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H: Google Apps and my domain
So, basically I'm considering buying a domain, just to use with Google Apps for now. Later I'm planning to use it for my website.
My question is: if I buy domain example.com and set up Google Apps on it (with this form), will I be able to use it for anything else, like website? Or should I rather use Google Apps with some subdomain, like mail.example.com?
Also, will I have to verify ownership of this domain somehow? I don't have a hosting service yet.
AI: You can indeed use Google Apps for a domain and have a website on the same domain. I've done it. Plenty others do it too. Nothing precludes you from doing the same.
When you verify an apps account for a domain, you have a few choices. One is to upload a special text/html file to your web domain, which requires hosting to be in place.
Alternatively, you can add a special server header to your domain (not the hosting) via the domain registrar. This is probably appropriate for your case. |
H: How to see who shared my link on Facebook
On my Facebook page, I posted a link to my YouTube video. When I was using the Facebook search to find a page, I was surprised to find that my link showed up and it said that 4 people shared it. Is there a way to find out who these people are, and where they shared my link?
AI: You will be limited to seeing only the people who shared the link publicly (according to their privacy settings).
Go to http://www.facebook.com/search.php
Enter the link or better the title of the link/video title (in case of YouTube video)
You will be able to limit the Posts results by your friends or everyone (e.g. example) |
H: Gmail stuck in redirection loop in Chrome
I can't access Gmail through Chrome as it displays an error message saying that too many redirections were triggered. This probably has something to do with the system time as I have to reset it on startup (battery on motherboard may be dead).
I've gotten rid of cookies but this doesn't help. It appears I'm logged in since it was possible to connect to SuperUser.com and I can connect up to Gmail using Firefox.
What solutions can you suggest?
AI: Delete both Cookies and Cache, verify your system time is set properly, if it is not sync it with a program like Atomic Clock Sync. The issue appears to deal with SSL, which if your time is not set properly the SSL certificates will be invalid.
http://www.worldtimeserver.com/atomic-clock/
References:
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google%20Apps/thread?tid=1f9a8c45f7e096f5&hl=en
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=9958 |
H: JavaScript in Google Sites
I need to use a JavaScript patch in my Google Sites, but the problem is I don't understand how to place them and use it as Google Gadget.
<!DOCTYPE <strong class="highlight">html</strong> PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<<strong class="highlight">html</strong> xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Untitled Document</title>
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
var timerid = 0;
var <strong class="highlight">images</strong> = new Array( "image1.jpg",
"image2.jpg",
"image3.jpg");
var countimages = 0;
function startTime()
{
if(timerid)
{
timerid = 0;
}
var tDate = new Date();
if(countimages == <strong class="highlight">images</strong>.length)
{
countimages = 0;
}
if(tDate.getSeconds() % 5 == 0)
{
document.getElementById("img1").src = <strong class="highlight">images</strong>[countimages];
}
countimages++;
timerid = setTimeout("startTime()", 1000);
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="startTime();">
<img id="img1" src="image3.jpg" />
</body>
</html>
I'm hoping for specific instructions using the JavaScript code I provided since I've found general Google Sites embedding instructions unfathomable. However with specific instructions I will be able to figure out how to use scripts in Google Sites in the future as well.
AI: You cannot add JavaScript directly to your Google Sites page. You can, however add a Google Gadget that has JavaScript in it. You can try the Google Gadget Builder. You may not get the result that you want, however, since your JavaScript is not valid. For example, your statements with (x)html elements will cause the JS engine to error.
var <strong class="highlight">images</strong> = new Array( "image1.jpg",
"image2.jpg",
"image3.jpg");
It may work with E4X, but Google Sites is not rendered as XML. (Yes, it does have the XML doctype, but not the header, so it will not render as XML)
In addition to Google Gadgets, you can also try Google Apps Scripts. It allows for some server side automation. |
H: Time frame for editing a Facebook comment
I noticed earlier today that immediately after entering the comment I can edit the comment. Is there a specified time frame that one can perform edits ?
Does this also work for multiple comments in quick succession ?
AI: The time frame for editing on comments is about 60 seconds. There is one caveat though, if a comment is posted after yours then the editing functionality is disabled. You can still delete the comment but not edit it.
Notifications are send for the original comment and any edits made.
Links:
TechZoom article
Facebook Known Issues |
H: Filter messages with (no subject) in Gmail
Is there any workaround or way to filter or search for messages that have no subject line?
I can see there is no way to filter messages when some field is "missing".
AI: Currently there is no way to filter by email that is missing x (subject,labels etc)
You could however suggest it via link
MY REF: link |
H: Split-screen display of multiple Gmail inboxes in one account
I just merged my Gmail accounts and am now receiving all the emails in the same inbox while only having to use one account. That's very practical to me right there.
Is it possible to split or show multiple Gmail inboxes or "windows" like having two reception boxes on the same account screen?
I want to be able to see the different inboxes of Gmail accounts that have been merged together in one view.
AI: go to the labs section of gmail (the cog) select labs
then find and enable Multiple Inboxes this will allow you to create the split display
Multiple Inboxes by Vivi
Add extra lists of emails in your
inbox to see even more important email
at once. The new lists of threads can
be labels, your starred messages,
drafts or any search you want,
configurable under Settings |
H: Is there a public speaking web app?
To improve your public speaking skills, it would be great to be able to record a short clip of yourself, and have it rated by a web community. I know you could manually add a clip to YouTube and ask for comments on some random forum, but the power of structured voting like Stack Overflow seems like it would be a big help.
Is there any web app setup for this?
Or any web apps at all for improving speaking skills?
AI: You could try Rate Speeches
Rate Speeches is a website for giving
and receiving feedback about public
speaking and presentation skills.
Rate Speeches facilitates two types of
feedback:
Rating speeches, presentations, speakers, and presenters: done by
anyone
Evaluating speeches and presentations: done by public speaking
experts, such public-speaking and
presentation-skills instructors,
trainers, coaches, professors,
teachers, students, and other
professionals |
H: How to change black Google bar back to white?
Today, the Google Apps bar went to black. How do you change it back to white?
AI: This is a design change that Google have recently implemented that allegedly focus on three design principles:
Focus: With the design changes in the coming weeks and months, we’re
bringing forward the stuff that
matters to you and getting all the
other clutter out of your way.
Elasticity: The new design will soon allow you to seamlessly
transition from your desktop computer
to your mobile phone to your tablet,
while keeping a consistent visual
experience. We aim to bring you this
flexibility without sacrificing style
or usefulness.
Effortlessness: Our design philosophy is to combine power with
simplicity. We want to keep our look
simple and clean. But behind the
seemingly simple design, the changes
use new technologies to make sure you
have all the power of the web behind
you.
More information can be found on these changes here:
Official Google Blog
Inside Search Article
Google Help Article
At the moment there isn't any option in your Google account to switch back the styles. There is this Userscript that will hide the bar for you completely.
The userscript will more than likely change in the very near future to replace the black styling back to the original white styling:
Script Summary:
Hides the annoying Black Bar from Google Search
pages. More updates coming soon to
replace the current styles with older
one
Further details on the Script homepage
UPDATE
The script has now been updated to remove the black styling and revert back to the old white and blue style.
This script can be found here |
H: What is Google Reader's "Sort by magic"?
In Google Reader you can choose to either sort by newest, oldest, or by "magic". What exactly does this last option mean?
AI: It sorts feed by looking at item you have previously starred, shared or liked.
In simple terms, it ranks the feed items according to your likeness ... your activities like which feeds you check the most and which you haven’t touched help reader decide feed rankings when sorted by magic.
More info here;
http://www.gtricks.com/google-reader-tricks/what-is-sort-by-magic-in-google-reader/
hope this helps. |
H: Change ownership of a YouTube account over to another Google account
On a client project at work I had to create a YouTube account for them. We're about to hand over ownership of it all, but the issue is that the YouTube account is linked to my Google Account.
I don't want to give them the keys to my Google Account, so is there a way I can transfer ownership of a YouTube account (or link to another Google Account), so they have their own separate login?
Or will I have to contact YouTube support for them to transfer the account?
AI: If you have created the YouTube account after May 2009, which I am guessing you have, then there is no way that you can unlink the YouTube account from your Google account.
AFAIK not even raising a support ticket with YouTube will enable you to unlink your accounts.
Taken from this YouTube Help Article
Only certain types of YouTube Accounts
can unlink from Google Accounts.
Unlinking from a Google Account is not
an option for YouTube Accounts created
after May 2009.
This information can be found under Linking Options > Can I unlink my YouTube Account from the Google Account? |
H: A web app that allows me to paste an image copied into clipboard?
Basically, whenever I have a screenshot that I would need to upload onto the net, I often have to do this:
Do a screenshot;
Open an editor (like Paint);
Paste image and save (to desktop)
Go to imgur.com and upload it
Copy the URL (ta-da)
Go to desktop and delete the screenshot
Basically, I'm looking for a webapp that allows me to do these steps more easily, as such:
Take a screenshot
Go to that-imba-app.com
Paste image and click submit
Copy the URL (ta-da)
Is there such an app (web app, of course)?
AI: ScreenShootMe does exactly what you want.
You can:
take any image from your clipboard
click the "Paste" button and it will appear on the web app
click "Save" and it will generate a URL that points to your image
It will either create a random URL or you can create a custom name for your URL. |
H: When are attachments transcoded in gmail?
With a internet connection which charges based on data transfer (like 20 cents per 100KB), is it good to send binary content like pictures and videos by gmail or any other web based mail? I know that mail uses MIME protocol and converts binary data to base64 format which increases the size of the file by 30%. But when does it happen in case of gmail? Does my browser convert into base64 thereby increase the file size and then send(I pay more) or the file is first uploaded to the gmail server as binary and it converts to proper mime format and sends to destination server?
Also what happens when I download?
How does desktop mail clients like thunderbird, evolution work in this regard? which one will save data transfer and thereby money?
AI: The data is uploaded via normal browser means (binary) onto the Google servers. Then, on the server, it is converted into a normal attachment and the email will be sent.
Same for download: GMail presents you the icon for the attachment, you click it, Google extracts the original data and downloads it via regular browser means (binary).
In case of multiple attachments, GMail even offers you to download all at once and pack it into a .zip, which might reduce the overall size of the transfered data.
Desktop clients do the MIME-encoding on your desktop, thus increasing the attachment and then sending the mail. This should not save you any data/money, because that mail is actually bigger than the original data.
So, at a first glance GMail might be better in terms of transfered data, but don't forget that it has to transfer the whole UI over the wire.
Want to read a different mail? ⇒ Data transfer.
Want to re-read an older mail? ⇒ Data transfer.
With a desktop client the data is on your machine, no data transfer will be involved as long as you do not press "send". |
H: Time and video quality limits on YouTube
What is the time limit to a video that I can upload to YouTube? Is there an upper video length that I have to make sure my uploaded videos are under?
Are there other limits or restrictions (quality, resolution, etc) to a YouTube video?
AI: Generally the limit is 15 minutes, although YouTube has raised this for users who have a good history of compliance with their rules. |
H: i want to submit lyrics to lyrics.wikia.com but copyright infringement issues?
i want to submit lyrics to lyrics.wikia.com but I worry about copyright infringement issues
I do not understand how the Copyrights work in lyrics.wikia.com
They claimed that Copyrights to lyrics are held by their respective owners and are licensed through Gracenote.
However how is this possible if the content is user-submitted?
Example, a user (me) submitted copyrighted lyrics to lyrics.wikia.com, then wouldn't lyrics.wikia.com be in trouble?
I've read these links:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B1sXZG13-t3BZjA0Zjg1ZTctODQzOS00OGUxLWJlMzctYmY1ZGI2ZDJkNGQy&hl=en&pli=1
http://www.aimp.org/education/articles/2/NMPA_Press_Announcement_-_PUBLISHERS_SUCCESSFULLY_RESOLVE_INFRINGEMENT_SUIT
http://privacyandip.blogspot.com/2009/08/new-copyright-suit-filed-against.html
AI: Lyrics Wikia tries to license all user submitted lyrics content via Gracenote which is a service selling rights to use Song meta data according to their FAQ. However I'm unsure whether they are actually doing this and what about songs that aren't in Gracenote's database. |
H: anyway to customise google search such that whenever we click on a link it will automatically create a new tab
Is there a way to set up our google page such that whenever we click on a link it will automatically create a new tab instead of navigating to that page?
I'm aware that I can press the Ctrl + click, or right-click + open link in new tab but it would be great if we could customise this behavior (since i find myself opening the links as new tabs like 90% of the times..)
AI: Do you have a middle mouse button? If so, use it! |
H: Cloning/Merging Circles in Google+
Google+'s Circle's feature is a fun way to organize your contacts. Like of Facebook lists, only better. That said, it's not so fun the nth time you do it. Starting some scratch each time you want to create a new circle can get old really fast. Anybody know a way to clone and merge circles?
AI: There doesn't appear to be a one click option to clone a circle but you can do it by following these steps:
Click on a circle
In the pop up window click the link named View circle in tab
In the top right hand corner select More options > Select All
Everyone who is the circle will be highlighted blue.
You can then drag all of these people in to a new or existing circle. |
H: Is there a way to give Google storage to another user as a gift?
Google offers additional storage for its services (currently Gmail, Picasa Web, Google Docs). Is there a way to give this to another user as a gift?
I.e. I'd like to pay for it for a year, enter the Gmail address and the other user should be notified about it and get it on his account.
AI: You need to be logged into the account you are purchasing storage for;
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=1047457
The extra storage is only available to you. You can't share it with other users or transfer it to another account. You can't purchase storage for other users.
Hope this helps. |
H: Gmail keyboard shortcut to jump to specific label?
What is the keyboard shortcut that will allow me to jump to a specific label folder in Gmail?
AI: AFAIK, you cannot choose a shortcut for a custom label.
Anyway, you can access gmail default label with shortcuts :
^b chats
^f sent mail
^i inbox
^k trash
^r draft
^s spam
^t starred messages
^u unread mail
Or, you can use l to access the label menu (described here) and then choose your label.
And btw, here is a cheatsheet for Gmail shortcut. |
H: Google Plus didn't accept my email through my friend's invitation
My email is [email protected]. So when I look at my friend's laptop, it shows that the invited email is [email protected] (without the period/dot in the username).
What can I do to solve this? Why didn't Google Plus accept my email through my friend's invitation?
AI: Well, there's two parts to this - gmail dosen't actually recognise the period as part of the username, so in essence its the same e mail
the second is the invite mechanism is down due to overwheming demand
You just have to wait. |
H: How can I set conditional formatting on a particular cell that depends on another cell's value?
In my example I would like to conditionally format column B cells. Those marked with x should be formatted according to value in column A (in the example the value is 1):
A | B
1 | x
2 |
3 |
1 | x
1 | x
4 |
8 |
// x can be any value and is here merely to mark the cell that should be formatted
IMPORTANT 2014 NOTE: Conditional formatting based on formula that may include other cells is now possible in Google Sheets, and works very similarly to how Excel spreadsheets work. This answer explains its use.
AI: Complex conditional formatting can be achieved in Google Spreadsheets using Google Apps Script. For example, you could write a function that changes the background colour of an entire row based on the value in one of its cells, something that I do not think is possible with the "Change color with rules" menu. You would probably want to set triggers for this function such as "On Edit", "On Open" and "On Form Submit".
Documentation for setBackgroundRGB() function
UPDATE: Here is a Google Apps Script example of changing the background color of an entire row based on the value in column A. If the value is positive, use green. If empty, white. Otherwise, red. See the results in this public Google Spreadsheet. (You will have to be signed in for the script to run, but without signing in you can still see results).
function colorAll() {
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var startRow = 2;
var endRow = sheet.getLastRow();
for (var r = startRow; r <= endRow; r++) {
colorRow(r);
}
}
function colorRow(r){
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var dataRange = sheet.getRange(r, 1, 1, 3);
var data = dataRange.getValues();
var row = data[0];
if(row[0] === ""){
dataRange.setBackgroundRGB(255, 255, 255);
}else if(row[0] > 0){
dataRange.setBackgroundRGB(192, 255, 192);
}else{
dataRange.setBackgroundRGB(255, 192, 192);
}
SpreadsheetApp.flush();
}
function onEdit(event)
{
var r = event.source.getActiveRange().getRowIndex();
if (r >= 2) {
colorRow(r);
}
}
function onOpen(){
colorAll();
}
|
H: ISBLANK() function
Is there any way I can check whether a cell is empty?
There is a function ISBLANK() but it returns false when there's a formula in a cell even thought the formula doesn't return anything (or an empty string).
I would like it to return true when the formula doesn't return anything as well. So the cell seems to be empty without any value.
AI: You can check whether a cell is empty or not by using the following formula:
=if(C2="";"The cell is empty";"The cell is not empty") |
H: How do I populate a cell in Worksheet A with aggregate data from Worksheet B?
I'm working on a spreadsheet that allows some basic collaborative hour tracking.
Worksheet A contains an entity called Blocks where each block has a BlockID.
Worksheet B contains line items. Each Line item has a BlockID and # of hours spent for that block.
I would like to include the total hours spent per block (indicated in Worksheet B) in the Hours Spent column of Worksheet A.
Is this possible?
See sample screenshots:
Worksheet A
Worksheet B
I wonder if the SUMIF function might be useful
AI: A solution to this problem is to utilize the SUMIF function.
=sumif('Hours Spent'!A3:A10001, A3, 'Hours Spent'!C3:C10001)
What's going on here?
We are referencing the other spreadsheet via the 'SheetName'! syntax
We are only including rows in the sum if the value in column A in the hours spent worksheet equals the value in A3 in the current worksheet. This enforces our BlockID mapping.
The final argument of the function indicates which column we are summing.
Reference
SUMIF |
H: Mark a blog or a post on Blogspot as private
Is there any way to mark a blog or a single post as private on Blogspot?
AI: Put the posts that you want to be private into a separate blog, and make it private (Settings > Permissions).
If you want, put links to the private blog into the public one, along with comments about who is eligible to see it.
Just remember that private blogs may not be as secure as you think - see here for details: http://blogger-hints-and-tips.blogspot.com/2008/02/restricting-your-blogs-readers-isnt-as.html |
H: Can likes on Vimeo be traced to their owner?
A professor uploaded his course lessons on Vimeo. I'd like to give him a Like for the much appreciated effort, but I'd rather not let him on the fact I'm watching his lessons while reviewing two days before the exam :D
Can I do that?
AI: If they have a Vimeo Plus account they can see who is liking their videos as part of the Advanced Statistics section:
With Advanced Statistics you can stay on top of all your statistics, look at your weekly, monthly and yearly stats, see where people are watching your videos, and find people who like or comment on your videos.
For a normal account, unless they know your account profile and click to your Likes page and search for their video in there, then not really. |
H: Are online subversion systems secure?
I am using private free unfuddle package. I commit my personal code there. I want to know whether my code is secure and if it is only my property? Or does unfuddle have rights to use or share my code?
I read their privacy policy but I am little bit confused. Can someone explain it to me in simple words?
I want to keep my code as only my property but also want to get benefits of subversion technology.
AI: Per the Terms of Service:
If you create a project on the Website, then you are the owner of that account and all Content stored therein. Unfuddle.com and Unfuddle will not disclose any of your Content unless required to do so by court order or other legal action.
It is clearly your property, and they would not have any rights to use your code. They can only share your code if a court orders them to.
So, in summary, check the terms of service when looking at websites, not just the privacy policy. :) |
H: Is there any way to transfer files from internet website to Google Docs directly?
Suppose I have the file www.abc.com/temp.zip.
Can I directly transfer it to Google Docs without downloading to the computer first?
AI: Open the dialog for uploads and copy+paste the address in the 'file-name' box, making sure to INCLUDE the http:// (or https://)
N.B. This will upload the zip, and not extract it. If you want the zip extracted first then you will need to download it to your pc and extract it before re-uploading all the files (AFAIK) |
H: How to disable/delete a Harvest account?
How can I delete or deactivate a Harvest account?
AI: When logged in, look to the upper right corner, to the icon/avatar, and click the down arrow.
Select Account Settings
You'll come to a page entitled, Account Settings. The first section will be Billing Information.
Click on Close Account
You will see a page entitled, Hold or Remove Account.
There's a short survey/feedback for you to fill out but from there you can suspend if you fill out the Put Account on Hold section.
To delete or close out your account, just use the Permanently Remove Account section and you're done.
Download your data before you do as that is toast when you delete your account. |
H: Can I get a list of "+" addresses I've used in Gmail?
Possible Duplicate:
Wildcard search in gmail
Gmail has this very nice "+" feature that I actually use quite a lot. I use it to easily filter my mail and check if my address is being passed along.
So for example, if I go to a conference, they always want an e-mail address. I just use
[email protected]
and setup a filter in Gmail to filter all messages send to this address and label it.
Now, I've used this feature so often, that I don't really have an overview anymore of all the +'s I've used so far (yes, because occasionally I forget to setup the filter :/ )
I've tried to search for:
to: myemail+*
to: "myemail+"*
and lots of different variations, but no success so far.
AI: I think this is basically already answered by Wildcard search in Gmail
Without any kind of wildcard or regex support, it doesn't seem possible. |
H: Streaming music service with offline playlists?
I'm an iPod Touch user with a daily commute to work of about 45 minutes. While listening to podcasts and my library is great, my music gets to be very old. At work I frequently listen to Last.fm and Pandora; but it would be nice to find a service that had streaming and offline playlists.
Anything with offline playlists that'll work with my iPod Touch (4th Gen, 32 GB model)?
AI: TuneIn supports streaming radio, the pro version can record streams as well - that should give you the offline playlist feature. |
H: What is the subject line of a Google+ Invite?
What is the phrase in the subject line of a Google+ invite?
Somebody sent me one, and searching for "Google+" in my Gmail account turns up no results.
AI: Welcome to the Google+ project
Check this link for scams on Google+:
The first big Google+ spam campaign blasted out by pill-pushers |
H: Yellow vertical line in YouTube video timeline
What does the yellow vertical line signify in the YouTube video timeline?
Is it an ad start point, or is it its you-can-play-now point as many believe?
It's not clickable nor does hovering over it do anything special. What it is there for?
References:
What is the little, yellow, vertical line that is under the progress bar?
What about the yellow line in the timeline in videos?
AI: It marks the point when an ad pops up in the player.
Here is the marker visible in a video:
And here is the popup advert when the player reaches the marker: |
H: Export Google Plus1 without web scraping
If I'm going to use it, I want to know I can get my entries out. While I can get my entries from my profile page, that only shows some at a time. If I had hundreds that could get tedious. Is there a better way?
Edit 7/8/2011: This Google Plus1 (+1), not Google+. Some answers were based on Google+ after another person edited this.
AI: Go to the data liberation page (your name in the upper right -> Account settings -> Data Liberation). There you have the ability to export all data (you can even choose what data to get). |
H: Activate (Start) Facebook Video Calling
How do I start using Facebook video calling?
I do not see it in the chat sidebar options.
Also I do not see the option on the profile pages of my friends.
AI: Login to Facebook.
Go here: https://www.facebook.com/videocalling
Click on the Get Started button.
Click on a contact from your friends list.
You will see a new button in the upper right corner of the chat window.
Depending on your OS, you might need/not need to install something.
Installation Flows for Each Browser and OS
To make installation as easy as possible, we specifically customized the installation flow for each OS and browser combination. For instance, on Mac browsers with Java enabled, the installer is hosted entirely within the browser so that no additional clicks are required. We use a small bootstrap EXE in Windows browsers to minimize the initial download time and to manage installation permissions as seamlessly as possible.
From here: https://www.facebook.com/notes/philip-su/building-video-calling/10150229123673920 |
H: Searching GMail for emails where I am one of many recipients
Is there a way I can perform a search in GMail which will return all emails where I have been listed as one of many email addresses in either the To: or CC: fields?
Basically emails where I am not the sole person being emailed.
AI: Your best bet is probably to download them via IMAP and use a mail client's more powerful search capabilities if you value your time.
If you're intent on using the browser, in Gmail settings, turn on personal level indicators and set your maximum page size to 100 conversations/page. Then do a search for 'cc:me OR to:me'. Then do a find in page for the character › (which will highlight messages that are sent to you+others. This might take a while, but is way quicker than sorting through them all. |
H: Posting to Facebook from Google+
Possible Duplicate:
Send updates from Google Plus to Twitter / Facebook
How do I post something to Facebook from Google+?
I thought there was some type of plugin or Google Chrome extension for this, but I cannot find it at the moment.
Is it possible?
AI: Go to https://www.facebook.com/mobile/
Get your email address at Upload via Email
Create a new circle on Google+ (let's call it Facebook)
Add the email from step 2 to this circle
For every post you want to share to Facebook add the Facebook circle to your post (remember to check Notify about this post for this circle)
This works however only for around 50 characters as Facebook uses the subject line and Google+ truncates it. |
H: Does Google Apps have a "Global Contact List"
We recently cut over to using Google Apps for our mail/calendars/docs etc...
One thing I haven't been able to figure out is how to create a Global Address List for the company.
When in Google Apps Mail, the autocomplete in the to/cc/bcc field is aware of all the other [email protected] but in the Mail/Contacts section or the full Contacts Manager app, all I can see are contacts that I've alerady emailed.
Does Google Apps just not provide this "Shared Contact List" functionality ?
AI: I think what you're looking for is the Contacts service.
It isn't available to all types of Apps setups, so you'll have to check on that. |
H: How does the GoogleTalk client do Off-the-Record messaging?
The Google Talk client built into Gmail offers Off The Record messaging:
But, when I click the link to "Go off the record", it works immediately without any noticable steps to authenticate the other end. Pidgin and the official OTR plugin let me choose between a Fingerprint, a shared secret, and answering user-defined questions. If both users are on the Gmail Google Talk client, it won't ask for anything like that.
What does Google do to authenticate the other party?
I am assuming that what Google labels "go off the record" refers to the Off-the-Record Messaging Protocol.
AI: It basically stops take a copy of your convosation but still does all the authentication etc Was an assumption see Google's answer :)
What does it mean to go off the record?
We know that sometimes, we don't want
a particular chat, or chats with a
specific person, to be saved. Most
existing IM services give no
indication of whether the person
you're chatting with is saving your
conversation. But when chatting in
Google Talk or Gmail, you can go "off
the record," so that nothing typed
from that point forward gets
automatically saved in anyone's Gmail
account.
Going off the record applies to
individual people, and is persistent
across chats. That means once you go
off the record with a particular
person, you will always be off the
record with him or her, even if you
close the chat window, and the two of
you don't chat again until several
months later. You will not need to go
off the record each time you chat with
the same person, but you will need to
make this decision for each person you
chat with. We've designed this to be a
socially-negotiated setting because we
want to give users full disclosure and
control over whether the person
they're talking to can save their
chat.
To go off the record while chatting,
click the Options button and select
"Go off the record" from the dropdown
menu. Both people can go off the
record or stop chatting off the record
at any time, and we will always notify
both people of such a change.
REF Google Talk chat history |
H: How to add an email address to Google Plus?
I've registered for Google Plus with my Gmail address. How can I associate another email address with my account, so that people who have that address can find me?
AI: Go to Manage Account Information and add an additional address. |
H: Is there a website where you can enter a list of your skills and find out what types of jobs you are qualified for?
I'm envisioning a website where you type in a list of your skills and get back a list of job alternatives or near-alternatives; alternatives that aren't so obvious. Alternatives that may require just a little more training.
I'm looking to expand my horizons beyond what I have already done and a site like that would be quite helpful.
AI: Take a look at http://www.behance.net/. It combines the idea of an easy to maintain online portfolio with job hunting.
If you are looking to expand even further you should look into grabbing some work from http://www.elance.com/. Most of the calls for work on elance are short term projects that will help you get your feet wet in the parts of design you haven't got to experience yet.
Best of luck to you! |
H: Do we need to backup our important data in Blogger?
I remember reading somewhere that our emails in Gmail are safe from destruction (even if one of Google's server farms got burned by terrorists or something) because the data is basically replicated and stored securely in multiple multiple places so the data will never be gone. And there is no need to backup our emails in Gmail (unless we are worried that our passwords are compromised but that is a totally different issue).
I want to use Blogger as my "online cloud storage device", basically I want to have a place in the cloud where I can store data (and easily edit/add data from anywhere anytime). The problem is that this data is important and I cannot afford to wake up one day and have it gone.
Does the data (our blog posts) in Blogger provide the same kind of "data-security" as our emails in Gmail?
I know that Blogger is owned by Google but are there any official documents/terms describing the "safety" of our data with Blogger?
AI: According to this Blogger Status Report posted in May 2011 they replicate data of all blogs across multiple sites:
Blogger maintains replicas (copies) of
blogs in multiple locations so if one
copy becomes unavailable — maybe due
to a cut network cable or loss of
power — blogs continue to remain
accessible.
However, if the data you store in Blogger is that important to you I would suggest you take a copy of the data yourself as piece of mind.
You can export your blog by clicking the Settings tab and then Export blog |
H: How to make Blogger show the last modified date of any post?
How can I make Blogger show the last modified date of a post?
When I edit an old post in Blogger, is there anyway to list the last modified date somewhere? anywhere?
AI: This is the best tutorial I've found for your question: http://www.southernspeakers.net/2010/12/show-date-for-each-blogger-post.html
In short, you have to use your Timestamp as your Date Header |
H: Changing skins of the YouTube player, currently seeing black version
For the last month or so I've had a dark YouTube player
It doesn't appear for all my computers/locations, and I haven't been able to find any news or announcements about it. I like the new skin, and I'm interested to know more about it:
Why move to black instead of white?
Can I enable/disable different skins?
Is anyone else getting to use this new player?
AI: The redesign is called "Cosmic Panda". To enable/disable it go here: http://www.youtube.com/cosmicpanda
If it's not yet enabled, you have the option to do so:
If it's enabled, you have the option to disable it: |
H: Does Google Docs online use HTML5?
Does Google Docs online use HTML5 technology or use Gears now?
AI: Looking at the HTML source, the doctype declaration at docs.google.com is <!DOCTYPE html> which indicates it is HTML 5. |
H: Can I share my files through Amazon Cloud Drive?
I don't have Amazon Cloud Drive but I think of having one.
My question is if I can share my files on Amazon Cloud Drive with others. Let's say give them a URL or something like that.
AI: No. For that particular feature you might want to consider Dropbox.
Take a look at this comparison: http://techsplurge.com/3485/dropbox-amazon-cloud-drive-detailed-comparison/
To share your files:
Go to Your Cloud Drive.
Select up to 25 files and/or folders.
Click Share.
Either share a link by clicking Get shareable link, or share by email.
Note: When you share a folder you will share all contents of the folder, including any sub-folders it may contain.
Source. |
H: How can I create a recurring task in Google Tasks?
There's a task that I need to do every Tuesday and Thursday. Is there a way to configure a recurring task in Google Tasks? I can't find it.
AI: As of this moment, no. It seems they are working on it, since it ranked among the top five in a "top requests" survey. |
H: I suddenly can't see the tweets older than today
Last night everything was normal on Twitter. Today, when I logged on to Twitter, I could only see a few tweets and no more. I waited a few hours and retried only to realize that older tweets are not loaded whereas the new tweets are loaded. This is the screenshot of where the tweets end in the page:
Now I can only see the tweets tweeted in the last 8 hours. I tried this on my mobile phone and on another PC, and the result is the same.
When I open the profile of someone whom I follow, their tweets are shown properly.
What should I do?
AI: Report the issue here: http://support.twitter.com/groups/32-something-s-not-working/topics/133-top-issues/articles/20143938-my-timeline-gets-cut-off-at-a-specific-date |
H: Getting rid of the three top links (Mail, Contacts, Tasks) in Gmail
The Gmail user interface contains the following three top links above the "Compose Mail" button:
Mail
Contacts
Tasks
I'm always on the Mail tab. I'm not using Tasks and I never go to the Contacts tab.
Is it possible to make the links disappear?
AI: I doubt it, since they are not considered labels. However, they are collapsable.
There is also a script that moves those links below the labels.
Script Summary: Move gmail's top-left menu (Mail, Contacts, Tasks) under list of folders. Works in Firefox (with Greasemonkey), Chrome and Opera. |
H: Send to Google Plus from Reader
Is it currently possible to send to Google Plus from Google Reader?
Either a Chrome extension or a custom Send To link would work.
Update: This question is now obsolete. With the changes to Reader, Google+ sharing is now integrated.
AI: As far as I know it is not possible to share articles in Google Reader to Google Plus.
Google Reader expects a custom Send To link in the format of a URL where as Google Plus functionality requires Javascript to post/share items.
EDIT
The only alternative I can suggest is this Chrome Extension which adds the Google+1 button to your toolbar. This enables you to +1 the current site that you are visiting. Although it doesn't directly enable you to share Google Reader posts - you can open the link directly in your browser and then click the +1 button.
You should remember that this adds the current site to your +1 tab it does NOT post this to your stream. |
H: How do I format text, specifically text links, in Google+?
Does anyone know how I would go about putting formatted text in a stream update in Google+? Specifically I'm trying to put text links in a post, without having to show the URL or have the page information below what I write.
AI: Looks like you're limited to formatting bold, italics and strikethroughs for now.
You've got the following options only at this stage:
*Purple* _Monkey_ -Dishwasher-
The above will render as this:
Purple Monkey Dishwasher
Links added to a stream update will either automatically fetch the image or stick a thumbnail of the page you're linking to in an attachment to the main post. |
H: In web URLs including Facebook, I see the string /#! appearing. What is the purpose of it?
What does the string #! do when facebook sticks it into its URL when I visit? I know the role of the # sign in indicating an anchor location in the page. But what is #! for?
AI: This should make pages crawlable by Google and friends:
http://code.google.com/web/ajaxcrawling/docs/getting-started.html
http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2009/10/proposal-for-making-ajax-crawlable.html
The solution works as follows: the crawler finds a pretty AJAX URL (that is, a URL containing a #! hash fragment). It then requests the content for this URL from your server in a slightly modified form.
Your web server returns the content in the form of an HTML snapshot, which is then processed by the crawler. The search results will show the original URL. |
H: How can I change the primary domain on Google Apps?
I have a Google Apps for your domain account for my domain which we will call DomainA
I have since replaced that domain with DomainB which is set up in the Google Apps account as an alias.
Since I want to let DomainA expire at some point in the future, I would like to change my primary domain to DomainB in my Google Apps account with DomainA as an alias.
How can I do this?
AI: EDIT
My original answer is obsolete at this time. See Change your primary domain from the Admin console
Thanks Rubén for the heads up!
Unfortunately, you can't do this without having to create a new Google
Apps account.
From [this Google Apps article][1]:
You can associate additional domain
names with your Google Apps account,
as separate domains or as domain
aliases for your primary domain.
However, at this time you can't change
which domain is your primary domain.
Your only option for a new primary
domain is to create a new account and
migrate your data to the new account.
In summary, for you to make DomainB your primary domain and
DomainA as an alias you would have to:
Remove DomainB as an alias from your existing Google Apps account
Create a new Google Apps account with DomainB as the primary domain
Migrate your data from your existing Google Apps account to your new Google Apps account
Delete your old Google Apps account
Add in DomainA as an alias to your new Google Apps account
Important Note:
If you've already purchased a Google
Apps for Business subscription for
your current primary domain, you can't
transfer your subscription to a new
domain name. When you create a new
Google Apps for Business account for a
new domain name, you will be charged
for each user account that you create.
If you do not want to purchase Google
Apps for Business for two separate
domain names, disable automatic
renewals on your current account and
make the change at the end of your
current subscription.
The full steps for this process are:
Create a new account with the new primary domain.
Sign
up for and create a Google Apps account for your new domain name
at http://www.google.com/a/. The domain name must not be
associated with any existing Google Apps account. If it is associated
with an existing account, you must remove it before creating the new
account. Migrate
your data to the new account. Use one of the email migration options to transfer
mail from accounts in your old domain to your new domain. Export
any documents, spreadsheets, and presentations you would like to
retain and upload
them into your new domain, or share them with a user account in the
new domain and copy them. Note: We do not offer migration
options for Google Sites. Instead we recommend that you use one of our
alternative methods to perform that function: Create a
back up for the content in Docs and recreate the site once you
register with the new domain name. Add the new domain admin
as owner of the site and then copy it inside of the new domain.
For those using the Sites API, you can go here for the migration
options that are available to you: http://code.google.com/p/google-sites-liberation/
Delete your old account. Once all
of your data has been transferred or backed up, delete
the Google Apps account for your old domain. It takes five days
for the account to be removed from our system.
(Optional) Add the previous primary domain to your new Google Apps
account. If you want to retain the old primary domain as a
non-primary domain with access to your Google Apps functionality, add it to the new account.
[1]: http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=54819 |
H: Can I have multiple Gmail accounts associated with Google+?
I have two accounts that I wish to have associated with my Google+ profile. Meaning that I would like to be able to sign into either account, and have access to the same Google+ profile. Is this possible? And if yes, how?
AI: No. Each Google+ account is tied to a Google Profile account, which can have only one primary email. |
H: What is the Incoming Stream in Google+?
I noticed that Google+ lists "Incoming" under the Streams on the left-hand side of the page.
What exactly is "Incoming" and how is it different than the standard "Home" view?
AI: Incoming stream shows content from people who aren't in your circles & they are following you. The Home stream shows content from whom you've explicitly added in your circles |
H: How do I work out who can see my posts in Google+?
I'd like a flowchart or explanation of how Google+ controls my post visibility. How does it decide if a user has access to my posts and where do these posts appear in that users stream?
AI: Google+ uses the following decision process to determine whether a user has access to your posts and where that post will appear in their stream. |
H: Missing Similar Pages button in Google Search
I am not seeing the Similar Pages button in my Google Searches and would like to get it back.
I need my Similar Pages function back, this is extremely important to me.
Is there an alternative to achieve that?
AI: Try clicking on the preview text of one of the results and then clicking Similar in the page preview that appears. |
H: Embedding video in Facebook without YouTube
If I post a link to a YouTube video on Facebook it will embed the video on the page.
What are some other sites besides YouTube that will also embed video if I post a link on Facebook?
I don't want to upload directly to Facebook because the number of views isn't counted.
AI: Off the top of my head : Dailymotion, Vimeo |
H: Always watch videos in HD on YouTube
Is there a way to always watch YouTube videos in HD (when available) and without changing the resolution yourself?
YouTube offers 360 standard for small player, 480 for large and 720 for full screen.
I would like to have the 720 video high definition version. Always.
AI: I don't believe that there is a setting in YouTube to do this. You can achieve this by installing this GreaseMonkey script though.
YouTube HD Suite
Script Summary: Perfect package to enjoy HD videos in YouTube. Always watching or downloading the highest quality format ( HD 1440p /
HD 1080p / HD 720p / HQ FLV / MP4 iPod ). Add download icons in video
list page.
Version: 3.4.1 |
H: How can I copy contacts from Google Apps for Business Directory to another Google Mail account?
I don't really understand how Google Apps for domains directories work. When I start an email it knows about all the people at my domain, but when I go to Contacts, I can't find a directory of just those people.
I would like to export them to my personal Gmail account.
(more details: I have two Google Apps accounts and a Gmail account and I'm trying to consolidate them all so I can just check one location. Not having those directories available to email to makes things difficult.)
AI: If you are the admin of the Google Apps account you could go to Organizations & users and from More actions: Download as CSV.
Once you've done that then you can easily modify the file as Google wants it and then import them as usual. |
H: Upload a photo to Flickr from a URL
How can I upload a photo to Flickr from a URL?
Is this possible?
AI: Update
Given your new specific question, there is no possibility from Flickr itself. I don't know the reason, but unless somebody finds a backdoor for that, you won't be able to do that.
You could of course (as a workaround) program an application that uses the Flickr API to fetch an image from an URL and upload it to Flickr. Wouldn't be that hard to do.
Maybe there is a Flickr App out there that does exactly that, but I wasn't able to find one (yet).
Why you can't do it
You can not upload a photo via an URL. You would have to pass the data of the photo within the URL, which is a HTTP GET Request:
Requests a representation of the specified resource. Requests using GET (and a few other HTTP methods) "SHOULD NOT have the significance of taking an action other than retrieval"
The problem is that you can't push all the data of a photo within an URL. There is always a limit of how much can be sent. The W3C says:
The content type "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" is inefficient for sending large quantities of binary data or text containing non-ASCII characters
And an image is just a huge amount of binary data. So, the following doesn't work:
http://flickr.com/upload/my-photo.jpeg
http://flickr.com/upload/photo=JhasHDUWCnsudNALWQNALDHOILJKASCjxid...
What you can do
In order to upload to Flickr, you need to upload the photo via a HTTP POST request. The photo's data will be embedded into this request. You would use a "multipart" form for this:
The content type "multipart/form-data" should be used for submitting forms that contain files, non-ASCII data, and binary data.
But that would mean you don't "see" the photo in the URL.
Flickr offers an API (a programming interface) that allows you to perform various actions, including downloading and uploading photos, finding users and their details, et cetera.
There is an example for uploading photos by HTTP POST. But be aware that you need to program your own application to make use of the API, for example in Python, Java or any other decent language with networking capabilities. |
H: How to hide recipient name in sent mail in Gmail?
When I send emails to recipients they receive mail with custom names from my Gmail. How can I disable this?
AI: I'm afraid you will have to remove the custom name in the to field manually.
GMail puts it there automatically. |
H: How do I find and delete large files from Google Docs?
The company I work for uses Google Apps (currently the free edition). I am nearing my storage limits (1GB) for the associated Google Docs.
Is there a way to find the large files (non Google Docs format files) that I have uploaded to Google Docs? I don't see a way to filter files based on size. I am hoping to delete the larger files to free up some space for my account. I am aware that we can purchase more storage if we need it, but I want to try deleting some files before we consider purchasing more storage.
Any suggestions?
AI: The answer does not quite fit into webapps, but there it is. I don't know of any other way to get the info without custom code.
Go to Google Docs
Create a new Spreadsheet
Go Tools/Script Editor
Replace the empty function in there with the text from here: http://pastebin.com/2uRe6GR0
Save (give any name)
Press run (green arrow) button. You may need to do it twice and at some point it will ask you to authorize the script and then you may need to press it again. Basically get the script to run
Go back to your original empty spreadsheet and voila, it has the information you need with the biggest file at the top. Apparently, files in native Google Docs format show size as 0 and do not contribute to your quota. |
H: How to open my Google account and my Google Apps account at the same time?
I have a "normal" Google account I use privately and I have a company account on Google Apps. Since yesterday, it was possible to open both, side by side in two tabs of my browser. When I try this now, I get a message that I'm already signed in and I have the options to cancel or switch accounts.
My question is: How to open my Google account and my Google Apps account at the same time?
AI: One solution is to activate "multiple sign-in" on your accounts. Afterwards you can use two tabs like before.
Another solution is to use different browser instances that do not share cookies. This can be done by starting the same browser multiple times, use different browsers (e.g. Chrome for one account, Firefox for another) or use something like Prism to create dedicated instances. |
H: Who can view which circles in Google Plus?
Possible Duplicate:
Can my Google+ contacts know in which circle I put them?
Can members of one circle view members of other circles?
Is there anyway that members of a circle can view only the members of the circle in which they reside (for example members of family circle can view only my family circle members but not others)
AI: No this is not possible. Others can see only the people that are in all your circles. The circles are private to you. Nobody can see their names or the members. |
H: How can I +1 a URL on Google+, when I didn't find it with Google?
There's a site I'd like to +1 on Google+, but I have it in my bookmarks, and didn't find it by searching. How can I add the link to the "+1" section on my profile?
Of course, I could search on Google until I find the site, but in general, I'd like to avoid that.
AI: If the website hasn't provided you a way of adding it's site to your +1 Tabs, you can install this Chrome Extension. It will add the current site you are on to your +1 Tab. |
H: How to export "circle" connections from Google Plus
Is it possible to export one's "circle" connections from Google Plus?
For example, I have a circle of interesting people I'm following and would like to send the list to a friend. How do I do that?
AI: Go to My Account
Go to Control your content (in the "Personal info & Privacy" section)
Click Create archive (of the "Download or transfer your content" section)
Click Select None (at the top of the list of all Google products)
Select the Contacts option, turning the checkbox there green
Click Next
Click Create Archive on the next screen
Some magic will happen and then you'll be prompted to download the generated archive.
The file will be in .vcf (vCard) format and contain both your Google Plus Circles and Google Contacts data. |
H: It looks like Google is saving my search history and tying them to my account. How do I turn this off now?
For a long time, when you would be logged in via something like Gmail or even a straight "Google Account", you could go into the privacy/advanced settings and turn on something to save your search history if you were so inclined. I never wanted it turned on, so I left it off.
I just now searched for something at work and I saw in the autocomplete dropdown list, in purple, a term I searched for at home last night. Since I'm logged into the same Gmail account at home and at work, my guess would be that this means Google is saving my search results now.
Thing is, I can't figure out how to turn it off now. I can't find the page where this was enabled/disabled before and I'm thinking this may be tied to the recent Google+ thing and account migration.
Does anyone know if there's a way to turn off Google saving your search results anymore?
AI: Visit https://www.google.com/history/, log in and click the "Pause Web History" button near the top of the page.
Then, if you wish, click the "Clear entire Web History" link just below that. |
H: Nesting Circles in Google Plus
Is there a way to nest circles in Google+?
For example, if I have a Workmates circle and I want all my workmates to also be in the Acquaintances circle. If I add or remove a person from the Workmates circle it would automatically be added or removed from the Acquaintances circle.
I could not find it, and filed a suggestion. Anyone know if it's possible to do this?
AI: No, there isn't. I have seen several people post such a proposal as a Google+ message, however. I hope that Google is considering it.
There is at least one guy who is faking it by creating multiple, specially-named circles. For instance, he has a "Friends: Online" circle and a "Friends: All" circle. Anyone he drops into "Friends: Online" he also drops into "Friends: All". This'll break down, of course, if he forgets someone.
Here's a similar approach. |
H: Merge Google+ profiles
A former co-worker of mine is on Google+ and I've added him to one of my Circles. No problem there.
However, in the "Find and Invite" section I also see his name with the envelope icon indicating that he's not participating in Google+. I presume that he's there because he is in my Google Contacts.
How can I get Google+ to realize they're the same person?
AI: I seem to have found the solution. The key was in my Google Contacts.
Apparently, because I'd added this person's Google+ profile it also created a contact under my "other" contacts. A quick search on part of his name revealed the two entries. I simply used the Google Contacts "Merge Duplicates" feature, waited a little while for everything to get in sync, et voilà! No more duplicate.
(In fact, the "Other Contacts" section is filled with people whom I have added to Circles in Google+.) |
H: Remove Important Label from Gmail
The Important label shows up on the left sidebar, and I want to get rid of it. I can hide it under the "X more" dropdown, but that doesn't get rid of it but only hides it. Also I don't want to mess with Greasemonkey scripts, as that also only hides the "Important" label instead of removing it completely.
Also note that I'm not asking about getting rid of the yellow important markers, or preventing messages from going into the important category, but getting rid of the category itself, completely.
AI: Go to Mail Settings
Go to Inbox tab
In the Importance markers category, select No markers
In the Inbox sections category, at Important, click on Options
From the dropmenu select Remove section
This way, you don't have the markers anymore and you get rid of the category as well.
Also, you might want to set your Inbox type to Classic. |
H: Gmail keyboard shortcut to "expand all"?
Is there a keyboard shortcut to "Expand all" emails in a conversation after having navigated via j or k? Typing Enter after j or k doesn't do much.
AI: As far as I know there isn't a keyboard shortcut for this.
You can use n (Next message) or p (previous message) to navigate up and down the conversation tree. You can then use o or Enter to expand an individual message that is part of a conversation.
Resource: Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts |
H: How to track down the recent unfollowers on Twitter
Sometimes when I log in to Twitter, I realize that some users have stopped following me (there seems to be a decrease in the number of the followers). Is there a way to track down who those users are?
AI: Take a look at http://who.unfollowed.me/
It will track the users that stop following you. As with pretty much all Twitter services it can't tell you who unfollowed you in the past. It only starts tracking from the time you sign up.
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automatically check unfollowers
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H: Since when I've been following a user on Twitter?
Is there a way to find out how long I've been following a specific user on Twitter? There is no info about that on my following list.
AI: I have checked the API Documentation and there is no mention of being able to retrieve the date that you started following someone. Unless Twitter make this information available on user profiles or add it to the API it doesn't appear to be available. |
H: How to disable Cosmic Panda on YouTube?
I enabled Cosmic Panda on YouTube to try it out. I seem unable to view any videos with it (in Chrome!) so want to disable it. I can't find settings for it anywhere and usefully Google search turns up a load of YouTube videos to show how to turn it off... helpful!
Any ideas how I disable it? I was logged in at the time so it's not in a cookie - it must be buried somewhere in the settings - anyone know where?
AI: All you have to do is navigate to http://www.youtube.com/cosmicpanda and click the link called older version
Another way out is to navigate to http://www.youtube.com/testtube and follow the link to Cosmic Panda from there. |
H: +1 a website in Google search results using the keyboard
How do I +1 a website I see in Google search using the keyboard?
I love the use of arrow keys to navigate the search results and would like to +1 the websites I like. I don't want to move away from my keyboard to do it constantly.
Has anyone figured out the shortcut for it?
AI: You tab until you get to it, then hit the enter key. I just tried it.
I like keyboard commands too, but this one is too much. |
H: Conversational Translation
I'm looking for a website that easily allows translation in both directions. Specifically, I want a website that I can bring up when I am trying to comminicate with someone who speaks another language.
Most translation websites, you have one choice for source and destination... what I want is a site that translates in both directions, depending on which side you type in. So I can type something, and it translates it one way, then we can put the cursor in the other input box and it will translate what they type back to my language.
Current translation sites are annoying in this regard; they make you pick one direction for the translation, and when the person you are communicating with wants to reply, you have to change the language settings back and forth every line of the conversation. This is far from convenient or friendly.
Does anyone have any better ideas?
AI: Google Translate can do what you want, though perhaps not quite the way you envision it.
You have two options with it:
You can keep two browser windows open, one for each translation direction.
You can let Google Translate identify the input language:
Clicking that "English" link will swap the values in the From and To dropdowns and translate the text. |
H: Write code with indentation in Google+'s stream
I am trying to paste a piece of code in my Google+ stream but it removes the white space from the start of the lines making the code less appealing, aesthetically speaking. Basically, the functionality that I'm after is the "Code Sample" button of the WYSIWYG editor that I'm writing on right now.
AI: You could add the code to something like Pastebin;
http://pastebin.com/
and then share it as a link.
Hope this helps. |
H: What is the equivalent of Twitter's @reply in Google+?
If someone leaves a comment on my post and I want to reply back to them, how can I make sure they get my reply? In Twitter you append an at symbol to the front of their name to create an @reply message. Is there an equivalent in Google+? If so, how do I reply to a specific comment?
AI: If you start your comment off with a + or an @ it starts to autofill the user's name. So if you wanted to respond to me you would do +Jorge or @Jorge and then autocomplete.
The person you are responding to then gets a notification in their Plus toolbar thing:
You can also set the settings to enable notification via mail and Phone (though that can get spammy in my experience). |
H: Enable Tab Type inbox in Gmail
Above is a screenshot from my college's computer. He does have multiple inboxes in format of Tab bar.
See, He has switching/tabs like Classic, Important, Unread First etc.
Now, I request you to have a quick look at following snapshot from my machine.
I am just asking for enabling that kind of tabs in my Gmail.
AI: Hover over inbox & click the dropdown arrow. Howevering over Inbox type lets you try out the tab-style UI for selecting Inbox type. |
H: Is it possible to get the total unread mail count with Priority Inbox?
With Google's recent changes to Gmail inboxes, it seems that if I pick "Priority Inbox" as my preferred view, I can only see the number of unread important email in the sidebar:
As you can (hopefully) see from my heavily-blurred and resized screenshot, the sidebar says Inbox (5), but there are many unread email in Everything Else.
Is there a way to get the total unread mail count now, similar to how it used to be where Priority Inbox (X) would give the number of unread important emails and Inbox (Y) would give the total unread count?
AI: There is a setting for this, you need to:
Click Mail Settings from the cog menu
Click the Inbox tab
Ensure that the Inbox Type is set to Priority Inbox
In the Inbox unread count section select the radio button named Unread items in the inbox
Save your changes |
H: How to change Facebook username?
Do I have to re-register a new Facebook account to change my facebook.com/USERNAME?
Or are there any ways to change it?
AI: You can only change your Facebook username once. If you have already changed it then there is no way to change it again. You would have to setup a new account and claim a new username that way.
The option to change your username is in Account Settings > Settings > Username. If that option is not available then you cannot change your username.
Taken from this Facebook support article.
How do I change my username?
You can change your username from the Settings tab of the Account
Settings page. Scroll down to "Username" and click "change." Then
follow the on-screen directions. Keep in mind you will only be able to
change your username once. |
H: I have registered a [email protected] account, is [email protected] automatically reserved?
I'm an old Gmail user from 2004 and I've always been curious about it.
Registering [email protected] as a new Gmail account, is doe.john@gmail automatically reserved?
If I try to send a mail to doe.john@gmail, the mail does not arrive to me and I don't get any Mail Delivery Subsystem warning so it seems the address is alive in some way.
AI: If you registered the account [email protected] then you aren't going to get emails addressed to [email protected] as that would be a totally different account.
I tested this with my own Gmail account and I get bounce back saying the account doesn't exist. You probably didn't get a bounce back because the account ([email protected]) does exist - it must have been registered by someone else. |
H: How to do a Google search for webpages last updated within 2 years?
How to do a Google search for webpages last updated within 2 years ?
In other words I would like Google, but I do not wish any of the results to be over 2 years old.
AI: You can search for a webpage that is indexed in Google in a particular time period by selecting the More option from different search options available in left side of Google page. Select the time period like last hour, last year etc. or you can enter a custom time period in which you can specify exact date range. |
H: What's wrong with Google+ notifications?
The new black Google toolbar at the top of Google+ (and other Google products.) has many enhancements. And one of them is notifications. It's near the top right.
However even though there is nothing new to notify. It turns red and says "1". Even if I click and view the notifications it returns to zero but a minute later it says "1" again.
Does anyone know why?
I'm using Firefox. 5.0
AI: You don't want to forget the fact that Google+ is still in the testing Phase with limited number of people. It is like beta testing page. I'd suggest using a different browser to try, like Chrome for example.
Also I saw many people have added an extension to Google Chrome because maybe they are having the same issue.
Also being a Google+ user , you can send your feedback to Google and report this issue.
So my solution for such an issue is to test another browser , or using Google Chrome Surplus extension.
Personally when I receive a notification about something , I receive immediately a message in my Gmail inbox, and this extension notify me before the original notifications system , it doesn't notify at all sometimes.
See also this topic. |
H: Looking for a pastebin supporting Markdown
I have gotten used to the text editor and format of Stack Exchange (Markdown), which is much better to describe a question than mail editor.
Sometimes I want to describe a problem/question to a colleague or my supervisor, but I do not want to send them a link of Stack Exchange directly. Does anyone know if there is a PasteBin site where we could paste some texts in Markdown, and get a link?
AI: Take a look at wrttn.in
Wrttn is a simple notepad with many useful features, the main one
being that you can save as much text as you like while taking
advantage of the formatting options markup languages such as Textile
or Markdown give you.
This means that you can use wrttn to jot down ideas, write an article,
an essay, a collection of media (more on this later) or anything your
heart desires: both privately (by not sharing the link), or publicly
(by sharing the link).
I created a test wrttn and you can view the public version here
There is also an admin url where you can edit the markdown which can be viewed here |
H: How do I link text to a URL in a Google Docs spreadsheet?
Possible Duplicate:
How do I add a hyperlink to a cell in Google Spreadsheets?
When I paste a URL into a cell in a Google Docs spreadsheet, it turns into a nice blue, underlined hyperlink. It also gives me the option to remove the hyperlink without clearing the cell:
Is there a way to hyperlink arbitrary text to a URL?
AI: Enter the hyperlink formula for it to convert said custom text to an external link of your choice.
=hyperlink("www.example.com";"attack of the green honda civic")
From: Entering links - Google Docs help. |
H: Can Google App Engine support multiple domains pointing at a single appsot.com (or apps domain) GAE app?
Firstly, I understand how I can use google apps to point a domain (my company's domain say 'greatapp.com' at 'greatapp.appspot.com' no problems there.
I also understand that once I've got it onto 'greatapp.com' I can use wildcard hostnames to host the app on '*.greatapp.com' no issues there.
The point is that the application I'm thinking about building would be one which I would charge companies to use, and it would probably need to be co-branded, and therefore the company might want to use their own domains for displaying their data to customers, so data.companyname.com instead of companyname.greatapp.com.
Would GAE accept a domain pointed by the company via CNAME (or whatever) or is that not possible?
AI: James, have a look at this http://www.tipfy.org/wiki/cookbook/dynamic-subdomains/ for code example. It is possible.
One thing to note is that AppEngine doesn't allow naked domain (domain without www). So when you are setting up a custom domain pointing to your AppEngine instance, you are setting up a CNAME for www. |
H: Does OpenID expose your email address to websites that use the service?
For example, when using Stack Overflow with Google openID provider is my Google address exposed to Stack Overflow?
(It seems like it is because it displays my email.)
Is there a way to prevent that?
I thought OpenID was supposed to be private?
AI: When you log in via OpenID, some information is given by the OpenID provider to the consumer website. The actual login part, where you type in your password, is done on the providers web page, so the consumer website doesn't know your login details. However, the OpenID provider will send to the consumer site, some of your profile details. Just what details are disclosed depends on the provider.
For example, if you sign in using your google ID, then the consumer site will be given your full name and email for a basic request. Google may also disclose your real world address and language preference. With a get_contacts call, Google would disclose your full contacts list and their email addresses (similar to when you do "Find Friends" in Facebook or similar social site.)
Some other Open ID providers will give more or less info to the consumer website. There's a nice list of what is given out by whome on this website. Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn seem to give out the most about of info. Other providers like Twitter and paypal give out relatively less info. |
H: What happens when I block someone on Twitter?
What happens when I block someone on Twitter? Do they get notified about the block? Won't they see me in future searches? What's the deal?
AI: When you block a user on Twitter they do not get notified that you have blocked them.
By blocking a user on twitter means that they are not:
able to follow you
able to add to any lists
able to see your profile picture on their profile page or in their timeline
Any @replies or mentions that they send will not appear in your mentions tab. (These may appear in searches though)
They will still be able to see your tweets if they navigate to your profile page (the only way to stop this is to make your account protected)
It should be noted that blocked users can still retweet your tweets and any @replies or mentions will still be visible to everyone else - they just don't appear in your timeline.
They will also still be able to see your account via searches - they just won't be able to follow you. |
H: If you add a non-member to a circle in Google+, do they get an email notification?
If I add someone from my Gmail contacts to a circle, and they haven't got a Google+ account, do they get an email saying I've added them on Google+?
AI: No, they don't get a notification. However, when you share to that Circle, Google will ask if you want to send an email update to people not using Google +. |
H: How to hide a spammy mention on Twitter?
On the Twitter > @Mentions tab, is it possible to hide a spammy mention there?
I got some unnecessary mentions from unknown Twitter users (I'm suspicious it's not even a person), its tweet is click this link and that's it. I don't even think to click his/her/its Twitter profile. It's really annoying since I sometimes need to check the @Mentions tab if my followers and friends talk with me. I follow users based on my interest, not only because that user is my friend, anyway.
What should I do?
AI: If you get spammy messages like that, click on their username to bring the account up on the panel on the right. Click on the button which looks like a head and shoulders with a dropdown arrow, and report them for spam, which will remove their posts from your timeline (you can also choose to block them from that same menu, but this kills two birds with one stone). |
H: Equivalent of a "fan page" in Google+?
Is it possible to create a Google+ page for my product/company, that people can plussify and add in their circles?
If yes, how to do?
AI: After a few months of testing, Google+ pages are available.
You can now create public pages for brands, products, local businesses and more by going to Create a Page.
Although it looks like regular user profiles, but there are differences:
Pages can’t add people to circles until the page is added first or mentioned.
Pages can be made for a variety of different entities whereas profiles can only be made for people.
The default privacy setting for elements on your page profile is public.
Pages have the +1 button.
Pages can’t +1 other pages, nor can they +1 stuff on the Web.
Pages don’t have the option to share to ‘Extended circles’.
Pages don’t receive notifications via email, text, or in the Google bar.
Pages can’t hangout on a mobile device.
Local pages have special fields that help people find the business’ physical location. Learn more about local pages.
So finally, People can add pages to one of their circles, +1'd the page, and share it to their streams.
Example Page: Google+ Your Business. |
H: Is there a way to check the latest uploaded videos in Youtube, in reverse chronological order?
Is there a way to check the latest uploaded videos in Youtube, in reverse chronological order ?
AI: I don't think that's possible. If you try to construct an empty search query sorted by upload date, you get seemingly random results from the last few hours.
More than 48h of video are uploaded every minute on youtube (source), so perhaps that's why they don't have a feature like that. |
H: Force YouTube video to play in different aspect ratio to uploaded
Possible Duplicate:
Wrong aspect ratio on Youtube
Is there a way to force the aspect ratio of a YouTube video being viewed?
There are videos on YouTube which look distorted because they have an incorrect aspect ratio (16:9 instead of 4:3). But the uploader likes it that way, because 4:3 adds black bars on the sides on 16:9 monitors.
Can I view these videos in 4:3?
Maybe there's some URL hack with something like this?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=...?yt:stretch=4:3
The above doesn't actually work, but something I thought might be possible.
AI: This thread on Superuser gives iDesktop.tv as a viable solution.
Bingo - http://www.idesktop.tv/ - requires a free signup but after that any YouTube video can be watched through the browser, and the player has aspect ratio controls among other things. It is also possible to search for YouTube videos directly on the site.
In full screen one can select one of several predefined aspect ratios.
From here: https://superuser.com/questions/95981/wrong-aspect-ratio-on-youtube/95999#95999
And from their help & support:
Do you support widescreen on these videos?
Yes, and not only that. While playing videos you will notice a few icons for selecting video aspect ratio. You can choose from 4:3, 16:9 (wide screen), video's default (the aspect ratio of the uploaded video) or custom. Custom will resize the video to fit the player so resizing it you will change the video's size.
Edit 31/07:
From their support team:
Hello
We are sorry to inform you that with the release on iDesktop v3 the aspect ratio button has been removed.
Best Regards
iDesktop.tv Team |
H: How can I share my screen on Google Plus Hangouts?
How can I share my screen on Google Plus Hangouts with Linux and Windows computers?
AI: This option is not available yet for Hangouts.
UPDATE January 12, 2012:
This feature is now officially available. See details here.
Screensharing: share what’s on your computer screen with everyone in the hangout. This is the first of many extras we’re graduating to Hangouts proper. |
H: Creative Commons license is disabled
How can I enable the Creative Commons license for a video?
AI: Make sure you are allowed to mark it as CC.
Things you should know
The ability to mark uploaded videos with a Creative Commons license is only available to users whose account is in good standing. You may check the status of your account under the Manage Account section of your Account Settings.
From here: http://www.youtube.com/t/creative_commons
Also,
You cannot mark your video with the Creative Commons license if there is a claim on it.
From here: http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1284989 |
H: How to download all photos that I uploaded to Facebook into my computer?
I need to delete my Facebook account, but before I do that, I need to clean it up first from all of my information. How do I download all photos that I uploaded to Facebook into my computer? Opening them one by one manually and then right click to save it as a photo in my local computer is definitely a hassle.
Is there an easy way to do this?
I use Mac OS X 10.5.8
AI: Login to your Facebook account then go to Account >> Account Settings. Look for Download Your Information in the Settings tabs then click on “learn more” in the right side. Click on “Download‘ button. It shows a warning messages they click Okey to continue. You will receive a email from Facebook once it is ready for download with the download information. Just follow the steps mentioned in the email and you are done! |
H: Is there a web application that lets me play my MP3 files right off the cloud?
Is there a web application that let Non-US people play MP3 files right off the cloud?
AI: SugarSync offers 5GB of storage and a web based music player;
http://www.sugarsync.com/blog/2008/09/08/introducing-sugarsyncs-music-player/
You can sign up here; https://www.sugarsync.com/signup?startsub=5
Hope this helps.
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H: Which colors are supported on Craigslist?
There are 11 that will not render properly in craigslist even though the HEX #'s are getting input properly. They all seem to begin with or include "F".
Does anyone have any clue why? Did I miss something on craigslist on this?
The colors I've tried that don't work are as follows:
#FF0000
#FF9100
#FF4C01
#FFFF99
#FFCC00
#FF3399
#FF99CC
#FFE5F2
#E1CC81
#F7F4E7
#FF6666
AI: If you check out the CraigsList Help Page, it tells you that it only supports a select ten colors.
(Supported colors: black, blue, fuchsia, green, maroon, navy, olive, purple, red, teal.) |
H: Does Gmail enterprise allow an attachment larger than 25MB?
Just what the title says, the regular Gmail (unpaid) has a limit of 25MB on a file attachment.
Does the same limit apply to Gmail Enterprise accounts too?
AI: Yes, business and education accounts as well, have the same attachment limit of 25MB.
See here: http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=175121 |
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