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May 29, 2019 By ray

Google will have offices and data centers in 24 states by the end of 2019

Google is still closely associated with California to many people (and to a lesser degree New York), but it’s determined to change that reputation. The company is launching a $13 billion expansion in 2019 that will give it a total US footprint of 24 states, including “major expansions” in 14 states.… Read more

May 9, 2019 By ray

Google Voice VoIP calls will be live for everyone by next week

Google took a long, long break from Google Voice a while back. After letting the app fall into disrepair, Google expressed a renewed commitment to Voice in 2017. It has since announced a handful of feature updates, including VoIP calling in 2018. However, that feature never actually rolled out to everyone. Google’s Scott Johnston says it’s almost time, though.… Read more

April 27, 2019 By ray

How can I create Access/Secret keys for Google Cloud Storage?

Those keys are called “interoperable keys” or “migration keys”. As Google Cloud Storage does provide an S3 interface you could use an S3 Client, like “S3 Browser”, or CLI tool like “s3cmd” in order to work with Google Cloud Storage buckets as well. In order to create an access/secret key pair to access your Google cloud storage bucket: Go to https://console.cloud.google.com/storage/settings Select the “Interoperability” tabIf you haven’t enabled it already, click on “Interoperable Access”Now you should see an empty list and a “Create new Key” buttonClick on the button in order to create an access/secret keypair Be aware: Those keys doesn’t belong to the google project but your own account, which you are using to login to the google cloud console. More information about those keys and how to create them are available in the Google Cloud Storage documentation: https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/migrating#keys … Read more

April 17, 2019 By ray

Google Drive now lets you easily comment on Microsoft Office files, PDFs and images

Google is launching an update to Google Drive today that will make it easier for teams and agencies to use a mix of G Suite and Microsoft Office while working with their colleagues and customers. With this update, Google Drive users can now easily comment on Office files, PDFs and images in the Drive preview pane without having to use (and potentially pay for) tools like Microsoft Office or Acrobat Reader — or having to convert them to Google Docs, Sheets or Slides files.… Read more

April 17, 2019 By ray

Google will make it easier for people without accounts to collaborate on G Suite documents

Soon it will be easier for people without Google accounts to collaborate on G Suite documents. Currently in beta, a new feature will enable G Suite users to invite people without G Suite subscriptions or Google accounts to work on files by sending them a pin code. Using the pin code to gain access allows invitees to view, comment on, suggest edits to or directly edit Google Docs, Sheets and Slides.… Read more