Thanks Leon Nicholls – Google+. and Android Developers – Google+ for sharing these two posts: Read the rest of this entry »
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Google Cast SDK for Android Released: The Google Play services library (revision 15)
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/02/13
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Chrome does not pick up on time zone changes until the browser is restarted. (via: pellepim / jsTimezoneDetect / issues / #57 – Wrong time zone using Chrome on Mac — Bitbucket)
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/02/11
Just got bitten by Wrong time zone using Chrome on Mac:
Chrome does not pick up on time zone changes until a new tab is opened or the browser restarted.
Actually, it requires a browser restart, as below is the difference between a new Chrome tab and running on jsc on the console: Read the rest of this entry »
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Android: manually install Google Play Services 4.2.39 so AllCast and others can stream to Chromecast
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/02/09
Over the years, Google Play Services has started to play a much bigger role, arguably more important than the Android version (also making it impossible to fork Android: Neither Microsoft, Nokia, nor anyone else should fork Android. It’s unforkable. | Ars Technica).
This shows again with the publication of the new Google cast SDK with public Chromecast support release last weak (I think the SDK name being broader than Googlecast means there will be much more to come in the feature).
Though most current Android users are still at version 4.1.32 of the Google Play Services, Google is rolling out a 4.2.39 version to enable that SDK. After it has rolled out to enough devices, then the Play Services library version 15 part of the SDK will be released for Android as well (which will complement the existing support for the iOS and Chrome platforms).
The odd thing: it looks like *some* developers already have this SDK, as AllCast already has been updated and it does not work with Google Play Services 4.1.32, but it does work with Google Play Services version 4.2.39. Below I show you how I tested this, and how to manually upgrade your Android device to use Google Play Services 4.2.39. Read the rest of this entry »
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Ready to cast: Chromecast now open to developers with the Google Cast SDK #interesting #fun (via: Chromium Blog)
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/02/03
With a more decent internet connection during our trip, it is time to catch up on some recent news.
The first that caught my eye was that the Chromecast API now is open to all developers.
Developer information is available through Casting Your Content to the Big Screen – Google Cast — Google Developers.
You need to pay a one-time USD 5 fee per development account (how’s that Apple?) for the Google Cast SDK Developer Console.
After that, you will have to register your Chromecast device(s) and custom or styled media receiver apps.
Interesting. Fun.
I hope this can be combined with the new Smart Mobile Studio 2.0 release or the Delphi for Android support.
Will get back on that as soon as I’m back home.
Resources:
More links:
- AllCast – Android Apps on Google Play./AllCast Premium – Android Apps on Google Play.
- Life With Chromecast: 6 Months Later – ReadWrite.
- Have Chromecast, Will Travel … Er, Maybe Not – ReadWrite.
- What’s Holding Up New Chromecast Apps? Nothing … But Google, That Is – ReadWrite.
- Simple design, lofty goals: Chromecast prepares for the global stage | Internet & Media – CNET News.
–jeroen
via: Chromium Blog: Ready to cast: Chromecast now open to developers with the Google Cast SDK.
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If Google Chrome keeps asking “Install the Hangouts Plugin to get started” when starting a video chat
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/12/16
When Google Chrome keeps coming back with “Install the Hangouts Plugin to get started”, then try this solution:
I solve this problem for my self. Manualy turn on Google Talk Plugin in chrome://plugins/ (one of three plugins was turned off).
–jeroen
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On Mac, Chrome dock Icon shows a number on it: it is the number of outstanding downloads
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/10/18
Martin Millstam posted this on Google Groups:
I figured out that it was the number of active downloads.
Not very intuitive as I first thought it was pending updates to Chrome, then to Extensions.
It turned out to be the number of active downloads.
It wasn’t intuitive for me either (:
–jeroen
via: On Mac, Chrome dock Icon shows a number on it: what does this mean? – Google Groups.
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Posted in Apple, Chrome, Google, Mac, Mac OS X / OS X / MacOS, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Power User | Leave a Comment »
Interesting series of Chrome Development articles by Umar Hansa | Nettuts+
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/10/03
If you (want to) do web-development with Chrome, then be sure to read the articles by Umar Hansa | Nettuts+.
At the time of writing, there were three articles centered around using Google Chrome as part of your developemt suite, and a few more on things like HTML 5 and CSS:
- Chrome Dev Tools: JavaScript and Performance | Nettuts+.
- Chrome Dev Tools: Networking and the Console | Nettuts+.
- Chrome Dev Tools: Markup and Style | Nettuts+.
- How to Use HTML5 History | Nettuts+.
- Start Using HTML5 WebSockets Today | Nettuts+.
- An Introduction to the CSS Flexbox Module | Nettuts+.
- Diving Into CSS Regions | Nettuts+.
Besides the technical insight, I also very much like the writing style. Great job Umar!
–jeroen
via: Umar Hansa | Nettuts+.
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Google Chromecast Review – The race is on to wirelessly throw video to your TV – Scott Hanselman
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/08/23
Google Chromecast Review – The race is on to wirelessly throw video to your TV – Scott Hanselman.
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Google Chrome – how to quickly get Google search information about a term on a page: drag & drop
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/06/17
Great tip:
While reading online, have you ever seen a word or phrase that you wanted to learn more about? Next time, just highlight the term(s) and then drag it to your tabstrip to the right or left of your current tab — a new tab will open with search results for the highlighted text.
You can find other tab tricks like this here: http://goo.gl/lSilD #chrometip
–jeroen
via: Google Chrome – Google+.
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Chrome Web Store – BitTorrent Surf (Beta)
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/04/27
Interesting: Chrome Web Store – BitTorrent Surf (Beta).
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