internet (5)

Google Land

Today Google has announced a new programming language (Go). They already announced a new web browser (Chrome), a new operating system (Android), cloud services (App Engine) and other well-known services. They have choosen the main pillars in the tech world and they have built their own versions.

They could create an unexisting service or even more, improve an existing project. But they decided to reinvent the wheel. For sure this is according to their interests.

So what happens with that friendly face they showed at the beginning that now it's turning to a controller face.

Google ensures they contribute to the open source and also they use it. But this is not sustainable for such a powerful company. They have the ability of reach the user through manufacturers, through internet, millions of them. The effects of using and participating in the open source world are not the same as a medium or small company.

I'm not saying this with rage and regret, they have done a lot for all. They offer good services and for free, helping to understand and define the net. But now that has turned into a dependency for the user. Microsoft did it the same. They allowed the medium user access to the technology and computers, they tried to charge for it but that was the way of doing business at that time.

Ladies and gentlemen, Google is the new Microsoft, Google is internet for the end user.

2009-11-11 17:53 by pichulines (0 comments)

Wish list

Today I will introduce a new service in internet not in google's hands yet. I have choosen it because it's really well finished and clear to understand and use.

Its name is Wallwisher, a place to join notes, I mean thoughts from people, about a subject. Anyone can get an account and build a virtual wall, several backgrounds are provided. You put a title and an image, also define the visibility to others and it gets ready to post.

The result is a place in internet which you can link or even embed in any page or blog, just like any youtube video.

You can update it or arrange the post-its from the site or from your page, if you used it in an embedded way. It is built with javascript.

Just another social capability of internet to share ideas. Let me know your feeling if you try it.

2009-10-28 20:54 by pichulines (0 comments)

File2Web

For lazy or tech haters now we have File2.ws, read as "File to Web Site". An easy and free way to share content through internet.

While some have thought about online applications to create content and share it (e.g. online office suites), others have thought just of sharing. In that sense we can continue using our favorite desktop software and upload the result. A simple web site showing the content, no matter what type, will be generated. We just have to send the link to others.

Main advantages:

  • Faster download speed.
  • Don't care about if the other part has the right codec or the proper wiewer.
  • Many formats supported. Specially useful with office and code files. That's why there are lots of competitors in video and pictures.
  • Sure you find more :-)

2009-09-24 20:07 by pichulines (0 comments)

Spy-erMan

Archlinux under maintenance

One of my favourite distros is archlinux, which I discovered recently. A couple of days ago, I tried to access the archlinux wiki with no success. It seemed to be down because of maintenance tasks.

Today, the archlinux site continues offline. I was wondering how to find out more about the cause, more than a day for maintenance tasks is unusual.

First of all I have used google, search engines are the gate to internet. But for this live info are not effective. In second place I thought I could search for a site specialized in sites status. But I couldn't find any relevant. (Let me know if you know one, otherwise I will create it :-), I mean, one showing the status and explaining why)

My last choice has been spy.appspot.com, a kind of search engine over social networks, like twiter, facebook and so on. Despite of been disappointed, spy.appspot couldn't find the cause, it showed me the people worries about the archlinux site stop. I hope to be luckier next time.

At least I'm happy to experience this new way of search internet. By the way, the most interesting thing about the archlinux case seems to be the picture they left to warn about the site maintenance.

2009-08-31 20:35 by pichulines (0 comments)

Mashing up

sig.ma

I just want to express my fascination about the mashup concept. Thanks to internet, people and companies publish data and services which others collect to cross data and publish new services.

Like in real life, for centuries, people like to mix the knowledge learnt from others and show it with a touch of customization.

Some famous mashups are based on the combination of google maps and "hotspots" localization, i.e. real states, pictures, people or whatever.

Today I will introduce a new one called sig.ma. It's a kind of meta search engine. A structured way of show data from different sources. The introductory video is self explanatory.

My first impressions about sig.ma:

  • I understand it as another dimension in the search space.
  • In some way it is similar to Wolfram Alpha, although I'm not sure about if this could be considered as a mash up.
  • If it becomes enough successfull other will buy it.

2009-07-27 21:50 by pichulines (0 comments)