Google And Privacy
Last month at the Internet SIG we talked about Google and their “privacy issues”. A few weeks ago Google was accused of crack the iPhone. Here’s Leo Laporte to tell you more about it… Read more…
SIG Notes
A summary of topics discussed at the Internet SIG.
Archive for the category “Google”
My Web Apps
Many of the Chrome apps are just Web GL optimized web-pages. Of course all of the Google apps are available including Gmail, Docs, and Calendar.
The Huffington Post app is incredible. Also the Google Music App is pretty nice.
The best app of all I think is the Kindle app. It is just like the Kindle device but on your computer.
The 60 Minutes App is pretty good also.
Offline Google Mail
Offline Google Mail beta is a Gmail app built to support offline access, allowing mail to be read, responded to, searched and archived without network access. After first start-up, Gmail Offline will automatically synchronize messages and queued actions anytime Chrome is running and an Internet connection is available. Read more…
Chromebooks
A Chromebook is a personal computer running Google Chrome OS. The devices comprise a distinct class of personal computer falling between a pure cloud client and traditional laptop.
The first devices for sale, by Acer Inc. and Samsung, were announced at the Google I/O conference in May 2011 and began shipping on June 15, 2011. Read more…
Google Chrome
Google Chrome is a web browser developed by Google that uses the WebKit layout engine. It was first released as a beta version for Microsoft Windows on September 2, 2008, and the public stable release was on December 11, 2008. The name is derived from the graphical user interface frame, or “chrome”, of web browsers. As of December 2011, Chrome is the second most widely used browser, having recently overtaken Mozilla Firefox, with 27.27% worldwide usage share of web browsers and is the most popular browser in South America, according to StatCounter. Read more…
Web GL
WebGL (Web-based Graphics Library) is a software library that extends the capability of the JavaScript programming language to allow it to generate interactive 3D graphics within any compatible web browser. WebGL code executes on a computer display card’s Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), which must support shader rendering. Read more…
Chrome Themes
Google Chrome does not have to have to be be plain. You can change the theme to suite your mode.
Chrome Web Store
The Chrome Web Store is a site where you can find extensions and web apps for the Chrome Web browser. Read more…
Chrome Remote Desktop
Chrome Remote Desktop BETA is the first installment on a capability allowing users to remotely access another computer through the Chrome browser or a Chromebook. The goal of this beta release is to demonstrate the core Chrome Remoting technology and get feedback from users. Read more…
Voice Search
Voice Search provides a method to search by speaking. For example, just click on the microphone and say “kittens” to search for kittens. If you specifically want pictures of kittens, say “google images kittens”. Want to learn more about World War II? Say “wikipedia world war two”.
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