Google tips, tweaks, and tidbits...

May 8th, 2008
Mark O

Going On A Google Diet

I was reading a post today by Chris Pirillo in which he asks if you could survive without Google. ...

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May 8th, 2008
Peter Jalbert

Google Security Tip: Your secret question

One of the neat ways to secure your online experience with any Google product is to create an almost "crack-proof" password. The center of your ...

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May 7th, 2008
Brian Wallace

Google Reader: Sharing With Notes!

Sharing your links just got better: A note system has been added! Google reader allows you to share the links you find with friends, ...

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May 6th, 2008
Peter Jalbert

Google News Tip: Section Controls

If you're fond of news portals like cnn.com, bbc.co.uk or some other major news site on the web, do try out Google's own - ...

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May 2nd, 2008
J. Phil

GTA 4 and Google Maps Mashup

Grand Theft Auto 4 is a big game. Within the ...

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May 1st, 2008
Peter Jalbert

How to add a Google Alert

I am online most of the time, keeping a lot of things within easy reach, as I do want to be informed about many things right ...

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May 1st, 2008
J. Phil

Quick Gmail Tip: Mute a Conversation

If you use Gmail for business correspondence or even if you have a lively inbox, you have probably run into the situation where you ...

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April 30th, 2008
The Tutor

Google Toolbar Pagerank Update?

Many of my twitter friends are reporting PR updates today if you follow that sort of thing :)

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April 29th, 2008
Peter Jalbert

Quick Picasa Tip: Changing thumbnail sizes for easy viewing

I usually save my friends' online Picasa albums as my favorites. For me, this is a neat way to keep tabs on what's happening ...

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April 28th, 2008
The Tutor

How-to track Google using Twitter

This may come as a surprise to most of you, but I'm a Google addict with Twitteritis. ;) If you need ...

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April 28th, 2008
Mark O

Grumpy over Google Earth 4.3

Google released an upgrade to Google Earth the other week and today I finally had a chance to install it and ...

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April 28th, 2008
J. Phil

Gmail Error #102

A few months ago we discussed an issue where Gmail might occasionally (or if you ...

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April 26th, 2008
Peter Jalbert

How To Help Improve Google Translate Results

We've discussed Google's language translation tools previously, such as Google Translate (Beta). But did you know you can help improve the results of this ...

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April 23rd, 2008
Peter Jalbert

Checking out the iGoogle “Grass” Theme

If you have a GMail account, good for you. With that single account, you are also given many tools to access, just like iGoogle. ...

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April 21st, 2008
Peter Jalbert

Let’s Re-introduce Google Groups

I'm a heavy email user nowadays. I send out roughly around 50+ email messages per day on my main Gmail account AND receive (oh my!) ...

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April 19th, 2008
Mark O

Google starts indexing whois domain information

Google is beginning to ramp up its information indexing efforts to the point where nothing and no-one is safe. In addition to making some headway ...

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April 18th, 2008
Mark O

The Mystery Of The Disappearing Google IMAP

The other day I thought I was finally going senile and I started to get ready to check myself into the local psychiatric hospital.     Because in ...

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April 16th, 2008
Peter Jalbert

Google the Beach

I really love how Google is future-proofing their tools. From the start they must have thought of how international the web's audience will be that ...

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April 15th, 2008
Peter Jalbert

Quick Gmail Tip: Reply or Forward in New Window

Last time, our quick Gmail tip was about composing messages in a new window with a handy quick keyboard/mouse shortcut, the Shift-Click. While we're at ...

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April 9th, 2008
Peter Jalbert

Quick Gmail Tip: Compose in a New Window

I admit it. I'm a tabbed-browsing freak. At any given time, I would have dozens of tabs open, in two or three windows. In the mess ...

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April 8th, 2008
Peter Jalbert

Picasa Tip: How to Create an Account and Start Uploading Photos

One of the many wonders of the world wide web is Picasa Web Album, and I think everyone should have an account. It is ...

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April 4th, 2008
Peter Jalbert

Google Notebook Tip: How to create your first Google Notebook

First, let me refresh your memory of what Google Notebook is: it is a handy Google tool that allows you to store notes online. ...

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April 3rd, 2008
Peter Jalbert

Quick Gmail Tip: Adding A Signature

Sometimes we take things for granted or overlook some useful stuff that's right under our noses. Gmail's signature feature may be one such overlooked feature. This ...

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April 1st, 2008
Peter Jalbert

I use GMail For The Important Things

I'm of the opinion that online professionals like me prefer to have their data and information always accessible, and always on hand, no matter if one ...

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March 26th, 2008
Peter Jalbert

Don’t Give Out Your Gmail Password. Ever.

Time and again I have received different email invitations to join a social networking site, social bookmarking site, or an online classmates/alumni directory. Indeed, I have ...

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