Thoughts about the Google Pixel Chromebook

Disclaimer: I work for Microsoft. This is my own personal review of the Chrome Pixel and is not associated with my employer in any way. I recently got a Google Pixel Chromebook at Google I/O 2013. All attendees were given… Continue Reading

Google Glass Packaging and Dimensions

I was lucky enough to get a pair of Google Glass to play with for a couple of days. Pretty nifty device and I could definitely see the potential, especially after a great chat with Matt May about them during… Continue Reading

Video Interviews Part 1 – Steve Souders, Google’s Performance Evangelist Talks Performance and Mobile & Yahoo!’s Gonzalo Cordero Discusses BayJax

During the jQuery conference in Mountain View, I got a chance to video interview a number of people. First up are Steve Souders, Google’s Performance Evangelist. Apart from Steve’s great comments on performance and mobile, what I truly appreciated was… Continue Reading

Which is Your Primary Browser?

I did a REALLY informal poll on Twitter to see which browser people consider their primary browser. I’ve listed the results below. The “Browsing” category is what I consider results for a “primary” browser in terms of general day-to-day use… Continue Reading

New jQuery Plugin for Google & Yahoo Mapping

Tane Piper today released v1.3 of his jQuery mapping plugin with the following major updates: Added support for creating Yahoo! Maps, can create Map, Satallite or Hybrid. Check out available options below Added support for creating points on Yahoo! maps.… Continue Reading

Google Starting a Standards War?

Great article over at ThreadWatch.org that discusses what appears to be Google trying to set its own standards for inter-application communication. While the theory behind GData, Google's new API, sounds interesting, I have to agree with ThreadWatch that other vendors… Continue Reading