Steve’s Stuff

The little clock on my Linux screen has four time options: Unix time, 12 hour, 24 hour, and Internet Time. I know what the first three are, but Internet Time?

What is Internet Time? It seems to be a completely useless invention from the global conspiracy that brought us the metric system.

In the new world of blogging, you have to believe that fame and fortune are just a few clicks away. One of the blog search services will pick up your stuff, it hits the search engines like Technorati and pow, you’re being quoted on CNN.

This E-Week column talks about how the blog ping services work and why my 15 minutes probably aren’t coming soon.

Is Google overvalued and overhyped?
With Google, the opportunities may seem boundless to some. However, when we
compare those opportunities to what we believe are realistic outcomes, we believe Google is changing a small part of the world, not the globe.
Morningstar.com - A Voice of Reason on Google

It’s being reported that Google, possibly with Comcast, will be buying a chunk of AOL. This falls on the heels of the news that Microsoft will be working more closely with Yahoo and rumors that Microsoft might be buying into AOL.

So it was really all about the JRE/toolbar bundle? No Office suite from us - Google | The Register

How disappointing. I hate it when Dvorak is right.

Google Office

It’s good when a professor at Wharton finds himself agreeing with me.

“What Google wants to do is strategically decrease people’s reliance on Microsoft. It’s as simple as that,” says Wharton management professor Raphael Amit. Why Is Microsoft Afraid of Google? - Knowledge@Wharton

Despite the vague content of and tepid reception to the Google/Sun announcement (a toolbar, for goodness sakes), I think there’s something long term to it. Google wants to rule the world, but not in any evil way.

John Dvorak, of course, disagrees.