January 7, 2008 at 4:53 pm (Uncategorized)
Tags: internet, software, technology
So, I’m testing out using Windows Live Writer to see how it works as a blogging software. I like Zoundry to a degree, but it is a bit of a pain with some things. I like some of WLW’s features, and it could very well become my blog software of choice.
We’ll see.
–Jer
Now Playing: Black Eyed Peas – Monkey Business – Don’t Phunk With My Heart
December 20, 2007 at 10:23 am (Uncategorized)
Tags: internet, technology
For those that don’t know, my IM preference of choice is GoogleTalk (and for those interested, my GTalk ID is ravynfeatheratgmaildotcom…take that, potential spammers!). I love the fact that it stores my conversations server-side, so that whether I’m using it at home or at work, I always have access to my archives. It may have a couple minor annoyances, but all in all, it’s a sweet little program.
And it just got a little sweeter.
Yesterday, Google unveiled translation bots for Google Talk. Essentially, they’re bots (automated software that acts as a contact) that will spit out whatever you type in, in the language it’s programmed for. To give you an example of what I mean, here is a screenshot of a conversation I had with it…
Glad you agree, my good friend en2ja!
To find out more, click the link above (or the one here).
Google keeps impressing me. I’m pleased.
–Jer
