Sunday, 8 November 2015

Google Photos 100 M users

Google really hit the jackpot with this product ...
This photo storage product from Google has really taken the lead with unlimited storage for photos up to 16 megapixels in size.

Google Photos hits 100 million monthly users after five months | The Verge:

Google Calendar A Trash Can

Time saver for those deleted calendar entries that ...
Google Calendar now has a Bin (Trash) that holds deleted calendar entries for 30 days! It works very well!

Google Calendar For The Web Gets A Trash Can | TechCrunch:

Chrome mutes individual tabs

A useful new Feature in Google Chrome ...
Auto playing adverts are a real pain when you have multiple tabs open but Chrome is making it easier to handle.

Chrome now lets you mute individual tabs | The Verge:

Windows 10 Optional Update

Microsoft admits error making Windows 10 an optional update ...
Is this just because they got caught and the backlash was doing them too much damage?

Windows 10 upgrade installing automatically on some Windows 7, 8 systems | Ars Technica:

Dropbox Announces Paper

Coming soon to your Dropbox account ...
Looks like Dropbox is trying to muscle in on Google Docs and Office Online!

Dropbox Announces Paper, A Google Docs Competitor | TechCrunch:

“USB Killer” flash drive

Now here's something to put you off flash drives ...
Watch those flash drives that you get for free and not in a packet from a reputable manufacturer. Another reason to use the 'Cloud' for backing up and transferring data!

“USB Killer” flash drive can fry your computer’s innards in seconds | Ars Technica:

Best free video converters

A worthwhile collection of free video converters ...
Seems strange that a very popular one called Handbrake is not included in this collection!

7 of the best free video converters | TechRadar:

HTTP-HTTPS mixed content

A worth noting change to Chrome Browser ...
Seems that more and more websites are going https but it is a long process!

Chrome finally kills off the HTTP-HTTPS “mixed content” warning | Ars Technica:

Saturday, 7 November 2015

Apple most valuable company?

Interesting comparison with some other giants ...
Apple has certainly got the lead at the moment (largely dependent on the iPhone) but it needs to check in its rear vision mirror more often! Blackberry, Nokia and Kodak know how it feels!

Apple is the world’s most valuable company, but for how long?:

Why does Microsoft exist?

An interview with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella ...
Undoubtedly, Satya Nadella is the best thing to happen at Microsoft for years! Microsoft is now climbing right into Apple's space with its own hardware (laptops, tablets, phones, wrist bands, HoloLens, XBox and Azure Cloud) BUT with all devices running the one Operating System Windows 10, not two (OS X and iOS). Hardware prices will be similar, but Apple can't turn an iPhone into a desktop (yet)!

Why does Microsoft exist? An interview with CEO Satya Nadella | The Verge: