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Google have officially started phasing out Windows OS from its corporate environment, employees now have to choose Mac OS X or Linux.

Security concerns have been cited as the reason behind the move-

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fg%2Fa%2F2010%2F05%2F31%2Fbusinessinsider-henry-blodget-google-dumping-microsoft-windows-company-wide-blames-windows-for-china-hacking-attack-2010-5.DTL

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-20006400-265.html

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Here is a great article explaining some of the lesser known tips and tricks for Google web mail interface. If you are using the webmail interface for your Google Apps account or a personal one, you may benefit from the tips in link below-

http://lifehacker.com/5451352/become-a-gmail-master-redux

Google have advised that from March 1 2010 onwards they will begin phasing out support for IE6 and other older browsers. The Google apps suite will be developed further to include support for HTML5 and other advanced features.

Here is the email I received from Google today-

In order to continue to improve our products and deliver more sophisticated features and performance, we are harnessing some of the latest improvements in web browser technology.  This includes faster JavaScript processing and new standards like HTML5.  As a result, over the course of 2010, we will be phasing out support for Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 ​as well as other older browsers that are not supported by their own manufacturers.

Thank you for your continued support!

Bring it on!!!

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/04/09/beautiful-and-creative-logo-designs-for-your-inspiration/

Apple have announced their feature rich firmware upgrade for the iPhone, here is a quick list of new features, see link below for full story-

• Copy & Paste text. When you double-tap over text, you will get a “cut, copy, and paste” bubble dialog. Double-tap again and a “paste” bubble will appear if there’s anything stored in your clipboard.

This works across applications. You can expand your selection points using your thumbs and, if you accidentally paste something you didn’t want to paste, just shake your iPhone to undo it.

• Copy & Paste photos. You can also copy and paste photos. Now you will be able to select multiple photos by tapping the action button, copy some of them, and paste them in an email, ready to send.

• New Spotlight. iPhone OS 3.0 will allow you to search across the entire information contained in your device, no matter where, as soon as the information is supported it. If an application is written to support the new Spotlight, its data will also be available in the search.

• Search in Mail, Calendar, and iPod. These Apple applications have specific search interfaces. The search in Mail doesn’t support the message content yet, but it supports searching in IMAP servers—that will save a lot of time logging into Gmail.

• 3G Tethering. This feature will allow you to connect your iPhone 3G to a laptop, to use it as a modem to access the internet.

• Landscape keyboard. Apple has added the landscape keyboard mode to other applications, like Mail and Notes.

• Multimedia messaging. A big one to send rich content to people without mail-enabled telephones: The new MMS function will allow you to include everything, from images to sound to vcards (no word on video, however.)

• Support for new calendar types. In iPhone OS 3.0 you will be able to subscribe to calendars on the web using two protocols: CalDAV—supported by Google and Yahoo—and subscriptions via the .ics format—which is what Apple uses in iCal.

• Improved stocks application. The stocks application now allows you to read related news, so you can enjoy yourself learning about the latest market scandals, stock crashes, and executives getting bonus packages from government aid while their companies sink into hell. Thank you, Apple.

• Stereo Bluetooth audio. You will be able to pair your iPhone 3.0 with a stereo bluetooth device, like headphones or speakers.

• Note synching with iTunes.

• Automatic login in Safari. The new version of Safari will remember login credentials.

• Shake to shuffle music. If you are in your iPod application, you just need to shake it to start the shuffling mode. Hopefully this will be optional for sports people out there.

• Wi-Fi auto-login. In case you have a subscription to a paid hotspot, your iPhone or iPod touch will autolog into it.

• Anti-phising. Mobile Safari now can warn you against malicious sites trying to scam you.

• Extended parental controls. Adult content filters can now be applied to movies, TV shows, and applications, in addition to web sites and music.

Update scheduled to be released in US summer..

http://i.gizmodo.com/5171796/iphone-30-os-guide-everything-you-need-to-know

Google have released Sync beta enabling you to sync your contacts and calendars over the air. This new feature allows your iPhone to sync events and contacts to your Google account. Your Google account can also push new events and contacts to your phone. Using a third party paid app like BusySync you can sync your calendar on Mac to Google to your iPhone. Address Book on Mac (10.5.3) already has the ability to sync your address book to Google. The setup involves creating an exchange activesync account (without email) on your iPhone to communicate with your Google account.

Be aware setting this up will reset some of the info on your iPhone, make sure you have run a sync in iTunes beforehand.

See this page for more info-

http://www.google.com/mobile/apple/sync.html

Update, no need for a paid third party product if you are using Leopard 10.5, Google have a ‘calaboration‘ tool to do this for free.