I do not want an iPhone. That’s right, I said it. I do not want one. I like my blackberry pearl. It’s small. It’s cute. Email works beautifully. It runs Google Talk, Gmail, Google Maps, etc. I can install new apps on it. It has actual keys on the keyboard. I like it. Music on [...]

Google’s Scalability Conference was held this past Saturday in Seattle (ok, ok, Bellevue…). It seemed to be very well received. I’m told that videos will be posted shortly, and I’ll update when this happens. Until then, however, someone has posted their notes on the conference. Notes on the Scalability Conference

Sigh… why do I always get sucked into these things? By now, it seems like everyone has read Life at Google – The Microsoftie Perspective. And now, I too am getting sucked into this discussion… The email pretty much states that one of the primary goals of this article is to give pointers for how [...]

Recently a few friends of mine have applied to Google – without letting me refer them. It makes me cry inside. So, I’ll make the following statements: If I know you (or you know someone I know), and you want to apply to Google, send me your resume. I’ll submit it for you. If I [...]

Most (technical) people by now know that it’s not a good idea to give your real email address to websites when you register your account. But how much of a difference does that really make? I have one email account for work, another that I give to family and friends, another that I post (obfuscated) [...]

I’ve been using Google Calendar since it launched (well, actually, a bit before it launched ) and loved it. Yeah, I’ve used Outlook’s Calendar and it’s nice and all, but without an exchange server, I can’t access my calendar from home and work. Plus, Google Calendar has Quick Add which is pretty much the best [...]