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Understanding Single Sign-On in Google
Posted on 03. Aug, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 
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Multiple outlets are reporting today that single sign-on is being rolled out to all Google users. But what does that mean? For starters, if you’ve ever been challenged with having to sign in and sign out of multiple accounts, this feature was built specifically for you.
Now that Google Apps is being used more commonly for business, there is more use of Google services that require a sign in. If you have your own personal account, and a business one, you can see very quickly how single sign-on can save you time without having to constantly log out and log in to various accounts.
Now, when you go to your account settings page, you can see that there is an option to switch to single sign-on; right now the default is for it to be switched off.
You’ll then be shown an informational page about single sign-on.
Of note here is that there are a limited set of Google services that are currently offering single sign-on.
You are then required to check off some boxes to make sure that you understand what you’re doing.
Once you’ve saved the changes, you’ll notice that your account name in the upper right has become a link; you can click on it and sign into multiple accounts. You are then able to seamlessly switch between accounts by using this menu.
That’s going to save some time for sure.
UPDATE: At the time of this post the feature had not been rolled out to everyone; now the Gmail Blog is announcing everyone can use the feature.
How to Use Chrome Webapps Right Now
Posted on 16. Jul, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 5 Comments
Here are screen-by-screen steps on how to add the Calendar, Docs and Gmail apps to your Chrome browser. This is what this will look like when you are done.
Your tabs for the three will look like this.
Additionally, when you open a new tab, you’ll get a window that looks like this.
1. Download Chrome 6.
Firstly, you need to get the Chrome 6 development build for this to work. Here is a direct link to download it.
2. Add a Command Line Flag to your Chrome Shortcut.
This is easy, just go to your desktop and right click on your Chrome icon. Select Properties. In the Properties window, you’ll need to add a space and then the flag “–enable-apps” at the end of the Target location.
Hit OK.
3. Go into Developer Mode.
Open your shortcut of Chrome (remember, you have to use this one in order for this to work in the future). Navigate in the omnibar to chrome://extensions
Click on Developer Mode over on the far right.
4. Load the Extensions
A developer toolbar will appear; click on Load unpacked extension.
You’ll be asked to select the path of the extensions.
Windows Vista/7
\Users\[profile name]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\[version]\Resources\
Windows XP
\Documents & Settings\[profile name]\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\[version]\Resources\
You’ll need to open these three up using the Load unpacked extensions button. You’ll then see them in your list of extensions.
Now you have Chrome web apps in your browser, enjoy!thechromesource Daily: Links for 5/28/10
Posted on 28. May, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 0 Comments
Will Google be able to make billions from its enterprise Apps services within the next four years?
Google Apps Migration has been announced, allowing a smoother transition from Office over to Gmail and Google Calendar.
Computerworld has a interesting article titled, “The Smart Paranoid’s Guide to Using Google”.
As the cloud grows, what will Google do to keep it interconnected worldwide? “We want 100Gbit/s”.
Visual travel guide Ruba, which mixes blogging, photos and maps into a unique social mash-up has been acquired by Google.
