Dropbox vs Google Drive Pricing – Round 1
Now that Google Drive is finally out, how do the storage plans compare to those offered by Dropbox?
3 ways to use Google as a dictionary
Use these quick hacks to use Google as a dictionary. 1. If you only want a quick word definition, prepend your Google search with define: For instance, https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=define:animal will give you a quick dictionary definition, followed by normal search results. Use define:search-term to get a quick dictionary definition 2. If you want a more complete definition…
Seasonal searches are seasonal – Doh!
Well, according to this latest Google Trends report, it seems people make more searches for each season during that particular season. It seems kind of obvious, in retrospect… but it’s interesting to note that searches for “summer” begin much earlier than for any other season.
Now also in Spanish
Starting today, I’ll be posting a Spanish-language column at Aaron Brazell‘s Technosailor blog. My first post is about Facebook, Google’s OpenSocial and the social network nightmare we all face when joining a new network and having to recreate all our existing relationships. Click here to read the post and practice your Spanish!
33 Fun Things to Do With Your Photos Online
Now that you’ve got yourself a digital camera, what can you do with all those wonderful photos? Here’s a list to get you started: Organize and share them: These services allow you to upload your photos, share them with friends and family, tag them, make slideshows and send them out for printing: Flickr – Owned…
Quick Guide to Configuring GnuPG on your Mac (OS X)
A quick-and-dirty guide to installing and configuring Mac GnuPG (PGP) on your Mac OS X system.
Google GMail now offers PowerPoint Viewer
Google’s GMail now offers users the ability to see PowerPoint slideshows online.
How to get the new Google Analytics interface
This may not work for everyone, but it worked for me… so I’m sharing it with a “your-mileage-may-vary” license. Google recently updated the interface for Google Analytics. As usual, not everyone gets the upgraded interface at the same time, as Google likes to roll put their upgrades incrementally. I track three different accounts through Google…
The Advertiser’s Dilemma
As an advertiser, you’d want to optimize your purchases. But by the time you can tell a video is a runaway hit, you’ve not only probably lost the majority of your potential audience, but you’ll also have to pay a premium to advertise on that now world famous video.
San Francisco Updates
Just a quick update from San Francisco. Tomorrow is my last day in San Francisco. In just a couple of days I’ve really gotten a nice feel for this town and really like it. There’s so much happening in the tech front… you could actually say they’re building the future here. Classes, conferences, companies… you…