Back on June 14, all the tech media was writing about the forthcoming “Backup and Sync” utility from Google, intended to replace the current Google Drive sync utility for Windows & Mac, adding-in Google Photos backup, to boot. The new … Continued
UPDATE 12/8/15 – Woke up this morning, and found things back to normal. Over in the Google Help Forums, Google’s Brian Blietz wrote, “We were able to diagnose and address the issue earlier today. For those that have disabled Cloud Print … Continued
Just a quick note to apologize for the chaos. I’m in the process of migrating from Google’s Blogger platform, to self-hosted WordPress. Since I have only limited time for this project, the transition may not be quick, so I appreciate … Continued
It started-out as nothing more than a way for me to curate “All Things Google” for my own use, and I had no idea so many others would find it beneficial, as well. If you’re a Google watcher (or, just … Continued
In my quest to store all of my life (and memories) in the cloud, one of the last things left for me to tackle was my box of old audio cassette tapes. If you’re too young to remember, cassette tapes … Continued
It was exactly four months ago today that I received my first Chromebook. The (then) new HP14 model (with 4GB of RAM, and built-in 4g). Being a regular user of the Google ecosystem, I understood how it could fit into … Continued
(Updated 8-20-13) I’m a bit of a home entertainment enthusiast, and an early-adopter in many ways. My Chromecast arrived yesterday, and I immediately put it to the test. For starters, this thing really is as easy to set-up and start … Continued
I saw an article recently about a fairly new feature from Google, which allows you to specify what happens to your “digital stuff” in the event of your untimely demise, and that got me to thinking… Growing-up, I never had … Continued
Many cameras (and camera phones) nowadays include a photo’s geolocation data. Simply put, that’s the latitude and longitude of where the picture was taken, so that it can be viewed on a map. That information can (and should) be stored … Continued
Google Drive, or “GDrive” (originally) had become an almost mythological enigma, with reports and speculation about the service from Google reappearing periodically since 2006. It was to the point where every time it was mentioned in the “geek press,” people … Continued