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Poll: Facebook or Google+?
07 July 11 09:18 PM | rodtrent | 1 comment(s)

Quick, simple and to the point, but feel free to leave your comments… Poll- Facebook or Google+-

Filed under: Internet, myITforum.com, Google, Social Networking, Surveys/Polls, Google+, Facebook

Google Dropping Support for IE6
02 February 10 11:05 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

  In order to continue to improve our products and deliver more sophisticated features and performance, we are harnessing some of the latest improvements...

Filed under: Internet, Google

Google Toolbar Tracks Browsing Even After Users Choose "Disable" <= Do no evil? I don’t think so.
25 January 10 05:56 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  In this article, I provide evidence calling into question the ability of users to disable Google Toolbar transmissions. I begin by reviewing the...

Filed under: Security, Google

LinkedIn now promoting Google Chrome…
17 November 08 11:00 AM | rodtrent | 1 comment(s)

Must be getting kick backs from Google.  They can’t seriously be promoting this can they?

Filed under: Internet, Google, Chrome

Google says it’s OK to drink – and email…
07 October 08 03:28 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

In a recent Gmail blog post, a Google engineer has put together an app that helps deter you from sending out drunken emails. http://gmailblog.blogspot...

Filed under: Google

NetApplications indicates Chrome is losing ground?
19 September 08 09:59 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

Not that it had much ground to start with, but NetApplications has been tracking Google’s Chrome.  From their numbers, though, I don’t see much of...

Filed under: Internet, Internet Explorer, Google, IE8, Chrome

Security agencies rally against Google Chrome
12 September 08 09:14 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/IndustryNews.aspx?articleid=5658&zoneid=71

Filed under: Security, Google, Chrome

Chrome being identified as Safari
10 September 08 12:51 PM | rodtrent | 3 comment(s)

Looking through myITforum.com stats for the past couple months I noticed that recently, access to myITforum.com using Safari has jumped dramatically. ...

Filed under: Google, Chrome

Google updates beta browser
09 September 08 12:03 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Chrome gets an update to fix the Google developers’ security oversights… http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2008/09/beta-release-0214929.html  ...

Filed under: Security, Google, Chrome

More goodness…Chrome installs outside of the Vista protected zone
05 September 08 12:18 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Google Chrome plays outside of Vista Security Zones

Filed under: Security, Google, Chrome

Chrome keeps track of your finances
05 September 08 09:06 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

With a few utterly simple keywords like balance, account and Sept., everything from balance information, account numbers and even how much you spent at...

Filed under: Security, Google, Chrome

Here’s what Chrome’s uninstall leaves behind…
03 September 08 12:01 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run:

Filed under: Google, Chrome

Is GoogleUpdate.exe OK to keep on my computer, running at startup? One person thinks so…
03 September 08 11:36 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

My recent identification of a lingering Chrome installation file that continues to run at OS boot even though Chrome was uninstalled, brought on an interesting...

Filed under: Google, Chrome

Google Chrome Setup properties
03 September 08 11:23 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

Setup file:   Setup File size:   Setup File Digital Signature:   Setup File Details:   Installs to:  C:\Users\<username>...

Filed under: Google, Chrome

Chrome user or not - watch out for GoogleUpdate.exe
03 September 08 08:25 AM | rodtrent | 5 comment(s)

To update Chrome, Google installs a startup app in the HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run key in the registry. The program is called GoogleUpdate...

Filed under: Internet, Google, Chrome