Category Archives: Google
This should be a map
This is a map
Google Maps is the new search destination
Mashable:
Google Maps is the new search destination
Since the beginning of 2018, the search engine said there’s been a 50 percent increase in “Near Me” searches. Also, we’re searching for descriptions rather than a specific experience. So “late-night cocktails on a roof” is more common than a specific rooftop bar.
UT Library Map Collection
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, where have you been all my life?
JavaScript debugging tutorial
Google has a lot of help for web developers – for example, a tutorial on using the Chrome Developer Tools to debug JavaScript.
Use your Android phone as a security key
Use your Android phone to sign in to other devices with 2-Factor Authentication (2FA): Now generally available: Android phone’s built-in security key
The Android phone has to be running Android 7.0+, and the Chrome OS / macOS X / Windows 10 device needs to have Bluetooth and a Chrome browser.
Google Progressive Web Apps course
I don’t think I’ve linked to this before:
This is not a Google technologies course – or not exclusively Google technologies, at any rate. For example, the material on Push Notifications links to Mozilla Developer Network (MDN) API references.
Create a blog in Google Sites
It’s not Google’s official blog solution (that would be Blogger), but apparently you can create a blog in Google Sites!
Google Maps JavaScript API Code Samples
I’ve been working with the Google Maps JavaScript API every work day since last October, but for some reason I only recently noticed the Code Samples tab in the online documentation. It looks like a good place for an aspiring web developer to spend some quality time.