You know that feeling of when you just started 10th grade and you don’t know where to sit in the lunch room? I get the exact same feeling when I plug my ipod into a new computer and itunes gives me a warning saying “would you like to sync your ipod with this computer?”. I…
After a few months with the iPad, I’ve settled upon my favorite apps (thus far). I could go into deep detail as to WHY I like each of these, but I decided to save you the preaching.
Speed Obsession: Google has been busy releasing various tools to help with user’s experiences on the web.
Google, why hast thou forsaken us? A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, GMail had this great feature that was a defining reason in my switch from my previous mail provider (me). That was that if you ever got a message that had any sort of “event” — various combinations of a date,…
Those whippersnappers at Google never rest! Google is introducing a new Web standard called OpenSocial designed to allow developers to build Web-based social applications that has made Facebook such an engaging site for developers and users alike. Over time, social networks will organically grow to encompass any defined community online: families, schools, churches, clubs, groups,…
Eric Lander from Search Engine Journal provides a overview of Google Webmaster Tools: A Comprehensive Guide. Web site owners and marketers have always craved more information with regards to how Google sees their site. Google Webmaster Tools address these and other needs as they provide support for those looking to diagnose errors, improve a site’s…
“I’m trying to think, but nothing happens.” – Curly Crib notes, quick guides, Cliff Notes, cheat sheets – whatever you choose to call them, they come in handy when the web developer brain goes ___________ . The guys at Smashing Magazine (we smash you with the information that will make your life easier. really.) have…
We’d have a recent spat of complaints from our Swirbo customers regarding their inability to receive mail from certain Google apps — i.e. if you invite someone to view a blog, or docs.google.com document. Today I got an example of the actual error they are getting: Technical details of permanent failure: TEMP_FAILURE: SMTP Error (state…
On the day of Percival Lowell‘s birthday, Google has announced the launch of Google Mars (think Google Maps but for Mars, get it?). Noel Gorelick (a friend of mine) and Michael Weiss-Malik from Arizona State University worked with Google to combine google maps technology with the data from THEMIS, the most detailed imagery of Mars…
