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Google Maps traffic… it needs work.

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Otto

I always wondered how Google Maps knew traffic conditions. Today, there’s a blog post where they explain it a bit better. Basically, they simply have all the phones running Google Maps with GPS send back data as to a) where … Continue reading →

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Now this is a phone I might get…

Posted on August 29, 2007 by Otto

According to the rumor mill, Google is creating their own phone. I could definitely get behind this one, as opposed to the iPhone. They haven’t actually decided on a design yet, but some obvious things that will be included: Google … Continue reading →

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Fully Integrating Google Apps for your Domain

Posted on July 7, 2007 by Otto

Having two email accounts can be a pain. I’ve been using my GMail account for a long time, but I like the niceness of my ottodestruct.com domain better. It’s cleaner, overall. A bit more professional as well. I also use … Continue reading →

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Google Checkout Prime!

Posted on May 3, 2007 by Otto

You know what would be very cool? If Google rigged up their new Google Checkout service with something like Amazon Prime, but for multiple sites. Amazon prime is pretty cool. I signed up for it for a while, and getting … Continue reading →

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Picasa Web WordPress Widget

Posted on June 17, 2006 by Otto

THIS PLUGIN DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE. I doubt I’ll be updating it any time soon. Playing around with my new Picasa Web access, I found the RSS feeds quite nice. So I made a widget for them. Picasa Web Widget … Continue reading →

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