October 27, 2010
October 22, 2010
Drag-and-Drop Your Images into Google Docs
Google has just added the ability to drag-and-drop images from the desktop into a Google Docs document. The new feature works with the latest versions of Google Chrome, Firefox and Safari, and Google says it plans to add support for other browsers soon. The feature works exactly as you would expect. Rather than importing an image using the web uploader, entering […]
October 1, 2010
Do you hate conversation threads in Gmail? You can switch them off now
Many of us have hated for ever that all the emails are clustered in conversations, and it is true that after a while you get use to it and in fact you see that it is good to bring back to focus a response on an email you have already archived. Well, Google is rolling out […]
September 21, 2010
Google Is Making Your Account Vastly More Secure With Two-Step Authentication
“Two-factor authentication” may be the least sexy-sounding feature I’ve ever written about. But if you’ve ever worried about being phished or having your password hacked, it could be your best friend — because it makes it much, much harder for a hacker to break into your account. Today, Google is announcing that it’s bringing the security […]
August 31, 2010
Gmail Priority Inbox to sort your messy inbox by priorities
Google is rolling out Priority Inbox for Gmail. For Google apps user it will be rolled out next week. The idea is to handle messy inboxes, by applying rules. Take a look at the video:
August 26, 2010
Now Google Voice in your Gmail: Call US and Canada for free
Google is adding google voice into your gmail. Not in google apps, sure. If you have a gmail account, and you are in the US, then you can call for free to the US and Canada directly from your Gmail page. Google voice is not available outside the US so it is not usefull for […]
August 21, 2010
Bicycling Directions, Trails Come to Google Maps
There’s nothing worse for a bicyclist than finding yourself a mile in to a two-mile stretch of shoulder-less, busy, highway-speed traffic with no alternative route. Before today, this was a common occurrence if you went to trusty Google Maps to get bicycling directions, but starting today, that has all changed. Google has added bicycling directions, lanes and […]
August 20, 2010
GrottoCenter: a comunity database for cavers
GrottoCenter is wiki-like website for cavers. The site allows cavers to share their knowledge and favourite caving locations with other cavers. GrottoCenter includes a Google Map that shows the locations of the submitted caves and the site’s members. Currently the map shows the location 0f over 12,000 caves and 361 grottoes. As well as displaying […]
August 20, 2010
Google Images more like…. bing?
Have you recently looked for an image using google images? Well, it get getting better and better. Now it looks like bing 😉 I tried looking for images of New York.
August 19, 2010
Now You Can Search For Google Docs From Within Gmail (And It Catches Typos, Too)
Google may be synonymous with search, but some of the search functionality in its Apps products is sadly lacking — if you want to search for something in Google Docs, Calendar, or Gmail, you’ve had to do it from within its respective app. Today, it’s getting a bit better: Gmail has just launched a feature that […]