Fwd: Friday Google updates

[Lloyd Cledwyn]

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From: Adam Nave <na...@macalester.edu>
Date: Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 12:47 PM
Subject: Friday Google updates
To: ITS Staff <its-...@lists.macalester.edu>, Johan Oberg <job...@macalester.edu>, Lloyd Cledwyn <cle...@macalester.edu>

Google Apps Updates

New product: Google Apps Password Sync for AD

This is kind of a big deal, since the normal directory sync tool doesn't work with AD passwords.

http://googleappsupdates.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-product-google-apps-password-sync.html

Rumor/leak: G+ event invites

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/31/google-plus-events-leaks-out-through-google-calendar 

Offline Google Drive coming in 5 weeks

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/31/google-sundar-pichai-offline-google-drive-cheaper-chromebook 

Other Google Updates

Google now searches JavaScript on web pages

http://search.slashdot.org/story/12/05/26/0310246/google-now-searches-javascript 

Google Wallet, one year later

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/26/google-wallet-one-year-later 

PSA: Factory resets can screw up Wallet, do it right.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/29/google-wallet-factory-reset-problem 

More Project Glass stuff

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/29/google-patents-view-augmentation-method-and-glasses

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/30/project-glass-trackpad/

The History and future of Project Glass

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/30/google-steve-lee-project-glass/

Brin demos Glass prototype

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/05/30/2231246/sergey-brin-demos-google-glasses-prototype

Chrome OS

First "Chromebox" (chrome os desktop computer) appears

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/05/slick-new-chromebook-first-chromebox-desktop-out-from-samsung-today

 

Chrome OS 19 review

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/29/chrome-os-review-version-19

 

the next step in the Chrome OS journey

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/next-step-in-chrome-os-journey.html

 

"Father of Google Apps" says Chrome OS is still the future

http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/05/google_chrome_os_mark_two/

Google Local gets G+, Zagat reviews

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/localnow-with-dash-of-zagat-and.html 

Maps for Android gets Zagat reviews

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/30/google-maps-android-app-gets-zagat-reviews-and-ratings

Google merging Orkut and G+ profiles (ie Orkut is going to go away)

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/30/google-orkut 

6 awesome, lesser known features of Android 4 

http://lifehacker.com/5914400/six-awesome-lesser+known-features-in-android-40-ice-cream-sandwich 

More Google Voice prescreening options

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/31/google-voice-anonymous-call-screening 

Google Translate updates

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/31/google-updates-translate-plugin-and-android-app-unites-nations 

Google on the new top-level domains (Google.LOL anyone?)

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/expanding-internet-domain-space.html 

How hackers broke Google's recaptcha system

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/05/31/2156213/how-hackers-listened-their-way-around-googles-recaptcha 

Google holding Maps event ahead of WWDC

http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/01/google-to-hold-maps-event-hopes-to-make-apple-sorry/

Google Policy/Privacy/Politics

Fighting scam ads - by the numbers

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/fight-against-scam-adsby-numbers.html

Google: "We're like a bank for your data"

http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/05/google-apps-iso/

French court rules Google not liable for bootlegs on youtube

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/29/french-court-rules-google-is-not-liable-for-youtube-bootlegs

The cost of pre-screening all of YouTube's content for copyright violations would be $37 billion

http://news.slashdot.org/story/12/05/30/1330259/cost-of-pre-screening-all-youtube-content-us37-billion

South Korean FTC raids Google AGAIN over antitrust 

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/30/south-korea-ftc-reportedly-raids-google-again-over-antitrust 

Entrepreneur Kevin Rose now at Google Ventures

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/30/kevin-rose-google-ventures-partner

Oracle Vs. Google:

Elison somehow thinks Oracle won

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/05/larry-ellison-swerves-into-fantasyland-discussing-all-of-oracles-litigation

Google wins crucial API ruling, Oracle's case decimated

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/05/google-wins-crucial-api-ruling-oracles-case-decimated

Australia drops second Google investigation

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/05/31/0327201/australia-drops-second-google-investigation

Explore historic sites with the World Wonders Project

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/explore-historic-sites-with-world.html

RIAA wants to issue unlimited takedowns to Google

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/05/riaa-wants-to-issue-unlimited-takedowns-to-google

Google dealt blow in book scanning lawsuit

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/05/google-dealt-blow-in-book-scanning-lawsuit/

Google makes antitrust complaint against Microsoft and Nokia in EU

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/31/google-lobs-antitrust-complaint-against-microsoft-and-nokia-in-eu

Google flags "censored" searches for Chinese users

http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/01/google-great-firewall-warning

--Adam

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Adam Nave, CISSP
Linux/Unix Systems Administrator
Macalester College