Saturday 2 March 2019

Google Password Checkup

This new Google extension called Password Checkup will automatically check if your password has already been involved in a data breach.

https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/5/18211766/google-password-checkup-chrome-extension-data-breach-login-credentials

Remote Desktop Software

nullGood up to date summary of remote desktop software. I use TeamViewer and Google Remote Desktop.

The best remote desktop software 2019 https://www.techradar.com/news/best-remote-desktop-software

Friday 1 March 2019

Google Duo on the web

Google Duo is now available on the web, with voice and video calls supportedGoogle's equivalent to Apple's Face Time becomes more accessible.

 Google Duo is now available on the web, with voice and video calls supported - Google Duo is now available on the web, with voice and video calls supported https://ausdroid.net/2019/02/27/google-duo-now-available-web-voice-video-calls-supported/amp/

Google Clock & Assistant

Google brings Assistant Routines to the Clock app for AndroidGoogle Clock now links to Google Assistant Routines.

Google brings Assistant Routines to the Clock app for Android https://ausdroid.net/2019/02/26/google-brings-assistant-routines-clock-app-android/amp/

HDD & SSD Combinations

nullGreat summary of HDD vs SSD and how you can take advantage of both technologies.

SSD vs HDD: which is best for your needs? https://www.techradar.com/news/ssd-vs-hdd-which-is-best-for-your-needs

Facebook Problems

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey And Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Testify To Senate Committee On Foreign Influence OperationsIt is about time Facebook got its act together with respect to these two issues. Quote "Facebook now employed 30,000 people to check its platform for hate posts and misinformation, five times more than in 2017." and "Facebook was now cracking down on fake accounts and misinformation, blocking “more than one million Facebook accounts every day, often as they are created.”

Facebook admits to major problems controlling misinformation on its platform! Stung by criticism, Facebook’s Sandberg outlines new plans to tackle misinformation. https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/20/stung-by-criticism-facebooks-sandberg-outlines-new-plans-to-tackle-misinformation/