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Picasa 3.0 on the way

Picasa 3.0 on the wayClosest thing to iPhoto on the PC...And that is a GOOD thing.Picassa is terrific indeed, but updates are fewI was using this SW for quite a while and agree it is tops. However, the cadence for updates is very longggg.This is great software for the casual...

Tags: Picassa, wine, Google Picasa, Picasa 3.0

Discussion threads 2007-12-24

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Linux's dirty little secret

Linux's dirty little secretNice commercial! How much did it cost you?Strange, you publish it under the heading of "Dirty Little Secret"."Upload, design and build dynamic multimedia training courses. We charge a small fee to deliver the courses to the students online. For a few dollars per student, you...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Ubuntu, package manager

Discussion threads 2008-06-30

Google+launches+its+%27let%27s+annoy+Microsoft%27+plan%3A+Pings+Yahoo+and+works+regulators

Google+launches+its+%27let%27s+annoy+Microsoft%27+plan%3A+Pings+Yahoo+and+works+regulatorsNow where ..... have I seen tactics like this before , oh yeah Microsoft ...desperate?No more so than MS. Both are giants trying to watch out for number one. MS is trying to catch up and Google is trying to keep their lead.nobody clicks on ad-sense ads anmore.....

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-02-03

Google to make scientific data public

Google to make scientific data publicOpening the door?This sounds like the beginning of a new venture that might put Google at the forefront of a large-scale corporate/government/college data storage business.RE: Google to make scientific data publicIf they truly wanted to be meaningful they could make googleearth available in Cuba, the...

Tags: Storage management, Google Inc., scientific data

Discussion threads 2008-01-23

Are the people telling Google it's time for a redesign?

Are the people telling Google it's time for a redesign?RE: Are the people telling Google it's time for a redesign?Use iGoogle if you want a bunch of annoying eye candy. Why muck up the home page and make it a mess like Yahoo has done? KISS...Try iGoogleThat's it -- just...

Tags: Portals, Apple Inc., Prada, Old Navy, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-12-07

SEM Beware: Google deals blow to search engine marketing

SEM Beware: Google deals blow to search engine marketingThe perfect search engine.Please Donna, do me a favor.Stand in front of the mirror and say: "I am a loser".A columnist's best virtue is to "know thyself". Maybe then you could write a serious article.Best regards.Who needs Google?What else would this Donna...

Tags: SEARCH, Marketing research, Google AdWords, search engine marketing, Google Inc., search engine optimization, search engine

Discussion threads 2007-05-17

New Google Audio Ads: pay for placement set pricing, not auction?

New Google Audio Ads: pay for placement set pricing, not auction?Google is becomming WAY to scary for me...I no longer use their software except Picassa and frankly their search engine is becomming useless. You can't weed out the info from the Chaff aka advertising.It's really bad now.And they want...

Tags: advertisement, Google Inc., pricing strategy

Discussion threads 2006-07-12

Where Messman failed at Novell

Where Messman failed at NovellTime will tell the taleNot all of Novell's problems can be thrown at Nessman's feet.Really, Novell acquired a 'gem' in the form of SUSE Linux in late 2003, so the move to put SUSE as the strategic technology centerpiece in place has been no small undertaking....

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, OpenSUSE 10.1, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Novell Inc., SuSE

Discussion threads 2006-06-22

Picasa for Linux

Picasa for LinuxPicasa for Linux isn't nativeFrom the Picasa for Linux FAQ:[i]Q: Is Picasa for Linux open source?Picasa for Linux isn’t open source; [b]it uses a carefully tested version of Wine to run the current Windows version of Picasa. Wine itself is an open-source implementation of the Windows API.[b] It...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, wine, Google Picasa, Linux

Discussion threads 2006-05-26

Not ready for (business) prime time

Not ready for business prime timeNot only gmailIt will indeed be pretty irritating that you can't access your account for a few seconds, what i've been experiencing untill now, but I did switch over to gmail from yahoo after the guys from yahoo did erase all my email, because I...

Tags: E-mail providers, Groupware, Google Gmail, Microsoft Outlook, e-mail

Discussion threads 2006-03-31

Has Google hit the ceiling?

Has Google hit the ceiling?Video = TV = biggest advertising marketI think they just need to tweak what they've got till they get the formula right. Google Video for example, look on the front page and "Survivor Panama", "Brady Bunch", "Star Trek Voyager".... What do they all have in common?Google...

Tags: Corporate communications, TVs, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-02-28

Google Page Creator: retro, or part of a future Web Office Suite?

Google Page Creator: retro, or part of a future Web Office Suite?No kiddin'My former employer bought a whole company that did this sort of thing back in 2001. They killed the business cause it doesn't have any good revenue potential.The only way I can see it making money is...

Tags: Web site development, Blogging, Web technology, blog, Google Inc., Google Page Creator

Discussion threads 2006-02-23

Google beta ditches gmail.com

Google beta ditches gmail.comYep..Storing my stuff on Google is right at the top of my security/privacy "Thinks to do" list right now.Is there a misunderstanding here?Something that seems to be getting overlooked here is that there is no such thing as a "secure" email at all - unless the messages...

Tags: email system, e-mail, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-02-13

Santa is bringing coal for Google--shoveling up a ton of it

Santa is bringing coal for Google--shoveling up a ton of itToo lateGoogle, with its dark fiber and portable data centers is poised to take over the internet (or more precisely, BECOME the NEW internet). Read Cringley http://www.pbs.org/cringely/ if you want to know the "truth".Never mind the man behind the curtainThat's...

Tags: INTERNET, Social networking, Microsoft Outlook, Google Inc., Santa

Discussion threads 2005-12-12

Reprogramming Microsoft and the GoogleNet PC

Reprogramming Microsoft and the GoogleNet PCNot much chance of success hereRay Ozzie is a brilliant guy, but he is going to be severely constrained by Microsoft's desire to protect its existing revenue. There have always been people at Microsoft smart enough to see where IT was going, but seeing it...

Tags: E-mail providers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Strategy, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., advertisement, Google Gmail

Discussion threads 2005-12-11

Who could possibly benefit from ad-funded applications?

Who could possibly benefit from ad-funded applications?Define "extortionate pricing"What about Oracle, IBM, Sun? What's the definition of "extortionate pricing"? Could consulting fees from IBM Global Services be considered "extortionate"? What about the $1500 per year per server support contracts from Redhat which is 3 times the cost...

Tags: benefit, advertisement, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-11-15

Google, Microsoft and Yahoo begin war on features

Google, Microsoft and Yahoo begin war on featuresYahoo! is! even! a! competitor? NTno textM$N is an internet GIANT?I wonder just what KIND of ant a GI-ant is? ;)Deja vuDidn't we already have "portal wars" back in like 1998?? Yahoo, Go/Infoseek, Excite, et al? It seems personalized portal pages...

Tags: Portals, M$N, sidebar, Now-What, Google Inc., Europian patent, Neomedia Technologies,NEOM.com, Internet, Europian, Internet navigation, Microsoft Corp., NeoMedia, specificaly, Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-11-07

Wal-Mart's fear of the Googleplex

Wal-Mart's fear of the GoogleplexWalMart's fear of the Googleplex?If WalMart believes its own PR and advertising it should look at Google as another marketing opprotunity. The "Reduscing Prices" shtick isn't anything more than a variation of eBay's typical operation. Can't sell something at $29.99 cut the cost to $25.00 and...

Tags: Operational accounting, Google Earth, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Google Inc., income

Discussion threads 2005-11-05

Can the wizard of Oz pull it off?

Can the wizard of Oz pull it off?Live Era is a freight train...The Live Era is a freight train that cannot be stopped. I have seen several proof of concept Live Era components and the Live Era eXPerience will change everything. My rep introduced me to Ray ozzie at the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, INTERNET, Channel management, Strategy, Broadband Internet, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., MSFT, wound, Live Era

Discussion threads 2005-11-04

Google touts new features in desktop tool

Google touts new features in desktop toolWhat if I don't want"based on a user's habits" being a part of it. Otherwise my sidebar is going to be clogged with porn and bong resin.MS Bad but Google pure and goodDoing Windows Updates is obviously deleterious to my online health. One...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, desktop, Internet, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., tool

Discussion threads 2005-11-03