Google announced today that they’re making changes to their privacy policy to make it simpler, and unify all the disparate policies for their various products under one canonical document. One of the things that surfaced out of the trimming down of language was that users are unable to opt out of Google using certain data …

It’s finally here!  Google+ for Google Apps accounts is a reality! I’ve been a Google+ user since it first launched, and I really like it.  The only issue I had with it was that I couldn’t use my Apps account (which is the only Google account I use on a regular basis), and had to …

For the past six months I’ve used the Cr-48 I got in December on a daily basis.  As you may recall, the Cr-48 is a test computer Google created and sent to chosen applicants to field test their new Chrome OS.  I received one, and I’ve used it all the time.  Since Google just announced …

There have been no definite numbers from Google regarding how many Cr-48s they planned to ship, or when the shipments would end.  A tweet from Sundar Pichai a couple of days ago has cleared all of that up, and if you’ve yet to receive one of the test notebooks then you probably won’t like the …

I posted this on Android Forums a while back, and recently stumbled across it again so I thought I’d post it here.  I wanted the notification sound for Google Talk on my Android phone for – surprise! – Google Talk messages.  Unfortunately Google decided not to include it by default, so I managed to get …

So I got an email today from the folks at Gizmo5, the SIP voice over IP service provider bought by Google back in November 2009.  Here’s what it said: Hello, Gizmo5 is writing to let you know that we will no longer be providing service starting on April 3, 2011. A week from today, March …

It must be security month here on ChristiaanConover.com, since I’ve already written a couple of posts on that subject, with one or two more on the way.  Regardless, I felt this was important enough to share with readers. Google announced yesterday that they’re enabling two part authentication on all Google accounts.  Originally offered back in …

I got one!  I wasn’t expecting it, but it came!  Google’s Cr-48 notebook they’re shipping to selected applicants as a test platform for their new operating system, Chrome OS, is now in my possession – and it’s awesome.  Soft touch everything, matte black, matte screen, nice keyboard, webcam & microphone, SD card slot, USB port, …

The Net Neutrality debate seems to have reached critical mass, and it’s making me angry. Google and Verizon have struck a deal to submit a proposal to lawmakers that, in short, would stand to kill the Internet as we know it.  I’m not being dramatic or fear mongering, I’m stating the reality of the situation. …

Google has just announced that starting today, Google Voice will be open to the general public & will no longer require an invite. For those unfamiliar, Google Voice is a service from Google that gives you a phone number which you in turn can have forward to any combination of phones, use as a voicemail …