Do A Barrel Roll search is another master piece easter egg from Google. This time, while searching for the specific pharse ” Do A Barrel Roll ” [try here] the result page does a complete 360 degree flip before showing you the results. The same page rotating effect can also be achieved by searching for [...]
Everyone dreams for getting a job at Google. After all, Google is a part of FORTUNE Magazine’s prestigious “100 Best Companies to Work For” [source]. We have already seen YouTube’s awesome office picture. Ever wondered how life at Google is? This YouTube channel showcases inside life of Googlers, the Google engineers. Jobvine has come up [...]
So, its early morning & you open your Gmail and what you might see ? Yes, this is what you may encounter, if you haven’t entered your Birth date in your Google Account. With the increasing fake profiles on Google+, Google is trying to restrict such fake accounts. Earlier Google Groups and than Picasa Web Albums became [...]
We have already discussed in top 10 Gtalk tricks that Google Talk can be used without downloading additional software or without using Gmail chat. Rather than using the conventional dull way, an easy solution is Google Talk Gadget. This method is extremely easy and requires just a ubiquitous internet browser. You can use it anywhere [...]
One of the easiest medium for importing and exporting is a CSV file. These files have each attribute value separated by comma and hence called Comma Separated Value File. Calendar, tasks and contacts applications commonly use these files. However, a small syntax mismatch can cause the error during importing and exporting. Google is very strict [...]
We are back again, with another infographic and this time it is about all the acquisitions Google has made in last 11 years. Google normally buys smaller companies [26 start-ups in 2010] to fulfil its never-ending hunger for talented engineers which are scarce in Silicon Valley. Being a cash rich and niche company Google cares [...]
When a non-US user visits the Google homepage, they are automatically redirected to the local version of the search engine for that country. This country version can be identified by looking at its tld (postfix after the dot sign in the domain name) which is Google.co.in for Indian users, Google.co.uk for British users, and so [...]
Do you know Google Documents offer 50 GB* of theoretical storage capacity for your documents, images, spreadsheets, presentations and other files. Uploading your data to the Google Account will not only free your hard-disk space but also provide peace of mind as it is safe with Google and accessible from anywhere. GDocsDrive is one such [...]
Google for educators is giving free posters as downloadable PDF’s. They can be found here. Primarily targeted for the students, these PDF’s help them to gain better understanding of Google web search and its products like Google Earth. However, they are incredibly useful of anyone who wants to know improved ways of searching and using [...]
Google, the search engine giant has silently introduced an online quarterly magazine named ‘Think Quarterly’. The magazine is aimed for UK partners and advertisers and is dedicated for business data, ads and speed. The 1st edition of this online magazine is available in both EPUB and PDF formats. According to Matt Brittin, Managing Director, UK [...]
A Google A Day is an interesting site which asks users to find puzzle answers with the help of Google. Its an addictive game to test your knowledge and Google searching capabilities. Each day, the Google team will ask a question based on varied topics and you will have to find the answer from the [...]
Often we need particular meaning of some word and we end up searching multiple online dictionaries for the correct usage or definition. Do you know that Google also provides dictionary functionality to its users free of cost and with much more features than others? We will use this Google dictionary to turn our Firefox address [...]
Often we want our search results to be basic, less technical or simpler than what Google gives us. For example, when you search Google for some less popular term, Google throws business reports or technical documentations that are good but useless results. Though the result quality is high with in-depth information but they are of [...]
AIR is a desktop environment from Adobe, the well-known makers of Acrobat PDF Reader. It is acronym for Adobe Integrated Runtime and its purpose is to provide beautiful rich internet applications on desktop. Developers around the world have developed thousands of applications on this new platform and there are some even for Google. Applications on [...]
This is an old one but for those who don’t know, Google offers funny n’ geeky language interfaces just for the sake of enjoyment. According to Google; Bork, Elmer, Hacker, klingon and Pirate are languages interfaces that you can use and set as homepage. You can consider them as Easter eggs or funky terminology because [...]
Update: You can use this chrome extension or this Firefox addon as new alternative for getting classical Google back. If you feel Google’s new interface is awful, you can get old plain layout back from http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=all. Google has rolled out new layout to all the users around the globe, but for most of them it’s [...]
Many of us often search for our own names in Google search. This is called as ego surfing i.e. searching for yourself. But, there is nothing more disappointing than finding other people or irrelevant results on searching for our name. If you want your name and other information in Google results, then there are several [...]
Infographic is portmanteau for Information graphics, which shows information and data in an easy-to-understand manner. And we all know, there is more to Google than meets the eye. For this reason, our favorite website monitoring service – Pingdom have come up with a very cool Google Infographic chart with a ton of facts and figures [...]
