(GOOGLE comPLEX) Google's headquarters in Mountain View, CA. The name has two meanings: firstly, it is the combination of Google and the company's headquarters (the complex), and secondly, it is a takeoff on the mathematical term "googolplex," spelled "g-o-l," not "g-l-e." A googolplex is 10 to the power of googol, written as 10googol. See googol and Google.
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- Live from Googleplex: Chrome OS details revealed
- Ubuntu 9.10 has more immediate potentialMight I suggest trying Ubuntu 9.10? A phenominal OS with much more to offer then even Windows 7.Open source, free and ready to try today...http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=1122http://www.tuxradar.com/content/vista-windows-7-ubuntu-904-and-910-boot-speed-comparisonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYgWE6Svpaghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16-nad9N3pgNot that I have readI'd stick with 904immediate potential to sink in obscurityGoogle was Linux's last fleeting chance to turn...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Live from Googleplex: Chrome OS details revealed
- Google reveals details about Chrome OS in a tech press briefing at the Googleplex by Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-11-19
- Google providing free airport WiFi this holiday season
- And Google also accumulates data onwhere you travel to, now.It appears they are not matching donations for free...RE: Google providing free airport WiFi this holiday seasonDoesn't the Las Vegas airport Mc Carran International Airport always provide free wi-fi?!Same as the following...businesses know where we travel: Our credit card company, when...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Are Google's 'Caffeine' search results more like Bing's?
- no caffeine neededGoggle's search is best.Trying to emulate the inferior results from M$ bang, is not the way to go.Total Disagree...You give Linux a bad name, you really do. Google would not be spending millions of dollars to revamp their search engine if they really thought Bing was a non-issue...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-11
- A faster Chrome for Windows but still nothing for the Mac
- Google today released a beta upgrade to its Chrome browser for Windows users. a version that's 30 percent faster than the previous version, filled with a handful of new features and other blah blah blah stuff I really don't care about. You see, when Google invited the...
- Blog posts 2009-08-05
- Poll: Did Microsoft and Yahoo do the right thing?
- Poll: Did Microsoft and Yahoo do the right thing?SuccessfulI think that this agreement has the potential to be huge. When you combine all of Microsoft's and Yahoo's page views, you have a lot of people viewing a lot of pages. As an advertiser, having one platform to get...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-29
- Google gets Bing'd in Australia (video)
- It's a peaceful morning at the Sydney Googleplex. The sun is shining and birds are singing. But wait a second: why are all those people wearing Microsoft Bing T-shirts? ZDNet Australia investigates. by Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-22
- Atlassian Embraces Open Social, Shows Strong Momentum at Summit
- The Atlassian Summit 09 has just concluded in San Francisco, kicking off a busy week for coders, with Sun's Java One also happening. The 6 minute video above, shot in dynamic wobble vision from my Flip UltraHD, is of a portion of CEO...
- Blog posts 2009-06-03
- Apple's early days: Documents on display
- If you are both history buff and Apple fan, you're going to love the latest exhibit at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley (just a stone's throw from the GooglePlex, for the geography buffs reading, too.) The documents offer a peek back into the early days...
- Blog posts 2009-06-02
- First look: Google Chrome 2.0 - Fast but lacking features
- First look: Google Chrome 2.0 - Fast but lacking featuresSo it means that Google gets to user data faster...Faster spyware...WOWntChrome is a nice fast browserI especially like it when managing devices like printers that have Java based management consoles. I have never actually timed it out, but it does seem...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-22
- Four reasons why corporate IT will embrace cloud computing
- Four reasons why corporate IT will embrace cloud computingInteresting...Separating data from applications is a very interesting idea. It might go a long way to solving a major problem of data ownership. If data is stored on local machines it is owned by the owners of the servers. So basically the...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-27
- Google offer scholarship for disabled students
- Google are offering another scholarship especially for those who are physically or mentally impaired, who study some form of computer subject at college. With $10,000 USD for those studying in the US and $5,000 CAD for those in Canada on the cards, including a chance to have an all-expenses paid...
- Blog posts 2009-04-22
- Iceland could become a green hub for global cloud computing
- Iceland is in a bit of trouble these days, its economy collapsed last year when its three largest banks failed. And so now it is being bailed out by the International Monetary Fund and trying to get its economy on an even keel. One of Iceland's most...
- Blog posts 2009-03-29
- Facebook slammed, Google and Apple continue to get free pass?
- Far be it of me to downplay the impact of activists on the Facebook ToS issue but it raises interesting questions about why some companies get pilloried while others seemingly get a free pass. There is no need for me to rehash the story as Techmeme is...
- Blog posts 2009-02-18
- IT failures roundup: software bugs everywhere
- IT failures roundup: software bugs everywhereProblem is what you define as software.Today we seem to define a computer program as anything from assembly language to HTML, and most programming is actually script languages executed by an Interpreter. The computer industry seems to support this move away from real computer...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-11
- We live in media as fish live in water
- The other day I was looking for a quote by Ted Nelson, a computer pioneer and maverick thinker. I found it: "We live in media as fish live in water." This is very descriptive of our daily lives, imho. As I searched, I was reminded of...
- Blog posts 2009-02-05
- Sun switches search alliances from Google to Microsoft
- Sun switches search alliances from Google to MicrosoftIn related news, Paul Murphy's forehead veins all burst. nt.Make the Hurting Stop!!!!Please, I realize Sun is dead, but do they have to continue to shoot themselves in every appendage as well to prove their death is imminent. They just won't stop....
- Discussion threads 2008-11-10
- Is Google trading access for positive media coverage?
- <update:> I received this message from Jeff Jarvis regarding this post: "I had no access to Google. I have no idea why the words "generous access" are in quotes. Those certainly are not my quotes. I chose to write my book from a distance without any...
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopper
- When I said that CXO's wouldn't give Google Chrome a nanosecond's thought, I under-estimated. They'll give it about five seconds and then pass straight to the corporate legal department. Why? EULA Clause 11.1: You retain copyright and any other rights that you already hold in Content that...
- Blog posts 2008-09-03
- LIVE: Google Chrome Press Conference
- I'm here at the Googleplex for a press conference to announce the new Google browser, called Chrome. The service will go live at 12 Noon PT today and is available for Windows Vista and XP - for now. Mac and Linux versions are coming soon. It will launch in 122...
- Blog posts 2008-09-02
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