“Don’t be evil.”
These attacks and the surveillance they have uncovered–combined with the attempts over the past year to further limit free speech on the web–have led us to conclude that we should review the feasibility of our business operations in China. We have decided we are no longer willing to continue censoring our results on Google.cn, and so over the next few weeks we will be discussing with the Chinese government the basis on which we could operate an unfiltered search engine within the law, if at all. We recognize that this may well mean having to shut down Google.cn, and potentially Read more…
Random iPhone feature I didn’t know about before
Having been on the Edge network for so long with my original iPhone, I didn't know that AT&T's 3G connection actually allowed you to use the data connection while simultaneously talking on the phone. Sweet. 3G might drain my battery life like nobody's business, but that's a handy little feature.
Site launch for First Lutheran Church on Wright Park! Feels good. But still have two more sites to launch by Christmas …
The church Mary and I got married in last December finally has a new site. We’ve been plugging away on the new First Lutheran site and I’m happy to have it live. It’s a clean, simple design with a focus on big pictures to show off the church and their ministry. (When we needed a shot for the wedding page, you can guess where we got one.) No time to celebrate, though! I’ve got a client presentation at 8:30 am tomorrow, followed by the City Club lunch tomorrow with Sal Mungia, President of the Washington State Bar Association. And by Wednesday of Read more…
How much is Google paying for souls these days?
I'm happy to see Google Chrome on my Mac. When in the City Club office on a PC I've moved over to it. But I'm very happy with it on my laptop. It's quick, it's easy, and it's stable. Downsides: it's still in beta right now. So I can't manage my bookmarks. But I'm probably going to stick with it for regular browsing, with Firefox for development. The more stuff I use Google for, the happier I am I switched my blog to Posterous, just to have one service I'm using that isn't run by them.
Janine Terrano on hiring in Tacoma.
We have found that it is far easier to move people to Tacoma than it is to convince people to drive from Bellevue to Tacoma. Part of it is there’s still this notion that Tacoma doesn’t have all it needs to have in terms of lifestyle. But when we move people from out of state, they find that it does. It’s a perception, not reality. via thenewstribune.com I found this interesting, coming from a local tech company. The rest of the Q&A has good stuff too.