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- ZDNet Author Biography
Garett Rogers has always had a deep interest in computers and the Internet, which led him to a degree in Computer Information Systems. He is currently employed as a programmer for iQmetrix, which specializes in retail management software designed specifically for the cellular and electronics industry.Garett's journey into Google started...- more about Garett Rogers »
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- Privacy: How do you rate Google?
- Is putting all your trust in a single company wise? Or is knowing exactly where your data is, versus spread think across several providers, a great way to minimize risk? by Garett Rogers
- Tags: Google Inc., Privacy, Garett Rogers, Security, Strategy, Management
- Blog posts 2009-11-29
- Be a part of Google's latest experiment
- Most of the people who don't like Google's experiment don't like how they are starting to move more towards a Bing-like experience. The ones that do like it think that it gives Google a fresh face after many many years of a relatively static interface. Which camp are...
- Tags: Google Inc., Experiment, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-11-25
- Microsoft tries toppling Google with a bribe
- Microsoft is bribing News Corp to remove news content from Google's index. I wonder if Google will suffer much from such a deal? by Garett Rogers
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- GrandCentral closing up shop
- The service Google snatched up in 2007 that lets users attach multiple phones to a single phone number is officially closing its doors on December 31st this year. An email went out to users of the service stating Google's intentions to close the doors on GrandCentral.com. ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Phone, Telecom & Utilities, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-11-22
- Chrome OS will give Microsoft a run for their money
- Ballmer just laughs off the operating system being developed by Google and now the open source community, but you can't deny that Google's lined up to hit a home run. by Garett Rogers
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Open Source, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-11-19
- Google Image Swirl: Looks neat, but useless
- I have a problem with things like Google Image Swirl. Not the offering itself, just the strange notion that somehow cool design equals usefulness. There are tons of examples floating around that have the exact same problem -- things like Bing's "Visual Search". I'm the...
- Tags: Software, Google Inc., Grid, Wireless, Tools & Techniques, Retail, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Management, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-11-17
- Is imminent Chrome OS launch reckless?
- It sounds like Google will be releasing an early version of their Chrome OS sometime this week -- that leads us to a question of whether anybody will use the new operating system, and if they do, will they like it? by Garett Rogers
- Tags: Garett Rogers, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2009-11-14
- Google can be your alibi
- Wrongly accused? Got no alibi? If you turn a new feature released today, Google Latitude lets you retrace your footsteps -- complete with timestamps. The fact that you can now re-play your life is a bit creepy, but it's your choice if you want to enable it...
- Tags: Google Inc., Policies And Procedures, Web Site Development, Notebooks, Mobile Applications, Human Resources, Internet, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-11-11
- Google gives you movie showtimes in a fraction of a second
- Google just announced some updates to their feature that lets you get movie times for movies playing in theaters near you. This feature isn't exactly new, but they have made some pretty great enhancements that make it even better. Search for a movie that you want...
- Tags: Google Inc., Movie, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-11-11
- Google spent about $780 million today
- Two acquisitions were announced today -- together totaling around $800 million dollars. This comes about a month and a half after Eric Schmidt told us that acquisitions are back on. Both acquisitions are significant -- but one cost a lot more than the other. AdMob...
- Tags: Google Inc., Acquisition, Phone, AdMob, Gizmo5, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
- Coming Soon: Free video conferencing from Google
- According to Rishi Chandra a Google Apps product manager who talked to SFGate, Google is set to roll out their first update in a long line of updates that will include multi-user video conferencing. The video conferencing will be rolled out soon -- the rest of their plan will...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Video Conferencing, Cloud Computing, E-mail Providers, Internet, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-11-08
- See what Google knows about you, kind of
- Google has launched an all-in-one dashboard that attempts to show you what they know about you. It's basically an updated "Google Accounts" page that gives you more information than was available previously. The complete list of Google services that are participating in "Google Dashboard" include: ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-11-05
- Microsoft doesn't believe Google Apps numbers
- Google Apps has been picking up some steam recently -- announcing a huge deal with the city of Los Angeles, and revealing numbers that suggest over 20 million users and over 2 million companies using the service. Microsoft, on the other hand, doesn't believe the...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Microsoft Corp., Cloud Computing, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-11-02
- Google "attacking" developer community?
- So, as most people are happy that Google continues to build new features into their applications -- like Google Maps Navigation and Google Latitude -- there are others who aren't so impressed. Some people are upset that Google is building features that have already been developed by Android developers,...
- Tags: Google Inc., Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-11-01
- Google Maps Navigation: The newest feature on Android
- Google Maps Navigator is a feature on the newest Android 2.0 devices like Motorola's new Droid. The application basically makes the GPS device you currently use in your car useless. The features Google has packed into this application are better than most anything you would find...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Maps, Google Maps Navigator, Speech Recognition, Internet, Telecommunications, Emerging Technologies, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-10-29
- Use Google Voice with your existing phone number
- Google now gives users of a subset of Google Voice features if they want to simply use their service without getting a brand new "Google Number". Mobile phone users can now forward incoming calls to their "Google Voice" mailbox rather than the one hosted by their carrier. ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Phone, Voice, Telecom & Utilities, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-10-27
- Google Music: What if...
- So, Google's rumors of "Google Music" have found their way onto the internet again -- at first glance, it looks like a very basic music preview tool: Nothing groundbreaking. But, let's also take a look at what it could be -- and why I'm a bit excited...
- Tags: Google Inc., Music, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-10-24
- Google announces Social Search with Twitter
- Today at the Web 2.0 Summit, Marissa Mayer announced Google's partnership with Twitter to bring the search engine real-time search results. Just hours before Google announced the partnership, Microsoft released their own Twitter search tool on Bing. Instead of being simply a way to search tweets,...
- Tags: Google Inc., Social Search, Twitter Inc., Business Structures, Search, Web 2.0, Finance, Internet, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- Free WiFi from Google - On airplanes
- For a couple months, Google is set to give away wireless internet access on Virgin Airlines in the United States beginning November 10th. Whether it's using Gmail to confirm an airport pick up time with your brother, doing some last minute gift shopping for your niece on Google Product...
- Tags: Google Inc., Internet, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- A billion streamed videos per day, $0 in bandwidth costs
- Google recently told us that they have reached the one billion videos per day mark, but are still quite tight lipped over the actual cost of the service. It's hard to imagine that streaming a billion videos per day would be cheap -- but in Google's case, some say...
- Tags: Google Inc., Video, Corporate Communications, Network Technology, Marketing, Networking, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-10-16
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