CircleCount helps you better understand Google+

2013-05-17 16:25:11 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I concur; Falcon Pro is a pleasure to use.

2013-05-15 20:29:24 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Send Money to Friends with Gmail and Google Wallet

Paying a buddy back for lunch or paying your share of the rent has just gotten a whole lot easier. Starting today, we are rolling out the ability to use your Gmail and Google Wallet to quickly and securely send money to anyone in the U.S. over the age of 18. Read the blog post to learn more: http://goo.gl/vTTTE

2013-05-15 16:58:55 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Introducing Google Play Music All Access, a new music subscription service that blends your music collection with ours.

#io13   #keynote   #io13android  

2013-05-08 05:08:55 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

My bud +Dave Hause knows how to capture a feeling of friendship and nostalgia.  Gets me every time.  @hausedave

2013-05-06 14:51:22 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Automating home life

If you're half as interested in home automation as I am, you might also want to get on the list for SmartThings.  Looks promising...

2013-04-30 23:37:43 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

See which tech companies take your privacy seriously

I'm very proud to have +Sonic.net as my ISP, and +Google as my employer.

Thanks to +Electronic Frontier Foundation for putting this together.

#ThisStuffMatters  

2013-04-25 19:46:31 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Lunar eclipse happening now!  

H/T to +victor kenyon 

2013-04-23 14:59:03 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

#GoodDeal

2013-04-22 05:32:23 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Best Game of Thrones so far this season.

2013-04-20 21:26:02 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Here it comes...

Sorry, whats the argument here? We identified and caught the Boston bomber suspects in less than a week.  If anything, we have proved that we have enough surveillance resources to respond to an event like this.

Enough is enough.

#Liberty #Privacy #America

2013-04-19 04:03:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Ants have careers...?

Fascinating study about how and when ants change jobs.

2013-04-18 21:31:40 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 1 +1s)

The FBI just released video of two suspects in the marathon bombing:

2013-04-18 17:01:05 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2013-04-15 21:20:04 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

We have launched Person Finder to help people caught in the explosions in Boston. Learn more.

http://google.org/personfinder/2013-boston-explosions

2013-04-11 21:20:11 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Today, we’re launching a new feature that makes it easy to tell Google what you want done with your digital assets when you die or can no longer use your account. It's not a topic anybody likes thinking about, but making plans for what happens after you’re gone is really important for the people you leave behind. The feature is called Inactive Account Manager and you’ll find it on your Google Account settings page. You can tell us what to do with your Gmail messages and data from several other Google services if your account becomes inactive for any reason. Read on for more.

2013-04-09 18:19:23 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 2 +1s)

New comic http://theoatmeal.com/comics/mantis_shrimp

2013-04-08 15:14:42 (6 comments, 3 reshares, 7 +1s)

This blog is hilarious. A father takes a picture of his son crying, then writes the reason he's crying in the caption.

Absolutely wonderful.

2013-04-02 20:39:02 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

There is no reason for any stoplight to be "dumb" in 2013. Props to LA for making the change.

2013-04-02 15:27:13 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Cant we decide to do better?

A view of the US health care system from the outside (Israel).  He pretty much nails it.

2013-04-01 22:35:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

This is the greatest thing. EVER

YouTube Announces The Nominees For Best Video (Day 1)!

Tristen MacDonald and Brian Patacca are total troopers.

2013-03-29 20:05:19 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

I highly recommend this app.  EXTREMELY powerful.  1.99 today!

2013-03-26 19:20:00 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

A key worthy of the car...

2013-03-18 17:13:44 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

2013-03-15 02:35:40 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

More HIV 'cured': first a baby, now 14 adults

"Two weeks after the revelation that a baby has been "cured" of HIV, reports suggest that a similar treatment can cure some adults too. Early treatment seems crucial, but does not guarantee success."

2013-03-11 18:38:38 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Child Care at Google I/O 2013!
At last year's Women Techmakers event, we asked what we could do to help encourage more women to attend events like Google I/O. I'm excited to announce that in response to that feedback, one of the new things you'll see at I/O this year is fully subsidized – yes, free to attendees – group child care at a location close to Moscone West.  We'll be offering child care for all 3 days of the conference, for kids aged 6 weeks to 12 years old, as well as dedicated rooms onsite for nursing mothers. 

If you're a parent, and you've been on the fence about whether to attend I/O this year because you have a young child or infant to care for, tell us you're interested by checking the box on child care needs when you register for Google I/O.

Registration opens March 13. For more information, see http://google.com/io I ho... more »

2013-03-07 00:47:50 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Another worthy cause that could use 2 minutes of your time.  Apparently the internet needs constant defending these days.

#FixTheDMCA

2013-03-05 19:17:03 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Attention ALL companies: Please do this now.  Don't wait to be hacked to do the right thing.   #security   #kthxbye  

2013-02-27 21:47:17 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

Imagine being able to see things that are usually invisible. A technique for video developed by M.I.T. scientists may make that possible.

Read more about Eulerian Video Magnification here: http://nyti.ms/YYaRGU

2013-02-27 04:29:03 (10 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Re:  The Pixel

After demoing a Chromebook Pixel today, I can attest to the build quality and absolutely gorgeous screen.  If the only thing holding you back is the ability to open Office documents, that hurdle has just been removed.  

2013-02-25 20:40:21 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

If anyone out there is a paying app.net customer and has invites, I'd love one, if you don't mind sharing.

2013-02-25 15:52:09 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Always nice when something you enjoy turns out to possibly be good for you...

2013-02-23 18:21:04 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Hi +Nest.  Is it possible to set an "away" time on the schedule?  It would be nice to not have to set it manually when leaving the house every morning (especially with hands full of baby stuff).  :)

Auto away is great, but it adds time before it activates.  I'm looking for a way to say: I leave the house at 8 every morning, go "away" at that time.

Thanks!

2013-02-23 00:16:20 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

+Dane Jasper @dane It seems odd that single line fusion customers get free static IPs, but dual lines don't.  Am I missing something?

2013-02-22 06:07:14 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

One of the best xkcds in a while...

2013-02-20 15:55:52 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Seeking Glass Explorers: goo.gl/PbKWr

Last year we showed Glass to the world for the first time - we jumped out of airships, crashed New York Fashion Week and even took a ride on the subway. It’s been an exhilarating journey so far and there’s a lot more to come, but we can’t go it alone. We’re developing new technology that is designed to be unobtrusive and liberating, and so far we’ve only scratched the surface of the true potential of Glass.

Now we want you to get involved and that’s why today we’re expanding our Glass Explorer Program. We’re looking for bold, creative individuals who want to join us and be a part of shaping the future of Glass. Glass is still in the early stages, so we expect there will be some twists and turns along the way. While we can’t promise everything will be perfect, we can promise it will be exciting. 

We’d love tomake everyone a Glas... more »

2013-02-20 04:41:29 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Please also consider emailing your representatives.  It takes about 10 seconds.

EDIT:  Attempt to fix link.

2013-02-19 16:05:54 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 2 +1s)

#FixTheTomato  

2013-02-13 17:10:12 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Big news, Opera moves to Webkit, joining Chrome and Safari.

2013-02-12 18:49:30 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Quick thinking, Quick action.

Regardless of the outcome, this is a heroic effort.  Huge hat tip to those who were willing to step in to try to save a fellow human.

2013-02-09 19:22:57 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

I'm so proud of this team, and especially one of my closest friends, +Scott McCloskey for this incredible accomplishment of drilling on Mars. What's immediately so cool about this is that you can see the rock is grey on the inside and not the reddish-brown we typically associate with Mars. That's because the interior hasn't been weathered in the same way as the outside. And that's exactly what we're hoping for - to get this sample that hasn't been damaged over the years into the rover for analysis. Who knows what we'll find, but this is absolutely huge. Can't wait to see what it is!

2013-02-08 19:08:13 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Fascinating look at the birth of the Silicon Valley.  Free to stream at the link below.

2013-02-08 17:22:06 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Woo! This is great news for me (getting a pound of the first roast) and Oakland (getting a quality roast to call our own)!  Can't wait!

2013-02-07 01:01:16 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Brilliant add-on for Chrome.  All your notifications in one convenient place, and your data stays private (no server side code).  

2013-02-07 00:44:48 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Good read; I especially liked the Maslow reference, and how it relates to the manager/employee relationship.  Good managers are worth a LOT.

2013-02-06 23:53:39 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

At age 62, albatross hatches a chick

"The world's oldest-known wild bird -- a 62-year-old albatross on Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean -- is also a new mother.

The bird, a Laysan albatross whom biologists have named Wisdom, hatched a chick this week, her sixth in the past six years.

"If she were human, she would be eligible for Medicare in a couple of years, yet she is still regularly raising young and annually circumnavigating the Pacific Ocean," said Bruce Peterjohn, chief of the North American bird banding program at the U.S. Geological Survey. "Simply incredible."

Read more from +Paul Rogers of the +San Jose Mercury News. 

2013-02-05 21:52:48 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Better late than never...?

Verizon continues to be a poor citizen with regards to updates.  Buyer beware.

2013-02-05 01:08:55 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Interesting read.  I love +Monoprice, so hearing they are disrupting more product lines is music to my ears.  

The monitor looks slick! 

2013-02-05 00:39:10 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 2 +1s)

Form following function; love it!

2013-02-02 06:40:19 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

best movie of all time

2013-01-30 18:37:16 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Hot Phone alert; finally in stock

If you're in the market for a new phone on T-Mobile, this is the one you want.  I'd recommend the 16GB version, as my current phone uses about 10GB with apps, photos, videos, etc.  The extra space seems worth the 50 bucks.