It’s pretty hard to keep up with all the stuff Google does. There are several blogs I know of whose only purpose in life is to cover Google.
Anyway, a couple noteworthy Google announcements recently caught my attention. So, I figured I share them and collect your thoughts.
Google Flu Trends
Google.org announced Google Flu Trends recently, which [...]
Another pair of iPhone apps came to my attention today, making it four for the week, and it just so happens one is brought to you by Oracle.
Oracle Business Approvals for Managers
Steven Chan put me on to this one, which looks like an iPhone app that surfaces a lot of the worklist notifications EBS users [...]
Previously, I’ve listed the methods I use to keep track of all the information floating out in the ‘tubes.
One method I didn’t cover is using search, duh. I didn’t cover it because one glaring omission from Google’s web search has been RSS feeds for keywords.
If you’ve ever tried to monitor a keyword search over time, [...]
Yesterday, Google announced Labs for Google Apps:
Google is making it easier for business customers and schools using Google Apps to also take advantage of our innovations and ideas that aren’t quite ready for prime time. We encourage your organization to experiment with the Google Labs features listed below to improve how you communicate and collaborate. [...]
Generally, I prefer choice in software. Intertubes browser is no different.
However, in this particular category, I am an unabashed Firefox fanboy. I’ve been using it since 0.8, and it hasn’t let me down yet.
I’ve tried the field, both for personal and professional purposes: Chrome, Opera, Flock, Safari, IE (all versions, 3-8), Netscape/Mosaic, even good old [...]
So, I’m speaking at the Communities Exchange conference in San Jose today, filling in for Paul. It’s been a bit of a whirlwind since he announced last week that he couldn’t make it. Hence the lack of content here. Anyway, looks to be an interesting conference, only 45 attendees, small on purpose. I hope to [...]
Tuesday was a lighter schedule for me, but not without its drama.
My geek-speak Unconference session, which continues to bounce around Indian blogs, was at 10 AM, and I arrived in the room 40 minutes in advance, JIC. Good thing because I had forgotten the Mini DVI-VGA adapter for my Macbook.
For those who haven’t run into [...]
As is typical for me, the Monday of OpenWorld was the busiest. Now that it’s over, I can relax a bit. Yesterday was an action-packed day, so let’s hit the highlights. Roll the tape.
Our official session “Web 2.0 Technologies In the Enterprise: Lessons Learned, Tips, and Tricks from Oracle AppsLab” went pretty well. I’m not [...]
So, I just finished my first cut at my slides for my OpenWorld Unconference session, which I’m tentatively calling, “Are you insulting me? Essential geek-speak, FTW!”.
If you’re interested, check them out and give me feedback, comments, keeping in mind my goal is to educate by example, not give a comprehensive history. And to have a [...]
Ironically, the same day as my tongue-in-cheek post about Chrome and HAL, news that United Airlines’ stock was pummeled thanks to algorithms broke.
After trying to write a short version of the story, I’m realizing it’s too complex. Here are the events in the sequence they’ve been reported by the Wall Street Journal:
Late on September 6, [...]
So, I decided to read the Chrome comic book, which was sent out to a select few influencers prior to the launch last week.
I wanted to see what all the fuss is about, and a couple things intrigued me. First, since Chrome is Windows only, it must be pretty good to stay relevant in an [...]
So, I’ve returned from my staycation officially, and thanks to scheduled posts, it was almost like I never left. Everyone wins.
I’ve made it through several hundred emails; incidentally, would you take a job that had in its description of responsibilities:
To send and receive thousands of emails each month.
Just wondering, since we all seem to have [...]
My recent move to Ubuntu over the long weekend has reminded me of a pet rant of mine, calendars. You’d think something so basic for every cross-section of users, from personal to every size business, would have an easy solution.
But no.
I’m a long time Palm Desktop user, long meaning I had one of the second [...]
This is meant to be an open thread, even though I’m adding it to the FAQ series.
We’re all learning this Intertubes thing as we go along, so how do you keep track of it all? More accurately, how can you possibly listen in on all the relevant conversations and filter out noise?
Conversation topics could be [...]
I blogged about the Yahoo-Microsoft soap opera when it first began. I expected it to end pretty quickly, with Yahoo realizing they couldn’t go it alone anymore.
Since then, rumors have swirled and now the plot is as thick as mud. News Corp has gone from savior to Microsoft conspirator, and Google is still lurking, messing [...]
Over the weekend, I noticed Facebook had enabled chat for my account. Apparently, they’re rolling it out slowly to specific networks, so finding someone online to chat with is a bit challenging.
I did manage to have a quick coversation with my college buddy Paul who also works at Oracle in the WebCenter development team.
It’s been [...]
I’m a neat person, but I’ve always had a cluttered desk. Growing up, my mother would frequently remind me to make it neat and tidy.
Not much has changed, except now my desk has less room for paper clutter as much of it is taken up by dual monitors and various gadgets. My clutter has taken [...]
Lately, I’ve been bummed that the SDK announcement underwhelmed, handcuffing would-be developers with restrictions that make apps significantly less functional than expected. As a user, I want more apps that do more.
And then a couple nights ago, I got a reminder of how sweet the iPhone really is.
I was at Nicholas Restaurant, a great place [...]
If you missed it, over the weekend, there was quite a testy blog war between Louis Gray and Duncan Riley, ostensibly started by FriendFeed or rather differing opinions of it. Short version: Duncan doesn’t find value, Louis disagrees, obscenities ensue. Makes for a good read.
FriendFeed has been all the rage lately among the usual suspects [...]
The ‘Lab is quickly approaching its one-year anniversary. I plan to blog something more formal closer to the date, but this post about Salesforce.com integrating with Google Apps reminded me of why I am on the team at all.
Back in late 2006, I had just moved into Jesper’s strategy organization from development, and I was [...]
