Cloud services like OneDrive and Dropbox are dead-simple to set up and make multi-device file syncing an absolute breeze—but those services force you to stash your files on the company’s third-party servers. For some people that’s just not an option, or at least an option they’d rather do without. Check this out from PCWorld.com
Losing a Chromebook could be less troublesome in the future with the addition of remote device management tools. Check on this article from PCWorld.com
I’ll be honest—I’m not a big fan of Gmail’s Web interface. It’s clumsy, it’s awkward, and it takes quite a bit of getting used to. But if a set of apparently leaked screenshots are any indication, Google might be about to update Gmail in a big way. Take a sneak peak on this article from PCWorld.com
Twitter beefed up its security and brought in a slight layout change that gives more eye-space to what matters – your tweets. Let’s talk about them one at a time. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com
Opera has just updated its desktop web browser to version 21, and with it, a great deal of speed has been added. Its ‘Aura’ hardware acceleration engine promises to speed up animations and provide a smoother web browsing experience for its users on both Mac and Windows. Check this development on this article from MakeUseOf.com
If Microsoft indeed intends to release a shrunk-down Surface Mini this month, as an invite for a “small” Surface event suggests, merely downsizing the tablet’s design to fit an 8-inch frame ain’t going to cut it. Sure, the Surface Pro 2 and Surface 2 are beautiful pieces of kit, but they’re made for big-screen productivity—the Surface Pro is essentially an Ultrabook without a keyboard. That experience won’t translate well to a smaller form factor, better suited for content consumption than content creation. More about this article on PCWorld.com
One of the things that makes Google Chrome such a great browser is its large collection of extensions that work for you. But just like any collection of workers, when the force gets large enough, you need to get managers to make sure everything is running smoothly. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com