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Chrome Envy

While based on “web kit“, underlying code more central to Apple web ventures, Google decided to first release their new browser, Chrome, for the Windows platform. Mac users may be envious of the Google strategy.
Here is a temporary fix. LifeHacker describes how others have already created a port of Chrome for Linux and Mac users.
I [...]

Posted 16 September 2008 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Google Decade

Google was officially incorporated 10 years ago today and for good or bad the way we locate information has forever changed. The BBC provides an interesting summary of the Google decade.
Google’s company motto could quite as well be: “Anything you can do I can do better - and for free.”

Posted 05 September 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Chrome

The tech news the last few days promoted the arrival of Chrome - a browser from Google. If you are a windows user, you can download Chrome now. Mac users will have to wait (you can sign up for information).
I downloaded Chrome and took a look. My first reaction was - nice browser, it seems [...]

Posted 03 September 2008 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Share a Gmail Account

Cindy forwarded a post by Kim Cofino that describes how to share a Gmail account with others (e.g., an elementary class). For whatever reason, Google allows the attachment of additional information to the name in a Gmail address and this additional information could be the name of a student (for those who are familiar with [...]

Posted 02 September 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Don’t Be Evil - Apple

Will the profit motive influence corporate values? Despite the famous “Don’t be Evil” mantra, we already know Google folded under pressure from China and altered search options to block disapproved content.
Now, it appears it is Apple’s turn to evaluate company values. It is reported that the iTunes store is blocked in China. The explanation given [...]

Posted 22 August 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Georgia, Contributed Content, and Google

You may be interested in the present conflict involving Georgia and attempting to see what you can learn (where is Georgia?) from the Internet. Bloggers have begun to post on the topic of what content is available.
I tried Google Maps (search for Georgia Europe) after reading a post from Google Lat Long Blog. Use the [...]

Posted 13 August 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

More On Google Sites

My introduction to Google Sites confused me for a bit. I received an email from Google providing a link. The content of the email indicated I had inquired about JotSpot some time ago and that I may now be interested in what JotSpot had become. I tried to sign in with my Gmail name and password [...]

Posted 29 February 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: