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Google Reader’s new timestamp feature
via Google Tutor by Mark O'Neill on January 24, 2008
Google Reader has introduced a feature where you can see the timestamp of each post. The timestamp shows both when the post was published on the blog and when it was picked up and transmitted by Google Reader. As far as I can see, the only possible thing this does for the user is remind them how long it takes for Google Reader to detect new posts!Some posts, like this one, was picked up...
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Enhance Your Tech Knowledge For FREE With Google Code
via Google Tutor by Abhijeet Mukherjee on May 20, 2008
... kind of guy who wants to dive into the world of technology and wants to learn how things like HTML, AJAX, MySQL, Web security work. The Google Code University has some very good tutorials and resources such as videos, lectures and a lot more. It also has a feature called ‘ CS Curriculum Search ‘ where you can search teaching materials that have been published to the web by faculty from C...
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Quick Google Calendar Tip: Add Local Weather Information
via Google Tutor by Peter Jalbert on February 10, 2008
I’m a weather widget junkie. While in my opinion the best way to tell the weather is by looking out the window, it also helps to get some information from the world’s weather-watchers. Most of this information is already available online for various places in the world through weather.org or other similar places.But won’t it be great to have weather info integrated into your Google...
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Quick Google Calendar Tip: Adding a Friend’s Calendar Into Your Own
via Google Tutor by Peter Jalbert on January 17, 2008
Sure it’s easy enough to share your Google Calendar with friends and colleagues (or you can even make it public-access). But did you know it goes both ways? You can actually ask friends and contacts to share their Google Calendar with you right within the GCal interface.First thing you do, assuming you’
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Real Time Collaboration with Google Docs and Spreadsheets
via Google Tutor by Peter Jalbert on January 22, 2008
Wikis have been among the more popular choices of online content management systems of late, particularly because of their collaborative nature. For instance, Wikipedia has grown to be a popular research destination for students (even as it is contested by schools) because of the extent of topics and the detailed contributions from the users.For sharing and collaborating between two parties or...
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Google Docs releases free uploading tool
via Google Tutor by Mark O'Neill on January 25, 2008
Google Docs and Spreadsheets has released a nifty little tool to upload new files to your Google DS account.After downloading the tool, you just have to double-click it and the application starts working right away. You don’t have to install anything on your computer to make this work. So this would be an excellent tool to have on your USB stick if you upload files to Google Docs from...
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Quick Google Calendar Tip: Setting Default Notifications
via Google Tutor by Peter Jalbert on January 27, 2008
Google Calendar notifications rock! Not only do I get alerts by email and browser popups, I also get event alerts on my mobile phone via SMS. Now for most appointments or meetings I need to be reminded of I set the SMS notification at least an hour before, to be sure I don’t forget, and to be sure I have ample time to travel to my meeting destination (if it’s not online).Thing is, we’ve...
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How the Microsoft / Yahoo Merger Could Affect Google Socially
via Google Tutor by Brian Wallace on January 31, 2008
No doubt by now you have heard the unsolicited bid that Microsoft has made of $45 billion for Yahoo. Should Google be worried? Certainly, Microsoft/Yahoo will be a formidable opponent, but let’s examine what this means for the social media landscape:Social BookmarkingYahoo already owns del.icio.us, the most popular social bookmarking service out there. Google can counter this with Google Reader...
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Quick Gmail Tip: Mute a Conversation
via Google Tutor by J. Phil on April 30, 2008
If you use Gmail for business correspondence or even if you have a lively inbox, you have probably run into the situation where you a certain email thread that just goes on and on, and you’ve lost interest. However, you might want to find the information contained in that thread later.As I discovered recently (literally in the last 5 minutes, by @abacab on Twitter), Gmail has thought of you. ...
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