Google isn’t making us stupid!

Friday, August 15th, 2008

I often wonder about the way people use their computers.  It's almost like they are arcane instruments that magically make information available with very little input from us. A new e-mail message, for instance, may announce its arrival as we’re glancing over the latest headlines at a newspaper’s site. The result ...

Sometimes when I’m alone …

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

I google myself. That sounds kind of bizarre, but in setting up the new site and blog, I'm interested in where I appear out there. Part of the reason for this blog is to increase my web presence, so it would be appropriate to google myself. Vanity ...

o.O

Sunday, January 29th, 2006

Okay, I don't know whether to be afraid, or very afraid. I just did a google search for the phrase "reality used to be a friend of mine" and google came up with a contextual ad for Qld Real Estate. My first thought was how do they know I'm in Queensland? Maybe I ...