Tag: google
Things That Google Thinks Are Other Things
In the past, I’ve shown you some of the miscategorisation that Google’s software does with photos, detecting they’re cars and stuff when they’re not. It’s time for some more.
Photos that Google thinks are cars
Google Photos is a relatively new product from Google, at least in it’s no-longer-Google+ shackled form. It’s pretty good, in terms of some of the syncing and organising it does, and I’m a fan of how it makes animations from photos it thinks are quite similar – in particular, “burst mode” photos. One of it’s “magic” features is how, when you search your photos, it automatically detects things in them and adds them to albums based on that content. Some …
Exporting routes from Endomondo (and using them in Google Maps)
I love Endomondo, but one thing it doesn’t do is let you export routes you’ve created and use them in other applications and things like Google Earth and Google Maps. Sure, you can export workouts as both tcx and gpx files, but that means you need to have actually cycled the route first before you can export it. In my route planning, I like to create the rough route in Endomondo, then stick that in Google Maps and look for nearby …
Managed network install of Google Chrome Frame
If you’re locked into using Internet Explorer on your network, for whatever reason, you’ll probably find that there are some websites that simply don’t work properly, and ask you to install a “modern browser” like Firefox or Chrome. Thing is, allowing other browsers on your network is fraught with technical support issues, especially if you use other systems that insist on only working properly in IE (like some Sharepoint stuff). You can’t rely on users to always use the right …
Google: There, I Fixed It
If you too were shocked and horrified at the awful Bingification of Google today, here’s how to fix it. Which you’ll want to do. I mean, just look at it: First, click “Add your own background image now”, and upload this suitably sized blank image. Set that as your background, Bing and You’re Done(TM). Phew, eh?
Google Buzz: Am I in Shaun Conway?
Google Buzz was unleashed on the world this week. I can’t see the point yet – it’s like a more accessible, but clumsier, Google Wave. Brought to you in the form of a clone Twitter feed. Sort of. The mobile version lets you add your location. Unlike Twitter’s map reference, Buzz displays your position as an address; a street name, shop, or business. Or for me, it thinks I might be inside a man. The thing is, I know Shaun …
Wave with me!
I have a Google Wave account! Sadly, Wave is pretty much broken. It’s confusing, inconsistent, unreliable and slow. And broken. Very broken. But! If you have an account, you can Wave With Me in the Wave below! Probably. [wave id=”googlewave.com!w%252BQtrt0eJoI”] Update 07/10/09 – might actually work now!