April 2012
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“That’s a lot of rights to give Google, on the face of it — in fact,...”
– Cloud wars: How Google Drive’s privacy policy stacks up against its rivals’ - The Washington Post
Love this quote here. It’s not that I think that the concerns aren’t valid (especially that “even if they don’t use if for evil, they could since you’re giving them...
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Comparisons on cloud storage offerings and...
With yesterday’s launch of Google Drive, I thought I’d do a quick comparison of the various cloud storage options, especially with their pricing for upgrading and/or features.
Google Drive
…has several options on upgrading space, but the free option is kind of mysterious to me: 5 GB of GDrive, 10 GB of gmail, 1 GB of Picasa. Why split them out like that? Why not...
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A few initial thoughts on Google Drive
Everyone’s comparing it to Dropbox (for obvious reasons), but this is a huge deal to Microsoft and Apple. Neither of them have been able to touch Google in the cloud documents space already, and this just puts Google that much further ahead.
I’m kind of surprised that they only offer 5 GB off the bat. Maybe they’re just competing with Dropbox at this point, but it seems...
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The problems with Alexis Madrigal's desire for the... →
After seeing several people sharing this article cranking on about how the world of technology isn’t moving fast enough, I chose to write down my problems with it here instead of comments on Facebook. Thanks, Tumblr!
Here’s the problems:
1. It’s too impatient. Really, the article contradicts itself in pointing out some amazing technological advances happening right now while...
“Smartphones—extraordinarily powerful, mobile, data-network-connected computers...”
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Picnik gets a fine replacement in PicMonkey
It was kind of a blow (as much of a blow as losing a convenient web could possibly be) when Google decided to shut down Picnik to force people onto Google+ for image editing. I’d gotten hooked on Picnik for grabbing, resizing and cropping web images, and it had become my go-to for screenshots. But it’s shutting down on April 19th.
Saved! Enter PicMonkey*, a perfect replacement for...
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“But the question remains – Can Google Drive hold a candle to Dropbox?”
– The rumors have it that Google Drive will give people 5 GB, but for me, that doesn’t hold a candle to Dropbox, where I have almost 14 GB.
The ease of use and interaction will obviously go a long way toward answering the candle-holding question: it could only be as slick as Dropbox,...
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Giving the Spotify/Tumblr integration a whirl
Today, when I went over to post something on my music Tumblr (maybe NSFW depending on how your W feels about swearing), I was surprised to see that the interface for audio posts had changed a bit. Instead of upload, search and URL tabs, they just had a search, and said that it could search for Soundcloud OR Spotify. I did a “Whaaaaa!?” and went to look at when Spotify and Tumblr had...
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Bulk email list managers keep asking for more...
It’s the checkboxes! People who manage bulk email lists want more of them: more and more complicated ways for users to segment themselves. The managers are sure—sure—that the users are willing to look through forms and give consideration of the kind of content they’ll receive.
What I’m not sure about is whether the users want that. Personally, I don’t. I either...
