Google just announced during todays press event that the webpage is active for their new phone the Nexus One is online and active.

http://www.google.com/phone

Make: Google

Model: Chrome

Version: all current versions

Objective: To create a link in the Chrome browser for sending a webpage by email.

Step 1)  Launch Google Chrome.

Step 2)  Right-click the Bookmarks bar and select “Add Page”. Figure 1.

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Step 3) In the Name textbox, input the word Send Link. Figure 2.

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Step 4) In the URL textbox, input the following (Figure 3):

javascript:location.href=’mailto: SUBJECT=’+document.title+’&BODY=’+escape(location.href);

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Step 5) Make sure that the Bookmarks bar folder is selected and click OK. Figure 4.

Figure 4

Step 5) Press the newly created “Send Link” button on the bookmark bar to use the feature. Figure 5.

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End – Review and Repeat these steps if you had any issues.

Make: Google

Model: G1

Firmware: Android 1.6

Objective: Perform an image search using google goggles.

Step 1) Download and install the Goggles application from the Android Marketplace. Note:  See how to open the android marketplace.

Step 2) Launch the Goggles application. Figure 1.

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Step 3) Take a picutre of something.  Goggles will scan the image. Figure 2.

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Step 4) View the search results returned by Goggles. Figure 3.

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End – If you have not been succesful. Review the steps in this guide and try again.

Background: Recently I had an issue with my in home PC network. The resolution was very simple but it took a lot of trouble shooting and head scratching to reach.

I’m posting it here because while searching for a solution, I found several people with the same type of problem but the suggested resolutions were far to complicated or were overkill in most cases. And by the way, didn’t solve the issue.

Problem: Intermittent network connectivity between computers.

Notes:

• There were no issues reaching the internet on any computers or devices
• About 5 PC’s on the network and several wireless devices (e.g. laptops, smart phones w/wifi, psp)
• Gigibit Switch (serving 3 of the 5 wired PC’s only)
• One PC acting as a File Server
• Nintendo Wii

Activities that did not solve the problem:

• Rebooted router several times
• Rebooted switch several times
• Created firewall rules on file server and individual PC’s security software
• Disabled windows firewall
• Disable security program on file server and individual PC’s
• updated firmware on the router
• Searching the web for solutions

Solution: I sat down with my 11 year old son to play the Wii. He informed me that he had been receiving an error message about Internet Connectivity for the past few days. This was not an uncommon issue with the Wii. However, loading the Wii up with a static IP address instead of having the Wii use DHCP, had solved the problem for long period of time.

When we looked at the Wii network settings, I noticed that the static IP that had previously been loaded, was the same IP address that my file server was using. This IP address was fresh in my mind because of  all the router and firewall logs Id read while troubleshooting the issue. There were never any IP Address conflict messages from the File Server.

I changed the static IP address assigned to the Wii until I found one that it would except. I have not had the intermittent problem since.

Theory: So it appears that although the Wii had been assigned a static IP address and the Wii was not in use most of the time, the router decided to issue this same address to my file sever which was set up for DHCP.

For some reason, when the Wii made attempts on its own to reach the Internet (for email, system updates, etc), it caused a conflict with the file server which was using the same IP address. The Router in my opinion should have denied the Wii any level of access to an ip address which had been assigned and was in use by the file server.

Solution Summary: Make sure every device on the network has its own IP address.

Information on the Google Chrome Operating System via Gigaohm

Chrome OS Unveiled, Focused on Netbooks, the Cloud.

These instuctions over at Androidandme do a good job of displaying the steps to install the simplified SDK and viewing Android 2.0, which is the operating system that will be loaded on Verizons Droid smartphone from motorola.

How to install Android SDK and play with Android 2.0 in the emulator.

Color your sidebar widgets in Wordpress.

<div style=”background-color: #E3F0F2; border: 1px solid #222222; padding: 5px 0px 5px 10px;”>

via Colored Text Widgets for your Wordpress Sidebar Part 1.

Make: Google

Model: Chrome

Verison: 0.3.155.0

Objective: View pdf files using the Google Chrome browser.

Step 1 ) Close Adobe Reader verison 8, if open. Note: Instructions if needed: http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/8to9/

Step 2) Install verison 9 of adobe reader. Note: If you get a 1402 permissions registry related error, change the permission on the parent folder in the registry to “Everyone”.

End – Chrome should now open pdf files in the browser.

Return Google search results by the minute or second.

By default when you click on “search options” and limit a search to the last day, the qdr appears as “d.” Change that to “n” and you’ll be limited to results from the last minute, to “n10″ and you’ll see results discovered in the last 10 minutes – or “s30″ to see results from the last 30 seconds.

Here is an Obama search based on the last 5 minute http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbo=1&tbs=qdr:n5&q=obama&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g10

Full article: Make Google Search Real-Time With This URL Hack .

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