My Brain is in Google

No seriously, a significant portion of my brain is in Google databases, accessible to everyone around the world. I only keep the index. Let me explain. The way I work is that I remember the most significant aspect of any concept and few keywords to identify the concept or idea and then I use Google to access the information whenever and wherever I need them. Yesterday someone was asking me about bi-directional synchronization of data. I instantly replied Unison. I remembered that it was different from rsync in that it allowed bi-directional synchronization and that’s all I remembered. I didn’t know who developed it, where to get, how to use it or anything else about it. A simple keyword and the core concept; that’s all it takes to hunt down more information about any topic. That’s why we have Google, our information backbone.

Gooogle is an essential service
Sometime back there was a lawsuit arguiing Google is an essential service. I agree. Like power and water supplies, Google has truly become an essential service for the internet literate. For all practical purposes the search engine war is over. Nobody I know uses MSN Search or even Yahoo these days. I am sure they still have a market share but I think it should be waning in the years to come.

Google goes paid?
What would happen if Google were to shut down its doors or becomes a paid service?
Frankly it could be catastrophic for the internet literate community and eBusiness. However from Google’s point of view, even a dollar a month would at least triple (throwing numbers out of my hat) its market valuation. Google also welds a lot of power (of information) whether it realizes or not. All it will take is a bad apple in senior management from turning this into a nightmare for all. Not a pretty thought, is it?

Re-wiring of my brain
It took me sometime to realize that my brain has lireally re-wired itself to work with Google. I am looking for ways to un-wire it. However I don’t want to keep large reams of information in my brain, Any suggestions (not Google Desktop please)?