Politics and Technology

Image via Wikipedia What do you think the role of technology will have in this years election?

In my opinion I see the Obama campaign hoping to leverage their apparent advantage in web savvy over the McCain campaign.

Now I don't expect there is any great advantage between the two campaigns in their technical skills or knowledge. No I just see a better flow of information and connections on the Democratic side and a more natural feel when you hear Barack Obama talking about such things. The Republican message is just as prominent on the web, but the flow throughout the entire organization doesn't seem as smooth or natural.

Will this mean anything when we go to the polls? It might, but then again even though everyone reading this is connected to the web somehow, there are millions of Americans that are not.

With the closeness of the last few elections I see any advantage as being an important one. I hear of, but I am not aware of, online campaigns to sign new voters and grow the democratic party in areas that may not of been fertile grounds before. If these types of efforts are successful there could be shifts in some of the states that were not considered battleground states before.

If this gets more people involved it is a good thing, no matter where you stand in party affiliation.

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Chrome - All Polish or Substance Too?

Image by Doblonaut via Flickr Talk about a buzz.

The tech world is all about Google's new browser, Chrome. There doesn't appear to be much else out there right now, so Google has succeeded. They are the story.

This is a Beta release for public review and feedback. If they aren't overwhelmed by the feedback they could end up with the most reviewed and evaluated release ever. I wonder if Chrome had download levels near the FF3 global release party a while back. Probably not, but they didn't really push it.

This has been really viral among the early adopters in the tech industry.

From the sources I have read so far, the early feedback is very positive, with several shortcomings. This should be expected. Google has the people and brainpower to develop a quality product, but this is a Beta release that was meant to generate feedback.

I will wait for a while to see more the early feedback and to see what comes of some of the more significant problems that have been seen. I am looking forward to trying this out.

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Phillies and Other Thoughts

Image via Wikipedia Sitting here watching the Phillies against the Washington Nationals. The once unhittable Chad Durbin is looking very hittable. The Mets already won, so losing to the Nats is not a good option.

This late in the season last year, we were probably further out, but the Phils are struggling to get the hits when they should be carrying the team. The bullpen has carried them most of the season. Now is the time for the hitters to step up.

If we don't put something together to finish this game, we will be in a precarious position for the weekend series against the Mets. A late season sweep would be ideal, but the Mets are playing well right now, so hoping to get two at this point.

I may even need to watch the Republican convention if things don't start turing around. Well you know how it goes in Citizens Bank Park late in a game like this, E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES.

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