Thanks to Piet Nutbey, I now have a Writely account, something I’ve wanted for days. No, I don’t know him, but I followed a link from Digg to a web site he set up where anyone can request an account. I was sent an invite within hours. Not only does he seem to have an [...]
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Writely
As if Google Notebook wasn’t cool enough. Now there’s Writely, an online word processor that seems to have been acquired by Google (of course). Who needs Word when you can do all of your word processing online? According to their web site, documents can be shared and stored online, to be edited from any web [...]
Google Groups
I discovered Google Groups today. Well, actually I’ve known about them for some time, but I think I’m going to begin using them this fall, especially in my online course. Rock on, Google. BTW, if you’re not using Gmail and want a kicking address (ANYTHING@earthshine.org), talk to me. This means you, Bilderback. Science Fiction – [...]
Read It!
I already mentioned my infatuation with Google Calendar, but now I’ve discovered Google Reader. The link above is to the items that I’ve starred. Google is so cool.
Google Your Genes; Or, Why Are Computers So Stupid?
Computers are stupid. I’ve suspected that for a while now and have been saying it out loud only recently. I think much of their stupidity stems from the fact of my communication with them, or lack thereof. First of all, there’s this stupid keyboard on which my hands — evolved for different tools — have [...]
To Ad?
I recently renewed my subscription for earthshine.org name and web hosting, paying another $100 and change for another year of spotty service from my ISP. I incur this annual expense myself for what used to be a personal blog, but has become the hub of my web presence, mostly professional. I do not get compensated [...]
Hello Flickr, Goodbye .Mac
This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing. I’ve been thinking of dropping .Mac. Well, the biggest problem with .Mac is that it costs $100 and many free, much more innovative, services are springing up everywhere to do even more than what .Mac does. For instance, the interface for Gmail is [...]