Што мы рабілі? Гэта, Вось і лістапад SaveiGoogle дзень

Апублікавана November 1, 2012 па Персанал SaveiGoogle.org

Over the past month, we haven't been hiding under a rock. There just hasn't been much to write. Sure, we could have announced updates to the Альтэрнатывы list or talked about when we made news. But, we didn't see either as all that newsworthy. We could even be lamenting iGoogle's demise one year from today. Instead, we'll continue to keep doing what we're doing, like getting ready to give away what may end up being rare collectible swag on the first Save iGoogle Day tomorrow!

Unfortunately, we have to limit swag distribution to US residents, but we urge everyone to take part in SaveiGoogle Days. The rules for a chance to win some swag during the November Save iGoogle Day are:

  1. Between 11am EDT and 11pm EDT on November 2, 2012, do the following:
    • Add a comment to the November Save iGoogle Day thread started by SaveiGoogle.org at the iGoogle Personal Homepage forum for a chance to win one SaveiGoogle.org keychain flashlight.
    • Retweet the November Save iGoogle Day tweet sent at Twitter by @SaveiGoogle for a chance to win one SaveiGoogle.org keychain flashlight.
    • Repin the November SaveiGoogle Day pin sent at Pinterest by Захаваць Google for a chance to win one SaveiGoogle.org keychain flashlight.
    • Share the November SaveiGoogle Day post sent at Google+ by SaveiGoogle.org for a chance to win one SaveiGoogle.org keychain flashlight.
    • Share the November SaveiGoogle Day status update sent at Facebook by Не забівайце iGoogle for a chance to win one SaveiGoogle.org keychain flashlight.
  2. Everyone that completes one of the above will also receive a chance to win one SaveiGoogle.org embroidered hat. Do all five of the above and receive five chances to receive the hat.
  3. Random drawings for winners will be completed by Sunday, November 3, 2012 and winners will be contacted that day.
  4. Swag distribution is limited to one item per person per SaveiGoogle Day.
  5. We reserve the right to change the rules for swag distribution without notice, including increasing the amount of swag distributed per SaveiGoogle Day.
Апублікавана ў Аб'яву, iGoogle, Save iGoogle Days, Эксклюзіўныя SaveiGoogle.org

Захаваць iGoogle дзён лістапада пачнецца 2! Google Blackout дзён Адмененае!

Апублікавана September 27, 2012 па Персанал SaveiGoogle.org

Unlike Google, we take your input seriously! A Stop SOPA style monthly gadget blackout sounded like a good idea at the time, but will just add to user angst like that caused by Labpixies (a Google company) premature termination of its birthday gadget, Gadgeteer pulling the plug on all their gadgets і Google killing its weather API. The monthly Google Blackout Days planned to start on October 1, 2012 are cancelled!

Instead, let's have some fun with Save iGoogle Days starting on November 2, 2012! We'll have more details soon, but we can tell you everyone that participates at the iGoogle Personal Homepage forum, Facebook, Google , Pinterest and/or Twitter will get a chance to win some swag.

Апублікавана ў Аб'яву, iGoogle, Эксклюзіўныя SaveiGoogle.org, Валанцёр

Старонак It On, Ура для Mozilla & Мара GeekDad у дадатку

Апублікавана September 18, 2012 па Персанал SaveiGoogle.org

A little more catchy than "У выпадку, калі вы прапусцілі гэта #5?" We hope so! Anyway...

Старонак It On

In case you need more motivation to check out alternatives to the "new" evil (Google) empire. The "old" evil (Microsoft) empire is giving everyone the opportunity to do a blind comparison of Google and Bing search results at Старонак It On. Unless you run into the Bing team on the street, you won't have to give them the shirt off your back if Bing does better than Google. І, if you care to tweet about Bing It On, Microsoft is offering a big box of "awesome" Microsoft swag at bingsweeps.com.

Ура для Mozilla

Kjetil Hartveit is absolutely right about Mozilla doing the right thing by making the source code for it's iOS Sync client available on GitHub. However unlikely, we can still hope for the same from Google on the iGoogle container, the Google Gadget Editor and the theme and gadget directories. For what it's worth, Google did step up and open source Google Wave, now Apache Wave.

GeekDad's Dream App

GeekDad's got a pretty good app idea over at Wired. Would someone get on it? In that story's comments, we mentioned Kitedesk as an option. We just got our beta invite and will be evaluating features for our Альтэрнатывы list soon.

Postscripts

Backstitch just launched a public beta today. Don't expect much yet. But, it looks promising. Currently it's focused on integrating news, photos, social and shopping within gadgets (patterns) and a reader (threads). It does have an RSS Feed gadget. There is no mobile capability, электроннай пошце, каляндар, OPML import, sharing or broad base of gadgets.

Good to see Google put its considerable resources into supporting all those users clamoring for the "Bacon Number" instead of iGoogle!

We've made a few more updates to our Альтэрнатывы list. This update focused on adding a few potential options, eliminating a few options and changes based on your suggestions.

Апублікавана ў iGoogle, Альтэрнатывы iGoogle, Газетнае, Іншы блог

Спіс Праект Альтэрнатывы

Апублікавана September 5, 2012 па Персанал SaveiGoogle.org

Without further delay, our Альтэрнатывы list is available. Калі ласка, прызнаюць, што гэта праца ў прагрэсе. We would like it to be complete too, but it takes time to identify alternatives, define a set of criteria for consistent evaluation and complete feature verification and testing across multiple browsers and operating systems.  Many volunteer hours are going into developing the comparative alternatives list. To date, we've:

  • identified or received suggestions for 80 potential iGoogle alternatives,
  • verified and tested features for 17 alternatives,
  • eliminated 15 alternatives from the list for a variety of reasons, і
  • are working on the 48 other alternatives.

As it's not final, you won't find the list on the SaveiGoogle.org sitemap or menu. Звязацца з Намі if you think there is an alternative we missed or feature we need to consider.

Апублікавана ў Аб'яву, Альтэрнатывы iGoogle, Эксклюзіўныя SaveiGoogle.org

Google стварае яшчэ адзін шторм, забіваючы Weather API

Апублікавана Жнівень 31, 2012 па Персанал SaveiGoogle.org

Earlier this week, The Next Web reported Google quietly killed it's Weather API (the API is what makes Google's iGoogle Weather gadget work). For most iGoogle users, killing the API was no big deal. Google quietly replaced it in the iGoogle gadget with one from Weather Underground. So what is the big deal?

Even though the API was "private" and Google was "within it's rights" to pull it without notice,  it's an open secret many developers use it in apps that are no longer functioning. The weather widget in Awesome New Tab Page, among the Chrome Apps that Google is counting on to replace iGoogle, was down. І, there's plenty of unhappy comment about it in the twitterverse.  Considering "everything we do in connection with our work at Google will be, and should be, measured against the highest possible standards of ethical business conduct", a little notice would have been the right thing to do. Developers, you may be able to find a suitable replacement API at ProgrammableWeb.

This is another action that gives consumers, developers and enterprise users one more reason to question Google integrity і focus. At SaveiGoogle.org, we know making value judgments are usually a no win situation. But, really? Keeping the Weather API and iGoogle, with uses like those noted in the pictured comment from ianray at "Don't take my iGoogle away!", is less important than developing Google+ Hangouts effects? It may be cute and fun, but how does a Chief Technology Officer explain that "feature" when describing business benefits of Google+ Hangouts?

P.S. We know, we owe you a list of iGoogle alternatives! The list we're evaluating has grown to over 75! Even if the feature list isn't complete, we'll publish a draft by Tuesday.

Апублікавана ў Газетнае, Observation, Rant

У выпадку, калі вы прапусцілі гэта - Галоўныя навіны #4

Апублікавана Жнівень 24, 2012 па Персанал SaveiGoogle.org

Those looking for an iGoogle replacement have a new developer to watch! Josh Jordan has declared in iGoogle Discontinued – I might recreate it!:

...I have started to turn the cogs on this project. I have some really interesting ideas that could enhance the iGoogle experience...

Carol went on a "techy toy/app mission" to replace some iGoogle functionality at Wonder if Toodledo Can Help Me Produce? and found:

Over all I feel I have been more productive.

For those interested in finding a new task manager, we also suggest reading Top 10 Apps: Web-based Task Managers.

У заключэнне, мы задаемся ці пенсійны iGoogle з'яўляецца агульнавядомым, што з ліпеня 3 аб'яву, летнія вакацыі, а што няма. Мы па-ранейшаму бачым шэраг гісторый, якія паказваюць аўтары не ведаюць (і яны не Змест скрабкі). Два прыкладу з мінулым тыдні:

Калі гэта досыць тэхнічна прасунутых людзей не "у курсе", Можа быць, ёсць шмат, многія іншыя, якія павінны быць дасягнутыя з паведамленнем iGoogle Захаваць!?

P.S. Прэстыжнасць Элен за згадка IFTTT...круты інструмент ... вызначана нешта, што мы пастараемся выкарыстаць у SaveiGoogle.org аб'явіць новы змест.

Апублікавана ў iGoogle, Газетнае, Іншы блог

Галота творчасці #1

Апублікавана Жнівень 17, 2012 па Персанал SaveiGoogle.org

Паколькі традыцыйныя месцы навін губляюць цікавасць да iGoogle Google выхаду на пенсію і працягвае захоўваць сваю агрэсіўную пазіцыю пасіўнага, Вы можаце задацца пытаннем, як мы збіраемся, каб трымаць рэчы свежым.

  • Трымаць вас у курсеЗахаваць iGoogle кампаніі падзеі.
  • Адпусціце шырокі спіс iGoogle альтэрнатыў канцы жніўня. Спіс будзе ўключаць у сябе функцыю параўнання і кожная альтэрнатыва павінна быць мультиплатформенной здольныя (гэта значыць, мульты-браўзэра, аперацыйнымі сістэмамі, і мульты-апаратных).
  • Публікацыя ў паглыбленым аглядзе адзін ці два з гэтых альтэрнатыў кожны тыдзень.
  • Працягвайце гойсаць у Інтэрнэце для гісторый, якія вы, магчыма, прапусцілі.

Там не павінна быць недахопу ў блогасферы гісторыі. Ёсць шмат вопытных людзей, якія любяць публікаваць тое, што яны робяць. Многія з гісторый не маюць падрабязна павінны быць уключаны ў нашы "Як" старонку і серыі, але мы знаходзім шмат творчасці. Без лішніх слоў, Вы можаце хацець, каб праверыць:

Мы прызнаем, многія карыстальнікі не зацікаўленыя ў раскрутцы сайта, няхай гэта будзе рэзідэнтнай, Blogger, Сайты Google ці іншым (але гэта толькі ідэі, Вы не павінны паспрабаваць іх). І, калі б мы былі Патрысія, Мы б таксама казалі пра замацавання ўкладак браўзэра з Firefox або Chrome (Internet Explorer карыстальнікі могуць кантакт на панэлі задач У Windows 7, але Safari карыстачы не пашанцавала). Што тычыцца Flipboard, мы атрымліваем асалоду ад выкарыстаннем "сацыяльныя часопіса" прыкладанне ў якасці альтэрнатывы нетаропка RSS Reader, але думаю,Feedly так жа добра, і лепшы мультиплатформенный альтэрнатывай, паколькі ён падтрымлівае IOS, Мужчынскі, Хром, Safari і Firefox (На жаль карыстальнікаў Internet Explorer).

Як заўсёды, не саромейцеся пракаментаваць гэтую гісторыю або Звязацца з Намі калі ў вас ёсць што сказаць.

Апублікавана ў Як паведамленняў, Альтэрнатывы iGoogle, Газетнае

The “Захаваць iGoogle кампаніі” Пачынае

Апублікавана Жнівень 13, 2012 па Персанал SaveiGoogle.org

SaveiGoogle.org was conceived at a gathering of friends on the night of the iGoogle retirement announcement and put into motion with a simple page of resources on the following day. We were founded as a community effort, attempting to bring iGoogle users and developers together to Save iGoogle. We provide original content and information from around the Web about iGoogle and personal dashboard alternatives.

Weeks in the making, we announce the launch of the Захаваць iGoogle кампаніі! We invite everyone to join us in efforts to Save iGoogle and thank you for your help! For iGoogle users, the campaign lists recommended actions and resources and explains monthly iGoogle Blackout Days which will begin on October 1, 2012. For iGoogle developers, several tools are provided at Сродкі для распрацоўшчыкаў, including code for the "Захаваць iGoogle" ribbon, gadget MiniMessages and iGoogle Blackout Days.

For those who have created "Захаваць iGoogle" resources that are not mentioned in the campaign, many thanks and please continue your efforts. They won't go unnoticed. As appropriate, we'll make note in our blog, resources page, how to page or other content.

Апублікавана ў Аб'яву, iGoogle, Валанцёр

What’s A Mouse To Do?

Апублікавана Жнівень 10, 2012 па Персанал SaveiGoogle.org

When in a position of strength, feign weakness!
And bring a lot more mice!
Have a great weekend!
Stop by Monday morning to learn more
and help with an act of defiance!

Many thanks to Adrian Bruce for the free use!

Апублікавана ў iGoogle, Media, Іншы блог, Rant

Чаму Захаваць iGoogle? – Media Scout And Useful On More Platforms Than An Olympic Diver

Апублікавана Жнівень 6, 2012 па Персанал SaveiGoogle.org

While the uses for iGoogle may be limitless, here are a couple more published examples for how people use iGoogle:

You can find these reasons and others for saving iGoogle at our Чаму Захаваць iGoogle? page under Рэсурсы on the menu bar. See something we need to add? Comment or Звязацца з Намі!

Апублікавана ў iGoogle
Save iGoogle