But, working at a little startup after working at two of the world’s biggest companies (I worked at NEC, which had twice as many employees as Microsoft had before moving to NEC) it’s interesting joining one of the worlds’ smallest companies.
Patrick sort of nailed it when we walked in and said “Microsoft is bigger.” That was before he realized that Podtech only occupied about 2,000 square feet in the middle of one of USVP’s plush offices (he kept thinking that Podtech occupied the whole complex we were in, not just one small office). Podtech is in incubation space right now. Basically we have a couple of more months to find offices before they kick us out of the nest to see if we can survive on our own.
Oh, anyway, one thing that’s different? This is the first time in years that my corporate email is not on Exchange. Turns out Podtech is hosting all of its email on Gmail and all of its calendars on Google Calendar. It’ll be interesting to see what moving over is like.
What else is different about a startup? Too fast growth. We are already out of places to sit and work. That took me back to my first job after college, at Fawcette Technical Publications, where we had people working on the table that also held our coffee machine.
Anyway, I’m wiped out. The day, the 13-hour drive (we got in at 2 a.m.), and another long drive to drop Patrick off at his mom’s tonight have wiped me out.
One thing that Irina already tapped me into is San Francisco’s strong social scene (there’s a raft of things this weekend to attend). She showed me how Upcoming.org lists all the coolest stuff. Like the ValleySwag Hoedown. This company has made a whole business out of getting people the latest swag.
OK, now I’ve heard everything. So long from the boring Internet!
I give you a front-row seat on the future. Focusing most of my efforts now on next-generation augmented reality and artificial intelligence, AKA "mixed reality."
SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER: http://clevermoe.com/scobleizer-news/
BUY OUR NEW BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Fourth-Transformation-Robert-Scoble/dp/1539894444 "The Fourth Transformation: How augmented reality and artificial intelligence will change everything."
WATCH MY LATEST SPEECHES:
State of VR with Philip Rosedale (done in VR itself, very cool): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zAA1EVGUZU
At GEOINT, June 2017: http://trajectorymagazine.com/glimpse-new-world/
Augmented World Expo, June 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4xHILvLD8E
At Leade.rs, April 2017: https://youtu.be/52_0JshgjXI
+++++++++++
BIO:
Scoble gives you a front-row seat on the future.
Literally. He had the first ride in the first Tesla. Siri was launched in his house. He's been the first to share all sorts of technologies and companies with you, from Flipboard to Pandora to Instagram.
Today he's focusing on mixed reality, AKA "next-generation augmented reality" which will include a new user interface for EVERYTHING in your life (IoT, Smart Cities, driverless cars, robots, drones, etc).
That's based on his view thanks to his past experience as futurist at Rackspace.
Best place to find Scoble? On his Facebook profile at https://www.facebook.com/RobertScoble
He has been a technology blogger since 2000, was one of five people who built Microsoft's Channel 9 video blog/community, worked at Fast Company Magazine running its TV efforts, and has been part of technology media businesses since 1993.
++++++++
SPEAKER PITCH:
Apple and Facebook now have revealed their Augmented Reality strategies, which means your business needs one too. Rely on Robert Scoble, the world's top authority on AR, to bring to your conference what businesses should do next.
SPEECH ABSTRACT #1:
TITLE: The Fourth Transformation: What's next in mixed reality (AR and AI) and the future of technology?
Here's an example of this talk at Leade.rs in Paris in April, 2017: https://youtu.be/52_0JshgjXI
Why "the Fourth Transformation?"
Soon we will have phones and glasses that do full on augmented reality. Everything you look at will potentially be augmented. This world is coming in late 2017 with a new iPhone from Apple, amongst other products. Microsoft is betting everything on its HoloLens glasses that do mixed reality and the industry is spending many billions of dollars in R&D and funding new companies like Magic Leap.
This future will be the user interface for IoT, Smart Cities, autonomous cars, robots, drones, and your TV.
This is a big deal and Robert will take you through what mixed reality is and how it will change every business.
Learn more about Robert's speaking style and contact his agent at http://odemanagement.com/robert-scoble/Robert-Scoble.html
++++++++
SPEECH ABSTRACT #2:
"The Next Two Clicks of Moore's Law."
Over the next four years, or two clicks of Moore's Law, a ton about our technology world will change. Scoble will bring you the best from his travels visiting R&D labs, startups, and innovators around the world.
He views the world through his rose-colored-mixed-reality glasses, which will be the new user interface for self driving cars, Smart Cities, IoT, and many other things in our world.
He'll send you off with some lessons for companies both large and small.
++++++++
SPEECH ABSTRACT #3:
"Personalized Meaning: What is Augmented Reality For?"
As we enter a far more technological world where even cars drive themselves, I predict we'll see a blowback toward the analog, more authentic world.
What role does augmented reality play in both worlds?
Get Scoble's insight into where augmented reality is going, see tons of real-world demos, and understand what he means by 'personalized meaning.'
CONTACT:
If you are looking to contact me, email is best: scobleizer@gmail.com.
++++++++
ENDORSEMENTS:
IZEA Top 25 Tech Influencers: https://izea.com/2017/07/07/25-top-tech-influencers/
Time: One of the top 140 Twitterers!
FT: One of the five most influential Twitterers!
Inc. Top 5 on list of Tech Power Players You Need to Know: http://www.inc.com/john-rampton/30-power-players-in-tech-you-need-to-know.html
Next Reality: #4 on top 50 AR influencer list: https://next.reality.news/news/nr50-next-realitys-50-people-watch-augmented-mixed-reality-0177454/
View all posts by Robert Scoble
Published
59 thoughts on “Getting moved to Gmail”
Ha Ha Robert. I am sure you are going to love it. I look forward to seeing your suggestions for Gmail and Google Calendar seeing that you have used corporate applications all this long.
Ha Ha Robert. I am sure you are going to love it. I look forward to seeing your suggestions for Gmail and Google Calendar seeing that you have used corporate applications all this long.
Last week I would’ve been singing the praises of Gmail. This week it’s been a complete nightmare, since I can’t access it at all and there aren’t any bodies at Google willing to actually help troubleshoot it.
So be careful…use Gmail, but back it up with Outlook or something to your own computer or you could find yourself without your email and without a way to fix it, too.
It’s a pity that they have such a great product but do not support it in any way, shape or form.
Congratulations to you and Maryam on your move to Podtech…you both sound very happy. I’m looking forward to meeting Maryam in person at Blogher…will you be there too?
Last week I would’ve been singing the praises of Gmail. This week it’s been a complete nightmare, since I can’t access it at all and there aren’t any bodies at Google willing to actually help troubleshoot it.
So be careful…use Gmail, but back it up with Outlook or something to your own computer or you could find yourself without your email and without a way to fix it, too.
It’s a pity that they have such a great product but do not support it in any way, shape or form.
Congratulations to you and Maryam on your move to Podtech…you both sound very happy. I’m looking forward to meeting Maryam in person at Blogher…will you be there too?
If you still like Outlook as you Email client, Gmail supports POP3, so you should be good there. I like Google Calendar, but I wish they supported synch to Outlook Calendar. I may have to develop something up to do that.
If you still like Outlook as you Email client, Gmail supports POP3, so you should be good there. I like Google Calendar, but I wish they supported synch to Outlook Calendar. I may have to develop something up to do that.
I’ve been using the Gmail hosted stuff for a while for my family mail/calendars and it’s been great. I use Outlook for mail most of the time but find more and mroe I’m just using the gmail interface. My wife still likes Outlook Express but that’s another story.
Calendaring, something I never used to use outside of work, has totally changed my life. I’m one of those people who often forgets not just what they have to do, but what day it is. Having a shared calendar allows my wife and I to put up events which we’ll both see. And SMS reminder, including a daily agenda, help me stay on top of things.
Now if only Outlook 2007 would let me subscribe to a iCal calendar without using the dopey webcal WebDAV protocol.
I’ve been using the Gmail hosted stuff for a while for my family mail/calendars and it’s been great. I use Outlook for mail most of the time but find more and mroe I’m just using the gmail interface. My wife still likes Outlook Express but that’s another story.
Calendaring, something I never used to use outside of work, has totally changed my life. I’m one of those people who often forgets not just what they have to do, but what day it is. Having a shared calendar allows my wife and I to put up events which we’ll both see. And SMS reminder, including a daily agenda, help me stay on top of things.
Now if only Outlook 2007 would let me subscribe to a iCal calendar without using the dopey webcal WebDAV protocol.
Going from a large company to a small can be quite disconcerting – I recently made the move from a 12 person team in a 100 person department in a 4,000 employees university to a 6 person office that’s part of a 25 employees (across 3 countries) company.
There’s fewer people to have water cooler type discussions with, that’s for sure!
Going from a large company to a small can be quite disconcerting – I recently made the move from a 12 person team in a 100 person department in a 4,000 employees university to a 6 person office that’s part of a 25 employees (across 3 countries) company.
There’s fewer people to have water cooler type discussions with, that’s for sure!
I tried moving off a hosted Exchange solution to Gmail last month and it was terrible. Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad if I hadn’t been used to Outlook 2007. The attachment preview in Outlook 2007 is a huge time saver if you review a lot of attachments each day.
I eventually moved off the hosted Exchange to just regular POP/SMTP solution through the company that hosts my blog/website. Hosted Exchange was sweet but not worth the $25/month.
Good luck moving off Outlook. No way in hell could I do it at home or at work.
I tried moving off a hosted Exchange solution to Gmail last month and it was terrible. Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad if I hadn’t been used to Outlook 2007. The attachment preview in Outlook 2007 is a huge time saver if you review a lot of attachments each day.
I eventually moved off the hosted Exchange to just regular POP/SMTP solution through the company that hosts my blog/website. Hosted Exchange was sweet but not worth the $25/month.
Good luck moving off Outlook. No way in hell could I do it at home or at work.
I tried moving off a hosted Exchange solution to Gmail last month and it was terrible. Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad if I hadn’t been used to Outlook 2007. The attachment preview in Outlook 2007 is a huge time saver if you review a lot of attachments each day.
I eventually moved off the hosted Exchange to just regular POP/SMTP solution through the company that hosts my blog/website. Hosted Exchange was sweet but not worth the $25/month.
Good luck moving off Outlook. No way in hell could I do it at home or at work.
I’ve been using Gmail for domains for a couple months and really love it. Great to go from computer to computer and access to the same stuff. I prefer to anything I’ve used before.
I’ve been using Gmail for domains for a couple months and really love it. Great to go from computer to computer and access to the same stuff. I prefer to anything I’ve used before.
I’ve been using Gmail for domains for a couple months and really love it. Great to go from computer to computer and access to the same stuff. I prefer to anything I’ve used before.
Let us know how you like Gmail. Once you get used to the keyboard shortcuts, it’s really fast. 🙂
In fact, don’t you think you should try a symbolic month of MSFT-free stuff? 🙂 Store everything on the net: calendar, email, etc. Go to Bloglines for your RSS so you’re running fewer apps and more webbiness.
Let us know how you like Gmail. Once you get used to the keyboard shortcuts, it’s really fast. 🙂
In fact, don’t you think you should try a symbolic month of MSFT-free stuff? 🙂 Store everything on the net: calendar, email, etc. Go to Bloglines for your RSS so you’re running fewer apps and more webbiness.
I’ll echo what several people have said – the best combo is Outlook (or another e-mail client) on top of GMail.
I made that decision GMail went out on me right before a conference call, and I was left without access to several important e-mails. It’s the best of both worlds – you get the benefits of an e-mail client (backed up, toast popups, etc.), and you get the benefits of web based e-mail (can use the web interface whenever / wherever), mobile access via m.gmail.com, etc.).
I’ll echo what several people have said – the best combo is Outlook (or another e-mail client) on top of GMail.
I made that decision GMail went out on me right before a conference call, and I was left without access to several important e-mails. It’s the best of both worlds – you get the benefits of an e-mail client (backed up, toast popups, etc.), and you get the benefits of web based e-mail (can use the web interface whenever / wherever), mobile access via m.gmail.com, etc.).
You should give Windows Live Custom Domains a try. Upgrade the accounts to Windows Live Mail beta, and you’ll get the familiar Outlook look and feel with a whopping 2GB of storage.
You should give Windows Live Custom Domains a try. Upgrade the accounts to Windows Live Mail beta, and you’ll get the familiar Outlook look and feel with a whopping 2GB of storage.
For an historical footnote, Hosted Exchange provided by companies like 123Together (for reference http://www.123together.com) clearly came out the winner. Especially with the move to mobile device integration as that became central to small business success.
For an historical footnote, Hosted Exchange provided by companies like 123Together (for reference http://www.123together.com) clearly came out the winner. Especially with the move to mobile device integration as that became central to small business success.
Ha Ha Robert. I am sure you are going to love it. I look forward to seeing your suggestions for Gmail and Google Calendar seeing that you have used corporate applications all this long.
LikeLike
Ha Ha Robert. I am sure you are going to love it. I look forward to seeing your suggestions for Gmail and Google Calendar seeing that you have used corporate applications all this long.
LikeLike
Last week I would’ve been singing the praises of Gmail. This week it’s been a complete nightmare, since I can’t access it at all and there aren’t any bodies at Google willing to actually help troubleshoot it.
So be careful…use Gmail, but back it up with Outlook or something to your own computer or you could find yourself without your email and without a way to fix it, too.
It’s a pity that they have such a great product but do not support it in any way, shape or form.
Congratulations to you and Maryam on your move to Podtech…you both sound very happy. I’m looking forward to meeting Maryam in person at Blogher…will you be there too?
DnW
LikeLike
Last week I would’ve been singing the praises of Gmail. This week it’s been a complete nightmare, since I can’t access it at all and there aren’t any bodies at Google willing to actually help troubleshoot it.
So be careful…use Gmail, but back it up with Outlook or something to your own computer or you could find yourself without your email and without a way to fix it, too.
It’s a pity that they have such a great product but do not support it in any way, shape or form.
Congratulations to you and Maryam on your move to Podtech…you both sound very happy. I’m looking forward to meeting Maryam in person at Blogher…will you be there too?
DnW
LikeLike
If you still like Outlook as you Email client, Gmail supports POP3, so you should be good there. I like Google Calendar, but I wish they supported synch to Outlook Calendar. I may have to develop something up to do that.
LikeLike
If you still like Outlook as you Email client, Gmail supports POP3, so you should be good there. I like Google Calendar, but I wish they supported synch to Outlook Calendar. I may have to develop something up to do that.
LikeLike
Drums: yeah, I’ll be there!
LikeLike
Drums: yeah, I’ll be there!
LikeLike
so why is the internet boring? your statement looks like a nice trick to techmeme-ed to be honest.
LikeLike
so why is the internet boring? your statement looks like a nice trick to techmeme-ed to be honest.
LikeLike
Robert , is this gmail hosted services ?
LikeLike
Robert , is this gmail hosted services ?
LikeLike
I look forward to seeing your suggestions for Hotmail once you have played with Gmail.
LikeLike
I look forward to seeing your suggestions for Hotmail once you have played with Gmail.
LikeLike
Is Podtech using Salesforce.com (yet)? If so, I have something that’s going to blow your mind. (But I won’t plug it here.)
-Charlie
LikeLike
Is Podtech using Salesforce.com (yet)? If so, I have something that’s going to blow your mind. (But I won’t plug it here.)
-Charlie
LikeLike
I’ve been using the Gmail hosted stuff for a while for my family mail/calendars and it’s been great. I use Outlook for mail most of the time but find more and mroe I’m just using the gmail interface. My wife still likes Outlook Express but that’s another story.
Calendaring, something I never used to use outside of work, has totally changed my life. I’m one of those people who often forgets not just what they have to do, but what day it is. Having a shared calendar allows my wife and I to put up events which we’ll both see. And SMS reminder, including a daily agenda, help me stay on top of things.
Now if only Outlook 2007 would let me subscribe to a iCal calendar without using the dopey webcal WebDAV protocol.
LikeLike
I’ve been using the Gmail hosted stuff for a while for my family mail/calendars and it’s been great. I use Outlook for mail most of the time but find more and mroe I’m just using the gmail interface. My wife still likes Outlook Express but that’s another story.
Calendaring, something I never used to use outside of work, has totally changed my life. I’m one of those people who often forgets not just what they have to do, but what day it is. Having a shared calendar allows my wife and I to put up events which we’ll both see. And SMS reminder, including a daily agenda, help me stay on top of things.
Now if only Outlook 2007 would let me subscribe to a iCal calendar without using the dopey webcal WebDAV protocol.
LikeLike
Geez, Scoble, you really don’t know how to comprehend what you read, do you? You apparently missed Cuban’s point completely.
LikeLike
Geez, Scoble, you really don’t know how to comprehend what you read, do you? You apparently missed Cuban’s point completely.
LikeLike
Geez, Scoble, you really don’t know how to comprehend what you read, do you? You apparently missed Cuban’s point completely.
LikeLike
Mapped events in the valley from upcoming, eventful, and Expo:
http://blockrocker.com/categories/events/37.1756/-121.6846/9/Map
LikeLike
Mapped events in the valley from upcoming, eventful, and Expo:
http://blockrocker.com/categories/events/37.1756/-121.6846/9/Map
LikeLike
Mapped events in the valley from upcoming, eventful, and Expo:
http://blockrocker.com/categories/events/37.1756/-121.6846/9/Map
LikeLike
Going from a large company to a small can be quite disconcerting – I recently made the move from a 12 person team in a 100 person department in a 4,000 employees university to a 6 person office that’s part of a 25 employees (across 3 countries) company.
There’s fewer people to have water cooler type discussions with, that’s for sure!
LikeLike
Going from a large company to a small can be quite disconcerting – I recently made the move from a 12 person team in a 100 person department in a 4,000 employees university to a 6 person office that’s part of a 25 employees (across 3 countries) company.
There’s fewer people to have water cooler type discussions with, that’s for sure!
LikeLike
Robert, check out : http://www.plugandplayrealestate.com/.
Pay-as-you go, month-to-month space, you can grow (shrink?) as business demands.
LikeLike
Robert, check out : http://www.plugandplayrealestate.com/.
Pay-as-you go, month-to-month space, you can grow (shrink?) as business demands.
LikeLike
Robert, check out : http://www.plugandplayrealestate.com/.
Pay-as-you go, month-to-month space, you can grow (shrink?) as business demands.
LikeLike
So, was it easy making the switch to using GMail? 🙂 It’s definitely a great place to outsource your email needs to.
Do write more about life in a startup! See ya
LikeLike
So, was it easy making the switch to using GMail? 🙂 It’s definitely a great place to outsource your email needs to.
Do write more about life in a startup! See ya
LikeLike
So, was it easy making the switch to using GMail? 🙂 It’s definitely a great place to outsource your email needs to.
Do write more about life in a startup! See ya
LikeLike
Sounds like someone needs a SBS 2003.. has exchange you know … and it can even be hosted 😉
LikeLike
Sounds like someone needs a SBS 2003.. has exchange you know … and it can even be hosted 😉
LikeLike
Sounds like someone needs a SBS 2003.. has exchange you know … and it can even be hosted 😉
LikeLike
I tried moving off a hosted Exchange solution to Gmail last month and it was terrible. Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad if I hadn’t been used to Outlook 2007. The attachment preview in Outlook 2007 is a huge time saver if you review a lot of attachments each day.
I eventually moved off the hosted Exchange to just regular POP/SMTP solution through the company that hosts my blog/website. Hosted Exchange was sweet but not worth the $25/month.
Good luck moving off Outlook. No way in hell could I do it at home or at work.
LikeLike
I tried moving off a hosted Exchange solution to Gmail last month and it was terrible. Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad if I hadn’t been used to Outlook 2007. The attachment preview in Outlook 2007 is a huge time saver if you review a lot of attachments each day.
I eventually moved off the hosted Exchange to just regular POP/SMTP solution through the company that hosts my blog/website. Hosted Exchange was sweet but not worth the $25/month.
Good luck moving off Outlook. No way in hell could I do it at home or at work.
LikeLike
I tried moving off a hosted Exchange solution to Gmail last month and it was terrible. Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad if I hadn’t been used to Outlook 2007. The attachment preview in Outlook 2007 is a huge time saver if you review a lot of attachments each day.
I eventually moved off the hosted Exchange to just regular POP/SMTP solution through the company that hosts my blog/website. Hosted Exchange was sweet but not worth the $25/month.
Good luck moving off Outlook. No way in hell could I do it at home or at work.
LikeLike
Hmmm… Are my trackbacks being censored? http://www.dead20.com/2006/07/13/scoble-gets-new-gig-moves-to-bay-area-becomes-dull/
LikeLike
Hmmm… Are my trackbacks being censored? http://www.dead20.com/2006/07/13/scoble-gets-new-gig-moves-to-bay-area-becomes-dull/
LikeLike
Hmmm… Are my trackbacks being censored? http://www.dead20.com/2006/07/13/scoble-gets-new-gig-moves-to-bay-area-becomes-dull/
LikeLike
I’ve been using Gmail for domains for a couple months and really love it. Great to go from computer to computer and access to the same stuff. I prefer to anything I’ve used before.
LikeLike
I’ve been using Gmail for domains for a couple months and really love it. Great to go from computer to computer and access to the same stuff. I prefer to anything I’ve used before.
LikeLike
I’ve been using Gmail for domains for a couple months and really love it. Great to go from computer to computer and access to the same stuff. I prefer to anything I’ve used before.
LikeLike
Let us know how you like Gmail. Once you get used to the keyboard shortcuts, it’s really fast. 🙂
In fact, don’t you think you should try a symbolic month of MSFT-free stuff? 🙂 Store everything on the net: calendar, email, etc. Go to Bloglines for your RSS so you’re running fewer apps and more webbiness.
Go on, give it a try! 🙂
LikeLike
Let us know how you like Gmail. Once you get used to the keyboard shortcuts, it’s really fast. 🙂
In fact, don’t you think you should try a symbolic month of MSFT-free stuff? 🙂 Store everything on the net: calendar, email, etc. Go to Bloglines for your RSS so you’re running fewer apps and more webbiness.
Go on, give it a try! 🙂
LikeLike
I’ll echo what several people have said – the best combo is Outlook (or another e-mail client) on top of GMail.
I made that decision GMail went out on me right before a conference call, and I was left without access to several important e-mails. It’s the best of both worlds – you get the benefits of an e-mail client (backed up, toast popups, etc.), and you get the benefits of web based e-mail (can use the web interface whenever / wherever), mobile access via m.gmail.com, etc.).
LikeLike
I’ll echo what several people have said – the best combo is Outlook (or another e-mail client) on top of GMail.
I made that decision GMail went out on me right before a conference call, and I was left without access to several important e-mails. It’s the best of both worlds – you get the benefits of an e-mail client (backed up, toast popups, etc.), and you get the benefits of web based e-mail (can use the web interface whenever / wherever), mobile access via m.gmail.com, etc.).
LikeLike
You should give Windows Live Custom Domains a try. Upgrade the accounts to Windows Live Mail beta, and you’ll get the familiar Outlook look and feel with a whopping 2GB of storage.
LikeLike
You should give Windows Live Custom Domains a try. Upgrade the accounts to Windows Live Mail beta, and you’ll get the familiar Outlook look and feel with a whopping 2GB of storage.
LikeLike
For an historical footnote, Hosted Exchange provided by companies like 123Together (for reference http://www.123together.com) clearly came out the winner. Especially with the move to mobile device integration as that became central to small business success.
LikeLike
For an historical footnote, Hosted Exchange provided by companies like 123Together (for reference http://www.123together.com) clearly came out the winner. Especially with the move to mobile device integration as that became central to small business success.
LikeLike