How To Search Websites By Date And Time
I love to search for new userscripts on the official website. The owners of the site use Google Search to display search results which in itself is not bad. The one thing […]
Google Rolls Out Search Algorithm, Targets Content Farms
Google is making a lot of changes lately which can partially be attributed to the rising criticism that search quality has taken the dive in recent years. The aim of the latest […]
Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office
Update: Google Cloud Connect is no longer available. An alternative is to install Google Drive and open, edit and save documents using it in Microsoft Office. How are you managing your documents? […]
Enable Google 2-Step Verification Right Now, Even If It Is Not Available
You may have heard about Google's latest effort to improve the account security for Google account users: 2-Step verification. Google adds a second authentication layer to the standard username and password log […]
Will Google Kill the URL Bar in Chrome?
All web browsers are getting serious overhauls with the most recent being Internet Explorer 9 with its new one box. This is a unified address and search box and it makes sense […]
Google Docs Viewer Gets Microsoft Excel, Adobe Photoshop Support
Update: Google Docs Viewer is no longer available. The formats are however supported by Google Docs and Gmail integration is also still provided. The main difference is that there is no option […]
Blocking Spam In Search Engines
You may have read that Google created an extension for its Google Chrome browser exclusively that can be used to block results in Google search from appearing again. The main reason for […]
Google Rolls Out Advanced Sign-In Security
A Google account is currently only protected by a username, which in most cases is an email address, and a password. Threats like phishing, brute forcing and social engineering are very common […]
Google Earth Helps Find 2,000 Archaeological Sites
It's great to see new, different and exciting ways that new technology is being put to. The latest is Google Earth, which has been used to study potential archaeological sites in Saudi […]
Google vs. Bing: Spying, Cheating, Stealing, An Overview
If you have followed the news lately you may have noticed articles about Bing stealing Google's search results on all major tech blogs. Lifehacker, Download Squad, Neowin and dozens of other blogs […]
Google Search Suggestions Block Download Related Suggestions
Google search suggestions displays the most likely search terms in the search form once the user begins typing. Sometimes it is enough to enter one letter and hit the tab key to […]
Google Offers Group Buying Service Lauching Soon
Maybe you remember reading about Google's attempt to acquire Groupon, a leading deal of the day website that is offering its users a deal per day based on their location. Google's 6 […]
Gmail (Google Mail) Overview
Gmail is a free ad-supported web-mail service supporting both POP3 and IMAP4 email protocols. It is provided by Google, the company that runs the search engine website of the same name. Gmail […]
Google Launch the Nexus S Phone... But is it Wise or Necessary?
Google have launched their new own-branded Smartphone, the Samsung-made Nexus S, to lots, some, a bit of fanfare around the world. The handset runs the latest version of their Android operating system […]
Google Instant Previews, Preview Not Available
Google's new addition to it search engine, Instant Previews, is getting lots of press since its introduction. Google claims the new feature adds 5% to the search engine users satisfaction, others do […]
How To Disable Google Instant Previews
Google Instant Previews is the latest in a series of improvements that Google has added to their search engine. Instant Previews add a small spying glass next to each page title in […]
Google VP hits out at 'Political' Windows Phone 7
With the official launch of Microsoft's long-overdue new Smartphone operating system, Windows Phone 7 just two days away, it's little wonder that people at Apple and Google might be more than a […]
Google Docs Viewer, View Documents Online
There are basically two options to access and read documents posted on the Internet. The documents can be downloaded to the local PC to access them locally, or viewed online providing the […]
Goo.gl Google URL Shortener, Do We Really Need It?
On the Internet, when something makes click and becomes very popular overnight, it takes usually less than a month before similar services are offered to the public, often with a similar or […]
Google Hiding Search Results Pages
A few months ago, when you would have asked me why you are only seeing one page of results in Google Search, I would have told you that this is because you […]
Google New, Find Out What's New From Google
Update: Google New is no longer available. The provided feed returns an XML parsing error and is not usable anymore. The sheer size of a company like Google, or Microsoft for that […]
Google Translate Tooltip, Fast On Page Translations
When it comes to online translations, it is Google Translate that gets the most attention from Internet users. The popular service is not only accessible through the official website, but thanks to […]
Germany.gov calls for Data Protection Code
Germany is the largest country in Europe where Google's controversial Street View has not gone live. This is because of privacy complaints made about the service around the world. Now the German […]
Buzz Lawsuit to cost Google $8.5m
Google has proposed payments totalling $8.5m (£5.5) to settle a lawsuit brought over the Buzz social network. Back in February the new social networking beta from the company caused controversy when users […]
Another Google Search Change, That's So-So
Google Search has seen lots of changes in the past years, but none were as drastic as the changes introduced over the course of the last year. Even if you blend out […]
Google's World Conquest Continues, Google TV Demoed
Google, Google, Google. Seems everywhere you turn these days you hear the company name, from their core business Internet search to web browsers, operating systems, web applications, smart phones and now, TV. […]
Wave goodbye to Wave
Google's new social networking service, Google Wave, launched last year to a huge fanfare and and equally huge controversy over privacy. Many users complained that anyone befriending you on the service could […]
Google Multi Account Logins, What You Need To Know
Up until now, if you had two or even more Gmail accounts, you had to log out of one account first to access another one. This was in fact true for Google […]
Google Ordered Lists Puts Numerals In Front Of Search Results
One aspect of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the monitoring of search results in popular search engines. This can be done manually with some preparation, or automatically with search engine tracking software. […]
Youtube Ups Video Limit to 15 Minutes, So What?
Google announced just a moment ago on the official YouTube blog that the length of videos on YouTube for regular users on the site has been increased by the company. The maximum […]
Google fixes YouTube xxx spam flaw
YouTube owner Google has been forced to act quickly to fix a flaw on it's YouTube video sharing website that allowed hackers to bombard users with pop-up messages, redirecting them to adult […]
Google enters flights travel market
Search giant Google has made a surprise move into the travel business with the acquisition of flight information firm ITA Software, as reported by the BBC. The firm provides software that organises […]
Suspicious Account Activity Now Displayed In Google Account Dashboard
Google back in March introduced a warning system in Gmail that would notify Gmail users about suspicious account activity. From what we could tell back then the system compared IP addresses of […]
Google's back in China, but who's won?
Google pulled out of China earlier in the year in an argument over censorship that began with rumours that the communist government there had hacked into the GMail accounts of political activists […]
Better Office Doc Preview appears in GMail
The web mail war is raging on with the continued roll out of Microsoft's new Hotmail service. Now Google is coming back with new features to it's own GMail service, the first […]
Google Encrypted Web Search (HTTPS) Moved To New Domain
Google launched an encrypted version of their web search in May (see Google SSL HTTPS Search). HTTPS search was enabled on the main Google.com domain and users simply had to add an […]
What's iGoogle And How To Return To Google Classic Search?
Imagine the surprise of a close relative when they were greeted by an iGoogle page instead of the classic Google homepage after opening their web browser. The search page looked slightly different. […]
Google Will Move Https Search To New Domain
The introduction of encrypted search at https://www.google.com/ a month ago has increased the privacy of search engine visitors by preventing people from intercepting search terms and results. Encrypting all communication between the […]
Restore Classic Google Search Website
Google has made lots of changes to its search website in the past year. A few of the noteworthy, and often distracting changes, include the new fade-in homepage which only displays the […]
Google search get's a caffeine kick
Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! are always looking for ways to improve their search engine and Google's latest volley into search has kicked off today with a caffeine hit. This new way to […]
