What I like about Google is that whatever they do, they seem to do well. Not that they always do a lot. Much of what they do is functional and minimalist, and generally I think that's a good thing. But wow! What a surprise Google Chrome turned out to be. I had to download it, as soon as Chrome was available to download.

The announcements about the Google Chrome web browser seemed to follow closely on from Microsoft's announcements about Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), in particular the privacy mode.

How many of us get anywhere near the 3G speeds claimed by network-operators? Ok, so it's a rhetorical question because we all no the answer; none of us! It doesn't matter whether you're connecting with a Sony Ericsson K800i, an XDA Mini, or an Apple iPhone, the network speed is going to be the same.

This confirms to me the general lack of interest in PDAs by most people beyond techs and gadget addicts. I maintain that the iPhone, while slick, is still just a PDA. Like my SPV M2000 and my iPaq before it, an iPhone is ultimately just another gimmicky toy that, although fun for a while, becomes quite boring all too quickly.

It was annoying me that I couldn't find any links to bus timetables to present on a mobile phone, because I knew that the information was out there, scattered around the many bus operators' offices, but I also knew it would be an uphill struggle consolidating it into one database to query from G-Portal.

Somthing caught my eye on a visit to an Orange shop, here in Edinburgh. It was some daft promotion that allowed unmetered access to MySpace, Facebook, and eBay with specific Orange contracts. There's so much wrong with this that it's difficult to know where to start. I mean, does the mobile web consist of just three sites?

Actually, it was their advert for Lynyrd Skynyrd that prompted me to write this entry. It's like this; music is meant to have some credibility, be cool, be safe, however you want to express it. Tesco is exactly not this.