I Was Working…
Posted on August 6, 2008 - Filed Under General, Internet, Site News | Leave a Comment
Is that what you tell your boss?
Do you need to prove it or like Dilbert’s Wally can you just slough your way through with meaningless drivel aimed at your pointy-haired boss?
Cuil Searching?
Posted on July 28, 2008 - Filed Under Cuil, Google, Site News | 1 Comment
A new search engine launched today, its called Cuil (”cool”), and it hopes to prove that its search technology is better than, well……Google.
Unlike Google, which keeps a record (anonymously) of each search conducted by its users, Cuil uses a different search method,
Google Templates
Posted on July 16, 2008 - Filed Under Google, Google Docs, Site News | Leave a Comment
You’ve got a job to do and Google docs is the place you go to do it. But when you get there, you are presented with a blank form. It’s hard to start with a blank document, especially when it should have some sort of standard format.
Read More..>>iGoogle
Posted on June 30, 2008 - Filed Under Google, Site News | Leave a Comment
iGoogle has started rolling out its new look to a few users in June and will continue to do so in July, though we’re uncertain how fast and to how many.
But of course you don’t want to wait in line to see the changes after a lot of other folks, you want to check it […]
Jogli
Posted on June 26, 2008 - Filed Under General, Site News | Leave a Comment
There’s a new game in town and it’s called Jogli. It’s a music search engine that claims to offer immediate listening access to 500 million songs and 12 million albums.There’s so many permutations of video and music products online today, it’s hard to imagine how there’s room for another.
Read More..>>Wonderful World
Posted on June 10, 2008 - Filed Under General, Site News | Leave a Comment
On a lighter note than some of our posts -
“The Wonderful World of Disney,” the long running prime-time TV show originally hosted by Walt Disney himself (back in my day), is going geeky on us.
For the first time, Disney plans to stream full-length movies online on its Disney.com website..
Font Finder
Posted on May 30, 2008 - Filed Under General, Site News | Leave a Comment
Have you ever wanted to identify what kind of font was used, say in some company logo or website? Perhaps you are working on your own design and have seen a font in usage that you know would be just perfect, but don’t have a clue what it’s called.
Read More..>>Mapjack
Posted on March 29, 2008 - Filed Under Google Maps, Site News | Leave a Comment
Not long ago, I wrote about Google Street View and the mapping project designed to bring 3D reality to Google Maps. The Goog has been adding a number of larger cities to its list every year. It has been an interesting project, following on the heels of a similar attempt by Amazon, now disbanded.
So, I […]
Wikileaks Gets Reprieve
Posted on March 1, 2008 - Filed Under Site News | Leave a Comment
If not familiar, Wikileaks.org is a whistle blower site that was shut down by court order on Feb 14 after publishing leaked documents that indicated a leading Swiss Bank was involved in money laundering.
Well, they’re back…and without appealing to a higher court. The judge who had their domain blocked by their registrar, has reversed […]