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Office 365

I've recently been looking for a replacement for Google apps. I wanted something that had reliable email and calendar. While Google does provide both of those things, I find myself wanting to be contr...

google, google-apps, microsoft, office-365, technology

Companies can track what diseases you look up online

Well, this is terrifying. From Vice: Tim Libert, a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, has discovered that the vast majority of health sites, from the for-profit WebMD.com to the government-...

google, health, technology

The '90s Tech Industry is Back

The Verge has an interesting article, Facebook is the new AOL, that discusses how the tech industry of the 1990s is back. The 90s were a decade of excess and mistakes and excessive mistakes. The rolli...

aol, apple, facebook, google, intel, microsoft, qualcomm, sony, technology

Leaving Google Apps

I love Gmail. I think it is the best webmail interface out of any of the major providers. This is why, along with great spam protection, I decided to set Google Apps for domains up on some of my domai...

email, email-hosting, google, google-apps, rackspace, rackspace-email, support, technology

Google and Verizon In Talks To Prioritize Traffic

Google and Verizon are nearing an agreement that could allow Verizon to speed some online content to Internet users more quickly if the content's creators are willing to pay for the privilege. Complet...

google, linked, net-neutrality, verizon

Gmail Gadget Problem

I've been getting a lot of hits on my site because Google picked up a tweet I posted yesterday on Twitter about the Gmail Gadget problem on iGoogle. The error people are getting is: The Gmail gadget d...

gmail, google, igoogle

What is Happening at Google?

Google is really starting to lose my loyalty and I don't think I'm the only one. There are several things that have been bugging me lately, and many of them have to do with the breaking of their produ...

feedburner, gmail, google, stats

Feed Migration

Feeburner is being moved to Google and as a result at the end of February all Feedburner feeds will be migrated to feedburner.google.com. Yesterday, I migrated all my feeds. Everything should be worki...

feedburner, google, websites

What Will Happen to Flickr?

Ever since Microsoft began its attempt to takeover Yahoo I started thinking about the future of Flickr. That's really the only Yahoo service I use (and I pay for). Microsoft does not have a good histo...

flickr, google, microsoft, websites, yahoo

Feedburner Broken API

For a few weeks Feedburner's API has been broke. If I try to pull the statistics of the title and URL of my posts it comes back "NO TITLE." The statistics package I use, mint, has a Feedburner pepper...

feedburner, google, websites

Moving to the Desktop

There is something I don't quite understand. Maybe someone can explain it to me. A few months ago Google gave IMAP support to Gmail. Everyone was happy to have this sought-after feature enabled finall...

google, internet, technology, websites

Gmail and IMAP

Ever since I got my first Gmail account a couple years ago, I wished it had IMAP support. As many probably know, Gmail has recently enabled IMAP on accounts. My account still doesn't have it enabled,...

google, technology

The Master Plan of Google

I came across this video about Google and it's master plan. When you think about it, Google really does have control of a lot of information. They have my pictures in Picassa, my emails in Gmail and G...

google, technology

Implementing Google Adsense

I have decided to start putting a small amount of ads on here just to help pay for hosting and whatnot. I know what some of you may think and remind me of my thoughts on ads on personal blogs, but thi...

general, google

New Google Apps for Domains Features

I've been using Gmail for domains for quite a while and have been very happy. I was excited when they added Google Calendar and other features to the Application Suite. It just keeps getting better. I...

google, websites

My Feed List

I was bored so I thought I'd share with you the websites that are in my feed reader (which is Google Reader). They are: Anna's Blog Caleb Was Here Give Away of the Day (hat tip Mark) Homeland Stupidit...

baseball, cardinals, general, google, news, politics, science, sports, technology, websites

Google Cube

There are rumors circulatingabout a Google computer with Google OS and possibly called Google Cube. The rumors that are flying say it's going to be a Google linux system and that Google has been talki...

google, technology

I'm Feeling Lucky

So, I was looking at my mint and noticed that I have been getting a lot of hits from a past article I posted about String Theory Proof. Because I am a stats fiend and like to know everything that is g...

google, science

My Review of Google Talk

I have to admit, I was expecting more from Google with the launch of Google Talk. The basic white and primary color of the design does not surprise me at all, and I like how simple the design is. What...

google, technology