Google Wave for 100.000 new beta guys
It’s tomorrow Google will give out Google Wave beta accounts for 100.000 beta testers.
If you don’t know what Google Wave is have a look at this 1h20m long introduction:
If you want to request access to a Google Wave account go to https://services.google.com/fb/forms/wavesignup/
I have been playing around with G’Wave for a month now and I think the concept contributes to my mind with the unlimited ideas of how to integrate a G’Wave in other content types, say *nix terminal, irc, webpages, blogs. In its core it is nothing but a stream of messages in a timeline, like the one seen in log-files.
There are people saying that Google Wave could be the e-mail killer app – I’d love to see that, but doubt I’ll experience it in my life when thinking of all the fax machines stil alive out there!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Happy G’waving~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Woopra about to go out of beta
I got a Woopra mail the other day telling that Woopra is on its way out of the beta period. If you haven’t had the chance or overlooked the cool webstatistic interactive application Woopra I think you try giving it a chance.
I personally am very curious if it can be kept free of charge.
I’m back :)
After been blogging in danish for over a year I have been keeping this blog in sleeping mode.
But know I'll be focusing on some subjects I have wanted to write about that are more secondary to my work at Co3 A/S (www.co3.dk)
Something fundamentally wrong with the Visual Studio IDE
As I start this posting I'm a little upset 'cause I've been working around more and more with a Java IDE "Netbeans" version 5.5.1. What I really love in Netbeans is that it can compile code with multiple version of the JDK (Java Development Kit) the equivalent of the Microsoft .NET Framework for their Visual Studio IDE.
That means if I want to write my Java application for the newest "framework/developer kit" I can switch platform inside Netbeans load my code and compile - discover what's has become deprecated - update these things, maybe add or update my methods with new possibilities. The other way around, more often used in my cases is target a framework that is older for compatibility issues.
What upsets me most is that: OK Microsoft I now you're a commercial institute but what aren't you just pushing it too far with the fact that we developers have to buy an new IDE license to be able to target a new version of a framework. Even more silly is that VS.NET 2005 can't compile to .NET 1.x though the frameworks can be installed separately and be used very seperately.
In my opinion there must be something fundamentally wrong with the Visual Studio IDE since it's framework dependent. I really feel that Microsoft is laughing their asses off saying ... "Hey dude, what to build .NET 2.0 apps" then you have to BUY VS.NET 2005" and even after that "Hey pal, Linq is cool right haha, how 'bout BUYING VS.NET 2008/Orcas".
Why not use a different IDE?
SharpDevelop announces that they have Multi-Framework Support - well it's somehow not the language or the framework itself that a barrier for making it possible - maybe it's a question about earning money .... damn again!
Google Apps – whats in it?
I have test driven Google Apps on my own domain. My overall experience is that it is very powerful in sharing and collaboration. It is also without a domain hosted for Google Apps. But it somehow makes more sense in a logically way that information for the people you collaborate with are secured inside the domain when you share by default. And even typing in contacts to share with have some sort of intellisense, suggestion-like pop-ups. So when I start typing the first name of the person it displays me the full e-mail address of the person matching my typed letters.
One great benefit of domain-enabling Google Apps is Contacts sharing. So you can build up your contacts environment automatically.
A big concern has been is Google really thight about the information that I store in my Google Apps?
As all my information is indexed and made searchable with the Google engine they could over time learn alot about my contacts and the information that I create and share in Google Apps. But I have read the Privacy Policy and it doesn't really scare me, but as Google is one major information collector, well I still have me concerns, but I hope over time Google proves I don't have to be 
GMail to Go. (http://gmail.com/app)
Well you can access your GMail on your smartphone, mobile web browser, which I think is very helpful. If you want a file available on my mobile I just mail it to my GMail account and access it from there, without having to store all files and keeping them in sync on my Smartphone.
The personalized Google startpage is also very neat. As it provides all domain users with a E-mail-, Calendar- and Docs-view in the first column, and the other 2 columns can be used as normal with your own gadgets and rss feeds. This is a great way to keep track of new stuff that is shared and sent to you.
You should really try it out yourself.
Visit: www.google.com/apps
-Kevin