The IT Skeptic - Comments for "I sold my soul to Google"

In every fat book there is a

YonKorenic — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:11:06 +0000

In every fat book there is a thin book trying to get out.

Kinect

skeptic — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:42:57 +0000

To be fair to Microsoft (or more precisely, to be less unfair) I must say the whole family is exercising in front of the Kinect each morning (we'll see how long THAT lasts). Sci-fi come true. Microsoft have done a wonderful thing

google spell-checker

skeptic — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 03:31:31 +0000

For starters, Google will have to improve their Gmail spell-checker if it is ever to be an Outlook-killer. i assume it is the same spell-checker in GDocs, which isn't flash either.

a skeptical view of Google

skeptic — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:42:43 +0000

Touché.

I am a business of one. I get real value from Google and i get it at amazingly low tithes on my wealth. I've advised one client to pursue totally Cloud-based computing, but clearly it isn't for everyone, or even most. "Businesses, don't try this at home".

yes there is an exposure in being dependent on Google. That's why i called it selling my soul. Do I mitigate that exposure by copying essential IP? Yes. Do I see it as high risk? No.

the purposes of this post were to

say thank-you and give credit where it is due
point to the loosening stranglehold that Microsoft have over the desktop
marvel in an unfamiliar phenomenon: a useful, value-adding vendor that isn't a passionate startup

I call it as I see it, and sometimes i see things as good. But you're right, it's time for a skeptical view of Google as an antidote.

Cloud is a distraction - careless computing

mbuzina — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:28:04 +0000

Hi Rob,

Where is the skeptic?

May I remind you of a recent post from the skeptic: http://www.itskeptic.org/cloud-distraction-its-day-job

Go ahead and give all your data away, but please stay skeptical. Or at least post these random outbursts of googelaritan lurv songs on a different alias. How about "Mr. G. - I like those colors - Oogle"?

Visio alternatives

Osama S. — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:23:32 +0000

Have a look at Creately, Cacoo and LucidChart online diagramming solutions with Chrome Webstore apps for your Visio needs. Maybe something fits.
regards
OS