rickzmond updated 10 products

rickzmond — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:49:15 -0400

1. updated Facebook - July 13, 2009 at 6:49 am

2. updated YouTube - July 13, 2009 at 6:48 am

3. updated StumbleUpon - July 13, 2009 at 6:46 am

agreed: "SU + laptop + college + WiFi = not paying attention in class"
agreed: "addictive"
agreed: "Good research tool"
agreed: "Permits filter selections by categories to explore specific interests."
agreed: "Lots of great content that isn't always from the last 24hrs"
agreed: "Addictive way to browse the net"

4. updated Twitter - July 13, 2009 at 6:45 am

agreed: "Essentially you can ask the "Internet" a question and receive a response"
agreed: "Useful to ensure free speech"
agreed: "Useful when used within a circle of friends "
agreed: "unforgiving for typos, spelling and grammatical errors..can't correct them"
agreed: "can be difficult for ordinary individuals to develop a large enough following to make daily tweeting worthwhile"
agreed: "140 character restriction limits the amount of info users can include in their tweets"
disagreed: "Website goes down frequently "
agreed: "The actual website twitter.com isn't that good "
agreed: "If you're not a celebrity no one cares about you "
agreed: "Used primarily for self-promotion services "
agreed: "Inundated with a lot of spam posts and people "

5. updated Google - July 13, 2009 at 6:43 am

agreed: "Could be more open about how they work - too much of a black box "
disagreed: "Googol is spelled wrong"
disagreed: "Supports illegal sponsored advertising such as child pornography"
disagreed: "google "is" evil 'fullstop'"
agreed: "If Google goes evil, we're all screwed"
agreed: "Ubiquitous search creates a market for SEO which in turn leads to link spam, fake blogs, and other annoying behavior"
agreed: "Not evil, in general"
agreed: "Powered by a pretty amazing business model: AdSense "
agreed: "Continually coming out with free web apps and services"
agreed: "Excellent search. Fast, clean, simple"
agreed: "Free, as in free beer. Or free cake"
tapped as "love it"

6. updated OpenSUSE - July 13, 2009 at 6:41 am

new pro/con: Hardware problem with some device
tapped as "have it"
tapped as "love it"
new pro/con: Very good documentation available
new pro/con: Broad range of package selection
agreed: "Installing and configuring hardware is extremely easy"
agreed: "Comes as a Live-CD so you know what it looks like once its installed."
disagreed: "Very light weight"
agreed: "Open-Source version of SuSE"
disagreed: "You cant add nice 3D effects or themes to your system unless you have a GOOD graphics card"

7. updated GMail - July 13, 2009 at 6:40 am

tapped as "love it"
agreed: "Can't set two labels in one filter "
disagreed: "Can incorrectly groups emails in conversations"
agreed: "Does not automatically switch to a Secured https page while using the application."
agreed: "Integrate well with Google Chrome "
agreed: "Useful addons in GMail labs "
agreed: "Skins"
agreed: "Mobile version available"
agreed: "Lightweight, fast loading, easy to use, but still carries advanced features"
agreed: "Get GMail for your own custom domain for free"
agreed: "Best spam protection"
disagreed: "Best spam protection"
agreed: "Great UI"
agreed: "Best spam protection"
agreed: "Built in chat"
agreed: "Free IMAP access"
agreed: "Ability to create tags and apply multiple tags per email."
agreed: "Fast, powerful searching of your emails"
agreed: "Organizes emails into conversations"
agreed: "Free, easy POP, SMTP access"
agreed: "A ton of storage capacity (almost 3GB)"
disagreed: "Saves my college $250,000 a year, and it's better than the old email system."
disagreed: "Heavy javascript usage slows page loading"
agreed: "Heavy javascript usage slows page loading"

8. updated Microsoft Windows 7 - July 13, 2009 at 6:39 am

9. updated Linksys WRT54G - July 13, 2009 at 6:35 am

disagreed: "More expensive because it can be modded"
agreed: "Some versions use VxWorks stock firmware that cannot be upgraded to third-party"
disagreed: ""Low or limited connectivity""
agreed: "Factory firmware does not allow for user bandwidth customization aka QoS (Quality of Service)"
agreed: "slower than the latest Gigabit / 802.11N options"
agreed: "can be bricked easily while upgrading firmware"
disagreed: "Device has trouble provisioning new IP address under heavy use"
agreed: "Not as "pretty" as newer routers"
disagreed: "GUI is relatively easy to work through."
agreed: "Device is downward (or backwards) compatible to 802.11b clients at 11 Mbps"
agreed: "Backlit SES-button on the front that can be programmed to run scripts using 3rd party firmware"
agreed: "Device includes 4-port switch and Wireless-G (802.11g) access point"
agreed: "Rock-solid operation"
agreed: "Upgradeable antennas"
agreed: "External antennas provide greater range"
agreed: "Firmware can be upgraded to third-party open-source software like DD-WRT, Tomato Firmware, or OpenWRT"

10. updated Intel Core i7 - July 13, 2009 at 6:33 am

tapped as "want it"
agreed: "Only insanely-priced 965 XE has unlocked multiplier (Phenom II with unlocked multiplier is available at 1/4 the price)"
agreed: "not that big of an upgrade for those interested in gaming"

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