Plaxo Would Be Great…. If It Actually Worked

The idea behind the Plaxo 3.0 (Beta) is one that has value – a hub that syncs all of your online address books, calendars etc.

However, it only works sometimes. By downloading the provided software for your client, you can sync with Outlook and Thunderbird (contacts only), but with Web properties, it’s really hit or miss.

My Windows Live Hotmail sync point seems to work fine almost all of the time, but the Google sync point, which only syncs calendar and contacts (one way), does work half the time, and my Yahoo sync point has been in the process of synchronizing for 15 hours now. The only sync points that are 100% reliable are the desktop mail clients.

I realize the nature of Web 2.0 services are that they are perpetually in beta, but in this case, one the core features simply isn’t anywhere near reliable in a production environment. That’s more like alpha to me.

Mark Your Calendar: ORION / CANARIE Joint Summit

Powering Research and Innovation: A National Summit – Program

Amazon is smoking something…

I can’t begin to figure out the rationale behind Amazon’s recommendation engine.

I told it I already owned The Best of Gowan on CD so it suggested the Maude: The Complete First Season on DVD.

Science Should Not Be Part of the Industry Portfolio

Canadian researchers call for end to ‘politicization’ of science

Is the Blogosphere really just an echo chamber?

One of the reasons I don’t blog often is I found myself merely linking to other content on the Web, particularly other blog entries.

I suppose there is value is broadcasting something worth repeating, but at the same time, if I read another post of about the new Gmail feature that keeps you from e-mailing someone while drunk, I may gouge my eyes out with a rusty nail.

That being said, am I seeing this because everyone is reposting the same content or am I just subscribed to too many feeds?