Download Google Earth from here.
Download Real-time Earthquakes KMZ file from here.
Also useful is the Real-Time Day and Night Earth KMZ file which can be downloaded here.
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13 March 2011
Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in Google Earth
With Google Earth you can view some really amazing information relating to the 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami. The earthquake measured 9.0 on the richter scale and triggered tsumanis and after-shocks that affected countries as far as Canada and the United States. You will need Google Earth and the Real-time Earthquakes KMZ file to view extensive real-time updates on earthquakes not only in Japan but around the world.
Download Google Earth from here.
Download Real-time Earthquakes KMZ file from here.
Also useful is the Real-Time Day and Night Earth KMZ file which can be downloaded here.
Download Google Earth from here.
Download Real-time Earthquakes KMZ file from here.
Also useful is the Real-Time Day and Night Earth KMZ file which can be downloaded here.
09 January 2011
Quick Gmail Tips
Previously I had posted a quick Google Tip which could be used to your advantage to signup to a single service using multiple aliases.
Read more here.
Here is another similar tip for Gmail.
Filter your emails
Gmail offers multiple variations of your email address all of which get delivered to your inbox. All you need to do is append a '+' (without the quotes) and any combination of words or numbers after your username.
For example: yourusername+forum@gmail.com or yourusername+spam@gmail
This could be used to your advantage not only to signup to a single service using multiple aliases but to be used to filter all emails coming into your inbox as the emails get delivered to the actual email that was used with the '+'.
Reduce annoying confirmation prompts
There are many times when we compose emails without the need for a subject or a message body. When we click 'Send' in Gmail, we get an annoying confirmation prompt. To prevent this from happening, just add EOM or (EOM) at the end of the the subject line (which is short for End Of Message) and email will be sent without the annoying confirmation prompt
Have fun!
Read more here.
Here is another similar tip for Gmail.
Filter your emails
Gmail offers multiple variations of your email address all of which get delivered to your inbox. All you need to do is append a '+' (without the quotes) and any combination of words or numbers after your username.
For example: yourusername+forum@gmail.com or yourusername+spam@gmail
This could be used to your advantage not only to signup to a single service using multiple aliases but to be used to filter all emails coming into your inbox as the emails get delivered to the actual email that was used with the '+'.
Reduce annoying confirmation prompts
There are many times when we compose emails without the need for a subject or a message body. When we click 'Send' in Gmail, we get an annoying confirmation prompt. To prevent this from happening, just add EOM or (EOM) at the end of the the subject line (which is short for End Of Message) and email will be sent without the annoying confirmation prompt
Have fun!
23 October 2010
Quick Google Tip
Did you know a Google username such as - myname@gmail.com - is the same as - my.name@gmail.com - as Google completely ignores dots (periods) in the username.
You can use this to your advantage to signup to a single service using multiple aliases.
For example:
You can have multiple Twitter accounts registered with the same Gmail account. You will only need to add a dot (period) in the emails while registering. Once with myname@gmail.com, the second with my.name@gmail.com and so on.
Go ahead. Have fun!
You can use this to your advantage to signup to a single service using multiple aliases.
For example:
You can have multiple Twitter accounts registered with the same Gmail account. You will only need to add a dot (period) in the emails while registering. Once with myname@gmail.com, the second with my.name@gmail.com and so on.
Go ahead. Have fun!
17 October 2010
How to access all Google services with your Google Apps account
A Google Account is basically an unified sign-in system used by Google for most of Google's services including Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Blogger, Picasa etc.
On the other hand, Google Apps is a professional/business solution of Google's services that consists of Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar etc. A Google Apps username is usually yourname@yourdomain.com which is personalized under your domain.
If you are a Google Apps user and you don't have a regular Google Account, then you wont be able to log in to most of the other Google services that are not a part of the Google Apps suite.
The solution is to make your Google Apps account a Google Account.
Go to the Google Account registration page - https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount
Enter your Google Apps email address while registering.
You will receive a verification email and/or a verification SMS. Once the verification is complete, your Google Apps email address will become a regular Google Account which can be user to access Google's services including Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Blogger, Picasa etc. which was previously not available using your Google Apps account.
That's it. You're done!
On the other hand, Google Apps is a professional/business solution of Google's services that consists of Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar etc. A Google Apps username is usually yourname@yourdomain.com which is personalized under your domain.
If you are a Google Apps user and you don't have a regular Google Account, then you wont be able to log in to most of the other Google services that are not a part of the Google Apps suite.
The solution is to make your Google Apps account a Google Account.
That's it. You're done!
24 January 2010
Make IE emulate Google Chrome!
Internet Explorer leaves out many of HTML5's important features such as the CANVAS tag, SVG vector graphics, CSS3 colours etc. If you really want to experience HTML5, then one would be forced to switch to Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome. But if you're really don't want to switch from IE, there is a Google solution.
Google Chrome Frame is a plug-in for IE6 and later, which will monitor the pages you're viewing, and any that are marked as compatible will automatically be rendered by the Google Chrome Frame.
Any page that has added the Google Chrome Frame tag will automatically rendered in Google Chrome Frame.
To force a page to render in Google Chrome Frame, you need to add cf: before any url. For example, you would type cf:http://www.blogger.com instead of just http://www.blogger.com to render Blogger in Google Chrome Frame.
The real benefit of Google Chrome Frame comes from JavaScript-heavy sites, which can run 10 times faster than running them in a normal IE browser window.
One installed you can test Google Chrome Frame with the following sites:
RGraph site
Uses the HTML5 canvas tag to draw various charts and graphs.
http://www2.webkit.org/perf/sunspider-0.9/sunspider-driver.html
SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark page.
http://wave.google.com/
Google Wave that doesn't recommend IE browsers.
Download Google Chrome Frame here.
Google Chrome Frame is a plug-in for IE6 and later, which will monitor the pages you're viewing, and any that are marked as compatible will automatically be rendered by the Google Chrome Frame.
Any page that has added the Google Chrome Frame tag will automatically rendered in Google Chrome Frame.
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="chrome=1">
To force a page to render in Google Chrome Frame, you need to add cf: before any url. For example, you would type cf:http://www.blogger.com instead of just http://www.blogger.com to render Blogger in Google Chrome Frame.
The real benefit of Google Chrome Frame comes from JavaScript-heavy sites, which can run 10 times faster than running them in a normal IE browser window.
One installed you can test Google Chrome Frame with the following sites:
RGraph site
Uses the HTML5 canvas tag to draw various charts and graphs.
http://www2.webkit.org/perf/sunspider-0.9/sunspider-driver.html
SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark page.
http://wave.google.com/
Google Wave that doesn't recommend IE browsers.
Download Google Chrome Frame here.
09 January 2010
Google Easter Eggs
The other day I was looking for something for interesting to do on the internet and I quickly opened my web browser and opened Google to search for something.
I waited for almost 10 seconds and couldn't think of anything to search for. I then noticed the I'm Feeling Lucky button on the Google homepage, which I hardly ever use. I remember some years ago, when searching for 'Failure' and clicking the I'm Feeling Lucky button, would bring up the profile of George W. Bush.
I decided to use this button again, but didn't know what to search for, so I just clicked the button anyway and I was wished 'Happy New Year' by my favorite search engine. This surprised me so much that I quoted a line from 'Phineas and Ferb': I know what I'm going to do today.
I searched the internet and Google for all sorts of hidden goodies that Google has to offer. Some of favorite are listed below:
Searching for 'recursion' shows 'Did you mean: recursion'.
We all know Google offers it's services in many languages, but did you know that Google also offer it's service in special languages like Swedish Chef's Bork bork bork, Pig Latin, Hacker (usually known as leetspeak), Elmer Fudd, Klingon and Pirate.
If one sets the iGoogle theme to the 'Beach' option, then at 3:14 AM every morning, the Loch Ness Monster surfaces for 1 minute, then at 3:15 dives back under. The reason for the timing of 3:14 is rumoured to be a tribute to the number pi. Additional 3:14 eggs include the 'Seasonal Scape' showing off the Northern Lights, the 'City Scape' with UFOs, the 'Spring Scape' with a monster, and the 'Tea House' that has spirits in the mist.
Searching 'ascii art' will turn the Google logo into ASCII art.
There are many more hidden Google out there which I will allow you to discover, so go ahead. Enjoy!
I waited for almost 10 seconds and couldn't think of anything to search for. I then noticed the I'm Feeling Lucky button on the Google homepage, which I hardly ever use. I remember some years ago, when searching for 'Failure' and clicking the I'm Feeling Lucky button, would bring up the profile of George W. Bush.
I decided to use this button again, but didn't know what to search for, so I just clicked the button anyway and I was wished 'Happy New Year' by my favorite search engine. This surprised me so much that I quoted a line from 'Phineas and Ferb': I know what I'm going to do today.
I searched the internet and Google for all sorts of hidden goodies that Google has to offer. Some of favorite are listed below:
There are many more hidden Google out there which I will allow you to discover, so go ahead. Enjoy!
03 January 2010
GBoard: Hardware for Gmail
Now before you come to the conclusion that this blog is transforming to another Google blog, let me make some things clear.
1) There are tons of other posts on this blog that are not related Google and are extremely cool.
2) This post is not exactly a Google post.
3) Even if I do post about Google, it's because they develop so many cool and useful application for the web.
Getting back to the post, Gmail has long had keyboard shortcuts, though learning them can be difficult. Here is where the Gboard, a specialized mini-keyboard for Google's e-mail service, comes in.
The Gboard consists of 19 colored keys set in a standard size numpad-only keyboard. Clicking on any one of these performs that particular keyboard shortcut. Included are Gmail-specific features such as starring messages, starting a search, and jumping between message threads. Outside of Gmail they simply act as normal keyboard buttons, and will type in whatever letter or number corresponds with that shortcut.
The Gboard is powered by USB and requires no special software or drivers, however users need to first enable keyboard shortcuts within Gmail's settings before using it. Also worth noting is that it was created not by Google, but by Charlie Mason, a film producer from Venice, Calif.
The Gboard is a step up from the free pack of color-coded shortcut stickers that could be tacked onto any keyboard, which were provide by Google.
At $19.99, the Gboard is not that expensive; but the device does not come close to including all of Gmail's 69 shortcuts and could be rendered less useful if Gmail's shortcuts change, though the Gboard could just be the first step toward creating a full-size (100 plus key) version.
Visit the official GBoard website here.
1) There are tons of other posts on this blog that are not related Google and are extremely cool.
2) This post is not exactly a Google post.
3) Even if I do post about Google, it's because they develop so many cool and useful application for the web.
Getting back to the post, Gmail has long had keyboard shortcuts, though learning them can be difficult. Here is where the Gboard, a specialized mini-keyboard for Google's e-mail service, comes in.
The Gboard consists of 19 colored keys set in a standard size numpad-only keyboard. Clicking on any one of these performs that particular keyboard shortcut. Included are Gmail-specific features such as starring messages, starting a search, and jumping between message threads. Outside of Gmail they simply act as normal keyboard buttons, and will type in whatever letter or number corresponds with that shortcut.
The Gboard is powered by USB and requires no special software or drivers, however users need to first enable keyboard shortcuts within Gmail's settings before using it. Also worth noting is that it was created not by Google, but by Charlie Mason, a film producer from Venice, Calif.
The Gboard is a step up from the free pack of color-coded shortcut stickers that could be tacked onto any keyboard, which were provide by Google.
At $19.99, the Gboard is not that expensive; but the device does not come close to including all of Gmail's 69 shortcuts and could be rendered less useful if Gmail's shortcuts change, though the Gboard could just be the first step toward creating a full-size (100 plus key) version.
Visit the official GBoard website here.
Google Chorme OS preview
Google Chrome OS is an open source operating system designed by Google to work exclusively with web applications. It's Chromium OS, the core open source element which is used the for Google Chrome OS. The user interface takes a minimalist approach, resembling that of the Chrome web browser. Because the browser will be the only application residing on the device, Google Chrome OS is aimed at users who spend most of their computer time on the Internet.
Do you want to test Google Chrome OS yourself?
Here's how:
1) Download and install a virtual machine such as VirtualBox.
2) Download the Google Chrome OS disk image from here and unzip the contents to a directory of your choice.
3) Start VirtualBox, and load the disk image from the directory above.
When you first boot Google Chrome OS, you should see a login screen very quickly. Boot times on Google Chrome OS are fast; if you don't see something within ten to fifteen seconds, odds are your hardware is not compatible with the current build. Google maintains a list of hardware with known behaviors , so if you have access to anything on that list you can improve your odds of booting and running by using something documented there.
You can log in one of two ways: with a Google or Gmail account (if you have one), or by using a local login named chromos (blank password). In order for any login other than chromos to work, you need to have network connectivity - so if you're dubious about the state of your networking on your test hardware, you can always log in with chromos first and check connectivity once you're inside. Note that any login name has "@gmail.com" automatically appended to it; this is normal.
For more information, visit the Chromium Projects website here.
Do you want to test Google Chrome OS yourself?
Here's how:
1) Download and install a virtual machine such as VirtualBox.
2) Download the Google Chrome OS disk image from here and unzip the contents to a directory of your choice.
3) Start VirtualBox, and load the disk image from the directory above.
When you first boot Google Chrome OS, you should see a login screen very quickly. Boot times on Google Chrome OS are fast; if you don't see something within ten to fifteen seconds, odds are your hardware is not compatible with the current build. Google maintains a list of hardware with known behaviors , so if you have access to anything on that list you can improve your odds of booting and running by using something documented there.
You can log in one of two ways: with a Google or Gmail account (if you have one), or by using a local login named chromos (blank password). In order for any login other than chromos to work, you need to have network connectivity - so if you're dubious about the state of your networking on your test hardware, you can always log in with chromos first and check connectivity once you're inside. Note that any login name has "@gmail.com" automatically appended to it; this is normal.
For more information, visit the Chromium Projects website here.
02 January 2010
Go: Google's new programming language
Google's Go language, has been in development since September 2007. It has been released alongwith a free and open source compiler.
Go is inspired by C++ and Python and is still in beta. You can read up on Go and it's features here.
Download Go from here.
Visit the official Go website here (The website runs on the godocs server written in Go!).
Go is inspired by C++ and Python and is still in beta. You can read up on Go and it's features here.
Download Go from here.
Visit the official Go website here (The website runs on the godocs server written in Go!).
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