Four Reasons Google Wave Is Better Than Email

1. Extensions: An email becomes simply a window of technology. I can insert a map into an email and it will become an interactive map. I can zoom in and out or view different modes like satellite or terrain. It's as if I inserted an actual website as an attachment.

2. Real time: Gone are the days of snail email. I can now communicate with a friend in real time, as I type. This is similar to SMS except it's faster (real time typing) and isn't limited to just text or static files.

3. Conversations: conversations are taken to a new level. Conversations are not made up of a bunch of emails scattered throughout multiple folders. Nor a bunch of separate emails bundled together. A conversation is a conversation, an ongoing dialog. Those participating in the conversation can view a step-by-step history of it at any time.

4. No spam: Similar to IM services, there generally isn't any spam. And if spam does occur, it's very easy to stop.

IE: Get rid of all the extra clicks ... already!

Whoever designed the IE experience should be fired immediately. Everytime I move around in IE, I am annoyed by the excessive clicking I have to do for basic tasks.

Move from the address bar to the search bar

Internet Explorer: 2 clicks

Firefox: 1 click

Chrome: 0 clicks (winner)

Close an unfocused tab

Internet Explorer: 2 clicks

Chrome: 1 click (winner)

Open a bookmark in a new tab from the bookmark bar

Internet Explorer: not possible?

Chrome: 1 click (winner)

Adam

Tech Predictions for 2009

MICROSOFT
1. Executes another hostile take-over with Yahoo.  They finally merge their search business.
2. Microsoft will stop selling Zune hardware, solidifying Apple's dominance.
3. WinMobile will become even more outdated and un-cool.
4. Win7 will sell more copies in it's 1st year then Vista has sold to date.
5. Xbox becomes the frontier set-top box.

APPLE
1. The next version of the iPhone is released and is as hot as the original nano.
2. Apple TV will now support Aux-In and DVR capabilities.
3. Macbooks sales will continue to grow above the industry average because they are so hot.
4. The MobileMe team will celebrate as it gets its 12th customer.  
5. iPhone monthly sales will top all other US monthly phones sales...combined.

GOOGLE
1.  Gmail becomes the 2nd most popular email service.
2.  Gdrive is released, completely changing the OS and hard drive arena.
3.  gOS (Android) is released on PCs, adding another attack to Microsoft. 
4.  Chrome takes a chunk out of IE's and Firefox's market share.   Hopefully not the latter.

Netflix
1.  Will partner with cell phone and car companies.
2.  Will add post-1980's movies to their Watch Instantly catalog.

Blockbuster
1.  Will sit and do nothing regarding their outdated business model.
2.  Will try to sell customers more candy and posters to solve their financial problems.

+1
1. LiquidHD will forever change the way we watch tv.
2. Broadband speeds will double....hopefully.