web services
I’m feeling lucky and your appendix works
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008Does anyone still use the I’m Feeling Lucky button on Google? I remember trying that a couple of times in the dark ages of the Internet. When internet still began with a capital I. The first time I ever saw Google. I suppose it must have been 1998.
The results of clicking on I’m Feeling Lucky [...]
Google’s search-within-search rocks
Thursday, March 27th, 2008First I saw this article in the Times on Monday: A New Tool From Google Alarms Sites. And I suspected that as usual, I would not find it alarming. I did not. So I was going to post something then, about how maybe competition is all around on the web anyway — so where was [...]
Pingg’ed at last
Thursday, March 6th, 2008Today I got pingg’ed, and it was such a pleasure.
For years I have endured Evite invitations, which consist of emails with no content. From the user’s perspective, that is. The emails offer a big link, and one generally knows the sender, but the lack of any real information requires you to click and visit a [...]
The relevance of car chases
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007Monday, I saw an interview that baffled me for the assumptions of the interviewer. I wanted to post something but I had a difficult time being nice about it. Tuesday, I found an article (from the same source!) that offered another perspective and seemed to prove my point. But I still wasn’t sure I wanted [...]
Viacom says ouch to Google
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007Yes, I have a few thoughts on the subject of Viacom suing Google for one billion over copyright infringements on YouTube. I think it’s a matter of perspective. Because the folks who are already watching The Daily Show will continue to watch it. And those who don’t bother to watch, might enjoy clips at YouTube [...]
Software manners
Wednesday, March 7th, 2007Firefox has been my default browser for a year or two. So why have the settings changed? And why was clicking on a link opening up the long-neglected Explorer? In the interest of the founding principles of our justice system, that it is better to let ten guilty people go free than to convict one [...]