Category Archives: Google

Serious Security: Google finds fake but trusted SSL certificates in France

http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2013/12/further-improving-digital-certificate.html by Paul Ducklin on December 9, 2013 "Google announced over the weekend that it recently came across a bunch of fake SSL certificates for some of its own domains." Read more at: http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/12/09/serious-security-google-finds-fake-but-trusted-ssl-certificates-for-its-domains-made-in-france/
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Get a Vanity URL for Google+

So you would think that if Google is trying to get more people to use their Social Network service called Google+ they would make it easy for people and business to promote their pages via easy to remember URL's. Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn do it. So why not Google+? I can't answer the why but…
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Google drops Gmail Outlook sync

"After some Winter cleaning, Google announced the immediate discontinuation of Google Sync and Google Calendar Sync. These applications were designed to synchronize Gmail accounts with Outlook, various devices and other software via Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) protocol." -By Rick Burgess Read More at: http://www.techspot.com/news/51129-google-drops-gmail-outlook-sync-support-microsoft-surprised.html
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Google with Handwrite for Mobile and Tablet Search

Getting started is easy: go to Google.com in your mobile browser, tap on “Settings” at the bottom of the screen and enable “Handwrite.” Note that after you've saved the setting, you may need to refresh the homepage to see the feature. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/make-your-mark-on-google-with-handwrite.html
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What happened to Google Places?

According to Google, "as a business owner, you can still use Google Places to manage your business. As a user, you can now rate, review and upload photos through our new local search experience, Google+ Local." Learn More > Moving Google Places content into Google+ Local Reviews and photos not moved to Google+ Local Viewing…
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