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Regular Geek
http://regulargeek.com/
This blog will be a mixture of things. First, I will always be targeting the technical. As a software engineer, most of the posts will be related to tools, techniques or general programming. Because you can’t read anything on the internet without seeing digg, myspace, facebook, etc, I will include posts on social media as well. Lastly, there will also be commentary and opinion on the technology news, because everyone has an opinion on google.
Recent Posts
The Fight For Data Intensifies
In a not so surprising move, Google finally released a URL shortener. To start, it is available in the Google Toolbar as well as Feedburner. This will likely spell doom for TwitterFeed unless they come up with some seriously interesting features. Ear...
Happy 2nd Birthday Regular Geek
It was two years ago today that I started this blog and it feels like ages ago. I am not sure if year 2 was more interesting than year 1, but the blog has been a lot of fun. Also of note, this is post 299, so in a few days I will be at 300 posts as w...
Google Shows Us The Future
For whatever reason, Google has been pushing some fascinating new releases and updates lately. I am not sure if this is a rush of work prior to holiday vacations or increased competition, but in any case I like what is happening in most cases. Yester...
Can You Defend Your Technical Decisions?
Some days, you have to search the news and various sites to find something interesting to write about. Other days, the topic appears in your email. Today, there was a blog post and an email that just fit nicely together. The email asked what being a ...
Is Google Public DNS A Marketing Data Warehouse?
By now, you have read dozens of posts regarding Google Public DNS. The basic idea is that Google has decided to release a faster DNS. This is not a new protocol, just a fast implementation of the Domain Name System (DNS). If you decide not to read th...
Google And Facebook Find Allies In Digital Identity Battle
The battle for control of your digital identity has begun. Yesterday, Yahoo announced that they will be integrating Facebook Connect throughout their sites. Some people may say that this is Yahoo hoping to maintain relevance, but Yahoo is still one o...

