Thought it may be handy to post this link to give folk an idea of what this does and how to set the settings etc.
Just in case anyone wants to use it.
http://www.masey.com.au/2011/07/10-tips-for-google-plus-newbies/
I got my gplus.to/ URL just yesterday!
Sadly my name is very common, so my plan for First Initial last name was thwarted.