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Google Goes Geek With Command Line

Google Goes Geek With Command Line

They say real geeks know how to work the command line. If you’re lost at this point, then maybe you ought to do a little bit of research before proceeding. Else, just give up on this post already. As of today, Google geeks can rejoice over having more (and easier) control over their Google Apps. Google has released what is called GoogleCL (not very creative, I know). This program can be used to manipulate Google applications such as Blogger, Docs, Calendar, Picasa, and even YouTube. The program is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac. Let it not be said that Google discriminates based on operating system! Read more »

Microsoft's internal ego trip with URL "shortener" binged.it

Microsoft's internal ego trip with URL "shortener" binged.it

There have been a few pairs of rolled eyes online today as people discuss Microsoft’s (currently internal only) URL shortening service. It’s not surprising, following Google’s use of the goo.gl domain name, that Microsoft might use something based on its Bing search engine, but while Google keeps it nice, short and from Greenland, Microsoft has gone for the more popular Italian .it TLD and then stuck a longer name on the front. Binged.it Presumably as in “I just Binged it”. The thing is, although Microsoft has partnered with bit.ly (six characters), it has chosen to use a nine character name. Bitly and Google both use six, Facebook’s version fb.me is Read more »