By Frank on February 16, 2010
So while I was on my little hiatus, Google did it again, and by that I mean they came out with yet another free tool to hook people on. Following up with the social aspect of Google Wave, Google Buzz arrived a few days ago, integrated with Gmail and designed to be a response to [...]
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By Frank on October 17, 2009
A little while back an old friend of mine from my anime convention planning days managed to get her hands on a bunch of invites for Google Wave, the new hotness that Google folks are touting as the next generation in communication and collaboration. I have to admit (and those of you who follow me [...]
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By Frank on September 8, 2009
Image by kirainet via Flickr By now, many of my friends and those of you who have kids or know students have returned to the Back to School grind. With summer nearing its end, and beaches and grills giving way to schoolbooks and classrooms, students drag themselves off to yet another set of classes on [...]
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By Frank on July 29, 2009
Image via CrunchBase Well, Yahoo has a lot to be all smiles about today. In a bold move aimed at taking on Google, the clear leader in search right now, Yahoo has decided to abandon its own search efforts and instead form an alliance with who else but Microsoft and their new engine, Bing. The [...]
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By Frank on June 29, 2009
Cover via Amazon It’s the start of another week, and for those of you down in the dumps, don’t despair that the weekend is far, far away. For Americans, July 4th makes this week a short week, but aside from that, there’s tons going on in the world to bring a smile to your face: [...]
Posted in Case Of The Mondays Cure, Gaming, Internet | Tagged google, Michael Jackson, StarCraft II, transformers |
By Frank on September 2, 2008
So today Google makes its way into the browser wars with the short-notice release of its web browser, Chrome. With its sleek design, webkit-powered engine, and, to the joy of geek porn-surfers everywhere, the ability to hide the pages you visit from your history, Google now further cements themselves as the Rebels against an evil [...]
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