Comments on: Gillmor Gang on Google I/O http://www.zengestrom.com/blog/2010/05/gillmor-gang-on-google-io.html Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:34:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Greg http://www.zengestrom.com/blog/2010/05/gillmor-gang-on-google-io.html#comment-5886 Greg Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:37:48 +0000 http://www.zengestrom.com/?p=966#comment-5886 I agree that Apple has the best business model right now. Meaning, they seem to have made great decisions and have great marketing to maximize profits. That being said, I am more excited about the world that Google seems to be building in many ways. It is terribly obvious, but the most exciting thing Google has done is digitize much of the world and make it searchable. I like to think people will look at what Google built the same way we look at great monuments of ancient civilizations. And some of what Google has built will no doubt look ancient in the very near future. But these monuments needed to be built to spur this digital age on. We are only limited by our imagination about how we might use much of this information. I'm sure many of Google's projects will never make back their investment, and some of it may wind up being of little use to anyone, but I am excited to see how the best of it is used. I am excited to see what is built on this foundation. I love my Apple products, and Steve Jobs has made plenty on me, but I am much more excited about the impact that Google will have on my future than the iPad, iPhone 4, unibody macbook pro, etc. I agree that Apple has the best business model right now. Meaning, they seem to have made great decisions and have great marketing to maximize profits. That being said, I am more excited about the world that Google seems to be building in many ways.

It is terribly obvious, but the most exciting thing Google has done is digitize much of the world and make it searchable. I like to think people will look at what Google built the same way we look at great monuments of ancient civilizations. And some of what Google has built will no doubt look ancient in the very near future. But these monuments needed to be built to spur this digital age on. We are only limited by our imagination about how we might use much of this information. I’m sure many of Google’s projects will never make back their investment, and some of it may wind up being of little use to anyone, but I am excited to see how the best of it is used. I am excited to see what is built on this foundation.

I love my Apple products, and Steve Jobs has made plenty on me, but I am much more excited about the impact that Google will have on my future than the iPad, iPhone 4, unibody macbook pro, etc.

]]> By: Neil http://www.zengestrom.com/blog/2010/05/gillmor-gang-on-google-io.html#comment-4008 Neil Thu, 27 May 2010 00:13:56 +0000 http://www.zengestrom.com/?p=966#comment-4008 Initially thats what I thought, but my system is up-to-date as much as you can get. The problem doesnt really exist in FF or in ubuntu linux. Seems its a windows/chrome problem. Initially thats what I thought, but my system is up-to-date as much as you can get. The problem doesnt really exist in FF or in ubuntu linux. Seems its a windows/chrome problem.

]]> By: Jyri http://www.zengestrom.com/blog/2010/05/gillmor-gang-on-google-io.html#comment-4007 Jyri Wed, 26 May 2010 23:38:47 +0000 http://www.zengestrom.com/?p=966#comment-4007 Thanks for reporting the issue, and sorry about the degraded readability. Typekit, which is the service responsible for the fonts, claims to support Chrome across platforms. My buddy Ryan who implemented this blog did a bit of poking around, and we're not sure that there would be a fix. One hypothesis is that it could be a bug in your system (a Google search reveals a few instances of Windows/Chrome having buggy anti-aliasing behavior). Thanks for reporting the issue, and sorry about the degraded readability. Typekit, which is the service responsible for the fonts, claims to support Chrome across platforms. My buddy Ryan who implemented this blog did a bit of poking around, and we’re not sure that there would be a fix. One hypothesis is that it could be a bug in your system (a Google search reveals a few instances of Windows/Chrome having buggy anti-aliasing behavior).

]]> By: Neil http://www.zengestrom.com/blog/2010/05/gillmor-gang-on-google-io.html#comment-4006 Neil Wed, 26 May 2010 22:56:23 +0000 http://www.zengestrom.com/?p=966#comment-4006 Windows 7 pro with chrome 5.0.375.55(should be the latest) Here is a screen shot http://goo.gl/Xpbd see how the fonts look slightly broken like they are written with a pencil? It's minimal dude...I'm just being a perfectionist. Windows 7 pro with chrome 5.0.375.55(should be the latest) Here is a screen shot http://goo.gl/Xpbd see how the fonts look slightly broken like they are written with a pencil? It’s minimal dude…I’m just being a perfectionist.

]]> By: Jyri Engestrom http://www.zengestrom.com/blog/2010/05/gillmor-gang-on-google-io.html#comment-4004 Jyri Engestrom Wed, 26 May 2010 22:32:07 +0000 http://www.zengestrom.com/?p=966#comment-4004 What platform and Chrome version are you running? What platform and Chrome version are you running?

]]> By: Neil http://www.zengestrom.com/blog/2010/05/gillmor-gang-on-google-io.html#comment-4002 Neil Wed, 26 May 2010 22:06:24 +0000 http://www.zengestrom.com/?p=966#comment-4002 Dude, your fonts look all weird in Chrome, like im having double vision. Dude, your fonts look all weird in Chrome, like im having double vision.

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