The ‘Google’ Archives
Posted June 3, 2011 by

Google Calendar: How to Change the Default Meeting (Event) Length

By default, the meeting (event) length is set to 30 minutes. If you normally have events that are shorter or longer, you can change this default to better meet your needs and save you a few steps.

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Posted May 27, 2011 by

Be a Google Images guru! Sort by subject and show image sizes.

This guide will show you how to use sort your Google Image searches by subject. You can also display the sizes of the images on the previews.  

Category Google, Internet

Posted May 20, 2011 by

View a Website like Google Will

If Google cannot accurately spider your website, you have no chance of ranking well within Google’s search results. Between widgets, flash, and javascript, it can be difficult for a designer to really appreciate how Google sees a site. Here, we describe two common techniques for viewing your website as the googlebot.

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Posted May 20, 2011 by

Who is linking to my website?

Use Google to find out who is linking to pages within your website. Directions for using direct Google searches and Google’s Webmaster Tools are both included.

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Posted May 15, 2011 by

View Google Street View in 3D

Well, now, you finally have a use for those funky colored glasses! These directions show you how to use Google Street View in 3D!

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Posted April 22, 2011 by

Blackberry OS 6: How to Setup a Google Apps Email Account

This tech-recipe is for the Google Apps user who wants to setup the account on a Blackberry device running the latest OS 6.  Google Apps allows businesses and individuals to run Google powered apps and hosted email on their own domains.  Following these directions, you will be able to sync your Google mail with your [...]

Category Blackberry, Google

Posted April 13, 2011 by

How to Prevent Gmail from Automatically Creating Contacts

Google creates a contact of every person you email. This is helpful as it is used to auto-complete your address field. However, there a multitude of reasons why you may not want these email addresses clogging up your contacts forever. Here is how to stop gmail from automatically saving contacts.

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Posted March 30, 2011 by

Google: How to Enable +1

Google is developing a new way for you to share recommendations with your friends and family called +1. It allows you to mark recommendations that will display in the search results to help your friends find relevant and useful information

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Posted March 17, 2011 by

Google Chrome 10: How to Enable Hardware Acceleration

If you using a desktop or a powerful laptop, you should take advantage of harware acceleration in your Chrome web browser. This isn’t recommended for netbooks.

Category Browsers, Google

Posted March 16, 2011 by

Chrome Guru Tricks: Paste and Search / Paste and Go

Chrome has some really neat paste features. Learn these special techniques, and you’ll be one step closer to a Chrome guru in no time.

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