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Googlepedia: The Ultimate Google Resource by Michael Miller

Google is a moving target. Traditional software companies update their software in numbered major releases. Google can just push out fixes and upgrades as soon as they make them, so it's inevitable that parts of this book are out of date before the book is even published.

Google Voice - Internet Service to Manage Phones and Numbers

Google Voice is a service from Google that allows you to manage all of your phones at once. You can give everyone one phone number. What happens when they dial the phone number depends on who is calling. Make all of your phones ring, make only a few ring, or force them all to voice mail. You can even customize the tone callers hear while they wait for phone rings.

ShopSavvy App for Android Phones by Big in Japan

ShopSavvy is an app for Android-powered mobile phones. Originally called GoCart, ShopSavvy will scan bar codes and comparison shop both local and online items. It is probably the best application you could download for your phone.

Express News for Android

Handmark Express News is a phone app for reading news on Android phones like the T-Mobile G1. News articles are easy to read and the interface is well designed. The only limitations are the small number of news sources available on the tool and lack of custom search.

RottenNeighbor.com Web Site for Finding Bad Neighbors

RottonNeighbor.com is a new Web site that is designed to help you find out about your neighbors before you move. Users can search zip codes to see the density of rotten neighbors, and they're encouraged to contribute rotten neighbors of their own.

Google Lively - Instant Messaging Virtual World

Lively is Google's 3D chat tool.

Google Chrome Web Browser

Google surprised the world by announcing a new Web browser. Is it superior to other browsers out there? Is there any reason to switch?

Google Product Search

Although you can often find products directly from the main Google search engine, you can't sort those products by price or separate the stores from Web sites that just talk about the product. Google Product Search is Google's shopping search engine. It was formerly known as Froogle. It lets you search directly for things to buy.

Google SketchUp 3D Modeling Software

Google SketchUp is a 3D modeling program that can be used to make models that integrate with Google Earth. Like Google Earth, SketchUp is a software download. SketchUp comes in both a free basic version and a pro upgrade.