Google has just killed Wave. In the near future I think it will also kill Buzz. However, after today’s reading it seems these decisions are being taken to cut their losses and get their talented teams working on their next big thing, i.e. Google Me. Gina Trapani of LifeHacker fame in reply to “But why …
Google has yesterday announced that they are pulling the plug on Google Wave since the adoption rate wasn’t up to their expectations. Full story is available on the official Google Blog. This is a pity since Wave was very promising and in my opinion it would have revolutionized the way we communicate by consolidating current …
5 months ago I wrote Should I use twitter? in which I said that I used twitter for a while, did not find it useful and deleted my account. I also said I cannot understand how stuff like twitter gets any form of funding. The idea behind twitter is simple, but not in the sense …
I am an avid reader both of traditional books and online content. So anything which would make it possible to read books in electronic format as comfortable as the dead tree version has my attention. Thus, when Amazon launched Kindle I became a fan instantly. One of the main reasons being e-ink technology, which makes …
A couple of days ago Google started rolling out Buzz. The process was more akin to steamrolling over Gmail users with Buzz. Usually, I have positive comments to make about Google’s services apart from the occasional remark on some feature or lack of. This time round however Google made a whole mess with Buzz. In …
Email has been around for quite a while now, and it has served its purpose beyond the call of duty. However, its design, having been thought out for the needs at that time, is showing its limitations ever more. So, Google’s vision of how communication should be carried out in the 21st century is very …
It has been almost six months since I last wrote about Google Chrome. In the meantime Google has launched two new products Wave and Buzz about which I will write in future posts. So what has changed in the last six months? Chrome managed to convince me and is now my web browser of choice. …
I have been using Windows 7 daily for the last 6 months now, and I can say this is the best OS Microsoft has ever developed. I installed Windows 7 on the same laptop on which I had Vista, so as to make for a fair comparison. You might say it is easy to be …
Corporate speak translator
Corporate speak is what people who haven’t got a clue but want to sound like they do use daily to express their “thoughts” or “plans”. Being able to determine when someone is using corporate speak and understanding what they’re really saying is a fundamental skill to have these days. If you haven’t experienced corporate speak yet, lucky you, or aren’t able to understand it (that is the whole point why they use it in the first place) head to Unsuck It and search or browse their corporate speak dictionary.