Official Google Blog: An update on Google Video feedback
Very good choice on Google's end! :) No, I've never purchased any Google Videos, but I've heard the cries/whines in the blogosphere of people complaining...and the reason why DRM-restrictions suck. But yea, this is a good move on Google's part.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Friday, May 25, 2007
Official Google Blog: Some homepage revisions
Official Google Blog: Some homepage revisions - overall, I like the idea..but I don't like how the search types (News, Video, Images) has been "split"...
Now, the competitors have links to their other "services" across the top navbar, I wouldn't group Images, Web, News, Video, etc. in with "services"...those are merely alternative search areas.
But I'll go on a whim and make a suggestion...I like the new "Universal search" Google is attempting...why not just make the "default" search for "Web" and remove the Video, News, Images, etc search links from the Google Homepage as a whole...because the users will get their content either way on the other end (at the results page). OR, put the tabs/options for News, Images, Video, etc. on the results page, to sort the results between Video,News, Images, etc...but the whole deal with moving Web, Images, Video to the upper-right corner just doesn't "fit" currently..."Products" (or services, I should say) are being grouped with other elements within the "Search" service.
Now, the competitors have links to their other "services" across the top navbar, I wouldn't group Images, Web, News, Video, etc. in with "services"...those are merely alternative search areas.
But I'll go on a whim and make a suggestion...I like the new "Universal search" Google is attempting...why not just make the "default" search for "Web" and remove the Video, News, Images, etc search links from the Google Homepage as a whole...because the users will get their content either way on the other end (at the results page). OR, put the tabs/options for News, Images, Video, etc. on the results page, to sort the results between Video,News, Images, etc...but the whole deal with moving Web, Images, Video to the upper-right corner just doesn't "fit" currently..."Products" (or services, I should say) are being grouped with other elements within the "Search" service.
Monday, May 21, 2007
Official Google Blog: Oh, the places you'll go....
Official Google Blog: Oh, the places you'll go....
Appears that Google is now competing with RockYou, Imageshack, and Photobucket, with their latest release of "flash"-y image slideshows :) I like how they are so much "cleaner" than the competitors, but Google has always been good at that.
Appears that Google is now competing with RockYou, Imageshack, and Photobucket, with their latest release of "flash"-y image slideshows :) I like how they are so much "cleaner" than the competitors, but Google has always been good at that.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
iTWire - Google’s ‘universal search’ – the logical next step
iTWire - Google’s ‘universal search’ – the logical next step
I've been wanting this for a while....the ability to search across ALL platforms of Google, from within one search box is awesome. It makes searching soooo much easier...will this include Google Docs, and bookmarks? Who knows, but I'll be waiting! It's the next best step for global search.
I've been wanting this for a while....the ability to search across ALL platforms of Google, from within one search box is awesome. It makes searching soooo much easier...will this include Google Docs, and bookmarks? Who knows, but I'll be waiting! It's the next best step for global search.
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Money News:- Good Old Antennas Pick Up Free HDTV - AOL Money & Finance
Money News:- Good Old Antennas Pick Up Free HDTV - AOL Money & Finance: According an an article I read on AOL News, HDTV can actually be captured from good-old "rabbit ear" antenna's...kinda funny, since people are payin' big bucks to DirectTV and other various "cable" operators to get this new "High Definition" technology.
According to the article, this over-the-air HD is actually _better_ quality than what the cable and satellite companies offer, since they (the sat/cbl companies) compress the HD data, so they can send out more signals to a wider audience through the same pipes.
AntennaWeb.Org has an article on these "HD-capable" rabbit ears :)
According to the article, this over-the-air HD is actually _better_ quality than what the cable and satellite companies offer, since they (the sat/cbl companies) compress the HD data, so they can send out more signals to a wider audience through the same pipes.
AntennaWeb.Org has an article on these "HD-capable" rabbit ears :)
Saturday, April 07, 2007
Main Page - Lyriki
Lyriki - The Lyrics Wiki
If you are into song lyrics this site is really cool. Unlike most lyric sites on the Internet, there are NO advertisements, popups, trackers, or bullshit. It's straight up lyrics. The one thing I love about the site, is the fact that it's a wiki...allowing ANYONE (well, except those viagra spammers, and wiki-vandals...) to add, change, or otherwise modify the artist, album, track pages, and lyrics within the site.
At this point in time, there are more than 24,000 song pages in Lyriki...the site also contains a brief biography and discography listing for each artist.
As of this blog post and according to Google there are 47,900 Lyriki pages in the Google index and 39 sites that link to Lyriki.
If you are into song lyrics this site is really cool. Unlike most lyric sites on the Internet, there are NO advertisements, popups, trackers, or bullshit. It's straight up lyrics. The one thing I love about the site, is the fact that it's a wiki...allowing ANYONE (well, except those viagra spammers, and wiki-vandals...) to add, change, or otherwise modify the artist, album, track pages, and lyrics within the site.
At this point in time, there are more than 24,000 song pages in Lyriki...the site also contains a brief biography and discography listing for each artist.
As of this blog post and according to Google there are 47,900 Lyriki pages in the Google index and 39 sites that link to Lyriki.
Friday, December 08, 2006
Spyware Warrior » iDownload’s Product is not malware?
Spyware Warrior » iDownload’s Product is not malware?
OK, I saw a post on Google Groups of some poor guy trying to uninstall Google Toolbar, but was stuck with iSEARCH still.....he was thinking Google Toolbar was ISEARCH...so, I went searching of course...well, it brought me to Wilders Security...a post that mentioned ISEARCH and how supposidely Lavasoft, and well, now Spyware Warrior have gotten "cease & Desist" notices for labeling as "Spyware"....well...if these law firms have enough push to get Lavasoft, and various other anti-spyware apps/companies to remove ISEARCH from their Definitions, I have a feeling MICROSOFT's AntiSpyware is going to be the next best anti-spyware solution. You may ask WHY? Well...obviously, Microsoft has MONEY that Safer-Networking, Spyware Warrior, Lavasoft, etc do NOT have....so who is going to file a lawsuit against a corporation like Microsoft?....kind of lame...
I've always had good luck with the combination of Spybot S&D, Lavasoft Ad-Aware, and then HiJackThis for general analysis...but if these spyware corporations can send off cease and desist letters to get "unlisted" from definitions....NOBODY is safe...and well, as noted above, what's the chance of them going to court against the huge mammoth, Microsoft?
OK, I saw a post on Google Groups of some poor guy trying to uninstall Google Toolbar, but was stuck with iSEARCH still.....he was thinking Google Toolbar was ISEARCH...so, I went searching of course...well, it brought me to Wilders Security...a post that mentioned ISEARCH and how supposidely Lavasoft, and well, now Spyware Warrior have gotten "cease & Desist" notices for labeling as "Spyware"....well...if these law firms have enough push to get Lavasoft, and various other anti-spyware apps/companies to remove ISEARCH from their Definitions, I have a feeling MICROSOFT's AntiSpyware is going to be the next best anti-spyware solution. You may ask WHY? Well...obviously, Microsoft has MONEY that Safer-Networking, Spyware Warrior, Lavasoft, etc do NOT have....so who is going to file a lawsuit against a corporation like Microsoft?....kind of lame...
I've always had good luck with the combination of Spybot S&D, Lavasoft Ad-Aware, and then HiJackThis for general analysis...but if these spyware corporations can send off cease and desist letters to get "unlisted" from definitions....NOBODY is safe...and well, as noted above, what's the chance of them going to court against the huge mammoth, Microsoft?
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