Google + is coming to us

Google is trying to reinvent social-networks with Google + (Google Plus).

Take a look to the features:
https://plus.google.com/up/start/?sw=1&type=st&hl=en-GB

Google images reverse search

I noticed it a few days ago, maybe you know already.

Google has finally searching for images based on an image and not text.

Such as TineEye, Google will use a picture to find other similar or identical, but will also serve to begin a general search on an image.

For example, the photo of a statue can give results as other photos of the statue,and various other information.
Of course, thanks to giant Google's database the results are interesting.

In the search page simply click the camera icon, or drag and drop a photo on the search bar.

Apple, Google, they are the same

Old story.

The current companies collect our personal information and they do what they want, sell them, make money on them.
For me is ok if I know it and I can select which informations provide.
After Apple and his "I'm collecting wifi spots for blahblahblah" is the time for Google.

Let me be a bit angry when I can trace with Google, through the MAC address of my wifi router, my home address.
I have no idea how they did it to collect all this data (google cars?), But that does not please me at all.

Considerations to you.

Insert your MAC address : http://www.wartris.com/wifilocate/ and try.
This site reads a public Google database.
You can find your MAC in your router details.

I've tryed:
- Pc network card MAC: nothing
- Smartphone MAC: nothing
- Router ASDL port MAC: nothing
- Router LAN port MAC: nothing
- Router WIFI port MAC:  ... aw, sh*t... my current address

My access point is not for public use, it's crypted and not so powerfull. So, why collecting it?

Google, don't be evil.

Google Doodle, the guitar sounds good

Try to play and record  your song following this link: http://www.google.com/webhp

My try: http://goo.gl/doodle/VhWNs   (heyyy, I'm not a musician ! XD)

Edit: new link : http://www.google.com/logos/2011/lespaul.html

ChromiumOS

Chromium OS is the new OS that is the root of Google Chrome OS.
In these days Samsung and Acer dropped out two "Chromebook",  -netbooks- that run Chrome OS.
These Chromebooks have online application so they need continue internet connection to work.
For me they are a bit limited, but for their use they work great.

You can download and install (better in a virtual machine) Chromium OS:
http://chromeos.hexxeh.net/vanilla.php

Chrome themes

A great site that allows you to create your own theme for Google Chrome:

http://www.chrometheme.net/chrome-theme-creator-online.html

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