SPAM and the SEC

Well... first I have to say, the Gmail team does what I can only describe as "a truly amazing job" in filtering SPAM. Spending the better portion of my day concerned about the battle, this is a big one for me... I don't think there is a more accurate system out there (it doesn't take much to see that they beat the pants off of both Microsoft and Yahoo - but there's no shock in that).

Ahhh... I digress.

It's been a while since I have felt inspired enough to post anything here, but this is worth noting.

The SEC is halting trading on sites that are SPAMvertised... this is HUGE - in addressing the root of the problem. If there's no gain in it, there won't be any reason to send SPAM.

So to the SEC kudos... let's hope the rest of the trading world follows suit :))

ttfn

BMW with a vehicle I can afford...

BMW’s ‘CLEVER’ concept completed | Leftlane News - Car News For Enthusiasts

Really, given the price of fuel these days, coupled with the state of our environment - how can we not afford to consider something like this? It is the perfect commuting vehicle - light, fuel efficient, and clean.

Nice work... I can't wait to see this roll off the end of the production line, it cannot be a minute too soon!!

Google's online word processor...

Well, my good friends at Google (ok, they don't know me at all ;) have bought up a piece of the action - an online word processor called upstartle.

This is more or less the way of the future, and Google has the headstart on Microsoft (let's not get into the history of this, but suffice it to say... Microsoft had the real headstart, but they missed the boat thus far ;)

I can see online applications and streaming applications to be the way of the future - I mean who has time for all of this updating, and upgrading and crap?

Wow... you've gotta love the innovation!!

Google calendar in the works...

TechCrunch » Exclusive Screenshots: Google Calendar

Now, I have been nagging and whining like a small child for a while now... needing a calendar in GMail (though I am certainly not alone on this request).

Looks beautiful... a thing of wonder even.

Open standards, indexed, searchable, all on a webpage.

Look out Microsoft :)

Check out the screen shots on the link above!!

Pigeons to set up a smog blog

Just when you think you have seen it all... they go and throw something new out there :)Pigeons and blogs... read more about it here: www.newscientist.com/ar...

Gmail for domains and business...

This is the announcement that I have been waiting for... the Googleheads are looking at selling this as a service to business (or at least one would expect that they would plan to charge for this service).

I am awaiting the release of an open standards calendar, that would hook into Google Desktop, and allow for inviting people to meetings across domains and mail systems.

Google has not let me down thus far, so I am counting on them to pull through with the calendar next :)

p.s. Thanks for the delete button guys, now where's the keyboard shortcut.

Gmail and Google Talk - slick!!

I was just checking my gmail this afternoon when I noticed a new choice under "starred" called "chats"

I checked it out, and voila - there I can store all of my chat histories - where I can search them all using the same GMail interface.

Now THAT is slick.

Now Google - where is that keyboard shortcut that I ordered? I want to delete my messages without my mouse ;)

Nice buttons... but what about Firefox??

Well, I must say that the new google toolbar beta features sound good, but where is the firefox version?

C'mon Google - I'm waiting :)