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13. October 2008 by Rob.
A copy of new Google products have come out in the last while that I have been meaning to comment on. The first is Google’s entry into the browser market with Chrome. I believe Google will be hard pressed this time. Internet Explorer/Safari(if you have a Mac) and Firefox already have most of the market. Why do we need another browser?
I played with Chrome a little bit lately and I am really not that impressed. Chrome seems to have a real issue with Flash web sites and this is a big issue for me since I am browsing the web all the time. One thing chrome is optimized for is other Google services such as Gmail. Chrome seems to run faster with Gmail.
The second Google update I have been playing with is one that I really like - Picasa 3 Beta. Picasa 3 Beta is a slick as version 2 and it runs even faster. The folks at Google have added more editing features and more light adjustment features for version 3. Transfering files to your Picasa Web Album is much faster on the same Internet connection then with version 2. A must download for anyone trying to manage their photo collection.
Chrome download:
Picasa Beta 3 Download:
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12. August 2008 by Rob.
Well yesterday it seems Gmail had a bit of an outage.According to the Gmail blog their were issues for several hours. According to the Gmail blog, the issue are now resolved.
Gmail Blog Story on Gmail Issues.
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14. June 2008 by Rob.
Well today I thought I would try a little some different on my blog. That I would touch on several technology issues and coming and goings for the week.
1. The biggest news in Canada is that they are going to change the copyright act to come into the digital age. The copyright act in Canada is so far out of date that it is not funny. I can see why they are doing this.
2. Google and Yahoo have struck an add deal. As a result Microsoft now states that they do not want to buy all of Yahoo and they had only wanted to buy Yahoo if it was quick. Is months of negotiating quick?
3. My space has decided to do a face lift on their site. The reality is that Facebook just did one and they are trying to compete.
4. The new 3G I Phone is out and the I Phone is now coming to Canada soon. That is good news because I want one!!!!!
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7. June 2008 by Rob.
Well Microsoft has let it knowen they are still after Yahoo. Why is this happening people ask. As a company Microsoft places a lot of money behind their desktop operating system, their network server operating system and their office package. They have other offerings like exchange and sms to name a few but the others are their staple.
One thing that has Microsoft in trouble lately is that they have increased corporate licensing for all their products. As a result many corporations are now looking for alternatives. It a lot of case licensing fees have doubled. Getting greedy will cost Microsoft in the long run.
The other reality is Microsoft has many mature products. XP Pro/Office/Exchange are all very stable products. So is Server 2008 with it’s new Virtulization technology. With mature packages why would people upgrade.
The 3rd reality is all of this would never have happened with Bill Gates in charge. Steve Ballmer is a little more progressive in his thinking and open to moving ahead more.
The 4th reason is Microsoft let Goggle get far ahead of them to be the number one portal on the net. So now they must do something about it.
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12. April 2008 by Rob.
In the last week, Microsoft has come out and said they will make their takeover of Yahoo a hostile one if need be. Yahoo is a sitting duck - it is just a matter of time. The question is who and when not if.
The reality is the Yahoo board needs to get as much money for the takeover for it’s shareholders. Yahoo as a Internet portal is no longer an inovator and has long been surpassed by Google in that department.
Their has been talk of AOL or even Google taking over Yahoo. The Google rumour I do not seem happening because I can see Anti-trust issues all over again. The AOL rumour just hope does not not happen because AOL has a habbit of running things(see Netscape/ICQ etc).
This all said Microsoft is the only likely winner in this battle.
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