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Make a Local Backup of your Gmail Account
From Wired's How-to Wiki, a nice article detailing how to make a local backup of your Gmail Account. The article currently lists 3 different ways... (Posted March 20, 2008)
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35 Gmail Hacks, Tips and Tricks
There are more than a few Gmail tips and tricks posts out there, but if you're like me, you spend a lot of time with... (Posted March 1, 2008)
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10 Most Amazing Google Search Tricks
Site TECHtracer has a nice article, detailing 10 Google search tricks. Some are probably known to the savvy Google user, but some interesting ones that... (Posted February 8, 2008)
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25 Skins, Resources and Tools for Gmail
Getting tired of the same old look for Gmail? Daily Bits has rounded up some nice alternative skins, along with some additional resources and... (Posted February 5, 2008)
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11 Power Tips for Gmail
Google's own Matt Cutts details 11 power tips for Gmail, including leveraging features already present in Gmail or using Firefox extensions to accomplish certain tasks.... (Posted January 29, 2008)
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gDocsBar: Firefox sidebar extension for Google Docs
Google Docs Bar - Companion for Firefox is a sidebar extension for Firefox for working with Google Docs. You can drag and drop multiple... (Posted January 27, 2008)
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Stick Google Calendar Into Your Firefox Sidebar
Website webware has a great little tip/hack for putting your Google Calendar in your Firefox sidebar. Quick easy and handy! Stick Google Calendar into your... (Posted January 14, 2008)
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Addons to Make Google Talk Better
Anyone who uses Google Talk at all might like to take a peek at a nice list of Google Talk Addons at MakeUseOf - Addons... (Posted December 30, 2007)
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How to Migrate Your Custom Domain's Email to Google (and Maintain Your Addresses)
How to Migrate Your Custom Domain Email to Gmail (and Maintain Your addresses) is a nice "how to" take your domain emails to Gmail using... (Posted November 15, 2007)
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Useful Google Feature: Better Date Search
Now that Google search results have gotten fresher, Google has started adding search by date options to it's Advanced Search Page. You can get date... (Posted September 12, 2007)
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Tips for Google Reader Search
At long last Google Reader has search! The Google Operating System Blog has some great tips for how to get the most from it. Tips... (Posted September 9, 2007)
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15 iGoogle Gadgets for Web Worker Productivity
If you're an iGoogle user, you know how many Gadgets there are to scroll through. If looking for some Gadgets to be more productive, Web... (Posted September 6, 2007)
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Top 10 Little Known Gmail Features
Official Gmail Blog: Top 10 little-known Gmail features (Part 1) - features the first five. If you're a dedicated Gmail user, you probably "know" about... (Posted September 2, 2007)
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Generate your blogroll from Google Reader
Google blog Google Operating System details how to create a Blogroll Powered by Google Reader and it's surprisingly easy! Worth a read for Google Reader... (Posted August 4, 2007)
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7 Google Tricks Worth Knowing
7 Clever Google Tricks Worth Knowing is a great collection of some of the best Google tricks and hacks to make the most of Google... (Posted July 27, 2007)
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Useful Google Bookmarklets
If you like bookmarklets and you use a lot of Google services, Google Operating System is offering up a bunch of them in their article... (Posted July 11, 2007)
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Manage all your email accounts with Gmail
Manage all your email accounts with Gmail is a nice article that walks through the process of using Gmail for all email accounts and how... (Posted June 23, 2007)
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Advanced Use of Google Analytics
If you're a Google Analytics user or aren't but have been wondering whether you should be, you might want to check out Advanced use of... (Posted June 11, 2007)
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A Look at Google Gears working with Google Reader
A Look at Google Gears Working with Google Reader is an up-close and illustrated look at using the new Google Gears running Google Reader offline.... (Posted May 31, 2007)
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Google Gears Enables Offline Use of Google Web Apps
Seen a lot of places today, but worth a mention just in case you missed it. Google Gears (BETA) enables offline use of Google Applications,... (Posted May 30, 2007)
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How to Crank Through Your Gmail
How To Crank Through Your Gmail - how to get control of our Gmail quickly and efficiently. Some great tips for controlling the email beast.... (Posted May 21, 2007)
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Top 5 Google Tricks
From tech blog TechEBlog, Top 5 Google Tricks, offering up some mostly fun things to do with Google services, including using Google Maps to find... (Posted May 14, 2007)
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Pimp Your iGoogle with Greasemonkey Hacks
Pimp Your iGoogle With These Greasemonkey Hacks - some great ideas for leveraging the power of Greasemonkey (Firefox only) to pimp your iGoogle homepage.... (Posted May 11, 2007)
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Google Reader for Wii and Updated Google Analytics
Wii owners who are also Google Reader users now how a special Wii version available. Just use the Wii browser to navigate google.com/reader/wii. In other... (Posted May 8, 2007)
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How to make Gmail and Google Calendar rock your tasks
How to Make Gmail/Gcal Rock Your Tasks. Many people also love Gmail and Gcal as two of their online tools of choice - they’re simple... (Posted April 17, 2007)
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Use Google Groups to Backup Gmail
Made the leap to using Gmail fulltime and worried about backups or downtime? Google Tutor offers up solution by Using Google Groups To Backup Gmail... (Posted March 30, 2007)
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30+ Tools and Hacks for Gmail
If Gmail is your email app of choice, you might want to check out Gmail Craze: 30 Tools and Hacks for Gmail, including Firefox add-ons,... (Posted March 22, 2007)
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Advanced Dork Firefox Extension: Get quick access to Google's Search Operators from Firefox Context Menu
It's one thing to know there are some great advanced operators to focus Google searches, but it's quite another thing to actually be able... (Posted March 6, 2007)
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Three Solid Gmail Productivity Tips
Three solid Gmail productivity tips - a great read for any Gmail reader. I particularly like the Persistent Searches idea, which uses a Greasemonkey script... (Posted March 5, 2007)
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Google Reader now shows embedded video
Official Google Reader Blog: Getting embedded in Google Reader. - Google Reader just keeps getting better and better. Now you can view video that has... (Posted January 30, 2007)
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Google Blog Search and Image Search Changes
A couple of goodies from the Google Operating Systems - Google Operating System: Google Adds Blog Search OneBox, highlighting Google's addition of blog search results... (Posted January 24, 2007)
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Hack to force Google Anyalytics to give up the full referring url
Google Analytics Hack - obtaining full referring URL - does just what it promises with a simple addition to any page's body tag.... (Posted January 16, 2007)
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How to replace Outlook Calendar with Google Calendar.
How to Replace Outlook Calendar with Google Calendar - an easy how-to if you'd prefer the Google version. Apparently a similar method works to replace... (Posted December 31, 2006)
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Greasemonkey script to add search to Google Reader
I linked recently to instructions on how to add search to Google Reader and now Google Operating System outlines how to use a Greasemonkey Script... (Posted December 29, 2006)
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How to add search to Google Reader
Google Operating System: How to Add Search to Google Reader - a nice and easy "how-to" add the missing search feature to your Google Reader.... (Posted December 26, 2006)
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New version of Google Desktop and Holiday Gadgets
Inside Google Desktop: New Sidebars for All - featuring transparent sidebar and Office 2007/Firefox 2.0 compatibility. And to go along with this new version,... (Posted December 20, 2006)
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Search Google Earth for Giant Toys
Google Earth Holiday Toy Hunt Fun! "Santa has hidden a treasure trove of presents somewhere in Google Earth (actually, it was a few of his... (Posted December 14, 2006)
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10 Tips for smarter Google Searches
Ten Tips for Smarter Google Searches - an excellent read for anyone who wants to search smarter! Tips include how to conduct an either/or search,... (Posted December 3, 2006)
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7 Tips and Tricks for Google Reader
Google Reader user? If so, you might want to head on over and read some thoughts from Johnny's Brain - 7 Google Reader Tips and... (Posted November 23, 2006)
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How to customize embedded Google Video Player code
Google Operating System: Customize the Embedded Google Video Player details how you can tweak the embedded Google Video Player code to change a few options.... (Posted November 13, 2006)
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Galri: Web gallery script add-ons for Picasa featuring lightbox
Galri - Picasa Templates are currently offering up two web gallery add-ons for Google's Picasa software, that add lightbox functionality to the web galleries. Because... (Posted November 10, 2006)
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Google Translation Browser Buttons
Translation Browser Buttons - 20 different translation bookmarklets that you can drag to your Bookmarks Toolbar for quick and easy language translation.... (Posted October 20, 2006)
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GCalSync: sync Google Calendar with cell phone or pda
SourceForge.net: GCalSync - a neat little, open source program that offers two-way synchronization between Google calendar and a cellphone, BlackBerry or PDA.... (Posted October 16, 2006)
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Bring Google Reader in to Gmail with Greasemonkey
Google Reader Redux [persistent.info] - use a Greasemonkey script to bring Google Reader in to Gmail. Cool!... (Posted October 14, 2006)
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Google Reader gets a little bit better yet
Official Google Reader Blog: We made it (a little bit) better. Google rolled out a couple of small changes to it's Google Reader, which while... (Posted October 10, 2006)
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Google's SearchMash quietly rolls out
You'd be hard-pressed to realize that searchmash.com has anything to do with Google. But a whois search shows it to be true. According to... (Posted October 3, 2006)
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How to Add Google Reader Clips to your Blog
Trying out the new and improved version of Google Reader? Interested in putting clips from Reader on your blog? The BFF shows you how. How... (Posted October 2, 2006)
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Create Google (and other) Sitemaps online
Create your Google Sitemap Online - XML Sitemaps... (Posted September 11, 2006)
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Gmail Hacks, Tips and blogs, apparently
Cyber-Knowledge.net has a great list of Gmail hacks and tips, with some ideas I'd never seen, including using Gmail to blog ... Gallina is a... (Posted September 5, 2006)
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Fix slow GMail login and speed up Gmail
How to Fix GMail Login Problems & Increase GMail Speed - a host of great GMail tips, including how to fix that dreaded "Loading" hang... (Posted August 23, 2006)
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Some tips for using the new Gmail mp3 support
New Gmail Player Tips - including how to play any song on the internet (not just those emailed), as well as how to insert the... (Posted August 23, 2006)
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How to Create and Share Google Maps with ShowMeWhere
Show Me Where: Easily Create and Share Google Maps and more! With ShowMeWhere, you can drop markers or draw lines on your map, annotate them... (Posted August 13, 2006)
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Googdesk: Google smarter
Googdesk - Google smarter! - puts all of Google in easy reach on one page. This is not a Google site, just a page... (Posted August 9, 2006)
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How to Google Better
Advanced Google Tips is a great, plain English article that shows how to get more out of Google. A trio of really handy ones noted... (Posted July 29, 2006)
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Google Desktop in your Firefox Sidebar
erica's joys :): Firefox Sidebar + Google IG = Useful on any platform - a how-to add your Google Desktop to your Firefox sidebar.... (Posted July 18, 2006)
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Top 10 Google Apps
Top 10 Google apps I dunno. Maybe if you start to get a top 10 you have too many apps?... (Posted June 28, 2006)
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Using Gmail as a Universal Email Account
Google Tutor & Advisor � Blog Archive � Using Gmail as Your Universal Email Account - a how-to, which is dead simple and just makes... (Posted June 24, 2006)
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Google Notebook Live
Google Notebook - now live. Login and check it out!... (Posted May 16, 2006)
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Google Image Ripper
Google Image Ripper v.0.1.8 - skips the thumbnails in Google Image Search and heads "straight for the good stuff". Cool tool but my advice, consider... (Posted May 15, 2006)
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Google Calendar Review
Vitamin Reviews - Google Calendar - a great walk through by a new Google Calendar user, detailing the learning curve and the features of Google... (Posted May 15, 2006)
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Google Cheatsheet
Google Guide Quick Reference: Google Advanced Operators (Cheat Sheet) - a handy bookmark for advance search operators.... (Posted May 13, 2006)
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