My article for OSFY August 2013 issue

The August 2013 issue of Open Source for You has an article that I wrote about the Go Programming Language.

The next version of Google Maps!

Create a Gmail POP3 account

When creating a Gmail account using the Mail application that comes with Mac OS X 10.7 (a.k.a. Lion), it only allows you to create an IMAP account.

If you do not want that, hold the option button down until ‘Create’ turns into ‘Continue’ and you are done!

Using Google Public DNS Servers

Google Public DNS IP addresses

The Google Public DNS IP addresses are as follows:

• 8.8.8.8
• 8.8.4.4

You can find more information here.

Google will offer its Gadgets to Dashboard!

According to MacWorld, Google will offer (on Thursday 29.Nov.2007) its Gadgets to Dashboard!

Google Gadgets are similar to Dashboard Widgets.

Google will publish its API that will allow the programming of its cross-platform Gadgets.