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Search Gmail, Google Buzz, and Google Reader from the Chrome Browser

Instead of having to actually go to your Gmail or Google Reader and then searching from there, you can use the address bar on your Chrome web browser for performing the search. As long as you are logged into your account, you will go directly to the desired search results.

How to Completely Disable Google Buzz (and remove your Buzz posts)

If you find that you are less than thrilled with Google Buzz and want to eliminate the integration that it has with Gmail, Google has made this a simple and straight forward procedure.

Google Buzz: Use the Keyboard Shortcuts

If you have enabled Gmail’s keyboard shortcuts, then you are set to go with Google Buzz’s shortcuts as well. As with Gmail, Buzz’s shortcuts allow you great functionality without having to rely on your mouse.

The Easy Way to Find Latitude and Longitude Values in Google Maps

Up until now, you needed to use a javascript trick to get the latitude and longitude values from Google Maps. Now there are a couple of ways available that are much easier.

Google Maps: How to zoom in on a specific location by drawing a box around it

Navigating Google Maps can take up some valuable time as you try to zoom in on a specific location on the map. Rather than using the normal method, you should use the Drag ‘n’ Zoom method. This allows you to zoom in on a specific location on the map by simply drawing a box around it.

How to Turn Off or Disable Google Buzz from Gmail

Buzz is another Google entry into social networking. Buzz integrates into Gmail. However, some users may want to disable the Buzz features from Gmail. You can turn off Buzz really easily. Here is how.

How to Post to Google Buzz from Email Clients like Outlook and Thunderbird

Posting to Google Buzz is easy when doing it from the Gmail page, but what if you use an email client to access your Gmail? You can post messages and images to your Buzz by following these simple steps.

Nexus One: Use Long Press Shortcuts to Save Time

Android provides a way to quickly access menus and functionality by doing a long press ( a press and hold) of buttons or keys. These shortcuts can be a real timesaver.

Cocoa: Convert number to comma-separated NSString

At some point in your Mac, iPhone, or iPad development you may find the need to express a long number (1000000000) as a comma-separated string (1,000,000,000) to make life easier on your users. The NSNumberFormatter class is a rich tool for converting numbers to strings supporting different types of currencies and localizations. It’s also the perfect class to leverage for our comma-ing task.

Google Nexus One: How to Use Folders to Store and Organize Your App Shortcuts

By using folders to group your various application shortcuts, you can stay organized and preserve precious Home screen real estate.

Windows 7: How to Access All Control Panel Tasks from a Single Window

Control Panel allows you to perform various tasks on your Windows 7 system, but these tasks are contained beneath their parent category. Instead of having to click various categories to find the desired task, you can access all Control Panel tasks in a single window, allowing you to easily find what you are looking for.

T-Mobile : How to get T-Zones Web unlimited data for $5.99 (works w/iPhone and Nexus one)

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This recipe is not really so much a tech/hardware recipe but more of a social hack. I’ve had T-Mobile as my cellular provider for well over 4 years and have not moved off of them because of their much cheaper (but previously slower until as of recently) data plans. Lets get back that T-Zones $5.99 plan!

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