Scamwagon

Alternate title: "were we better off in 2015 2007?" Time now for another anti-capitalist, “get off my lawn” posting for all the folks out there who won’t see it anyway, because they don’t read real blogs for the reasons specified in this very article. The web has existed for 30 years now. One would think our ability to access information on it would keep getting better. However, I watch as web search is instead devolving every year, to the point where people are giving up and hoping for the next thing.  While this sounds dire, this kind of behavioral change has historical precedent. Remember running your own mail or web server, or better yet, having a phone that you might actually answer calls to, even if you don’t recognize the caller’s number?  Yes, those ideas are gone too. It's all thanks to the uncontrolled thirst for advertising. Let’s walk through the experience of someone doing a simple Google search for “how to control poison ivy”.  The desired outcome would be...

I found a bug/incompatibility with GWSMO (Google Workspace Sync for Microsoft Outlook, the Google Workspace sync integration for Outlook).  Here's what I found: Steps to reproduce: Install Outlook 365 Version 2010 (I'm using click-to-run build Build 15726.20202) Test with a Google user that has multiple Send Mail As addresses configured properly under "Accounts and Import" tab in Gmail settings. Install GWSMO from .EXE using recommended settings. Follow the steps to authorize with your Google account via OAuth/browser Allow at least 5 minutes after everything is installed for GWSMO synchronization to progress far enough for Google account settings to propagate to Outlook Click on "New Message" in Outlook Click the From: dropdown to select one of the alternative send addresses Observe that the list of available addresses matches the list of Send Mail As addresses in Gmail settings Close Outlook, go into Windows Control Panel->Mail and remove the profile. ...