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First impressions of Google Buzz

February 10, 2010

There’s been plenty written already about buzz but a friend inquired as to what I thought about Buzz so after using it this morning here’s my take on Google Buzz.
Overall, I’m excited. Tons of potential and I’m digging it.

What is Google Buzz.
Google Buzz is a platform that invites you to share status updates, photos, [...]

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Let Me Google that for You

February 4, 2009

I enjoy helping people I really do but sometimes….
Do you ever get questions that make you wonder if the asker has every heard of Google? Ever been tempted to answer an inane email inquiry with the Google results page?
If so allow me to make you day by introducing, Let Me Google That For You. (LMGTFY)
LMGTFY [...]

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RevWatch – Google Earth, Firefox, Chrome, and Backtrack Beta 4

February 4, 2009

Google has released an updated version of Google Earth (5.0.11337.1968). The update includes a host of new features including

Google Oceans – The ocean floor is not a 3D terrain instead of the previous 2D map, you can even see wave motions, and now you can fly below the ocean as well.
Google Mars – The mars [...]

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Google Chrome conflict with Symantec Endpoint Protection

December 20, 2008

If you install Symantec Endpoint Protection and you use the Google Chrome browser you are likely to see the following error.
"The Application Failed to Initialize properly (0xc0000005). Click on OK to terminate the application"
If you get this error there is a simple fix. Right Click the Google Chrome Shortcut and select properties, in [...]

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Google Streetview gets a massive update.

December 14, 2008

The official Google blog announced that their Google Maps Streetview feature has just received a massive update. Their United States coverage has more than doubled. To get an idea of the scale of the coverage increase check out the before and after.

I dig Streetview and I’m glad to see the coverage expanded. You can find [...]

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Google Earth Topo Maps

July 23, 2008

Here’s a great tip on how you can get Topographic or Topo Maps in Google Earth.
Google Earth has a ton of cool layers but they’ve never implemented a layer including Topo Maps. These maps are a great resource so here is how you can add them manually. Download the USGS Topo Map Layer and open [...]

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Google Send to Phone

April 9, 2008

Another nifty Google tool for Firefox only.
Google Send to Phone
It is a simple XPI install that enables SMS functionality straight from firefox.

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