How to Install Google Cloud Print on Windows
As reported in our forum, Google recently added Windows support for its Cloud Print technology. It means, you can natively connect printers to the web and share them with your mobiles, tablets and no-printer-computers. We thought it would be great idea for everyone and therefore here is a guide explaining you how to install Google cloud Print on Windows.
Why You Should Install Google Cloud Print
If you frequently print document and images, then it can prove very useful. Google Cloud Print lets you –
#. Share printers with friends and co-workers
#. Print from any device like mobiles (Android and iOS), tablets, and laptops
#. Print without leaving applications
Consider these two cases –
1) Suppose you have a document on your mobile that you want to print. Without Google Cloud Print, you would first save it on your mobile, and then transfer it to a computer which has a printer connected to it and then finally print it. With Google Cloud, you can directly command your phone to print at any of the shared printer.
2) Suppose you clicked a picture with your iPhone and want to get it framed. With Google Cloud Printer, you can directly print on the shop’s printer without actually going there.
As you can see, Cloud Printer makes your task easy by removing extraneous steps. If you are amongst the ones that print files in day-to-day life, then you should seriously think about this technology.
Google Cloud Print Setup
Before installing, we need to understand new offerings –
#. Google Print Driver – Install this if you want to add Google Cloud Printer in your Windows printers list.
#. Google Print Service – Install this if you want to add your existing printer to Cloud Print network.
Let us do a quick revision for the sake of clarity.
Install Service if you have a printer and want to connect it to the web. The Service will make the printer available on your Google account and will let you share the printer. Install driver if you want to don’t have a printer and want to add Google Cloud Print in your printers list.
Installing Google Cloud Service
The following steps will add your printers to Google Cloud network –
1) Download Service from here.
2) Run the downloaded service installer.
3) Launch the application and use windows username and password in the initial screen.
This step is really tricky. The program does not tell you which credentials to enter. Most of the people would have guessed Google account credentials. But actually you need to put Windows username and password with the computer name. If you do not know this, navigate to User Accounts in control panel.
4) The application now opens Chrome and will ask your permission to add all the printers connected to this server.
5) After granting the permission, all your local printers will now be listed under Cloud network. If you want to remove any of the printers, you can do that manually from the Cloud Print control panel.
Installing Google Cloud Driver
Following steps will add Google Cloud Printer in your list of printing devices –
1) Download the driver from here.
2) Run the downloaded driver installer.
3) Authorize the app and you are done.
You will now find Google Cloud Printer as one of the printer in your Windows.
Now whenever you select this printer to print any of your documents, a Chrome pop-up will open with list of cloud printers on which you can print.
Though we did not like the dependence on Chrome browser, we absolutely loved the cloud printing technology. It can really benefit you in many ways. If you have any trouble, let us know in the comments.
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Make the most of the last weeks of summer
With that inspiration, we’ve created a one stop shop at g.co/summer with tips to help you also make the most of these last few weeks of summer.
Here are a few tips you might find useful too:
- The Google Search app was always handy, and I used voice search to ask simple questions like “Show me things to do in Split, Croatia” or for more pressing needs like “Translate ‘Where can I find a local beer?’ in Croatian.”
- Google+ Auto Backup gave me peace of mind that I wouldn’t lose my photos and memories, even if I lost my phone. Plus, I was able to share albums right from my phone with my family back home.
- My travel buddies were grateful for my Google Play All Access playlists, which kept us dancing the whole trip.
Meanwhile, my mom back home in New York found some great local activities and museum exhibits, like the MOMA Rain Room, using Google Now in her Google Search app. She even tried some Google+ MakerCamp classes, which inspired her to create her own DIY projects at home.
Post about your summer using hashtag #SummerTimes, and see what other folks are up to.
Happy summer!
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World’s Oldest Calendar Dates Back 10,000 Years
Humankind has been developing systems to track time for thousands of years, but a recent discovery shows that such systems were already in use a lot earlier than previously thought.
Archeologists found what is believed to be the world’s oldest calendar in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The lunar calendar is about 10,000 years old and consists of a series of 12 large pits arranged and designed to mimic the phases of the moon.
This diagram shows the alignment of the pits and how they track various moon phases.
This ancient pit alignment was first discovered by aerial photography in 2004 but only recently was its importance recognized, with the help of state-of-the-art remote sensor technology and a special software that analyzed the arrangement and determined the position of sunsets and sunrises in the area 10 millennia ago.
According to the research team, led by the University of Birmingham’s landscape archeology professor Vincent Gaffney, his lunar calendar was actually created by hunter-gatherers of the Mesolithic.
The system is by far the oldest ever discovered, being almost twice as old as the Bronze Age calendar discovered in Mesopotamia. Built approximately in 8,000 BC, the ancient pits are lined up in a 164-foot arc and are dug in the shapes of all moon phases. The full moon phase is represented by a seven-foot pit right in the center of the arc, Gaffney said.
Researchers believe each of the pits contained a wooden post. What’s even more impressive is that the pit arrangement is perfectly aligned with the Midwinter sunrise. So the world’s oldest lunar calendar would have allowed hunter-gatherers to keep track of the seasons but also account for differences between solar years and lunar years.
And it appears that this is exactly what the hunter-gatherers were doing, researchers said. It seems that the 12 pits were carefully maintained and were reshaped regularly over the years until the calendar fell out of use, approximately in the year 2,000 BC.
Keeping track of time had a great cultural and economic significance for Mesolithic Britain’s hunter-gatherer societies, as a means of predicting astronomical events and animal migration patterns.
The discovery of the world’s oldest calendar provides impressive insight into how sophisticated the Stone Age society actually was, but also marks an important step in the formal construction and history of time and. What do you think of the Aberdeenshire ancient monument? How does it reflect on humankind’s relationship with time?
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NASA Fails in Cloud Computing Security
The space agency NASA has been increasingly moving data to the cloud but according to a new report from the agency’s Office of the Inspector General, NASA needs to work on strengthening its information technology security practices.
“We found that weaknesses in NASA’s IT governance and risk management practices have impeded the Agency from fully realizing the benefits of cloud computing and potentially put NASA systems and data stored in the cloud at risk,” the report reads.
In 2009 Nasa began its own private cloud computing at a data center called Nebula, located at the Ames Research Center but in 2012 the agency decided to move its data to public clouds due to more reliability and lower costs.
However since moving data NASA has had difficulties in meeting the proper security requirements. For example the agency has been moving data into public clouds without notifying the Agency’s Office of Chief Information Officer. It has also been working with contractors that did not “fully address” cloud computing IT secuirty risks. More than 100 of Nasa’s internal and external Web sites did not have proper security controls.
“This occurred because the Agency OCIO lacked proper oversight authority, was slow to establish a contract that mitigated risks unique to cloud computing, and did not implement measures to ensure cloud providers met Agency IT security requirements,” the report reads.
Going forward, Nasa plans to dedicate more of its $1.5 billion annual IT budget on cloud computing. Within the next five years the agency is planning to have up to 75 percent of its new IT programs begin in the cloud and 100 percent of the agency’s public data stored in the cloud.
“As NASA moves more of its systems and data to the cloud, it is imperative that the Agency strengthen its governance and risk management practices to safeguard its data while effectively spending its IT funds,” reads the report.
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SOURCE: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57596053-83/nasa-falls-short-on-its-cloud-computing-security/
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Starbucks’ WiFi goes Google
Google has long invested in helping the Internet grow stronger, including projects to make Internet access speedier, more affordable, and more widely available. The free Internet connection at Starbucks has become an important part of many communities over the years, such as in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, or for students without Internet at home who do their homework at Starbucks.
We’ll start rolling out the new networks this August. We appreciate your patience if it’s still a little while before we get to your favorite Starbucks—you’ll know your new network is ready to go when you can log in to the “Google Starbucks” SSID.
via The Official Google Blog http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/starbucks-wifi-goes-google.html
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What to Look Forward to in Android 4.3
Not long after Android 4.3 Jelly Bean was officially announced by Google, smartphone manufacturers started to make their own related announcements. Sony, in particular, gave a short list of phones that will run on the newest Android version. Of course, you do not have to buy a new phone just to run Android 4.3 – some existing models will have the capability to upgrade when the time comes. (If you want to use that as an excuse, though, there’s nothing stopping you!)
But, what’s Android 4.3 Jelly Bean all about? Is it really worth getting excited about it?
While Android 4.3 is merely an update to the current version – not a whole new operating system – there are some things to look forward to.
For Users
- Bluetooth Smart – the bottom line is that this feature will allow us to connect external devices to Android 4.3 gadgets. Smartwatches, fitness trackers, and all those little gizmos will have no issues connecting to your Android 4.3 Jelly Bean device. Also known as Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).
- Restricted profiles – this is most useful for devices which have multiple users. After all, not all of us have the luxury of having one device per person. With this feature, you can create profiles which have highly controlled access. Parents, are you thinking what I’m thinking?
- Dial Pad auto complete – auto complete can be a pain, but this feature will make it easier to call your contacts.
Developers
- OpenGL 3 – developers will look forward to this as they will have an easier time creating awesome apps – as a standard feature.
- Better profiling tools – developers can tweak their apps so they are faster and perform better
- DRM – for media content providers, the new DRM feature will be a welcome one. Not sure for certain users!
It all seems underwhelming, doesn’t it? What’s your take?
Need specific instructions on how to upgrade to Android 4.3? Here you go.
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