Category: Google

1.5 Million Books in Your Pocket

Reading Time: < 1 minute Great news for mobile/cell owners and those who love learning: “One of the great things about an iPhone or Android phone is being able to play Pacman while stuck in line at the post office. Sometimes though, we yearn for something more than just playing games or watching videos. What if you could also access…
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Gmail is "worse than stupidity"

Reading Time: < 1 minute Ah, I’m sure that catchy title has your attention. The more in depth title is “Gmail is worse than stupidity OR Cloud computing is a trap”. Or, so says GNU founder Richard Stallman. The concept of using web-based programs like Google’s Gmail is “worse than stupidity”, according to a leading advocate of free software. Cloud…
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Mind Map Search Engine

Reading Time: < 1 minute I was inspired today by two recent posts I read: 1) Getting Things Done: Search all GTD resources at once! 2) The Mind Mapping Software Weblog: Check out my mind mapping software “lens” I decided to test out Google Co-op and create my own custom search engine related to mind mapping. I created a list…
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The Google Master Plan: Comedy, Conspiracy, or Correct?

Reading Time: < 1 minute A few weeks ago, I first came across this tongue-in-cheek site that supposedly listed Google’s Master Plan online for the world to see. This is pretty funny stuff. http://undergoogle.com/tools/GoogleMasterPlanEN.html – Clone Army? – GoogOIL? – Index All Sheep in the Universe? – Crop Circles? Today, I found MasterPlanTheMovie.com. Ozan Halici and Jürgen Mayer have created…
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My Fat Tire Obsession: Finding Fat Tire Beer in LA

Reading Time: < 1 minute I’ve never been too much of a beer fan, but I definitely do like darker beers, or beer with more flavor than your typical Bud. I experienced Fat Tire for the first time 2 years ago while visiting Denver, Colorado, and since that time I’ve been mildly obsessed with finding this beer in Los Angeles.…
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