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Sometime about six months ago, I stopped using Firefox as my everyday web browser and switched to Google Chrome. Why? Because it’s fast, like browsing the internet on a rocket ship. My personal productivity suite includes a lot of Google applications (Gmail, Calendar, Reader, Docs, Voice, even a little bit of Wave every now and then), and their browser is just better optimized for the kinds of scripts those apps run. I still think Firefox is the most solid web development platform available, but if I’m not working on a web project I’m using Chrome instead.

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I’m still midway through writing a monster-post about my preferences and sensibilities when it comes to coffeeshops—a topic that I think about and talk about more than anyone of sound mind should—but it might be another week or so before I’m finished with that. In the meantime, I want to talk about Google Voice.

Google Voice is the descendant of a product called GrandCentral, acquired by Google two years ago in July 2007. I heard about it in the spring, when they launched the beta and invited users to sign up for invitations. I did so, and finally got my invitation on Friday.

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