Comments on: Google Secure Access

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 25 Sep 2005 22:05:15 +0000

The best reviews I have found of this application can be found here:

1) http://www.hagrin.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=108
2) http://blog.thetechgurus.net/?p=36

They seem to have really explained a lot of how it works.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 22:43:37 +0000

Since a few days I am using a new VPN solution called “iPig”. As easy to use as Google Wifi but does not send any data to Google! Experts can set up their own VPN server with iPig Server (also free). Download URL is http://www.iopus.com/ipig
Ralf

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 20:15:42 +0000

Web Accelerator is back online and advertised on the main search page!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 20:11:46 +0000

Web Accelerator is back online and advertised on the main search page!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 07:21:05 +0000

We are the Google Borg. Resistance Is Futile. You Will Be ASSimilated.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:24:26 +0000

Free Broadband net access? Let google install their stuff. I will install their software on a single computer on my FreeWan cell and use it to connect to other FreeWan cells. The only connections that Google will detect is the connection to these FreWan Cells. The actually data will be encrypted beore it passes through the computer with the Google software installed.

The only negative aspect of this type of use is that Google will be able to determine the location of these FreeWan cell, unless, that is a laptop is used to transfer information while outside the range of the FreeWan Cell. The good news is that other wireless ISP’s will have to lower their prices in order to compete with free. Another bit of news is that I just saved a load of money on my car insurance by switching to geico.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:24:26 +0000

I keep hearing mention of the “Google browser”, but it’s still vapourware, isn’t it? They best they could do would be to buy one of the minor (in terms of market share) browsers and brand it. Opera would be a good candidate for this - recent announcements from the Opera camp suggest a certain frantic scramble not to be left out in the mass exodus from IE. Opera as we know it may not be around much longer.

On a seperate issue, I notice there is now an official Google toolbar for Firefox. Too late, guys - I like my Googlebar.

Chris

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 12:27:21 +0000

Sounds like google has decided that they’ll take the net and ms can keep the pc.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 08:41:16 +0000

Google is doing what all sucessful corporates do. It has seen the handwriting that it needs to branch out into other feilds that assure it of a steady income no matter what. It has left its options open in this move that will most likely position it into a very good point. The branches this could move into are very large.

I have what I have always had against Google. Not that is it sucessful but rather that they too feel free to reap and gather private data without so much as a “by your leave” about it. They will wave a free product out there with buried spyware and then say there you go. What they don’t say is what the sypware is doing, what sort of info is it collecting, nor do they put it on the front of the download site that it is going to contain such. Instead it will be buried with in the EULA, with the hope that the installer won’t take the time to read what they are going to use.

When it is mentioned it won’t be just out in the open. It will be some hidden mention such as “You agree to the third party install of “Google-lite (or whatever) and agree not to interfer with the addtion of their programs” without ever just coming out and saying they are collecting your data. For anyone to do such spyware notices in such a manner means there is something there that might not be totally in agreement with the installer, did they know the real reason. That never sat right with me. It is one thing to say, look straight up, we got spyware in there, you want it free you take with that understanding. It is quite another to present it as a boon to mankind and forget to mention the real reason it is offered.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 07:05:04 +0000

Google is a large (and growing) cluster of Linux computers, and they are very involved in that community. Making their own Google Linux would be trivial for a company that already has more experience with Linux than some existing Linux distribution companies.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 01:53:35 +0000

MS was slow on the uptake of the net, I was was using Netscape 2 before IE was a dream. They fought long and hard to get IE out and finally won the baattle by putting it in the OS. Meanwhile AOL bought Netscape and basically ruined it. Meanwhile AOL used IE as its backbone for the AOL client. They missed the boat on search and all of the neat stuff that Google has done.

I predict, that while MS stumbles to catch up Google will quietly built a kick ass browser, and with their cash and talent why not an OS?

You heard it here first folks.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 23:54:41 +0000

Free Internet and VOIP as long as they can agregate all the data you send on the internet not a bad payoff if your not doing business or somthing illeagal.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 23:36:30 +0000

Bryant Park in New York City is also a Google sponsored hot-spot…..

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:08:15 +0000

Theres nothing more wrong with this… than what normal ISPs make thei costumers download to conntect…

If google comes out with free wifi like this… I will definantly download the program.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:04:39 +0000

There’s something going on here.
- Google is buying up dark fibre to build it’s own carrier grade backbone network
- Google is going into the WiFi hotspot business.
- Google VPN mentioned here.
- Google Talk is the beginning of a VoIP service.

I call it GT&T !