Posts Tagged ‘Google’

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iPhone – Google Sync: Now with push Gmail support


2009
09.22

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Just now Google announced that they support Push Gmail Support for iPhone, Woohoo great news.

From Google’s website ‘………… Using Google Sync, you can now get your Gmail messages pushed directly to your phone. Having an over-the-air, always-on connection means that your inbox is up to date, no matter where you are or what you’re doing. Sync works with your phone’s native email application so there’s no additional software needed. Only interested in syncing your Gmail, but not your Calendar? Google Sync allows you to sync just your Contacts, Calendar, or Gmail, or any combination of the three……..”

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Google Announces Google Chrome Operating System


2009
07.08

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The hottest IT news in months!!!!!

Google announced that it is getting into the operating system business with Google Chrome Operating System. The new OS is described as Google’s attempt to “re-think” what operating systems should be.

Google Chrome OS will be an open source, lightweight operating system that is initially targeted at netbooks.

Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. We’re designing the OS to be fast and lightweight, to start up and get you onto the web in a few seconds. The user interface is minimal to stay out of your way, and most of the user experience takes place on the web. And as we did for the Google Chrome browser, we are going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don’t have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work.

The new OS will run on both x86 and ARM chips. The first netbooks will begin shipping with the OS in the second half of 2010. In the long term, Google does expect that Chrome OS will work anywhere from small netbooks to full size desktop machines.

While Microsoft has the most to lose from such direct competition from Google, Apple will also be affected by Google’s move into this space. In fact, Google’s ultimate goal seems to be the same target market as Apple’s, and is specifically shooting for ease of use and accessibility.

The Web will be a central part of the new operating system, and demonstrates the importance of supplying a robust browser experience. Google’s work on the Chrome browser will carry over into the new OS.

The software architecture is simple — Google Chrome running within a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel. For application developers, the web is the platform. All web-based applications will automatically work and new applications can be written using your favorite web technologies. And of course, these apps will run not only on Google Chrome OS, but on any standards-based browser on Windows, Mac and Linux thereby giving developers the largest user base of any platform.

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Google’s Free Phone Manager Could Threaten a Variety of Services


2009
03.13

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SAN FRANCISCO — Google stepped up its attack on the telecommunications industry on Thursday with a free service called Google Voice that, if successful, could chip away at the revenue of companies big and small, like eBay, which owns Skype, telephone companies and a string of technology start-up firms.

Google Voice is an expanded version of a service previously known as GrandCentral, a start-up that Google acquired 20 months ago. It is intended to simplify the way people handle phone calls, voice mail and text messages.  Read more here @ NyTimes.com

Also Check this page from Google Voice

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Enable Google Calendar in Apple’s iCal


2008
12.04

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Click here for information about using iCal with Google’s CalDAV

With CalDAV support in Google Calendar, you’ll be able to view and edit your Google Calendar events directly in other calendar applications, such as Apple iCal or Mozilla Sunbird. Any changes you make in other calendar applications will automatically appear in Google Calendar the next time you sign in (and vice versa). If you use other calendar applications while offline, changes you make will be saved and updated in Google Calendar when you get back online.

Love this feature!

 

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Voice Search with Google Mobile App


2008
11.23

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Google has released an update to their Google Mobile App for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and it adds an amazingly accurate voice search capability to your mobile device of choice.

All you have to do is put the phone to your ear, after you hear a beep you clearly say what you’re looking for, then you’ll hear another beep. In a few seconds you’ll have your search results.

I tried it for a post on Apple Gazette earlier today and it was correct 9 out of 10 times – which isn’t bad at all. I even tried to throw it off with words like “Godzilla”, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”, and “William Shakespeare”.

Each time the App came through and worked like a charm.

If you haven’t tried it yet, you can get it right here for free.

 

  

 

 

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Update Blog to Wordpress version 2.5


2008
04.16

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Wow, this morning I had a problem posting new items on the Blog. I didn’t know what was wrong. It could be two things. First something could be wrong with the database at my provider. Secondly something could be wrong with my Wordpress installation. 

I figured out that it probably had to do with Wordpress. I Googled around and found some more entries on the web about blank pages. It somehow related to PHP 4 or 5 or it had to do with the Wordpress Plug-Ins. So I decided to remove all the Plug-Ins all together, this didn’t help much, I still couldn’t post anything. I found out that I could do other database related stuff at that time, so now I knew it had to be Wordpress related. 

Wordpress self does not provide information about this problem, so I had to search and find on the web. Because I removed all the Plug-Ins and the problem still wasn’t solved, It had to be something else. Then I found a blog which described that you had to use the ’deactivate all’ plug-ins button. Since I had removed all plugins this button was not available. Darn $%^%&^@#. So I installed a new Plug-In and then I could use this descibed button  ’deactivate all’. 

This finally worked!!!!! ;-)

Thank you Google, and for Wordpress, keep up the documentation dudes!

 

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Google Docs offline available, Lightroom 2.0 available


2008
04.02

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See how, it this tutorial!, BTW this totally Rocks!

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Also yesterday, Adobe released Lightroom 2.o beta, it is a free download so check it out!

What’s new?

Localized corrections — Enhance specific areas of an image for unsurpassed nondestructive flexibility and control reminiscent of the traditional darkroom dodge and burn experience.
Improved organizational tools — Find the images you need quickly and easily.
Multiple monitor support — Add an additional monitor to efficiently manage photographic workflow and presentation.
Flexible print package functionality — Create custom layouts containing multiple sizes of a photograph on a single page.
64-bit support — Lightroom 2.0 now takes advantage of the latest hardware architectures with improved memory handling and performance.

Check it out here