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Google intentionally blocking PayPal from App Engine?

Google intentionally blocking PayPal from App Engine?RE: Google intentionally blocking PayPal from App Engine?I seriously doubt they were doing it deliberately, it's not like they could have done it without people realising.And as for anonymously bashing ebay, they were arguing against ebay cutting off other payment methods hardly surprising. They...

Tags: cloud computing, Google Inc., App Engine, PayPal

Discussion threads 2008-06-11

Google bets future on improving Client, Connectivity, and Cloud

On Wednesday morning, Vick Gundotra, Engineering VP at Google opened the Google I/O developer's conference in San Francisco. I jotted down a few (ok, a lot of) notes for this and other sessions that I'd like to share with you. This is not quite a transcript, but rather a paraphrasing...

Tags: Developer, Google Inc., Web, Google Gears, Mobile, Google OpenSocial, Web Browser, Google Web Toolkit, Connectivity, Client, App Engine, AJAX, Web Browsers, Channel Management, Open Source, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Marketing, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-05-29

Google sandbox is open for business

The sandbox in this case is Google Code, which is holding its I/O event at San Francisco's Moscone Center today and tomorrow. For two days Google's best and brightest will strut their stuff before 2,900 of their peers, speaking on five tracks -- AJAX, Web tools, social...

Tags: Google Inc., Web, DeWitt Clinton, App Engine, Channel Management, Productivity, Biotechnology, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-05-28

Twitter gets funding; Now stabilize the patient

Twitter gets funding; Now stabilize the patientgoogle app engine?i wonder whether a service like twitter could be implemented and run with sufficient scalability on top of google app engine?GAE is still in beta and they have resource usage quotas in place, but assuming these can be adjusted (for $) the...

Tags: Google Inc., app engine, Twitter, patient, GAE

Discussion threads 2008-05-23

Comparing Amazon's and Google's Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) Offerings

Comparing Amazon's and Google's Platform-as-a-Service PaaS OfferingsI realize it might be 6 months before they open it up for businesses andhave paid service level agreements, but, Google is sounding very good right now as a way of delivering applications to customers. It is EXTREMELY expensive to host the applications yourself,...

Tags: PaaS, Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-04-11

Google: App Engine 'not fit for business'

Google: App Engine 'not fit for business'This is a game changer. Never in our history has it been so easy to createapplications and make the available to the world. This will be a viral hit much like YouTube. Google will probably leave the consumer version free and add supported, only...

Tags: Scripting languages, Development tools, Google Inc., App Engine

Discussion threads 2008-04-11

Is Facebook a PaaS contender?

Nate Westheimer's observation about Google's App Engine: Aiming At Facebook, Not Amazon set me thinking. Should Facebook's F8 platform be considered a contender in the platform-as-a-service wars? Since my perspective is firmly on PaaS in the business world rather than as a consumer play, Facebook isn't really...

Tags: Developer, Google Inc., Facebook, PaaS, App Engine, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-04-11

Google announces App Engine: Should Amazon worry?

Google announces App Engine: Should Amazon worry?Well, the competition is great, and this will also force MS to releasesomething as fast as possible. This is HUGE.RE: Google announces App Engine: Should Amazon worry?Garret, it sounds good at 50,ooo feet, but these two are much more Apples to Apples than you'd...

Tags: Scripting languages, Programming languages, App Engine, Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc., Python, SDK

Discussion threads 2008-04-08

Additional Resources

AASync 3.1.0.2 (Mac)

AASync is a Secure File Backup, FTP-SFTP Folder Syncronization utility. It is simple to use, and it allows local as well as remote backups over an FTP or SFTP connection. Makes it very easy to back up your files to a remote server or another local disk or maintain your...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Disk, RBrowser, AASync, Backups

Software downloads 2009-11-06

Free Microsoft open-source content management app to get its debut next week

Very interestingStrange - Ballmer was all excited about how the SharePoint 2010 team focused on internet facing capabilities. Why play with Orchard if you can get all the features CMS and more with a hosted version of SP2010 at a fairly cheap investment?I guess for small businesses who just...

Tags: Content management, open source, Microsoft Corp., open-source content management app, Free Microsoft open-source content management app, FREE Microsoft, open-source content management, Microsoft Windows NT, content management system, OSS Projects

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?

My OS can break 5% global desktop market share!Sorry Mac and Linux! :PBetter/Larger Hardware/Software SelectionMy operating system Windows has a better and larger library of available applications, and a larger ecosystem of supported hardware.Why do you insist in behaving as an idiot?Hope what they're paying you is enough to compensate...

Tags: Operating systems, MSF, OS Installed, operating system, Ubuntu, Linux, software

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Motorola Droid vs. Apple iPhone 3GS vs. Palm Pre [spec shootout]

Specs don't tell everythingis a 1996 chevy with 4 doors and v8 engine better than a 2008 2-door lexus with a v6?Its the whole experience of the device that matters. Can the DroidDont dock itself into 80% of the vehicles currently made? No, you can use an auxiliary input but...

Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Inc., Palm Pre, Apple App Store, Apple Inc., Palm Inc., Apple iPhone, Motorola Droid

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Enterprise IT's trust level of Google will increase

That pie will increasingly favor Google. Though Google DOES need to support something more like what Amazon does, so you can just rent a Linux box in the cloud that grows and shrinks.Great potential here for Google; p.s. - dont make Yahoo's mistakesThere is great potential for Google from...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Servers, OPEN SOURCE, Enterprise IT, Google AppEngine, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

JBuddy Messenger 3.1.091026 (Mac)

JBuddy Messenger is a multi-protocol, cross-platform instant messaging desktop client. JBuddy Messenger supports popular public instant messaging protocols as well as enterprise instant messaging servers and runs on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris and other Java-enabled desktop environments. System Requirements: JBuddy Messenger requires a Java Runtime Environment JRE...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Screen Name, IM, JBuddy Messenger, Instant Messaging, Internet, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-10-26

Nokia sues Apple over iPhone

?trying to get a free ride on the back of Nokia?s innovation.?What do you mean? All innovation begins with Apple. Remember when they invented the portable digital music player? Or the thin laptop? Or the smart phone and touch screens? They even invented mice and GUI's. Apple invented everything...

Tags: Smart phones, Apple Inc., Nokia Corp., Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Android opens doors for Google's next-gen search, ads and tools

There's no question that there's been some pretty astounding growth around Android, Google's open-source mobile phone operating system. A year ago, there was only one Android device out there - the T-Mobile G-1. Today, Android is powering 12 devices in 26 countries with 32 carriers - and there's more on...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Google Android, Phone, Mobile, Smart Phone, Tool, Carrier, Android, Advertising & Promotion, Smart Phones, Mobile Operating Systems, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-16

QuizQuizQuiz for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

QuizQuizQuiz for iPhone is the trivia app that takes quizzes on the iPhone to a whole new level. With a massive 4000 questions in hundreds of categories, all written by professional trivia experts, and a question engine that prevents repeats, you can be sure that you're getting a fun and...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-15

ComScore: Microsoft's Bing holds steady in its search share

I know I haven't stopped using it! nt:PI've only used it when it was shoved down my throatWhen using XP and EI 7, some how it just pulls up Bing sometimes even though I have google set as default.I use it exclusivelyNo problems here and share will only climb.Don't care,...

Tags: SEARCH, Operating systems, Google Inc., Bing, Microsoft Bing, Microsoft Corp., ComScore Networks Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

News to know: Intel; Microsoft; Cisco; Google Voice; Postini; Nokia

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Intel: Solid third quarter; Sees brighter prospects ahead Sam Diaz: Analysts interested in Intel's 2010, not just...

Tags: Google Inc., Postini Corp., Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., Voice, Camcorder, Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, 3G, Data Centers, Wiki, Operating Systems, Software, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Climb! 2.8.1 (Mac)

Pilots worldwide have chosen Climb! for its speed of operation, simplicity of design, and ease of data entry. No matter what you're flying, Climb! has the tools to make quick work of data entry and update. And now there's a new way to enter data "on the fly"... Mobile flight...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, Data Entry, Apple iPod Touch, 2ndSegment Software, SegmentView, Flight Data, Smart Phones, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-13