UPDATE: Turns out, I wasn’t wrong. I was just clairvoyant . WorldMate is working on an Android version of its application. Hrm. It appears I was wrong about a WorldMate application for Android. I managed to find an unused download page (by typing “android site:www.worldmate.com” in Google) that listed Android as an option. I assumed [...]
[30 Jul 2009]
I am now the proud owner of a T-Mobile G1 running the Android operating system. I like it so far, though I wish the on-screen keyboard pas a bit more responsive. I have already installed a few applications, including Pacman, and a bar code / QR code scanner, but I’d like to take full advantage [...]
[26 Jun 2009]
Google Analytics allows you to collect pretty robust data about how users move through your e-commerce site. Here’s how to make it work with Zen Cart, an open source shopping cart. For this tutorial, you will need: A Zen Cart-based shopping cart A Google Analytics account and the tracking code for both conversions and page [...]
[19 Feb 2009]
Google announced the release of the 2.0 version of Gmail mobile Java application yesterday. I’ve used the 1.0 application for about as long as I’ve owned my phone. It worked well for most of that time, except for a significant — though since fixed — glitch with secure connections. I have only used the new [...]
[24 Oct 2008]
Update 2: Google explains its Windows-only release of Chrome in Platforms and Priorities When it comes to Mac and Linux versions, this means that our goal is not to just “port” a Windows application to these other platforms–rather, our goal is to deliver Chromium’s innovative, Google-style user interface without rough edges on any of them. [...]
[2 Sep 2008]
SWFs to become fully searchable SWF searchability FAQ Improved Flash indexing (Google’s announcement) Adobe, Google and Yahoo Join Forces To Make Flash More Searchable
[1 Jul 2008]
WordPress 2.3.3 WordPress 2.3.3 is an urgent security release. If you have registration enabled a flaw was found in the XML-RPC implementation such that a specially crafted request would allow a user to edit posts of other users on that blog. Stop sharing spreadsheets, start collecting information Google Docs now lets you create custom forms [...]
[7 Feb 2008]
Anil analyzes Google’s Knol product and suggests that Google may be dancing awfully close to the ‘evil’ line. Two points to think about: Theory of mind is the awareness that others are aware, and its absence is the weakness that Google doesn’t know it has. This shortcoming exists at a deep cultural level within the [...]
[14 Dec 2007]
Yahoo! Widgets 4.5 is Here! Google Desktop for Mac Google Desktop for Mac seems like overkill since Spotlight is pretty robust (in my opinion). But the ability to deploy Google Gadgets in Dashboard? I’m thinking that’s genius. Previously: Widgets and Gadgets and Modules! Oh my! Elsewhere: The Year of the Widget? on Newsweek.com
[29 Nov 2007]