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Google Dashboard – The one stop center for all Google Products Settings

kuanhoong — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:11:17 +0000

The Google Dashboard is the one stop center that allows you to view and control data associated with the different products you use with your Google Account.

As per Google Official Blog:

In an effort to provide you with greater transparency and control over their own data, we’ve built the Google Dashboard. Designed to be simple and useful, the Dashboard summarizes data for each product that you use (when signed in to your account) and provides you direct links to control your personal settings. Today, the Dashboard covers more than 20 products and services, including Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Web History, Orkut, YouTube, Picasa, Talk, Reader, Alerts, Latitude and many more. The scale and level of detail of the Dashboard is unprecedented, and we’re delighted to be the first Internet company to offer this — and we hope it will become the standard. Watch this quick video to learn more and then try it out for yourself at www.google.com/dashboard.

Now you can find out how much Google actually know about you.

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ChromeExtension – The Unofficial Google Chrome Utilities Repository

kuanhoong — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:18:00 +0000

ChromeExtensions.org is an unofficial website dedicated to showcase and distribute extensions, Plugins, Addons, Themes and Tools which would enhance Google Chrome’s browsing experience and extend its functionality.

You may find extensions like Google Tasks that allows you to access Google Tasks directly from within Google Chrome, or Google Reader Checker which notifies you when a Google Reader feed has a new item and many more.

To add any extension, simply click the “Add to Chrome” button. However, most of the extension only can be used with the latest developer builds of Chrome 4.0+.

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AdSense for feeds now available directly inside in Blogger

kuanhoong — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:08:15 +0000

AdSense for feeds allows web publishers to earn by placing targeted Google ads in their feeds. Now publishers can easily integrate Blogger feeds with AdSense for feeds directly from inside Blogger.

As per AdSense Blog:

To set this up, go to Blogger and select the blog you wish to monetize on your Blogger Dashboard, and select "Monetize." This will give you some basic options for configuring ads, and if you already have connected your Blogger feed to FeedBurner, will confirm that the proper feed is being configured. AdSense for feeds will automatically pick the right ad sizes for your users, content, and end medium.

After setup, you will be able to view your AdSense reports (including feed revenue) directly from the Blogger Dashboard, as well as from your AdSense account. Additional feed management options for your feed and feed analytics will be available from http://feedburner.google.com.

Beside setting up AdSense for feeds, users can view AdSense reports after setup to view feed revenue right from the Blogger Dashboard. You can of course see the reports in your AdSense account as well.

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rosa.ly – Firefox bookmarklet that allows you to save your favorite images found on the web

kuanhoong — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:36:16 +0000

Often time, you may want to save images found on the web. With Rosa.ly, it is pretty simple. Rosa.ly is a Firefox add-on that can also be used as a bookmarklet.

In order to save any image to Rosa.ly, simply right click on it and select ‘Save image to rosa.ly’ or click on the bookmarklet once and then click on the image you want saved.

You can save your pictures as JPEG, GIF or PNG formats. Besides that, you can also keep on saving images in your Rosa.ly account until you’ve reached the 100 MB limit.

Signup a new account with Rosa.ly to install the Firefox add-on or download the bookmarklet.

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Download your FREE 1-year license of Kaspersky Internet Security 2010

kuanhoong — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:32:58 +0000

In conjunction with the release of the much anticipated Windows 7 today, Kaspersky, one of the fastest growing antivirus companies, is offering users the opportunity to download FREE 1-year license of kaspersky Internet Security 2010. (link)

However, the offer is valid only for attendees and hosts of Windows 7 launch parties. There are only 15 license codes are available for each launch party. One attendee will be given only 1 code. The offer expires November 30, 2009.

Kapersky Internet Security 2010 provides advanced Internet security software with premium protection from viruses, spyware hackers and spam. It also includes comprehensive identity theft and phishing protection, parental and privacy controls, and superfast performance.

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Adobe AIR based Photo Uploader for Facebook

kuanhoong — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:08:19 +0000

The Photo Uploader for Facebook is an application built on Adobe AIR technology. With this uploader, you can upload photos to your Facebook profile from your desktop.

The Photo Uploader for Facebook is actually a simple to use. For example to upload photos, simply click and drag an image (or folder of images) onto the running application. Besides that, you can also stay constantly connected with your Facebook friends, view your News Feed, receive notifications, pokes and chat, right from your desktop without having to go into the browser.

In order to install Photo Uploader for Facebook, you need to have Adobe AIR installed.

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DivFix++ – Repair your broken AVI files with a click of button

kuanhoong — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:47:36 +0000

DivFix++ is a FREE program that repairs broken AVI file streams by rebuilding index part of file. It is very useful when trying to preview movies which has no index part, like some files are currently downloading from ed2k (eMule) or bittorent networks. DivFix++ specially designed for preview video download files from P2P networks.

DivFix++ has supports CLI tools, this means you can fix a file to temporary location, preview with a player, than delete temporary movie file after preview automatically via script by using argument parameters.

DivFix++ works with multiple operating systems i.e. Windows, MAC OS, and Linux. You can download DivFix++ from here.

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Google’s advice on how to deal with low quality backlinks

kuanhoong — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:58:00 +0000

One of the important factors for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is backlinks. However, often webmasters may be stressed out when they discovered low-quality incoming links in Google Webmaster Tools. Now Google has some tips on how to deal with low quality backlinks.

As per Google Webmaster Central Blog:

Webmasters who check their incoming links in Webmaster Tools often ask us what they can do when they see low-quality links. Understandably, many site owners are trying to build a good reputation for their sites, and some believe that having poor-quality incoming links can be perceived as "being part of a bad neighbourhood," which over time might harm their site’s ranking.

While it’s true that linking is a significant factor in Google’s ranking algorithms, it’s just one of many. I know we say it a lot, but having something that people want to look at or use—unique, engaging content, or useful tools and services—is also a huge factor. Other factors can include how a site is structured, whether the words of a user’s query appear in the title, how close the words are on the page, and so on. The point is, if you happen to see some low quality sites linking to you, it’s important to keep in mind that linking is just one aspect among many of how Google judges your site. If you have a well-structured and regularly maintained site with original, high-quality content, those are the sorts of things that users will see and appreciate.

That having said, in an ideal world you could have your cake and eat it too (or rather, you could have a high-quality site and high-quality backlinks). You may also be concerned about users’ perception of your site if they come across it via a batch of spammy links. If the number of poor-quality links is manageable, and/or if it looks easy to opt-out or get those links removed from the site that’s linking to you, it may be worth it to try to contact the site(s) and ask them to remove their links. Remember that this isn’t something that Google can do for you; we index content that we find online, but we don’t control that content or who’s linking to you.

If you run into some uncooperative site owners, however, don’t fret for too long. Instead, focus on things that are under your control. Generally, you as a webmaster don’t have much control over things like who links to your site. You do, however, have control over many other factors that influence indexing and ranking. Organize your content; do a mini-usability study with family or friends. Ask for a site review in your favorite webmaster forums. Use a website testing tool to figure out what gets you the most readers, or the biggest sales. Take inspiration from your favorite sites, or your competitors—what do they do well? What makes you want to keep coming back to their sites, or share them with your friends? What can you learn from them? Time spent on any of these activities is likely to have a larger impact on your site’s overall performance than time spent trying to hunt down and remove every last questionable backlink.

In a nutshell, webmaster should focus on too much on the low-quality backlinks but instead focus on building high quality content.

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Online Latex Editor – Create and manage your latex projects and generate .pdf files online

kuanhoong — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:38:05 +0000

Verbosus’s Online Latex Editor is an online tool that allows you to create and manage your latex projects and generate pdf files online via your browser.

In order to create a new project, every user is given template upon login and the template is created automatically named ‘Template Project’ (which can’t be deleted). On the left side of the screen you see the latex-code including the text of the document. On the right side you see the generated .pdf file (which can be downloaded by pressing the ‘disc-shaped-button’.

On the bottom of the page you see 5 boxes. The 4 boxes on the left side allow you to create, manage and delete your projects, documents,images and other resources. The fifth box on the right side is the latex-creation output log. If an error occurs during the generation of the .pdf file you might want to look inside this box to find the error in your latex-code.

The Online Latex Editor is supported by the following browsers:

Firefox (tested with 3.0 and 3.5)
Internet Explorer (tested with IE7 and IE8)
Safari (tested with 4.0.3)
Chrome (tested with 2.0)
Opera (tested with 9.64, file upload does not work)

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Now you can preview Google Docs inside Gmail

kuanhoong — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:32:09 +0000

Another new Gmail Lab feature is out today. Now you can preview Google Docs from inside Gmail. To enable Google Docs previews, go to the Labs tab under Settings and select “Google Voice player in mail”.

As per Gmail Official Blog:

Starting today, you can preview the contents of a Google document, spreadsheet, or presentation right in your Gmail inbox — just like you’ve already been able to do with YouTube videos, Yelp reviews, and Picasa and Flickr albums. Gmail will automatically detect when you receive a document link and display the name and type of doc below the email. Just click "Show preview" and the contents of the document will display right there — no need to switch back and forth between email response and document.

Previously, Google has enabled preview for Picasa, YouTube, Flickr and Yelp.

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