and WikidPad, the original topics of this post, I found that I wanted to list a [...]
To coin a phrase from Lifehacker.com, you can choose to completely nuke Google Buzz from your account. Looking at the screenshots via this¬†PCWorld article, I wonder if this has anything to do with the recent FTC complaint filed against Google for the way that the “don’t be evil” search giant handled the rollout of Buzz? [...]
You’ve got to wonder how badly you foobered up your product release when the Electronic Frontier Foundation has this to say about Buzz: If you’re going to use Google Buzz, we recommend that you opt-out during profile creation. If you have already created a profile,¬†change it to private immediately. Then go through the suggested list, [...]
Didn’t realize that Google Buzz gets turned on with some really, really huge privacy-nuking options. WTF, Google? From the Silicon Valley Insider: A Google spokesperson asked us to phrase this claim differently. Like this:¬†“In other words, after you create your profile in Buzz, if you don’t edit any of the default settings, someone could visit [...]
I already have a Facebook account, Google. ‘sides, your iPhone web app seems to suck by not even loading…
Click for larger image ’cause I’m dead-set on an iPhone, and I’m dead-set against T-Mobile. But how cool of a feature is My Tracks? Many GPS receivers require you to plug a separate device into a computer, install software, transfer, convert and upload your track to the web. With My Tracks, this has become a [...]
Announced today: Picasa is finally available for the Mac. Not that iPhoto wasn’t sort of slick, and made my first introduction to owning a Mac a really fun learning experience… but it’s just that Picasa is world’s better than iPhoto (or any other more expensive option like Lightroom). Fully owning the fact that I’m all [...]