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Google Chrome - what to expect

2008-09-05T06:28:00.000-07:00

It's been already a week I'm running Google Chrome - the new Google browser. Honestly, I think it's one of the best ideas ever made in the entire internet. Now that we are facing a true revolution in the way we surf, what kind of things should we expect from this browser?

1) Efficient integration with other Google services - if you have a Gmail account, it would be nice if Chrome had plugins and other gadgets to make it easier to check and write e-mail. This means new e-mail warnings, faster image upload and ways to customize your mail boxes. Labels work fine; no need to change that. It's not that I want to make it look more 'Microsoft' (which I severely hate), I'm just wondering how fun it could get.

2) iGoogle gadgets outside the browser - what if you could pop out some gadgets to your desktop? I know the main purpose of iGoogle is letting you online the whole time, but, this could be a good idea.

3) Some Firefox rocking plugins - There are some plugins in Firefox that could be native. Sync your bookmarks, check for pages that no longer exists, remove duplicate links, besides other fancy things like PicLens, ScribeFire... If they don't design such plugins for Chrome, let us just hope they come up with a way to use Firefox plugins onto Chrome.

I know I haven't posted anything for a while. Life's been busy.

Say the right thing

2008-05-21T17:45:00.000-07:00

Imagine that you have to write a paper for college, or imagine you're starting a new book. Regardless the subject, there are a few tricks in order to make your point clearly. Of course, practicing is the best way to write good readable texts and get feedback from teachers and friends. But, what if you add someone else's words in order to enhance the ideas you're putting on your computer? Can we do it? Of course! You can add quotes to your texts!

There are good websites where you can look up for quotes, but sometimes the author is whether unknown or not the real person who said that specific sentence. So, that is when you can get an excellent gadget in iGoogle called Quotes 4 All.

There are several other random quote gadgets, like funny, romantic, "Dubia Bush" (which I will show a few posts ahead), but this one fits best for two simple reasons: it is always right about the author and it only shows quotes from intelligent people. There is no way you can't find a good quote to put on your essay and make it a lot more comprehensive.

Notebook for slow memory

2008-05-21T16:42:00.000-07:00

If you are like me, you probably forget login information from any services you use online. It does not matter if you check e-mail on a daily basis or if you use any other method to keep track of logins and passwords of your own - you ALWAYS miss one letter or another while logging in.

As Google became more and more useful for people with good memory and better than sliced bread for people with NOT SO good memory, there is a little gadget which you can use to store all these small though valuable information: Google Notebook.

With this efficient gadget, you can add as much information as you want (I prefer to add login infos and small notes). It auto saves as you type but you can also click 'Save' to make a master save of all the content you typed. Plus, it saves hierarchically AND with headers! Whenever you feel like checking anything you won't remember, access your iGoogle and TADA! It is there, securely saved on any available Google Data Center.

This is really helpful. Start adding notes right now and don't lose any other relevant information with the Google Notebook gadget.