So I’ve been playing with Google Buzz some today, and here are some of my initial thoughts. What exactly is Buzz? Google is great at building compelling products. They often struggle, however, on finding coherence between there offerings. Google Apps is a great example of them building a coherent solution around multiple applications (Gmail, Docs, [...]
Categories: Technology
Tagged: Facebook, FriendFeed, Google, Google Buzz, social network, Twitter
Ever since the conclusion of this morning’s iPad introduction I’ve been trying to 1) figure out what I think about the new device without ever having seen it with my own eyes, much less held in my own hands, and b) how do I articulate said thoughts. So, here goes. I think Apple set out [...]
Categories: Technology
Tonight I saw this status update — or a variation of it — from a number of my friends on Facebook: If you don’t know, as of today, Facebook will automatically index all your info on Google, which allows everyone to view it. To change this option, go to Settings –> Privacy Settings –> Search [...]
Categories: Technology
Tagged: Facebook, Google, scare tactics, security
Man, I am a crappy blogger when it comes to consistency. My last post was May 1, and even that was just photos. Here we are eight months later at the end of the year, and I’ve got nothing here to show for it. It’s not as if I’m not doing anything. All of my [...]
Tagged: update
@timage bloged today about Figuring Out The Benefits Of Twitter. Here’s what he has to say about how Twitter can add value: Like I said earlier, there are more things to post on twitter than your current status. I’ve read post links to all kinds of interesting articles. I’ve seen people ask questions. I’ve seen [...]
Categories: Technology,Web
Tagged: Twitter
I’ve seen two links to the Amazon MP3 Store today for cheap music. I figured I’d pass them along to whoever will read this. The first is The 99 Most Essential Beethoven Masterpieces for $2. Yes, you read that correctly, $2. And they aren’t just little 1:30 recordings, they are full length recordings. The second [...]
Categories: Music
Tagged: Add new tag, Amazon MP3 Store, Beethoven, cheap music
So in the midst of “Arctic Blast 2008″ we decided to get stranded with my family up at my sisters house. We came over on Saturday morning, and as the snow piled up we decided to have some fun. Their deck is a few feet up from the ground, so we piled the snow up, [...]
Categories: Being a Kid,Family
Tagged: Arctic Blast 2008, sledding, snow