Who among us does not spend a good amount of time in Google Mail – Whether it’s Gmail, or Google Apps for business?

A lot of Google users know they can assign pictures to their contacts, but don’t seem to realize that if they don’t provide their own, they’re just appearing as a gray, “generic person” at the other end of their communications, whether it’s email, or chat (or, the new Google+).

What’s worse is how you appear on their phone (hint: you’re a gray, sideways robot).

It’s time to grab the bull by the horns, and take control of your own destiny (and image).

Fortunately, you can remedy this sad situation in just a couple of moments with a few clicks.

I just posted a short tutorial on our new YouTube channel, and hope you’ll take a moment to follow-along.

I’d love to see you, instead of Google’s “Generic Person”  in my inbox, and as a sideways gray robot on my phone.

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Today was the day that Apple fans were waiting for – The announcement of the new iPhone.

The rumors have been percolating for weeks, but what was unveiled was, at best, a stop-gap to slow the assault of Android as the dominant mobile operating system.

Instead of the rumored “iPhone 5″ the folks in Cupertino unveiled the “iPhone 4s,” which does anything but impress.

This new iPhone’s display remains puny, when compared with the 4″+ touchscreens on some of the better Android phones. Its camera has been updated to 8 megapixels, but again, that just helps it catch-up to some of the high-end Android devices.

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Like many people carrying a smartphone these days, I prefer the Android platform. Not only is it free from Apple’s dictatorship, it’s the best (and easiest) way to synchronize email, calendars, and documents with a Google Apps for Business account in near real-time.

That’s why the majority of my clients use it as well.

So, I’ve set-up & configured a lot of Android phones for people, and have always been frustrated with Android’s big shortcoming… It’s web browser isn’t the fastest, most feature rich thing around, which I always found surprising, since Google (Android’s maker) is behing the best web browser for computers – Google chrome.

So, one of the first things I do when I set-up a new Android phone, is to replace the stock browser, and my current browser of choice is Dolphin Browser HD from Mobo Tap.

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