Archive for the ‘Websites’ Category

Google to launch app marketplace for Android

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Less than 10 days passed from my article "The future of operating systems" where I was suggesting that there are three more companies to launch app marketplaces (Google, Microsoft, Nokia) and Google made the move and announced the Android app marketplace. More on this article on Techcrunch. I am pretty sure ...

Your personal archive.org library

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

The last few weeks I have been using a site called Iterasi. It is a social bookmarking website but with an interesting twist; it let's you save a snapshot of any website and view it later. In other words, instead of simply saving an address like on Delicious you store ...

The future of operating systems: my point of view

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

In the last few years there have been many changes in the world that were so expected that only few people talk about how they will change the future of personal computers. First of all I would like to summarize these changes and then analyze 4 different approaches on the ...

Can you please tell me how can I search for something on Google?

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Ok this might be an extremely stupid question. But really do you think there are many websites out there that asking how to use them sounds stupid to practically everyone?

Your DNA analyzed for $999. Would you do it?

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Time has come and your DNA can be easily analyzed through a website. The only thing you need to do it to pay the $999 fee and receive a kit that includes a plastic tube where you spit and send it back to the company. As a first point of view, ...

Most useful Gmail keyboard shortcuts

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

It's been quite some time since I switched by email to Gmail mainly for accessing it from everywhere. But it proved that Gmail is actually a lot faster than my outlook was. The best part of it is that there are several keyboard shortcuts that can make your life a ...

Cell phone + GPS = Real world web 2.0

Tuesday, December 5th, 2006

This of this: Web 2.0 is a logical evolution for the internet that fulfills the need to create and become part of connected communities. In real world, the difference is that we can't meet directly someone who is on the other side of the world. Moreover, we don't have the ...

Microsoft launches Photosynth

Friday, November 10th, 2006

For me, Photosynth is one of the best ideas ever. In a few words it lets you see the world in photos. Photos that were taken by different people at different times with different cameras. The software collects all the information, merges the photos and creates a virtual but real ...

Web 2.0 project in stealth mode: Logo revealed

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

The last few days (maybe weeks) I am working very hard with Stefanos to get xufe.com up for a closed beta release. The website is almost ready. The idea is fantastic! So today we finally decided the logo we will be using. Any comments on this would be highly appreciated. Update: The ...

Best web 2.0 travel websites

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

When it comes to travelling there are just so many websites on the internet where you can find air tickets, hotels, packages, car rentals, etc. But some websites really make a difference. This "new" breed of websites are either mashups of several services and / or community based travel websites. ...