Late yesterday, Google unveiled its Inactive Account Manager, which lets you decide what happens to your Google Account when it ceases to become active. Continue reading
April 12, 2013
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April 2, 2013
by Neil T
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Transitioning away from Google
In light of Google’s decision to shut down Google Reader – and yes, I’m still bitter – it’s fair to say that I’ve been re-assessing how much I rely on Google’s services. If Reader can be shut down, then what … Continue reading
March 28, 2013
by Neil T
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Google Reader alternatives: Comparing Newsblur & Feedly
A couple of weeks have passed since Google dropped a bombshell and announced that Google Reader is to be retired. Since then, I’ve been partly hoping for Google to change its mind – which doesn’t seem to be on the … Continue reading
March 14, 2013
by Neil T
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The demise of Google Reader
Just before I went to bed last night Google announced it was shutting down Google Reader. To me, this news is devastating – I use Google Reader every day to keep up with feeds from blogs and other web sites, … Continue reading
December 18, 2012
by Neil T
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Boycotting Google
Last week, Google’s chairman Eric Schmidt said he was ‘very proud’ that Google was able to avoid paying taxes in overseas markets like the UK. This is at a time when multi-national companies like Google are under fire in the … Continue reading
December 16, 2012
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How to use Google Sync without using Exchange
In a blog post on its official blog called ‘Winter cleaning‘, Google announced that it was shutting down some of its services. They are all features which have either been replaced with something (supposedly) better, or are only used by … Continue reading
September 27, 2012
by Neil T
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OAuth and two-factor authentication
Two-factor authentication, where – in addition to your username and password – you use a code from an app, device or text message to log in, is a great way to improve the security of a user account. I’ve mentioned … Continue reading
September 20, 2012
by Neil T
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The Mapocalypse
Although I’m hopefully getting an iPhone 5 tomorrow, last night I installed the iOS 6 update on my iPhone 4. I’m liking the Facebook integration and Do Not Disturb, but like many others, I’m disappointed by the new Maps app. … Continue reading
September 5, 2012
by Neil T
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Smart calendars – Cue and Sunrise
Of late, there’s been a trend for smart calendar applications – apps which take your calendar data and combine it with other information to give you a greater overview. I’m going to look at two apps which do this, in … Continue reading
August 30, 2012
by Neil T
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Two-factor authentication in WordPress
A few weeks ago I wrote about enabling two-factor authentication on several web sites, and yesterday LifeHacker published a similar article with a few more sites. One of these is WordPress – not wordpress.com, but self-hosted blogs, as it turns … Continue reading