Author: Clinton

As a heavy user of Google services, there are a lot of settings and controls that are available to me to keep certain things private from the general public.  I for example have no problem with everyone knowing I live in the Denver, Colorado area but I don’t really want everyone to know my physical address.  I love you guys and all but….

Before now, you could go to the Google Accounts page and wade through all of the different security and privacy settings for your account and how things appear on Google+, YouTube and other Google sites.  Now the company has made it much easier to go and find those settings and adjust them.  This week they launched the Google About Me site, a single site that allows you to edit your personal information as well as privacy settings for virtually every setting on your Google account.  Google About Me is aimed to help you see all of your settings and information and give you the ability to quickly edit them instead of having to jump through hoops on the account page.

Yesterday I posted on the updated build of Chrome OS which contained several security and bug fixes.  They have now pushed out an updated version of the Chrome browser for Windows, Mac and Linux users.  The updated build is version 46.0.2490.86 for those keeping score at home and your current install should automatically update to this build via an OTA update.

Interestingly, in the release notes for this build, Google did not expose the number or types of fixes that were addressed in the update.

Note: Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix. We will also retain restrictions if the bug exists in a third party library that other projects similarly depend on, but haven’t yet fixed.

As a general rule, Google will post the list of bug fixes and other updates in a release of Chrome. This time they haven’t which may indicate that a serious security flaw was discovered and they don’t want to expose it just yet.

If you are looking for a great deal on a Android Wear smartwatch, Google has you covered.  Right now at the Google Store you can pick up the 1st generation Moto 360 for only $99 and that includes free shipping.  While Motorola has come out with the 2nd generation of the Moto 360, that doesn’t mean that the 1st generation is a bad deal. In fact, for $99 it is a screaming deal!

1st Generation Moto 360 – $99 – Google Store

File this under “Not Shocked” but it is official:  Google is ending support of Chrome for Windows XP, Windows Vista and a handful of older Mac OS X versions.  The news came on the Chrome blog earlier today that starting in April 2016, they will no longer be updating and officially supporting these legacy OS’.

The news comes largely due to Apple and Microsoft not supporting these older versions themselves so Google is more-or-less following suit.

Earlier this year, Apple said that they would be making Apple Music available to Android users later this year for those who wanted to take advantage of the monthly streaming & music purchasing service.  That day has arrived and the beta build of the app is now in the Google Play Store.

Much like Google Play Music, Apple music allows you to subscribe for $9.99 per month or $14.99 per month for your family and allows you to stream music, download music from your iTunes account and get curated content from Apple.

Apple Music for Android (BETA) – Free (In-App Purchases) – Download Now

Google has posted on the Google Apps blog about an update coming to Gmail that will help you find that email you may have accidentally deleted.  While searching for a delete mail is already in Gmail for Android, this latest update will now not only search your Trash folder but will also search your Spam folder too.  The update is expected to rollout as an update to the Gmail app over the course of the next few weeks.

Gmail for Android – Free – Download Now