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Google Gears Does Not Work In Linux

Google Gears is a small application designed to help you use Google services offline. The installation seemed to work successful and the extension also is listed in the addons, but google gears setting page does not appear. Maybe you’re facing the same problem, here’s the solution.
If you’re running Firefox (For some reasons they called it [...]

Google Toolbar Doesn’t Install On Debian

Debian change Firefox to Iceweasel. Since Google’s toolbar does not install as the installer does not recognize Iceweasel as Firefox. To get full Google Toolbar support:

in the navigation: about: config
filter for : general.useragent.extra.firefox
change Iceweasel/2.0.0.4 To Firefox/2.0.0.4

Go back to Google Toolbar’s website, and install.

s dot m dot d 1704 at gmail.com

Yes! You can! Lets say your email address is username@gmail.com. You can reformat it by putting dots, for example u.s.er.name@gmail.com.
Google’s help centre explain:
Because Gmail doesn’t recognize dots as characters within usernames, adding or removing dots from a Gmail address won’t change the actual destination address. Messages sent to yourusername@gmail.com and y.o.u.r.u.s.e.r.n.a.m.e@gmail.com are all delivered [...]

Google Hot Trends

Google introduces their new toy called Google Hot Trends.
It’s a new feature of Google Trends for sharing the the hottest current searches with you in very close to real time. What’s on our collective mind as we search for information? What’s interesting to people right now? Hot Trends will tell you. At a glance, you’ll [...]

And The Winner Is… Firefox!

Just got access to the new Google Analytics interface. I’m interested to know what browser all of you are using while browsing this site. Yes. Thank you for using Firefox. 60% of visitors are using Firefox. 30% IE.

Go Firefox!