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- Google Living StoriesCreated: 2009-12-10 @ 23:56:46 EST
Google Living Stories is an experimental way to feature news stories. The idea came from talks between Google, The Washington Post, and The New York Times. … - Google Phones - Gallery of Android Smartphones…Created: 2009-12-10 @ 17:09:15 EST
Google created Android, a free operating system for mobile phones. It's free for manufactures, free for developers, and unlike the iPhone, Google has given app developers very few restrictions on w… - Google Public Domain Name Server - Google Public DNS…Created: 2009-12-07 @ 01:10:31 EST
Google Public DNS is a Domain Name Server run by Google in an effort to speed up the time it takes to load Web pages. … - Automatic Caption Timing - YouTube Auto-Timing…Created: 2009-11-27 @ 23:57:42 EST Updated: 2009-11-27 @ 23:58:11 EST
YouTube allows you to create closed captioning for videos. Those captions can be created using an industry standard SRT file that contains text and timing information or as a plain text file. When … - Google Flu Shot FinderCreated: 2009-11-14 @ 20:28:37 EST
Google Flu Shot Finder is a service that uses Google Maps to find flu vaccines in the US. … - Google DashboardCreated: 2009-11-08 @ 23:53:58 EST
Google Dashboard is a transparent way for you to see what Google services you're using and what sort of information is being stored on Google servers. Since Google's AdSense advertising uses inform… - Google Music Discovery - Google TunesCreated: 2009-10-30 @ 01:04:16 EDT
Google Music Discovery is both a feature of Google search and a separate service. When you search for a song, lyrics, or a performer, the search results will include the ability to play songs from … - How Do I Get an Invitation for a Google Wave Account?…Created: 2009-10-27 @ 21:46:56 EDT
Google Wave is in a limited preview. It's hard to get an account. Don't get scammed. … - Google Phones - T-Mobile G1 - HTC DreamCreated: 2009-10-26 @ 01:52:14 EDT
The G1 was the first phone to hit the market in the US. The phone features a slide-out keyboard and touch screen. … - Google Phones - HTC Hero SprintCreated: 2009-10-26 @ 01:49:37 EDT
The Hero is the first of HTC's phones to feature HTC Sense, a software overlay for Android designed for an easier user experience. It also comes with HTC Footprints and Sprint TV… - myTouch 3G Google Phone - Gallery of Android Smartphones…Created: 2009-10-26 @ 01:49:10 EDT
Google created Android, a free operating system for mobile phones. It's free for manufactures, free for developers, and unlike the iPhone, Google has given app developers very few restrictions on w… - Google Building MakerCreated: 2009-10-13 @ 23:46:52 EDT
Google Building Maker is a Web interface for creating simple 3D buildings which are then uploaded to the Google 3D Warehouse and visible in Google Earth… - What Is Google Wave?Created: 2009-10-08 @ 15:53:57 EDT
Google Wave is a next generation communication and collaboration tool. And there are robots… - Why Doesn't Google's Chrome Browser Have a Search Box?…Created: 2009-10-05 @ 01:11:52 EDT
For a long time, Web browsers didn't have a search box, but in recent years Firefox, IE, and Safari all have one. Why is it that Chrome doesn't have a search box? … - Google Insights for SearchCreated: 2009-09-27 @ 17:44:30 EDT
Google Insights for Search is a lot like Google Trends combined with Google Analytics. This free service offers a lot of options. You can view search trends individually or by comparison, see world… - Google SidewikiCreated: 2009-09-24 @ 23:21:23 EDT
Sidewiki is a commenting system for the entire Web. It is potentially on any page and visible as a sidebar you can reveal or hide as you browse. These comments are ranked by algorithm as they're po… - Google reCAPTCHACreated: 2009-09-18 @ 22:22:33 EDT
In September of 2009, Google announced that they'd acquired the open source CAPTCHA company, reCAPTCHA. They stated that their intent with the company was not only for CAPTCHA technology but for en… - Motorola T-Mobile CLIQCreated: 2009-09-14 @ 02:15:21 EDT
The CLIQ is an Android phone made by Motorola and marketed by T-Mobile in the US. The phone features a user interface that allows widgets to be embedded onto the home page for easier access to soci… - HTC Hero - Android Smartphone - HTC HeroCreated: 2009-09-05 @ 23:13:06 EDT
The HTC Hero is an Android phone. It features a user interface overlay called HTC Sense, which is designed to personalize your smartphone. … - Vevo - YouTube for Music VideosCreated: 2009-09-03 @ 21:53:48 EDT
Vevo is a combined effort of Google owned YouTube and Universal Music Group. It is a separately branded site for music videos. … - Visual Voicemail Android T-Mobile myTouchCreated: 2009-08-27 @ 22:48:35 EDT
Visual Voicemail is an Android app by T-Mobile for myTouch and G1 users. It allows you to graphically navigate your voicemail system. Instead of having to call your voicemail box and press number s… - Sherpa - Android T-Mobile Smartphone AppCreated: 2009-08-26 @ 22:58:40 EDT
Sherpa is an Android app provided by T-Mobile for myTouch 3G and G1 phones. … - Did Google Alerts Get Sold and Change Their Name?Created: 2009-08-22 @ 22:46:22 EDT
I got an email about my Google Alerts. It said they were changing their name and owned by some company that isn't Google. What is going on?… - Google Caffeine - Search Engine SandboxCreated: 2009-08-14 @ 16:20:26 EDT
Caffeine is Google's next generation search engine infrastructure. … - Long Click or LongTouch AndroidCreated: 2009-08-11 @ 23:31:06 EDT
The long click is a gesture used on Android mobile devices. Long clicking is a lingering touch and press which activates new options. Long clicks on applications allows you to move them to the desk… - Google Similar Images - Similar Image SearchCreated: 2009-08-05 @ 00:47:20 EDT
Google Similar Images is a Google Labs variation of the standard Google Image Search. Rather than simply using keyword text, you can search for images that are similar to the image you've already f… - Find Reusable and Public Domain Images With GoogleCreated: 2009-07-26 @ 22:43:07 EDT Updated: 2009-07-26 @ 22:45:54 EDT
Want to use a picture in your blog or website? If you don't have permission to use that image, you could get into trouble. Play it safe and use a filter in Google Image Search to find pictures lice… - How Secure Is Your Account?Created: 2009-07-20 @ 13:35:46 EDT Updated: 2009-07-20 @ 13:55:01 EDT
Twitter was hacked beginning with a single employee's Gmail account. How safe are you? Have you reused passwords? Is your secondary email account still active? Do you have security questions anyone… - How to Avoid Twittergate - How to Keep Gmail SecureCreated: 2009-07-20 @ 13:34:09 EDT Updated: 2009-07-20 @ 13:51:36 EDT
Twitter, Inc had internal documents stolen from their Google Apps site. It was a "social hack," meaning that the hacker didn't need to use malicious software to break into the account. Th… - What Is Google Voice - Free Visual Voice Mail and One Number for All…Created: 2009-07-18 @ 15:06:38 EDT
Google Voice is an Internet based service that allows you to give everyone one phone number and forward it to multiple phones. That means that as you switch jobs, change phone services, move, or ev… - Google's Worst Ideas of the decade - Gallery of Services Google Kill…Updated: 2009-12-09 @ 03:05:00 EST
Not every Google product is made of gold. Google encourages experimentation, and that leads to both success and failure. Here's a gallery of some of those not so golden Google products. … - What Is Chrome OS? - Google OSUpdated: 2009-11-25 @ 13:26:16 EST
Chrome OS is an operating system developed by Google for netbooks… - Top Gifts for the Google LoverUpdated: 2009-11-23 @ 00:26:26 EST
Do you know a fan of Google? Here are a few of the best gifts for your loved ones or for yourself… - Google WaveUpdated: 2009-11-19 @ 23:59:02 EST
Google Wave is a platform, product, and protocol for creating live, social communication documents that can be edited by multiple users in near real-time. The developers thought of it as a modern r… - Google ToolsUpdated: 2009-11-08 @ 00:37:04 EST
Google is synonymous with Web search, but Google offers a wide variety of other products and services from email and blogging tools to services for mobile devices. Google has been experimenting for… - Things You Didn't Know Gmail DidUpdated: 2009-10-22 @ 23:33:45 EDT
Gmail is really useful software, but it can do a few things that may surprise you. Here are just a few of those secret Gmail tips and tricks… - How to Create a Gmail To-Do List - Gmail Labs Tasks…Updated: 2009-10-22 @ 23:18:02 EDT
If you're like me and would rather have your tasks and your email in the same area, now there's a way to do it in Gmail. … - Google Tips & TricksUpdated: 2009-10-19 @ 21:43:11 EDT
Here are some Google tips and tools to impress your friends and get more done. Perhaps you could even impress your boss… - Review of iClone 3.1 With 3DXchange - Make YouTube Videos With Googl…Updated: 2009-10-07 @ 14:05:35 EDT
iClone 3 is a 3D animation and film making tool. It is an affordable package for beginning to mid-level animators. 3DXchange is the tool that allows you to import 3D models from other programs, inc… - Logitech 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator for Notebooks Review - 3D Contro…Updated: 2009-10-07 @ 14:03:45 EDT
The 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator for Notebooks is a smaller version of the standard SpaceNavigator. It's used to navigate objects or space in 3D software applications… - Logitech 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator Review - Navigate Google Earth a…Updated: 2009-10-07 @ 13:52:56 EDT
3Dconnexion, a Logitech company, produced the SpaceNavigator. It's not really a mouse, and it's not really a joystick, but it has a few qualities of both… - Sandio 3D Game O2 Mouse With 6DOF ReviewUpdated: 2009-10-07 @ 13:50:21 EDT
Sandio's Game O2 mouse is designed to let you use one hand to navigate in 3D worlds, such as Google Earth and Second Life. The mouse comes with software drivers for Google Earth, SketchUp, and Seco… - Google Blogger for Dummies ReviewUpdated: 2009-10-07 @ 13:48:31 EDT
Google Blogger for Dummies is a good introduction to blogging using Blogger. In addition to using the tools in Blogger, Susan Gunelius gives excellent advice about blogging in general… - Review of Googlepedia: The Ultimate Google Resource by Michael Mille…Updated: 2009-10-06 @ 12:32:57 EDT
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… - Postini - GoogleUpdated: 2009-10-05 @ 00:36:43 EDT
Postini is a fully hosted communication service for businesses. The service includes tools for managing Web sites, email, and instant messaging. Postini can be used to encrypt messages for security… - CAPTCHAUpdated: 2009-09-18 @ 00:03:39 EDT
CAPTCHA is a trademarked term from Carnegie Mellon University and stands for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart"… - YouTube Symphony OrchestraUpdated: 2009-09-11 @ 20:59:05 EDT
YouTube Symphony Orchestra is both a contest and an event. Participants can download sheet music and upload a video of themselves performing it. Their performance may be used in a massive video per… - How to Make Forms, Surveys, and Quizzes in Google Docs and Spreadshe…Updated: 2009-09-11 @ 20:53:53 EDT
Want to find out what your coworkers want for lunch? Need to get feedback for your training session? Want to find out which movie your friends want to see on Saturday? Use Google Forms… - How to Flip a YouTube Page - Make an Upside Down YouTube Watch Page…Updated: 2009-09-03 @ 23:06:16 EDT
Here's an undocumented YouTube coding trick from the 2009 April Fool's Day jokes. It's simple and funny. However, as an undocumented feature, it could stop working at any time… - How to Make Your Own Custom iGoogle ThemeUpdated: 2009-09-01 @ 23:02:10 EDT
Want to really personalize your iGoogle page? Why not make a custom theme. You can use your own picture, and you don't have to know any HTML or programming… - Tactical Sound Garden - TSG - ToolkitUpdated: 2009-09-01 @ 23:01:19 EDT
Tactical Sound Garden Toolkit was a display at the Emerging Technologies area of SIGGRAPH 2007. The TSG Toolkit is an open-source project from the University at Buffalo, State University of New Yor… - How to Embed Google Calendar on a Website or Blog - Google Calendar …Updated: 2009-09-01 @ 23:00:34 EDT
Does your club, band, team, company, or family website need a professional looking calendar? Why not use the free and easy Google Calendar. You can share responsibility for editing events and embed… - How to Embed YouTube Videos With Custom Settings - Fancy YouTube Bor…Updated: 2009-09-01 @ 22:59:31 EDT
Here's how you can really make a YouTube video blend with your blog or website, even if you didn't create it. Embed the video with a colorful custom border. It's easy… - How to Add Blogrolls and Other Gadgets to Your Blog on Blogger…Updated: 2009-09-01 @ 22:58:45 EDT
Blogger lets you easily add all sorts of widgets and gadgets to your blog. You don't have to know any programming to add really nice features, like photo slide albums, games, "blogrolls,"… - Google Maps - How to Edit a Location in Google Maps…Updated: 2009-09-01 @ 22:57:31 EDT
Is your house in the wrong spot? Does Google point to a business that is really half a block up the road? Edit it. … - Top Weird Things They Say at Google - Google Jargon and Company Phra…Updated: 2009-08-27 @ 22:57:19 EDT
Google is known for their unique company culture, and along with this, they've introduced or popularized some interesting phrases. Not all of these terms were coined by Google, but all of them have… - How to Annotate a YouTube Video - Add Quick Links and Notes to Your …Updated: 2009-08-27 @ 22:55:35 EDT
Annotations are an easy way to add additional information to your YouTube video, such as links, subtitles, promotions for your other videos, or corrections and updates. You can easily add annotatio… - Google ResearchUpdated: 2009-08-27 @ 22:53:33 EDT
Google Research is a Google project to make scientific data more accessible. … - Vlog - Video Blogging - VloggingUpdated: 2009-08-27 @ 22:52:38 EDT
Vlog is a combination of the words "video" and "blog." A vlog is a series of personal reflective videos that are usually made simply by talking to a Web cam and uploading the vi… - SIGGRAPH 2007 PhotosUpdated: 2007-08-25 @ 14:42:11 EDT
SIGGRAPH stands for "Special Interest Group in Computer Graphics." It is a special interest group of ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery. Every year, SIGGRAPH hosts a trade show …