Just go to Google's homepage and click the I fell lucky button right now. Every single Google Doodle created will appear, browsable by year and month. We tried in several computers and it worked, but a couple didn't. More »
How to See All the Google Doodles Ever Created Right Now [Google]
Jesus Diaz
Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:35:00 GMT
Google Music, like most of Google's services, supports keyboard shortcuts. Here's what you can do with them in Google Music:
Space bar : play/pause music Right arrow : next track Left arrow : previous track Shift+right arrow : search forward in current track Shift+left arrow : search back in current track Up arrow : select item above current Down arrow : select item below current Delete : delete track
= : volume up - : volume down Alt+= : thumbs up Alt+- : thumbs down s : shuffle on/off r : toggle repeat (off, all, and one) p : make new playlist i : make new instant mix from current track e : edit current track / : search ? : display keyboard shortcuts
Now that you know how to get around Google Music with keyboard shortcuts, check out the shortcuts for Google's other services.
How to control Google Music with keyboard shortcuts
Ed Rhee
Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:17:08 GMT
Google removed the "+" operator from searches a few weeks ago, but the replacement hasn't been received with open arms.
According to Google, the plus operator was being used incorrectly and was used in a very small amount of searches. In its place, double quotation marks were implemented and seen as operators that would be used more efficiently. However, a lot of users were not excited by this alternative.
To please the masses, Google is rolling out another way to make sure you're searching for something worded in the exact way that you typed it in: meet Google Verbatim search. If this feature has already become available to your Google account, here's how to find it:
(Credit: Nicole Cozma)
Step 1: Search for anything on Google.
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Step 2: Scroll down on the left side and select "More search tools" under "All results."
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Step 3: Choose Verbatim from the expanded menu of items that appear.
Note: Again, this feature will be rolling out over the next few days, so you may not see this menu choice available yet. If not, just check back in a few days to try it out.
Choosing Verbatim will allow Google to search for the terms exactly as you entered them. If you're wondering why this is important, it's because this kind of search will not correct (or just c... [Read more]
How to access Google's new Verbatim search feature
Nicole Cozma
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:02:00 GMT
Despite our best intentions, we never seem to add that one language to our repertoire. Tech is making it easier to get beyond language restrictions, though, and Google Translate is a great example of how to make life easier for travelers, publishers, and more. Here are seven great Google Translate tricks that are easy to deploy.
Add Google Translate to your site. It's easy to add a translation widget to your Web site that will automatically convert your wisdom (or kitten photo captions) into any of more than 50 languages. Just point your browser here, twiddle with the settings if you like, then copy and paste the code in the window into your site's source code.
Translate pages using your bookmark bar. At the bottom of the Tools and Resources page is a long list of language links. Drag any of them to your bookmark bar, then click it to automatically translate any page you visit into your preferred language.
Add translate widget to your Web page.
Semi-real-time translation (Android only). The Google Translate Android app offers Conversation Mode, an alpha feature that lets users speak to each other through the device in something fairly close to real time. The voice capture is surprisin... [Read more]
Seven smart Google Translate tricks
Rob Lightner
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:23:52 GMT
A wireless MAC address from a coffeeshop in San Francisco's Mission district was also spotted in this location a few miles away here through Google's geolocation database, before the company curbed access. (Click for full-sized image.)
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If you're worried about the street address of your home Wi-Fi hotspot being public, Google has a solution.
The Mountain View, Calif.-based company late today announced a way for the owners of Wi-Fi networks to be removed from Google's crowdsourced geolocation database, which it reworked this summer after CNET drew attention to privacy concerns.
It's simple: all you need to do is append "_nomap" to the name of the Wi-Fi network. So "theharrisons" becomes "theharrisons_nomap".
"As we explored different approaches for opting-out access points from the Google Location Server, we found that a method based on wireless network names provides the right balance of simplicity as well as protection against abuse," Peter Fleischer, Google's global privacy counsel, wrote in a blog post. "Specifically, this approa... [Read more]
Removing your Wi-Fi network from Google's map
Declan McCullagh
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:00:00 GMT
