Technology
Google App Engine
Google just launched a preview release of App Engine, I was lucky to be able to try it. As Google describe it, “Google App Engine enables you to build web applications on the same scalable systems that power Google applications, Google App Engine makes it easy to build scalable applications that grow from one user […]
LibraryThing
I just added my books to librarything, I already had a CSV file created with a barcode scanner, so I Just imported it…
I also hate files!
Larry Cannell says “I Hate Files”, and I agree with almost every point. Files are a major nuisance, and until another practical solution is universally accepted, we will have to live with them. Online-only solutions cannot work until connectivity is not an issue, until it becomes an extremely cheap commodity. Until then, maybe a hybrid […]
Translation in Google Talk
Google’s newly added translation bots are amazing, I’ve been using them for a few days now, and they’re much faster, simpler, and easier to use than opening language tools in your browser. Supported language pairs are: ar2en, bg2en, de2en, de2fr, el2en, en2ar, en2de, en2el, en2es, en2fr, en2it, en2ja, en2ko, en2nl, en2ru, es2en, fi2en, fr2de, fr2en, […]
The Power of Good UI Design
When a user interface is so intuitive, that even a one-year-old can use it. PhillRyu.com – The Power of Good UI Design (yes, this is about the iphone)