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FReigM — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:20:11 +0000

I’m making a few changes here and there. The first is that I’m posting more short form content—but not here. I’ve fired up freigm.tumblr.com over at Tumblr again. That’s where I’ll be doing most of my short one to five paragraph blogging for now.

Tapulous Collage

FReigM — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:52:15 +0000

Participate in the world’s largest expression of photographic creativity. View, rate, and save beautiful photos caught in the moment.

Meet interesting people nearby and throughout the world. Collage is the coolest new application to hit the AppStore.

We think it is one of the most beautiful apps that we have done and we look forward to sharing it with you.

Nearby Mode

This unique feature uses the power of geolocation to show you interesting photos from your neighborhood. This is a photo experience you can’t miss!

http://tapulous.com/collage/ via Twitter

Say hello to Gmail voice and video chat

FReigM — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:33:00 +0000

Say hello to Gmail voice and video chat: “Posted by Justin Uberti, Software Engineer

I’m a big user of Gmail chat. Being able to switch from email to chat as needed, all within the same app, is really great for productivity. But people can only type so fast, and even with our new emoticons, there are still some things that just can’t be expressed in a chat message.

That’s why today we’re launching voice and video chat—right inside Gmail. We’ve tried to make this an easy-to-use, seamless experience, with high-quality audio and video—all for free. All you have to do is download and install the voice and video plugin and we take care of the rest. And in the spirit of open communications, we designed this feature using Internet standards such as XMPP, RTP, and H.264, which means that third-party applications and networks can choose to interoperate with Gmail voice and video chat.

Once you install the plugin, to start a video chat, just click on the ‘Video & more’ menu at the bottom of your Gmail chat window, and choose ‘Start video chat.’ You’ll have a few seconds to make sure you look presentable while it’s ringing, and then you’ll see and hear your friend live, right from within Gmail. You can click the ‘pop-out’ iconto make the video larger, or click the fullscreen iconin the upper left-hand corner for a fully immersive experience. See this all in action in the video below:

Our team is spread between Google offices in the US and Sweden, and video has really changed the way we work. Collaborating across continents and timezones is a fact of life for us, and it sure is easier (and greener) to click ‘Start video chat’ than to get on a plane! And when I do have to visit another Google office, I can use Gmail voice and video chat to check in with my family.

We’ve just started to roll out Gmail voice and video chat for both PCs and Macs, so if you don’t see it right away, don’t worry—it could take a day or so for this feature to be available in all Gmail and Google Apps accounts. If you want to download the plugin right away, visit http://gmail.com/videochat. And if you need a webcam, there are a few models with special discounts through November 30th (I use the QuickCam Pro 9000 myself).

Via Gmail Blog