Monday, 28 December 2015

Google Photos Gets Easier

Google Photos makes photo sharing easier ... 
Google Photos just gets better all the time! Still plenty of opportunities for further enhancement like captions and allowing comments from those who you share with!

Google Photos Gets Easy-To-Use Shared Albums | TechCrunch:

Tim Cook bitter about Google

Apple being beaten at its own game ...
For years Apple has been infiltrating the classroom in the hope that once students use Apple hardware they will stay with it the rest of their lives! problem is that Chromebooks suit the job much better and are a LOT cheaper!

Tim Cook is bitter that Google is beating Apple in the classroom | The Verge:

Find Drive files easily

Google Drive improves search functionality ...
For those that lose files frequently(!) Google has improved the search functionality within Google Drive!

Google Drive Makes It Easier To Find The Files You’re Looking For | TechCrunch:

Sunday, 27 December 2015

Ookla moves to HTM5

Speedtest by Ookla moves to HTML5 ...
Nice improvement to Speedtest.net coming after a suitable period of beta testing. Go to beta.speedtest.net to try it out!

The best way to check your internet speed is dropping Adobe Flash | The Verge:

Google Play family for $14.99

Like other streaming music but includes YouTube Red ...
A very competitive music streaming package for up to 6 people that includes ad free YouTube Red.

Google Play Music launches $14.99 family plan for up to six people | The Verge:

Calendar Gets Reminders

Useful new Google Calendar feature ...
Not full task management but a very useful feature for simple reminders. Already synchronizing between Google Keep, Google Now and Google Calendar on Android, I am really looking forward to when it eventually makes it's way to Google Calendar on the desktop!

Google Calendar Gets Reminders | TechCrunch:

Windows turns 30 - history

Useful history of Microsoft Windows so far ...
Windows turns 30: Lets look at 11 main versions of Windows so farWindows XP came out in October 2001, not that long ago, and yet it seems so old!

Windows turns 30: Lets look at 11 main versions of Windows so far | Zee News:

Hangouts with no Google A/C

Hangout participation without a Google account ...
A good idea to further Hangout conference calling. No longer a requirement that all participants need to have a Google account.

Google Hangout Participants No Longer Need A Google Account For Work Meetings | TechCrunch:

Google 'streaming' apps

Interesting new app idea from Google ...
Google search results delivers apps and content within appsThis could confuse users even more! Do I have this app already?

Google lets you run apps on your phone without requiring a download | TechRadar:

Thursday, 24 December 2015

​Cybercriminals net $1.2b

Australians lose $1.2b to cyber criminals in 2015 ...
Some timely reminders in this article from Computerworld. Make sure that you are not a victim of ransomware by having up-to-date backups of all your personal data (documents, photos etc). Make sure you do not leave your backup device connected to your PC otherwise your backup files will be encrypted along with your working copies.

Cybercriminals net $1.2b from Australians: Report - Computerworld: