Genwi apps suck – apparently.

Apr 19, 2010

I am in the process of setting up some SEO tools to be accessed through this website and at the same time have been considering creating an Android app in order to share with the handheld world.

One of the companies I came across is Genwi (or iSites in the USA). Their prices looked reasonable and their ethos looked good, however, it appears that Genwi apps are getting a very bad name for being simple wrapper apps that are ad driven. Continue reading

Google Twitter Search. That’s how to do it!

Apr 14, 2010

Google have once again added their own little finishing touches to an existing product by rolling out an improved search option to look deeper into Twitter results and to roll back time.

This feature is found under the “show options” on a search result page and will display a graph of updates. The x axis is the time line and the y axis is the tweet frequency. The user can select years and months in history to see exactly what was being said at that time.
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Using Google apps premier edition as a cloud drive

Apr 6, 2010

I am making the transition to the cloud. I have a Google apps premier account which I wish to use for file storage and synchronisation.

Seeing as it’s now possible to host any file type in a docs account, I was hoping to use those nice chaps at DocSyncer to mirror my hard drive so that my docs are available on a sub-domain of my apps domain and on my Android hand held device. Continue reading

Android apps marketplace – have Google lost the plot?

Apr 6, 2010

There have been many comparisons lately between the iPhone and the various Android powered devices. And rightly so seeing as these giants are going head-to-head leaving Windows mobile lagging behind. A long way behind.

I have coveted the iPhone for a long long time, but have kept away from Apple due to my dislike / mistrust of iTunes. My point of view here may be out-of-date, but it is based on a horrible user experience long ago where iTunes attempted to take over all of the multimedia activities on my PC even though I specifically unchecked all of the file associations. Another bloaty Apple product Quick Time does that too. Neither of these products have been allowed anywhere near my PCs since. Thus, I’m an Android user and was previously a Windows mobile user. Continue reading

Microsoft to give users a choice over default browser.

Feb 24, 2010

Your friend and mine; Microsoft, have been forced by the European Competition Commission (ECC) to offer users a choice of their default web browser.

The ECC have been gunning for Microsoft. They think the idea of wrapping Internet Explorer into the worlds most popular OS is restricting the ability of alternative browsers to flourish – they’re probably right.

In December 2009, the commission ruled that Microsoft was too powerful in the browser department and in an agreement with the commission, Microsoft will start offering the choice no later the the first of March. So, keep a look out for a screen that looks a bit like this:
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How to delete all direct messages from Twitter automatically.

Feb 21, 2010

If you have many followers – or don’t keep up with your housekeeping – direct messages can build up in your inbox and it can be difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff.

Twitter provides a tool in the form of lists to help with your timeline, but offers no help with direct messages.
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Look out Twitter. Here comes Google Buzz.

Feb 10, 2010

Avid Google watchers will have been keeping an eye on the latest releases from Google such as Wave, Chrome OS, Android  etc and have been watching Google Labs for the rumoured Twitter style application.

Well; nothing appeared in Labs but that’s not to say nothing has been happening.
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How important is site speed?

Feb 3, 2010

There has been a big buzz about site speed lately. It is now part of the ranking algorithm since the Caffeine update.

Why the buzz? Well Google has added a site speed section to their Webmaster Central and have developed a plug-in for Firefox. Continue reading

Does your choice of host have an effect on your SEO and rankings?

Feb 2, 2010

In a word; yes, but don’t worry there are a few simple rules and if you get stuck, there is a fix to get your SEO back on track.
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The Best Ideas are Often the Simplest

Jan 31, 2010

Many if us Twitter types spend quite a lot of time building and tweaking our on-line following. I know I do – well it is part of my job to grow our Twitter following – but some people have the simplest idea and have grown their following exponentially. Continue reading