Add the Facebook Like Button to Your Google Search Results
Posted on June 22, 2011 - Filed Under Google Software/Tips | Leave a Comment
Google’s recent addition of the +1 button has many social media lovers scratching their heads. Obviously, Google is trying to replicate the popularity of the Facebook like button, much in the same way they tried to compete in the social media arena last year with Buzz. Buzz failed to gain popularity, but the +1 button’s fate remains to be seen.
For those who are not buying into the +1 button, the Google+Like browser plugin provides an alternative. The plugin adds the Facebook like button to Google’s search results.
Delete Duplicate Contact Entries in Gmail, Outlook and Mac the Easy Way
Posted on June 6, 2011 - Filed Under Google Software/Tips | Leave a Comment
Overtime, we all amass a great number of contacts in our email address books. As our contacts gain or change email addresses, our contact list becomes cluttered with multiple entries from the same person. Finding and combining these entries is a task most of us avoid due to its time-sucking nature.
Scrubly makes updating your address book quick and painless, so long as you use Outlook, Gmail or Mac.
Click the Start Here button to begin using the service.
Get Answers from the Google Talk Guru
Posted on June 3, 2011 - Filed Under Google Software/Tips | Leave a Comment
Google’s search engine is often the fastest way to find the answer to a question. Google can do everything from translating between languages to converting cups to tablespoons, which is why the search engine retains its popularity.
If you use Google Talk through your Gmail account or through Trillian and other chat clients, the Google Guru is an even faster way to find answers to your questions.
From your Google Talk, send a chat invitation to Guru@Googlelabs.com.
Google Desktop Calendar Tips
Posted on May 13, 2011 - Filed Under Google Software/Tips | Leave a Comment
Google Desktop Calendar is a handy gadget that installs in the Google Desktop Sidebar. You can use this small calendar to quickly track your important appointments and events. The Google Desktop Calendar is quite versatile, and fully integrates with the online version of Google Calendar.
Installation
To install the Google Desktop Calendar gadget, you must first install Google Desktop. To do this, navigate to the Google Desktop site and click Install Google Desktop. If you’re using a different operating system than Windows, click Linux version or Mac version first, then click Download Google Desktop.
Opt-Out of Personalized Ads in Chrome
Posted on May 4, 2011 - Filed Under Google Software/Tips | Leave a Comment
Google Ads seem to know everything about you: your age, the items for which you are searching, that you like a certain sports team or musical group, your medical problems. This can feel very creepy, even for those of us who understand exactly how the ads are generated.
Google is giving Chrome users a way to opt-out of these often-invasive advertisements, not just on their search engine, but in ads scattered throughout millions of Web sites. All that is required is a simple Chrome extension called Keep My Opt-Outs.
How to use Google Chrome’s Latest Tab Features
Posted on April 22, 2011 - Filed Under Google Software/Tips | 1 Comment
One of the problems with so many vendors coming out with new and improved versions of their browsers all the time is it gets rather hard to keep up with all the new features; Google Chrome is just one case in point. As a browser that updates itself automatically all the time, you may never know that it’s added something new.
Herewith, are the latest things you can do with Google Chrome’s tabs.