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google: Shiny Button Syndrome and Google+ How to Implement in 15 Minutes - 11/30/11 03:48 PM
The shiny button syndrome... New is good but I try like the dickens to avoid the shiny button syndrome. So why did I give Google+ the time of day?When a shiny button (my term for the latest online fad or do-or-die technique) is brought to my attention, I filter with Detect and Avoid.
I've learned what starts as a simple exercise can turn into a 3-day project with no measurable benefits. Yet, if Google+ was easy to implement, why not look into it further? After all, per Google, this is how to verify you are the author of your site. It … (57 comments)

google: Firefox Hanging With Bad Kids In Town? Guilty By Association! - 02/08/10 09:51 AM
Die hard Firefox fans, I have scary news. Your Firefox may be hanging with the bad kids in town.
I learned a new term I could have done without. Hanging. Come to find out, my laptop wasn't crashing last week. (Argh, Man, Groan, Sigh, and Whew... External Drive Here I Come) It was hanging.
Now the good news is that there were no viruses, no malware. But without warning, my pages would gray out and I'd get this nuisance of a spinning wheel that wanted to go on for eternity. Nothing would load and in the meanwhile, I was fresh out … (25 comments)

google: Sniffles? Quick! Google The Flu... [Google Flu Trends] - 04/11/09 06:19 AM
I may have found a cure for the flu. Google.
So my week has gone something like this:
Sunday morning: sniffles, hmmm Monday morning: sore throat, oh-oh Tuesday morning: aches, oh-no Tuesday afternoon: chills, noooooo Tuesday evening: family avoids me Wednesday: coughing Thursday: running out of kleenex Friday: tylenol, my buddy Saturday: discover Google Flu Trends Why didn't I do this 6 days ago? Google the flu. I'll let you know if I discover a cure.
Is Saturday over yet? :) kate ford
 
 
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