I like this video. There’s something about giving non-human objects human qualities that I find clever.
Now that an updated beta version of Google Chrome for Mac allows bookmark sync and more extensions, I’m going to finally give Chrome a fighting chance as the default browser on my MacBook.
What browser do you use? I’ve been using Firefox for the longest time.
When I logged into Gmail this morning I was prompted to use Google Buzz. My first reaction was that Google Wave had migrated into Gmail. Which I think is good. I rarely use Google Wave. Google Buzz is clearly a shot at Facebook. I’m able to update my Buzz status by updating my Twitter status. Which also updates my Facebook status. So for me… using Google Buzz is going to be as easy as updating Twitter, which I already do.
I think Buzz is a neat idea. I wonder how many people will switch to Gmail because of this. I’m excited that so many people seem to be hopping on the Google bandwagon. It’s clear that Gmail, with Buzz, wants to be the first place people go to when they hop on the web… not Facebook. This won’t happen overnight, but I do think it’s good to give Facebook some competition.
I have Google Buzz running in my personal Gmail account but it hasn’t come through to my church’s Google Apps account yet. When that happens, I believe using it for ministry will be a lot easier. As church employees, we correspond to our congregation members via email all the time. We email our volunteer teams and send our newsletters. Through our church websites, it is generally pretty easy to find staff email addresses. When we email a congregation member back and forth, we’ll be following them on Google Buzz. I have noticed that many of my church’s congregation members are switching to Gmail. As staff, we’ll be able to update our Buzz status to give updates on what events and activities we have coming up for our specific area of ministry. For the staff that already do so via Twitter… this will be a piece of cake!
So the short of it is that we’ll be able to update our congregation on ministry opportunities within our church’s community.
So you’ve probably heard the rumor by now that the iPhone might go to Verizon once Apple’s exclusivity contract with AT&T expires later this year. A lot of people were disappointed that Steve Jobs didn’t say one word about the iPhone during the iPad event on Jan. 27, 2010. While discussing rate plans for data support for the iPad he said that it would only be available on AT&T. This led people to believe that there will never be a Verizon iPhone.
So here are my thoughts:
Verizon will get the iPhone sometime in Q3 of 2010. That announcement will probably not be made until June. Announcing a Q3 release Verizon iPhone would be a really bad move for Apple at this time. Many iPhone users love their phone but are not satisfied with AT&T’s lack up data network support. So if a Verizon iPhone was announced in January, iPhone sales would plummet until the Verizon iPhone were released. This wouldn’t make for a good Q1 or Q2 for Apple.
There is also some talk that Apple is waiting for Verizon to roll out its much anticipated LTE network which will commonly be referred to as 4G. This transition from the current CDMA network to the new LTE network will of course take some time. I’m not exactly sure if the iPhone which will eventually go to Verizon will first be a CDMA compatible iPhone or if Apple will wait to release a LTE iPhone on Verizon.
So just because Steve Jobs kept on topic with the iPad on Jan. 27th… doesn’t mean that the iPhone is never coming to Verizon. All previous versions of the iPhone were announced in June. There is no reason to suspect otherwise for the 4G iPhone.
That’s the way I see it… I could be wrong.
