Still disappointed that Kansas City, Kansas was chosen as Google's test site for a fiber network? In the 2012 State of the State address, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announced a comparable program for Illinois communities. Applicants may request between $1 million and $4 million from the state to construct or extend a gigabit-speed network that serves at least 1,000 end-users. … [Read more...]
Archives for 2012
Google Fiber keeps you regular
Google Fiber starts with 100 times more fiber than any source of fiber available today. Tested in labs across our Mountain View campus, we found that in just the right synthesis, psyllium and vitamins C and D morph into a byproduct we have coded as Fiberlicious. This smarter fiber delivers just what the body needs to sustain activity, energy and productivity up to 100 times … [Read more...]
Gmail Tap promises to double your typing speed on April 1st
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KhZKNZO8mQ Tap into the future of productivity with Gmail Tap for Android and iOS. Double your typing speed with this revolutionary new keyboard. http://www.gmail.com/tap … [Read more...]
Yahoo! Mail on Google Chrome warns of no Adobe Flash
One of the benefits of using Google Chrome as your browser of choice is that it includes Adobe Flash along with its auto-updates. That caused me to give a double-take when logging into Yahoo! Mail. In the past few days it seems, a bug has been introduced to Yahoo! Mail that causes a popup layer to show to Chrome users. The error states: Your browser is blocking Flash. You must … [Read more...]
Google Maps goes 8-bit for the NES
Google's April Fools trick springs early. … [Read more...]