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Rant: Google Translate Toolbar In Chrome 5 Needs An ‘Off’ Button

Ever since I upgraded my beloved Chrome browser to version 5 on my (Windows) computer, I’ve been wanting to get something off my chest about a new feature that was baked into it, one that annoys me to no end.
With the update to the most recent version of the program came an integration with [...]

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Mon, February 15 2010 » Uncategorized » No Comments

Still No Native Comments, But Tumblr Toys With Photo Replies

Probably the most controversial thing about the blogging service Tumblr is that it doesn’t have a built-in way to comment on posts. You sort of can do it now if you reblog an item and add your own note (which then shows up under the original post), but it’s not the same. And while they [...]

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Mon, February 8 2010 » Uncategorized » No Comments

Give Your Index Finger A Rest With Facebook’s New Photo Slideshows

Since the dawn of Facebook’s Photos feature, users have been tasked with the not-so-terrible burden of having to manually click through every photo in an album. Sure, you can also hit the arrow key on your keyboard to jump to the next picture, but even that repetitive task could send you inching down the [...]

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Mon, February 8 2010 » Uncategorized » No Comments

Google To Unveil Broad New Social Product Tomorrow

Google is planning to unveil a broad new social product on Tuesday that will integrate with at least two existing Google products. Some details emerged earlier today on the Wall Street Journal (“a new feature that makes it easier and faster for users of Gmail to view media and status updates”), but our understanding is [...]

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Mon, February 8 2010 » Uncategorized » No Comments

Seesmic’s Latest Android Build Is Dare I Say, iPhone-Like

Perhaps the main problem I have with Android is that the apps (aside from the excellent Google-built ones) are simply not as good as the apps on the iPhone. Nowhere is this more apparent then with Twitter apps, since there are so many for both platforms. On Android, Seesmic was clearly the best one, but [...]

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Fri, February 5 2010 » Uncategorized » No Comments