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H: Is there any way to create a timestamp in a Google Spreadsheet? I use PSPad as a text editor, which allows you to press Alt + D to insert a timestamp, e.g.: 2010-07-17 23:45:44 Is there a way to do this in a Google Spreadsheet? AI: I use AutoHotKey to perform this function. AutoHotKey is a Windows scripting application and language. The code I use is below, it would be easily modifiable to insert the time and change the slashes to hyphens if that is what you prefer. +!d:: ;Shift-Alt-D: Insert current date SendInput %A_DD%/%A_MM%/%A_YYYY% return
H: The dangers of web apps or websites maliciously accessing my clipboard? Is there a danger of my clipboard data being harvested by a web app or site that I visit? I would like to stay safe, but I want to keep JavaScript enabled to give a better user experience. AI: Most modern browsers will not allow JavaScript to access your clipboard without at least a warning. It's plugins such as Flash that you need to worry about. For more information, see MozillaZine's article which states: By default, JavaScript is not allowed to read or set your clipboard data for security and privacy reasons. This is because websites scripts can erase and replace what you currently have in your clipboard (data loss issue) and they can read whatever you have in your clipboard (security and privacy issue); as such, you should grant access with caution. There are extensions such as AllowClipboard Helper for Firefox which should let you decide exactly which sites have access to your clipboard.
H: Is there a way to search only the "read" emails in Gmail? Sometimes some mails that I need to search are mostly among those that I have read. Is there a way to perform this search in Gmail? AI: Add is:read to your search terms.
H: Are there any good web apps for Twitter for Businesses? I'm looking for the best Twitter-based web app that can be used by a fairly high-profile business. I'd prefer to use a web app rather than a client app because it may need to be managed from various places. It needs to be able to manage (tweet from) multiple Twitter accounts (company and individuals), keep track of a number of searches, and have an easy-to-use UI for non technophiles. Any suggestions? AI: You definitely cannot go past CoTweet! They compete directly with HootSuite. (source: cotweet.com) Features include: Multiple Accounts and Multiple Users Monitor Keywords and Trends On Duty Notifications Conversation Threading Click Tracking Tweet Scheduling Multi-Account Posting Message Archive CoTweet is used by some of the biggest brands, including Microsoft, McDonalds, Pepsi and Coca Cola!
H: When I "Mark All As Read" in Google Reader - does this count towards my read items in Trends? I like using Trends to see my activity in Reader. When I "Mark All As Read" does this count towards my "Read" items in Trends? AI: No. Actually Mark All As Read is not affecting your Trends at all. From the Trends point of view it would be the same if you leave them as Unread.
H: Is Grooveshark Legal? How can they offer so many songs to listen to for free? Don't they have to pay licensing fees if someone listens to a song? AI: Songs are uploaded by users and much like YouTube, they only distribute professional songs when they've done specific deals (such as with EMI, as Pipermac said). Grooveshark itself isn't illegal, but many songs on there are distributed illegally. Operating in similar fashion to other online services like YouTube and Vimeo, Grooveshark does not indemnify their users for any unlicensed uploaded content. Users have complained about the lack of indemnification protection found in their EULA. Despite these concerns, no user to date has faced legal action from Grooveshark or third-parties. Parties in the USA claiming copyright infringement may use mechanisms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to request that their content be removed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grooveshark#Legal_issues
H: Are there any web apps that can Convert PDF to word (or html) with good surport for tables? Is there a web app that will convert a PDF file to a word (or html) file including recovering tables? (I wish to convert a PDF spec into a format I can use to drive system tests) I have not accepted an answer yet, if someone wish to write an answer the compared the different options, I will accept it. AI: I just tested out PDF to Word after a quick Google search, and it works perfectly. It'll let you convert an unlimited number of documents and send them to your email address.
H: Site for getting updates on musicians new albums, nearby shows? I'm looking for an application that I'm not sure exists. I want to create a list of current artists that I like. Then, when those artists have a new album out, or are appearing on TV, or if they have a show near my zipcode, I get sent an email. Right now I get around this problem by subscribing to each artists mailing list or RSS feed, but this is painful and spotty at best. Does this app exist? AI: Can't help you with the TV tracking, but SongKick does a pretty nice job of tracking when artists are coming near you and notifying you. It integrates nicely as well with the Events/Concerts tracking in last.fm The beautiful thing about last.fm events is it will also give you a recommendation feed of shows you may enjoy based on stuff you are listening to (scrobbling) Some other options (although SongKick + Last.fm events is my preferred method): BandsInTown TourFilter SonicLiving
H: How can I send a Windows executable via Gmail? Gmail seems to prevent the sending of Windows .exe files as attachments. What's the easiest and most reliable way around this? AI: Rename your file to something like example.exe_ and try again.
H: Does last.fm add every song you play to your library? I might be insane, but a song played when I was listening to a neighborhood radio station. When I went to go look at my library later, the song showed up there. I don't own the song (or at least I didn't see it in my iTunes library under that name) and I don't think I've ever played it on my iPod or played it in iTunes or Windows Media Player from a friend's device. So I'm not sure why it would be there. Did I actually play it somewhere and have it scrobble or did listening to the song on the neighborhood radio add it to my library? AI: Listening to the song would have added it to your library. Think of your library as pretty much every song last.fm has counted as a "listen" or "scrobble". How these scrobbles are counted depends on which client you use to listen to them with. For example, the last.fm desktop client has a setting that lets you decide how much of a song you need to listen to for it to count. I believe listening to a song on your iPod/iPhone will only count as a scrobble if the entire song was listened to (last time I checked this was because of restrictions in the iTunes API).
H: Should I give Google my phone number? Gmail is bothering me lately with this message: Hey, this is important: We don't have a password recovery email address or phone number for your account. If you lose access, we may not be able to help you. It is common to use the recovery email address to gain access to another account, and same can be said on the mobile phone. Should I supply Google with these details? What if my phone is stolen, can I inform Google of that change? AI: I'd add the phone first, before an alternate email. Phones are harder to hack than email accounts, after all. If you lose your phone (by theft or otherwise) just log in ASAP and delete the number. (I just tested; you can delete it just by saving with an empty text input.) You can also temporarily set the number to a trusted alternative.
H: How do I split conversations in Gmail? I posted an ad on a website and when people respond, I get an email from [email protected] titled like this: Reply to your "1999 Pontiac Sunfire - As Is" ad on Example.com If two people reply to my advert in one day, I get two of these from the same bot sender and they end up in the same Gmail conversation, even though they're really from two different people. Is it possible for me to "split" this conversation into two or more conversations so that I can keep track of which people I've replied to and who I have not? AI: Unfortunately it is not possible to split Gmail threads. However, you can mark some messages as "unread from here". When you reply, change the title and reply in a new composing window, so that at least the follow-ups are split.
H: How do I specify which user or group of users can only view certain information on Facebook? I'm trying to switch some users to only view the limited profile. I'm sure this was a feature or is! a feature. Anyone have any ideas? AI: Go into Account > Privacy Click Customize Settings Select the dropdown arrow for the option you want, for instance, mobile phone as shown below. Click Customize In Make this visible to select the general option you want. In Hide this from you can add a specific person or a friend list that will not be able to see the item.
H: How can I change the Google Account associated with Blogger? I already had a Blogger account which I have been using for the past year. The problem is that I just created a new email account/Google Account that I want to use instead of the old one I have been using. Is there any way to transfer my blog over to this new account? If not, what are my other options? AI: Create a new blogger account for your new Google account and transfer your blog by: Going to Settings -> Permissions -> Blog authors and inviting your new account. Accepting the invitation. Clicking grant admin privilages next to the new author in your original account. Clicking remove next to your original account.
H: How can I get my TripIt calendar to show up on Google Calendar? I want to see my upcoming TripIt travel plans on my Google Calendar. I thought I would just be able to subscribe to my TripIt ical feed from GCal, but it doesn't seem to work. I got my ical feed from TripIt; it looks something like this: webcal://www.tripit.com/feed/ical/private/obscured private identifier/tripit.ics I then tried pasting that link into the 'Add By URL' option to add an external calendar to my Google Calendar. No error is displayed, but no events appear on my calendar either. I then tried changing webcal:// in the link to my TripIt feed to http:// but I got the same results. Has anyone else successfully done this? Am I missing something basic here? AI: According to the official directions on how to add it to Google Calendar, it shows a calendar URL in a format that is different than the one you supplied: http://www.tripit.com/calendar/ical/... Your URL has feed and private in it. It might be due to privacy concerns and only your public events can be displayed. You could try seeing if there are other iCal URLs for your calendar: I don't have an account so I can't try it, but this url should take you to where the iCal feed is: https://www.tripit.com/account/login?redirect_url=uhp%2FcalendarInfo
H: How can I change my Battle.net account email if I forgot my secret answer? I usually enter random data in the secret question field for security purposes (i.e. I only want one way for someone to access my account, via the password. No need for a back-door security answer). Since I always document my username and passwords, I have never needed to use the security answer. However, this is the first time that I have seen that a site requires the secret answer in order to do something on your account. When I go to modify my email address, in addition to my password, it asks for my secret answer. Is there any way to modify my email address without providing this secret answer? AI: Seems like the only option is to call the billing department.
H: How do I change my password on ebay? Where in the maze of configuration settings is this located? AI: Login to eBay Click the personal menu in the top left. (It says something like "Hi Justin!") Click the "Account settings" link On the "Account" tab, click the "Personal information" link on the left side In the account information section, click the edit button on the row that is for your password
H: How can I change my username on Google Help Forums? When you attempt to create an account on Google Help Forums, it asks for a username to use. Each username is unique. I have an old account which I set up to use my desired username. Now when I try to use my new email account to create a Google Help account, I can't use that username since my old account is already using it. How can I remove or change the username from the old account? AI: Currently, it's a permanent setting[A][B][C], there's no way to change your username. When you create a new account, you must choose a username that doesn't exist.
H: Dropping a pin in Google Maps In Google Maps for iPhone, I am able to get the approximate address (e.g 4590-4615 StackExchange Lane) for someone (or myself) by just dropping the pin. Is there a way to to do this in Google Maps ? I tried using right click -> Directions to here . This does drop a pin where I want it but it either only gives only the street name or the coordinates (19.746024, -155.588379). Am I missing a step or is there a better way to get the same feature I have on my iPhone ? AI: Just right-click on the map and choose What's here?. This should give you the approximate address.
H: What are the best travel web apps/sites? The "web revolutionized the travel" industry, enabling "people to be their own travel agents". With the improvements in mapping technologies and the ability to share knowledge, it has never been easier to find the deals you need regarding the places you want to see. Please list out the websites/web-apps you use most of the time. I'm not looking for consolidating travel plans. Are there any good sites for consolidating travel plans into a single itinerary? AI: http://www.tripadvisor.com/ I find Trip Advisor very handy for getting reviews of hotels.
H: How do I look at just the reviews of the format I'm buying on Amazon I just bought a Kindle but when I look at reviews of a Kindle book I see reviews of the paperback and hardbacks. How do I filter the reviews so I just see reviews specifically of the Kindle copy? This would also apply to VCR/DVD/Blu-ray reviews. AI: Here's the reply I received when I asked Amazon this question: Different editions, bindings, or versions of a title are often linked in our system so customers can easily find the version they're looking for. In such cases, the same reviews appear on the product detail pages for all versions. Such content sharing allows us to provide all review information possible, regardless of the edition. This includes both editorial reviews and customer reviews. I'm sorry, but there is not a way to filter these kinds of reviews.
H: How do I import google.com/bookmarks into Google docs Chrome folder? Note: this is not a Chrome question, it's a Google docs question. How do I import my google.com/bookmarks into the docs folder that is used by Chrome to sync bookmarks? AI: One method would be to export your bookmarks from Google Bookmarks. This will generate a bookmarks.html file that can be imported into Google Chrome via the Bookmark Manager. Then if you enable bookmark syncing in Chrome, it should move your bookmarks to the Google Docs Chrome folder. It's a round-about method, but should work.
H: Where can I interactively play with jQuery and JavaScript? I know there was website I once saw that permitted me to play interactively with JavaScript and jQuery. It had an IDE, a render pane and a result debugger thing too. Does anyone know what it was called or anything like this? AI: Was it jsFiddle?
H: Is there way to sync iPhone/YouTube/Facebook? I currently upload videos directly from iPhone to you tube... Is there a way to push the videos from YouTube to my facebook status when they are uploaded? AI: I believe the upload sharing activity works the same whether it is from a mobile device or a computer. Access your Activity Sharing in your Account. Under this message Your activity feed is the actions that you take on YouTube like favoriting, rating, or uploading a video. Select Yes, allow a selected set of my activities to be viewable. Then include the actions you want to share in your feed under What activities do I share? In this case, ✓ Upload a video Finally make sure to connect your Facebook Account under Where do I share my activities? I know that sometimes the activity fails to update the Facebook status, happens to me when I like a video or favorite a video. But most of the times it works.
H: Creating "groups" in Gmail How do I make a group contact in Gmail? I want to email everyone in the office and have an "office" group that will email all the people in this group. AI: Contacts Click the New Group button: "+" with 2 people. Give it a name and click ok. Go back to My Contacts (or whichever grouping is appropriate) and select users. On the right, click Groups and select the group to add to. Compose an email and use the group name in the To field
H: Will having a Facebook account soon become a necessity for use of unrelated web apps? I'm noticing an increasing trend of sites that offer Facebook authentication. However, I don't really want an account myself. Would my disdain of the service proper ever be overruled by use of it's authentication feature? AI: It won't be required, because a lot of web apps devs are the type of people who do care about Facebook's privacy problems (unlike average Joe). It will increasingly be an option, but never nessecary, and Id say other options, like Twitter or openID will also be promoted. However, none of us on this site can predict the future.
H: How can I create a Yahoo account using my existing email address? Both Microsoft and Google allow you to create an account on their sites using your own email address instead of @live.com or @gmail.com. When you try to create a Yahoo account it allows you to choose between an @yahoo.com, @ymail.com, or @rocketmail.com email address. Is there a way to use your existing email address instead of one of these? AI: There doesn't seem to be a way to do the equivalent on Yahoo, but there is a way to make it so you don't get mail to your Yahoo Email address. This is what I did: Create the Yahoo Account using one of their domains (e.g. @yahoo.com). During the account creation, set your Alternate Email account to your real email address. (Alternatively, go to your account information after creating an account and add another email address.) After the account is created, go to the Account Info page. Next to Email, press Change. Make sure you verified your real email address. Make your real email address your primary address by checking the box next to it. The primary email is defined as: This email address will be used as the primary way Yahoo! communicates with you. This means that as long as you don't sign up to any services using your Yahoo email address, you should only be getting email to your real email address and never have to check the new Yahoo email address you just created. Although it may expire due to inactivity....
H: Why does Google sometimes display more pages than can be viewed? Take a look at this query: http://www.google.ca/search?q=site:stacklist.quickmediasolutions.com At the bottom of the page, it shows 5 pages, but when I click on 5, it jumps to page 3. Why is that? AI: This can sometimes happen when there are similar pages that were indexed: In order to show you the most relevant results, we have omitted some entries very similar to the 19 already displayed. If you like, you can repeat the search with the omitted results included. If you click the link at the bottom of the last page, you should see all 5 pages. For more information, you can see this book which explains about that feature. It seems like this is also for optimization reasons. From Google's page: In addition, when you click on the next page of search results, the total number of search results can change. In this case, we realize that some of the query results are duplicates, and collapse those duplicates so that you can find the specific result you're looking for more easily. Collapsing the duplicates decreases the estimated number of results, as well as the overall number of results pages. (emphasis added)
H: How to Unfollow a Blog in Blogspot You can follow any blogs that are hosted on blogspot. But how do you unfollow a blog, if you accidentally follow one? I tried the suggestion here on unfollow a blog, but unfortunately the help seems outdated. AI: Click the "Settings" link for the blog you want to stop following. A new window will pop up asking you to sign on with either google or other options. Sign on by selecting google if you access blogspot through google. Enter your user ID and password. Your next screen you will see an option of "Stop following this site" link on the right side, near the middle of the page. After you click the link, you will need to confirm that you really want to stop following the blog.
H: What is the IP address of the SpeakEasy Speed test? For some weird reasons, I need to unblock the IP address of the speakeasy speed test from my router. I can get to the page, however the actual speed test apparently sends packets to a different IP than the one the website is located on. It's a web application? So I'm assuming this question goes here, otherwise suggest other forums for the post, and I'll move it there. I'm looking for the IP address for the Los Angeles based test. AI: I used @William's suggestion and used Wireshark to look for the IP address for Los Angeles. It showed the IP as 64.81.45.15. I then checked the IP on ip-lookup.net and it said the host was speedtest1.lax1.speakeasy.net, so it looks like that's the IP you want.
H: Editing a video online How can I go about making edits to an online video without having to download it and/or an application to my desktop? I want to be able to edit a video using a web-based service. AI: Youtube ? See here more details: http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/16/youtube-video-editor/ stashSpace There were a couple more, but they were either bought (Motionbox by HP, Jumpcut by Yahoo) or vanished (eyespot - I say that because I can't access their web page). And I think photobucket has a feature like this, but I'm not sure.
H: Is there a web-based equivalent of Microsoft OneNote? I use Google Docs for most of my document creation / management needs, but one thing I've found seriously lacking is a note / task management system along the lines of OneNote. Does anything exist in the Google world which is suitable, or if not, then just generally on the web? AI: You might want to take a look at Google Notebook and Google Tasks Help (in Gmail).
H: In Gmail, how to a delete an email and view the next email? Often when I am reading a set of emails, I wish to delete (or archive) the email I am reading and move to the next email in the list (inbox or search result). However, when I press “archive”, etc., it does the action and moves back to the list. AI: First turn on keyboard shortcuts in settings. Now you can use [ and ] to archive and move to the previous/next conversation.
H: View accurate search results count in Gmail Is there way to view the search results returned in Gmail to an exact number? Let's say I have a friend, who knows this girl, who won't stop emailing him. He's filing for a restraining order, and he wants to put the exact number of times she's emailed him. When he searches for her email, say using terms from:[email protected], the results say "1-20 of Thousands". Is there a way to determine the exact number, you know, in the interest of filling out the paperwork accurately for the state of California? AI: create a filter and apply a label. if you then show only mails from that label gmail displays the exact number of mails tagged by this label.
H: How do I add a retweet button to my WordPress blog? I have a free version of the WordPress blog and I've tried adding a retweet button while editing the post in HTML, but it doesn't seem to appear. Any tips? AI: Try the TweetMeme plugin. Or any kind of social buttons plugin (e.g.: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/fixed-social-buttons/)
H: How should I explain to a “normal” person about gmail labels? As a computer programmer I have no problem understanding labels/tags. However I find it very hard to make people understand that an email can have more than one label. Also I find it hard to explain that you can still get to an email if it is not in your inbox and does not have a label. (Moving a email to a folder seem to be how most people think) Is gmail just designed by computer programmers for computer programmers? (Hence why I like it so match) AI: Just tell them that every e-mail is like a movie. The same movie can belong to more than one categories/genres like comedy, action, adventure, etc..
H: How do I make a field display a calendar for picking a date Previously, in Google Spreadsheet, I've seen date fields that, when clicked on, display a calender for selecting a date. How can I reproduce this? AI: Enter a valid Date to a field. Double click on that field. From http://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=132459: If you just press Enter after you've selected a cell, the Date picker won't show up. You can still add dates manually. Date picker recognizes dates with a month-day-year format only if the spreadsheet locale is set to the U.S. If you'd like to use Date picker to format your dates as day-month-year, please set spreadsheet locale to a different country.
H: Create a Google maps link to a specific location I'm looking to create a link to a specific location using latitude and longitude for positioning, however I would also like to be able to add a marker onto the map as well, at the same location. This is not using the Java or Static maps API, just want a link pointing at maps.google.com AI: It's very straightforward. Just use the following link, changing the latitude and longitude for yours. The z is the zoom index, you can play with it to get where you want. http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&ll=35.028028,-106.536655&z=13 I got this information by clicking on the "Link" button in the right hand corner above a map. This will also allow you to get the latitude and longitude for a location. I don't know of a good way to make a marker on Google Maps, through the UI anyway. Right click on a point and select "What's Here?" to create a marker, but it will be to the closest thing (business, intersection, address, etc). This essentially performs a search with the latitude and longitude and returns whatever is closest to your search. A URL to do that would be: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=35.128061,-106.535561&ll=35.126517,-106.535131&z=17 With the q (for query I believe) being the coordinates where you want your marker. A more effective method, if you are trying to send a link to a specific address would be to search for the address in Google Maps, which will give you a marker on the exact address and then use the "Link" button to get the URL for sharing.
H: Is it possible to change your MyOpenID.com username? I have been poking around for a while and can't seem to find anywhere to do it or if it is even possible so.. Is it possible to change your MyOpenID.com username? AI: As for an answer to the question: You can modify your display name without changing your openID login for most websites (like stackexchange, stackoverflow, superuser) by going to your profile and clicking on the edit button.
H: Unsubscription links in spams: Safe? Some emails circumvent the spam protection mechanism and drop into inbox. I occasionally see this happen both on web based mail services and on our Exchange mail server. Some of those spams have a bottom line saying something like "Click here to unsubscribe from this mailing list". The hyperlink has a long address with the "unsubscribe" term in it. I want to ask experienced Web Apps users whether it is safe to click on this link or is it another bait? AI: Generally, I wouldn't trust it unless it comes from a service you use. For example, I might signup for service X and not notice the checkbox to opt-out of email marketing. If they start sending me email I would expect there to be an unsubscribe link, since it's required by law. I would expect them to follow the law since I wouldn't create an account on a non-trustworthy website. Furthermore, I gave them my email during the registration process, so they already know it's a valid address and don't need to wait for a click on a link to prove that. The law also says that "it does not require e-mailers to get permission before they send marketing messages." Which means that even services you didn't sign up for are allowed to send you email. This makes it tricky since that service may or may not be legit. If it's a well known company I would say it's safe to click the unsubscribe link (make sure it's going to their domain though, since the email might be spoofed). If it's from some other company it's a tough call. Personally, I wouldn't click on it, but someone else might have better advice for you. Another thing you need to consider is that spammers might add the unsubscribe link not only to prove that it's a real address, but also to confuse the Bayesian filter into thinking it's a non spam message.
H: How do I make a “blog” hosted on WordPress look like a website? How do I use WordPress as a basic CMS without it looking like a blog? I don’t want comments, list of postings, etc. I just want some pages that link to each other with menus, etc. AI: The Settings Menu is the place you are looking for. Everything you described can be turned off using the settings. As for the menus and pages, you can create pages right off the bat, and menu's can be created via Appearance->Menu. As to their placement - see widgets. A little bit of fiddling around with the system should be quite self explanatory.
H: How do I stop adverts being shown on a WordPress hosted blog? I think WordPress shows adverts on blogs/webpages they host. Can I disable the adverts and what does it cost? AI: See http://en.support.wordpress.com/no-ads/ for details of how to turn off adverts, this costs $29.97 per year.
H: Please recommend a Content Management System (CMS) I am looking for a content management system that will let me: Point my own domain at it. Automatically handle menus and site navigation including a site map Help me to create consistent pages Generates pages the work without jscript (so that Google can index the site) Lets me pick from lots of predefined styles, or define my own in CSS Ideally have 3rd party designer that know how to create styles for it. Allows me to put raw HTML in the body of a page if I need to. Have a page editor that is good enough that I don’t wish to edit the HTML by hand most of the time I find most HTML editors to be more painful than notepad (MarkDown will be OK, provided it supports styles) Cope with images etc (I assume that all CRM do this) Has a simple form system when the submitted forms are just emailed to me. Will check that all links are valid and inform me when a link become invalid It would be great if I had an option at a later date to use Asp.net if needed to write forms etc. Background: I will have about 10 pages to start with I am not a graphic designer Getting a good looking website up quickly is more important to me the getting the best possible website. I can cope with writing normal HTML by hand if a mast, but don’t wish to have to cope with menus etc. The problem is that there are a 101 web based content management systems, and they come and go every day. I need one I can trust that will be about for a long time. AI: www.squarespace.com - A web app that suites your needs. You can find a full list of features on their site. If you use coupon code diggnation you can get 10% off for the lifetime of your order. There is also a video of diggnation talking about squarespace.
H: Create contacts from attached vCard? Using GMail, is there a way to automatically add contacts from a vCard that has been emailed to me. I know that I can download it to my local system and import it from there, but I'm looking for a quicker, one-step, method. AI: At this time, GMail does not support this feature. There are several posts on help forums discussing this. I also tried copying the link to the attachment and using the url in Contacts when it asked for a file. It was a long shot, and it didn't work.
H: How does alexa know all these information? http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/stackoverflow.com# Under Audience tab, how does alexa knows information on gender, education, age, has child...? AI: Some info can be found here: http://www.alexa.com/help/traffic_learn_more The traffic rank is based on three months of aggregated historical traffic data from millions of Alexa Toolbar users and data obtained from other, diverse traffic data sources, and is a combined measure of page views and users (reach). As a first step, Alexa computes the reach and number of page views for all sites on the Web on a daily basis. The main Alexa traffic rank is based on a value derived from these two quantities averaged over time (so that the rank of a site reflects both the number of users who visit that site as well as the number of pages on the site viewed by those users). The three-month change is determined by comparing the site's current rank with its rank from three months ago. For example, on July 1, the three-month change would show the difference between the rank based on traffic during the first quarter of the year and the rank based on traffic during the second quarter.
H: In Hotmail, can I forward an email I've received as an attachment? Does Hotmail let me forward an email as an attachment? When I try forward an email it reformats the contents and puts greater=than signs in front of every line. AI: I suppose you can't really do that via Hotmail, but there are workarounds to avoid adding the > in front of every line, if that's your only concern. You can import your mails into a Gmail account and forward them from there in a better format. You can also choose the From to be your Hotmail account so people won't be confused on who is that Bernhard Hofmann with a different mail than usual.
H: Can Facebook Events be integrated from an external site? Could someone please tell me if it is possible to integrate with Facebook Events? In other words, pass some parameters to create an event from an external site and forward invites to via Facebook (and via your Facebook friends list). AI: Yes it is possible to integrate with Facebook's API - agreed with @rchern though the details of which are best discussed on StackOverflow. The relevant API page is http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Events.create
H: How to show the week number on Google Calendar? How can I show the week number on Google Calendar? AI: Ok, so in the left part of your view, click on the Other Calendars->Add->Browse Interesting Calendars->More->Week numbers
H: How do I draw onto Google Maps? I wish to be able quickly to outline areas on Google Maps, then print (or even better save) a rectangle of the map that contains the given area. For example, I wish to outline a school playing field, then save the image that contains the school, the road it is on and the outlined playing field. Is there a standard solution for this anywhere? Taking a screen dump and using MS-Paint is too slow for the number of areas I need to outline. AI: I've found Scribblemaps It seems to do what you want. There's also My Maps in Google Maps itself. There's a help topic here. Depending on your location, you can create personalized, annotated, customized maps using Google Maps. Your maps can contain the following: Placemarks Lines Shapes
H: How do I rotate a Google map? Sometimes I wish to rotate a map. I can do this with scribblemaps, but it is more of a drawing tool then a plain map view. Is there a better solution? AI: Google Maps has a set of features in Labs just like GMail does. Click the green labs icon: Enable Rotatable Maps: Save changes In the maps, click the Rot Map button in the upper right of the map. Rotate the map using the dial in the upper left of the map.
H: Which job boards do you like and have used? A job board is not really an app, it's just a list, simply speaking. Anyway, most of these are applications from the implementer's view. Which job boards did you like and why? Which job boards did you use and found useful in the past? Background: I am doing a short report on the internet job board landscape at the moment, so links or short answers would be a great help for me! AI: Jobster has a nice user interface and experience; not sure about its effectiveness. Stack Overflow Careers rocks :) LinkedIn has a good jobs section
H: Facial recognition sites What sites exist that do facial recognition? We just had a family reunion and I'd like to be able to have my photos auto-tagged with the people in them. AI: Picasa Web Albums has the same Name Tags and Facial Recognition that Picasa Desktop does.
H: App to generate randomized (normative) English sentences/paragraphs? On my free time, I've been learning a new shorthand system (one stroke per phoneme) for college note-taking and I'm hoping that I can practice it to drastically increase my words per minute in handwriting. It's been a few days, I've realized that I should probably be tracking my progress. I've been doing some so far by simply inventing random sentences and passages and timing how fast I can write them. However, that method seems a bit dependent on what sentences I use; and I'm sure that after a while, I'll run out of creativity. Does anyone know of any online web apps or programs that can procedurally generate an English sentence or passage of English that is "normative" (is that the right word?) -- or that contains words and sounds typical of normal English passages -- for my tests/benchmarks? edit As Niall points out, I guess I don't need a completely procedurally generated passage; really, it could be one that pulls a random sentence from a random book/website. If no app is found, I might just end up transcribing a different paragraph from a random book I have at home every day. AI: You could try a Markov generator. They create random text that's influenced by its input. If you give it example text that's similar to what you want, the result should resemble it. Here's one of several that I found: http://www.haykranen.nl/projects/markov/demo/. It includes several inputs, so you don't need to provide your own.
H: Is there any way to get your Google Apps and standard Gmail accounts into a single inbox? I have a old gmail account, of [email protected], which I have a significant amount of mail going into. I also have a new Google Apps account, [email protected] , which is obviously preferable. Is there anyway to get both of these into a single gmail inbox? AI: Set up forwarding the old account to the new. When I changed domains I did this and went one better - I added a filter to label all mail that was forwarded from the old account. So now I can see it at a glance and go and change my details on whatever website is sending to the old address today.
H: Upload many photos from iPhone to Flickr What's the easiest way to upload many photos from an iPhone to Flickr. Email only allows 5 a time. Official app just 1! I'd like to avoid transfering to desktop first if possible. AI: In Version 1.1 and later (Release Date: 2009-12-03), You can now upload multiple photos and videos at a time. All of this is possible by just tapping Add Item. I will add some screenshots later.
H: Changing shipping options using the Google Checkout Shopping Cart Not sure if this is the right forum for this question, so I asked on StackOverflow as well. But, Is it possible to set the shipping options in Google Checkout without using the server-server submission option? I'm trying to keep this checkout process as simple as possible (mostly because I do not fully understand the server-server API section), and therefore I'm using the direct submission option in Google Checkout (details here. scroll down past the code block). So, I'd like to just add the hidden input fields to designate how much shipping will cost, and send it along. Is this possible? If this doesn't belong on WebApps, let me know and I'll close it. Shipping options documentation AI: Yes It's in "Option A" of your first link under "Sending Order Information ..." When you create your google checkout button HTML you will just include the correct shipping tags that specify the shipping options that you support. Once you create a regular Google Checkout Button you will add the hidden shipping input tags.
H: How can I access google.com outside the US? I live in the UK, and whenever I visit google.com I am redirected to google.co.uk, but I want to see my website's rankings on the US version (I presume the results are different). Is there a way to do this? AI: Editor's note: Since the finals of 2017, Google has no longer used country domains to serve content for several services. Ref. Making search results more local and relevant. To make this crystal clear, the question is obsolete as well http://www.google.com/ncr. Try http://www.google.com/ncr This is only one of several ways to do this according to Google: Click the Google.com link on any other domain. Choose a Google domain manually by visiting the Language Tools page (the section with the flags). Bookmark http://www.google.com/ncr. This is an alternative web address for Google.com that always takes you to Google.com without redirecting you.
H: Shortcut key to delete single mail in a conversation in Gmail When I send mail to all contacts in my list (that's a huge number), I get a lot of failure notices that fills my thread. But I don't want to delete my actual sent email and the one I forwarded which is in same thread. So currently what I have to do is, for all the number of failures, Expand All > Options > Delete this message. This is very tedious. Not answers for me: I know I can filter them, but then many other times I need to see that my email is properly delivered. Don't want to create filter using subject of the email every time I send email to all all my contacts. Also I know that if nothing works, I will have to remove the contacts from my contact list to which sending email fails more often. (# key can be used as a shortcut key to delete whole conversation) AI: It's not possible to delete a single mail using your keyboard.
H: How to configure Gmail as the default mail client I would like my browser to launch Gmail when I click on a mailto link in a website. At the moment I don't have any mail clients configured at all, which results in the following: IE: displays the message Could not perform this operation because the default mail client is not properly installed. Chrome: nothing happens Firefox: nothing happens Note: Running Windows 7. AI: If you have Google Talk or the Google Notifier installed, both of these have settings that allow GMail to be used as the default mail program. For Internet Explorer, you'll need to use one of the options above. For Firefox, you can use GMailTo or change the default client Firefox uses in the settings. For Chrome, you have to use an extension that supports it. Better Gmail has a bunch of other features for GMail that let you do this. There is an official Send From GMail extension, and if you don't like that that adds a button to the toolbar, there is Send Using GMail which doesn't add that button.
H: What is the difference between Evernote and Remember the Milk? I've interested in using some sort of online note-keeping application. I've seen these two mentioned frequently online, and have briefly taken a look at their websites. As far as I can tell, they are both note-keeping tools. Are there any substantial differences I should know about? AI: Remember the Milk is a task list application first. The notes are not the focus here and the options are limited when it comes to taking notes. Evernote is a note taking application and it specializes in that field. If you need to take notes, use Evernote (or another note taking app but this one is good), if you need to manage tasks/todos and attach notes to those tasks, use Remember the Milk.
H: Google Search syntax to specify a language? I can read a lot of languages and am charged with doing research about software in various countries. My Google interface is in English but I often have to search pages in a particular language, and 5 minutes later in another language. Using the Advanced Search page is very inconvenient because I always launch searches directly from the URL bar. Is there a way to specify the desired results language in the search syntax? Note: The hl parameter is not a valid answer, it just changes the user interface's language. AI: Try the lr parameter format — &lr=lang_short_language_code. English — en: &lr=lang_en Ukrainian — uk: &lr=lang_uk All language codes can be found in the source on advanced settings page.
H: Can I specify labels on sent mail in GMail? Possible Duplicate: Label outgoing emails in Gmail when composing the mail I use GMail's labels extensively, and would often like to specify labels on email I'm sending - specifically I have a waiting label for stuff I need to follow up with if I don't get a reply. But there are plenty of other labels I'd like to attach to outgoing email sometimes. Is there a way to do this without having to go to the Sent Mail folder after I've sent the email? AI: One method is to CC the message to yourself -- or even better, to [email protected] -- and have a filter on your e-mail address which then applies the Waiting label.
H: Picasa people tags in Google Contacts I use face tags in Picasa and Picasa allows me to choose people in my Gmail contacts. Is there a way that I could get that person's icon in Picasa to show as that same person's icon in my contacts? AI: Unfortunately at this time it is not implemented, though it is a highly requested feature.
H: How to upload a new revision / version to an existing word document in Google Docs How to upload a new revision / version to an existing Word document in Google Docs. I am able to see an "Import a new version" for a spreadsheet (xlsx) but not for a Word file (docx). Any pointers? AI: There is no official way to do this as far as I know. But you could upload the document as a new file and copy paste from it to the old file. This way you even get to keep the revision history.
H: Facebook is slow to post imported sites like Delicious and Google Reader On Facebook, I set my settings to pull posts (saved items) from Delicious and Google Reader. It's set to show that I posted on either of the sites as part of my regular Facebook feed. However, for the most part it doesn't post any new saved items from either of those feeds. It seems rather random as to when it decides to read that there are new items on either of those services, and then for them to actually show up on my Facebook. When it does appear, it seems to take weeks (if not months) worth of saved items and posts them. By the way, I do save bookmarks on both Delicious and Google Reader on a daily basis. My question is: Why is Facebook so slow to pull any newly saved items from Delicious and Google Reader? It seems that the one way I can get Facebook to see that there's something new is to manually update it by going to Options->Settings->Stories Posted by you->Imported Sites, and clicking on either of the links to Delicious/Google Reader, and clicking on 'Update Now'. Related: Google reader shared items in Facebook AI: Facebook's feed pulling system, to be frank, sucks. It's gotten slower and slower for no apparent reason, though I assume that the upsurge in users has resulted in large increases in server load. That's the only reason I can think of.
H: A quiz web app targeted for school environment I need a suitable web app for a school environment, where: A teacher can log in and set up a quiz (could be multiple choice or free text) Students can log in and give their responses to the quiz Web app will automatically score the quiz Teacher can review the results AI: The quiz module of Moodle would meet your needs.
H: How does Facebook determine what the Top News is? Anyone know what algorithm Facebook uses to determine what to show me as Top News in the News Feed? Many times I see items there that are quite old, and not particularly interesting. Is there any way to help Facebook (via Like, for instance) determine what is Top News from my perspective? AI: From Facebook Help Center http://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=16162 How does the News Feed determine which content is most interesting? The News Feed algorithm bases this on a few factors: how many friends are commenting on a certain piece of content, who posted the content, and what type of content it is (e.g. photo, video, or status update). Generally interacting with the item tends to do trick for me (I maybe wrong have not tried against a large set of test cases). Try liking and commenting on the same item from your recent feed and see if gets bumped to the Top News Section.
H: A Google Maps icon is in the wrong place - how can I suggest it be moved? I've noticed that when doing either the Satellite or Map views on Google Maps, sometimes the icon indicating where a particular business is located is just wrong: off not by yards, but by hundreds or thousands of yards. What is the process for moving those icons to where they "should" be? AI: Right-click on the map marker and click the Report a Problem link. There's a little form to submit right inline on the map that lets you tell them about the problem.
H: Bible site that provides an API Does anyone know if there is a site that let's you search the (Christian) Bible and also provides an API to their search? Preferably free but not mandatory. Support of the NIV would also be ideal. AI: Faithlife (publisher of the Logos Bible software) has the Biblia.com API, with "services that get information about the available Bibles (Find, Image), download the text of those Bibles (Content), and search those Bibles (Search). Additional services support validating Bible references (Parse), comparing Bible references (Compare), and finding Bible references in text and HTML (Scan, Tag)." They also offer a Reftagger API that provides an instant popup of a verse's text when you have the verse reference listed. It looks to be a nice alternative to just having the text listed straight away.
H: What will Google do with my data? When I give data like Email, documents or my search history to Google I trust that they will keep my data secure (from hackers, employees, foreign governments, etc.) keep it private only use it for its intended purpose make backups. Is there a third party or government organization that checks if they do indeed follow their privacy policy? (and what happens if they do not) Also, since I am an EU citizen, will my data stay within the EU? To summarize from the answers: there is no outside verification, the checks are done by Google internally data can be stored anywhere, not just in the country of the customer AI: I doubt anyone other than Google could truly answer this, but a few thoughts come to mind: Google is a US-based company that has datacenters all over the world. Where, geographically, your data resides is likely algorithmically-base, though I'd suspect that they'd try to localize storage What is the intended purpose for data that Google has? It's at least for them to be able to make money on advertising (they are, after all, and advertising company that happens to do search) I don't know of any organization that verifies the Privacy Policy is followed until or unless it's breached
H: Design sharing and feedback app I'm looking for a simple web app that will let me share designs with clients and receive feedback. The ability for the client to annotate the design would be nice. Any suggestions? AI: There are three big tools for this: Notable redmark ConceptShare ConceptShare has a free 30-day trial. Notable also has a free account for up to 3 users. It's made by ZURB, a fantastic design and usability shop, so I'd probably start there. Good luck!
H: Getting the 140 Twitter character limit to reset itself after url shorten The example original tweet Getting Started with Phidgets and ActionScript 3 http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2010/07/26/getting-started-with-phidgets-and-actionscript/ 0 Characters left. The modified tweet after submittal Getting Started with Phidgets and ActionScript 3 http://bit.ly/xxxxxx 71 characters left. How can I get the Twitter web application to understand that I still have usable characters once they shorten the url ? Without having to use third parties such as Tweetie or Hootsuite. (I am not posting URL shortened links so I have put a place holder, here is the original http://twitter.com/phwd/status/19671211151) AI: The only way that I know to get around it is to shorten the URL yourself BEFORE you try to post an update via the web. That is the process I do.
H: Email campaign website with API that takes email addresses I would like to take advantage of a third party service to send out emails, but I don't want to duplicate my user list. Is there a service that offers an API that will accept recipient emails rather than force me to pre-submit a list? AI: Almost all email apps have APIs Check out these: Sendgrid CampaignMonitor Constant Contact iContact
H: Online typing trainer that doesn't use malformed words? Is there an online typing trainer that doesn't feed me malformed words to type? So I can concentrate on typing speed without worrying about mistyping words as it wants them. AI: Well, on http://keybr.com/ (flash-based) you can click the "tutorial:" setting area at the top left and change it from the random text default to Web site/blog -- any RSS feed you like Custom Text -- cut and paste whatever you like .. which is a pretty nifty feature!
H: Does removing a Facebook app delete your account in the app? If I remove an app in Application Settings, does it remove my account and any of my progress / information in that app? AI: From what I understand, developers do not have to remove any data from the database unless specifically asked by the user or Facebook. So it really depends on the application and you should follow up with the application in question. http://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=12892
H: Does using Gmail's "Never send it to Spam" filter mean I can't train their spam filter? Gmail's Spam filter generates an unacceptable number of false positives for me, and I'm very wary of losing real emails. I don't really want Gmail to delete anything by default, as I don't necessarily remember to check the Spam folder every month. So, I set up a filter on the search "is:spam" and set it to: Skip the Inbox Apply the label: spambin Never send it to Spam This works as intended, and now suspected spam goes into my, spambin folder instead of the Spam folder, and isn't auto-deleted. However, Gmail still puts a lot of real emails into the spambin folder, so I'd like to train it to work better. But because the emails are no longer in the Spam folder, there's no Not Spam button for me to press, even though there's still a warning that Gmail thought the email was spam! So my questions are: If I add the non-spam back into the spam folder and then press the Not Spam button, will this have the desired, training effect? Or will the action of putting it in the Spam folder make Gmail extra sure that the email is spam, and then pressing the Not Spam button just negate this action? Or is creating the filter equivalent to pressing the Not Spam button for every email, and so I shouldn't need to train Gmail further? (This doesn't seem to be the case, so far.) AI: By bypassing the spam filter with creating your own label, you are taking away Gmail's learning capabilities. There is probably a reason your emails are getting filtered as spam (lots of images, certain keywords, etc.) I would suggest going back to the default: taking off your custom spam filter, placing all the known spam into the spam box by hitting the "Report Spam" button, and keeping an eye on the spam box for a while.
H: How can I perform the same action on all results of a label/search in Gmail? When I search, for example, "something label:somelabel" I get 1000 results paginated by 25 (my settings). 'Select all' selects only the 25 on the current page, I would like to delete all of them (1000). How to do it? I guess I could specify a filter to perform this search, delete the messages and apply this filter, but I have many queries and making filters for all would be PITA. AI: You should get a message at the top of the search results that reads; Select all conversations that match this search Hope this helps.
H: Viewing last.fm stats over an arbitrary date range Is there any way to view your top artist/track stats between an arbitrary date range on last.fm (instead of being confined to "weekly snapshots")? I don't believe there is a way on the site itself, but is there any webapp implementing the last.fm API that allows you to do this? AI: See LastGraph for a service that does colourful graphs of your Last.FM listening/scrobbling history over arbitrary time periods.
H: A good (offline) HTML 5 + JS application for iPhone I'm looking for good examples of applications written entirely in HTML5 and JS that are able to run on iPhone as regular apps. I've heard that the HTML5+JS is an alternative to Objective-C but I haven't seen a really good application yet. AI: I think Glyphboard is a clever example. The app is here: http://mrgan.com/gb/ (iPhone link) and some (technical) background info is here: http://mrgan.tumblr.com/post/98547533/fullscreen-web-apps
H: Keyboard shortcuts for navigating posts? Is there a way to navigate my posts (next, previous, minimize, etc.) in Feedly via shortcuts? AI: After Feedly has loaded, enter the "?" character. That will bring up a list of shortcut commands available. It's still a "hidden feature", hopefully they'll have that more visible in a future release.
H: Is there a way to search Flickr photos by camera type? Weekly, I tend to browse the Explore section or sometimes basic searches to see if I can reproduce any shots. To keep things realistic, I do not own a DSLR so a lot of shots are ignored. Is it possible to filter searches so that I can only get a certain camera type. Where the camera type is displayed in the Additional information section. I know there is the Camera Finder Setup (e.g. photos with iPhone ) How about the reverse ? Searching photos then applying the filter ? The reason for this is that say I wanted to check only Creative Commons-licensed content , I would select this in advanced search... but then I lose the camera filter. (maybe I am missing a step) AI: The advanced search does seem to lose the camera finder filter. If you copy the URL argument for the camera type; &cm=apple%2Fiphone_3gs and paste it in at the end of your CC licensed software search http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=tree&l=cc&ss=0&ct=0&mt=all&w=all&adv=1&cm=apple%2Fiphone_3gs You can get the results you require. A bit hacky but it does work. Hope this helps.
H: Removing/Blocking access to my Twitter Profile from a 3rd Party I am trying to clean my Google hits and I notice that a lot of them are Twitter services. Is there a way to block these services from making profiles for me on their site? So far I am starting to revoke access to those connections I have authorized. But there are also other services that I have not given access. twitlist topsy favorious twistar twimages etc. Would the only way be to set my profile to private? AI: I doubt you can do anything about most of these third party services, because they only create a profile out of what you have publicly provided on the internet in most cases. You can try complaining at these sites and request for a removal, but then that might open you up to more spam, perhaps? Revoking access would help only those legitimate app requests you have approved earlier.
H: How to make To list invisible to the recipients? (in Gmail) Right now I go with copying all email contacts in BCC and write my own email address in To column ... that's what I could come up after a lot of searching in Google. But, it shows my name in recipient list to my recipient. I don't want to display that either. AI: If leaving the To: field blank doesn't work, you could add something such as: [email protected] to the To: field. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Example.com Hope this helps.
H: How can I determine the length of time an item is trending on Twitter? Basically I am watching the worldwide trending list and I would like to know how can I figure out the length of time Inception has been trending ? AI: TweetStats has a page with Trend Stats. If you hover over a bar in the bar graph it shows you the duration.
H: Web application to send SMS email Is there a web application that will let me send SMS email? Some services don't seem to support receiving normal email. AI: Only the cellular phone carrier can decide whether you can send SMS via email or not. Here's how to reach people on the most popular carriers: T-Mobile: [email protected] Virgin Mobile: [email protected] Cingular: [email protected] Sprint: [email protected] Verizon: [email protected] Nextel: [email protected] where phonenumber = your 10 digit phone number Source If you have some programming skills, you could make use of an SMS API (such as ZeepMobile or Twilio) and build a database associating emails to an SMS phone number. Then you could send emails to "[email protected]". The app would receive the email and redirect the message to the appropriate phone number.
H: Where can I find statistics and other information about a web app? When I want to find out more about a web app and its company, where should I look? For example I really like Remember The Milk - how can I find out how many users (average) they have? I tried looking at Alexa but their data doesn't make a lot of sense for web apps (how do you count page views in a web app?). AI: Typically this information is not provided by many startups. User count and activities are a direct measure of company value and during the initial stages of companies they will, typically, keep this information close to their chest (unless it's REALLY impressive). The best gauge you can use to find out info about websites and the people behind them would be blogs that focus around that. As a result, you'd be hardpressed to find significant statistics on the company and it's success. On the other hand, VC funding and amount of money raised is particularly public and sometimes a good indicator of the movers and shakers. Some sites which focus on the public aspects of exciting companies would probably be your best bet. The top ones which come to mind are: http://techcrunch.com -and/or- http://www.crunchbase.com/ (Nicely organizes info by company/product ect) http://building43.com (Specifically focuses on startups) http://news.ycombinator.com/ (Hacker News will sometimes shows interesting articles as it relates to important moves in business)
H: Is there any way to use JavaScript on wordpress.com? Can someone tell me how to use JavaScript on wordpress.com? Is it even possible? I want to have a wave on a page, but the required JavaScript is stripped. AI: According to the official support documents, no. http://en.support.wordpress.com/code/ Javascript Users are not allowed to post JavaScript on WordPress.com blogs. JavaScript can be used for malicious purposes. As an example, JavaScript has taken down sites such as MySpace.com and LiveJournal offline in the past. The security of all the blogs is a top priority and until we can guarantee scripting languages will not be harmful they will not be permitted.
H: Is there a wireframe app that produces/exports HTML? I know it seems kind of counter productive to what a wireframe app should be, but I know some of my non-technical friends like how easy it is to use a wireframe app, but don't know HTML and would love to be able to get a basic page up that looks similar to what the wireframe is. AI: You may want to try http://www.jumpchart.com/. It can export projects as HTML pages. Highly recommended.
H: How much bandwidth does a Skype call use? I'm considering using Skype only for my calls on iPhone. Now that most carriers (in the UK anyway) don't provide unlimited data, and the iPhone can handle Skype with multitasking, are there any metrics on how much data a typical call uses? AI: Between 30 and 70 kbps, according to this thread on their official forum: http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=32510
H: How do I turn off messenger in the new Hotmail UI? Logging into hotmail logs me out of my MSN Messenger client since their last update. Very frustrating. Is there any way to turn off the Messenger web UI in Hotmail? AI: Click your name in the upper right. Click Sign out of Messenger. This setting will be remembered the next time you load the page as well as the next time you sign if (if you log out). Rather than loading your contacts, the Messenger area on the left will have a link to sign in.
H: Zencoder alternatives? I'm looking for some alternatives to Zencoder that are cheaper and easier to use. Suggestions? AI: encoding.com HD Cloud Ankoder Panda HD Cloud is no more, and leads to a parked domain - 10/13
H: Date criteria for Google search Sometimes I'm looking for date-sensitive information and don't want to see results more than a certain age. Is there a way to specify this in a Google search? AI: Yes, you can. Go to Google's Advanced Search Page Expand the Date, Usage Rights, NumericRange, and More section Choose from the following options Past 24 hours Past week Past month Past year OR Do a regular Google Search Expand the Show Search tools on the left underneath the search field Choose from the following options. Before: These options appear in the query string. I don't think there is a way to include them in the regular search input as a search operator. In other words, I don't think it can be used like the filetype search term.
H: Search Engine that will return results based on date Is there a way to use a search engine, preferably Google, that will yield results based on a date? For example, I would like to search on a term and only return results as if I was searching for that term back in the year 2005. The results should not have any web page results from 2006 and forward because they did not exist in 2005. It would be great if it could be specific beyond year, to say a specific month and day: July 1, 2005 for example. In Google, under Advanced Search, I only see a way to filter by Date by relevance to the current date by: anytime, past 24 hours, past week, past month, and past year. AI: On Google: Do a search as usual Click on the Search tools option in the menu bar and then on Custom range Pick your desired date or type it into the To:-field Click on Go.
H: What language is 'chr' and why is my homepage set there? For reasons I can't fathom, my Google searches keep ending up at http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=chr. What language is 'chr' (I don't know why I can't find this by searching Google, but I can't)? More importantly, how do I stop it? (Note: going to 'settings' and setting my language to 'English' was not effective.) Edit: It's a bug in Firefox. AI: Whoa, those are crazy letters! I think Alex is right about the Cherokee language. Use google.com/ncr to force the English interface. ("ncr" means "No Country/Culture Redirect.") If you want to force your browser's homepage to show Google in English, you will have to set your homepage to google.com/ncr in your browser's settings. Edit: Google probably determines which default UI language to show based on your IP address. Your IP address probably geo-locates to a place where Cherokee is used by most of the people. For example, I am located in Korea, and I always get the Korean version of Google. However, if I set the Google settings to use the English UI, it uses English for that computer/browser. This requires browser cookies; do you have cookies enabled? Also, if your browser explicitly sets your homepage to http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=chr then Google will dutifully display Cherokee.
H: Unauthenticate Google OAuth connections I authorized access to my account by an application that turned out to not work. Now I want to remove the authorization in case it was malicious. How could I do this? AI: Go to your account settings. Click on Security on the left, and then Edit next to "Authorizing applications and sites" Revoke the site you wish to remove.
H: How to use PayPal to run a business? What are some things that you should know about the PayPal service if you want to use it as a clearinghouse for financial transactions for your small business? Specifically, I'm interested in things like: Does PayPal offer any integration with ledger or accounts receivable software? What is the general perception of consumers when paying via PayPal vs. Credit Cards? What functionality does PayPal offer to someone running a home business? Are there any legal or tax "gotchas" relating to using PayPal? AI: Paypal is likely to be perceived as an indicator that you have a very small business or aren't serious about your business, or else you'd have a real credit card merchant account. You should be aware that Paypal can behave arbitrarily with respect to freezing your funds, closing your account, refunding customers, and generally acting like they can do whatever they believe is correct without any sort of accountability or explanation. If you have some sort of problem with Paypal or a customer, your only initial choice will be to interact with junior customer service people via web forms. If your dispute/problem gets escalated, you might get to talk to a very junior customer service person on the telephone. It's very unlikely you'll ever speak with anyone who has both a clue and any sort of authority to get things done. Speaking with someone who has even one of those two things is pretty much a miracle. There are a lot of horror stories where merchants have lost access to thousands of dollars because Paypal decided they didn't like something about the business or business model and just froze the money. If your ability to buy or produce new products is directly linked to getting paid immediately for sales, an interruption like that could potentially kill your business. On the other hand, I've been using Paypal for > 10 years now without a lot of drama, so it's perfectly possible to use them without running into problems. At this point, I use them mostly as a backup to my real merchant account, which once in awhile won't work, and it's nice to be able to pull up Paypal; or to accept payment from someone over the internet. (The vast, vast majority of my business is in-person, and my clients think Paypal is related to Ebay, which isn't a very professional image.) The next step for people who avoid or outgrow Paypal is often 2Checkout.
H: How do you take ownership of your comments? Answers so far (and what these services ought to deliver): Disqus Profile (full ownership on Disqus enabled sites, claiming authorship on others) Intense Debate] (for blog publishers: tightly integrated into the WordPress blogging platform) BackType Connect Plugin (for blog publishers: copies comments (that link to one of your posts) to your blog, no matter where they are on the web) Gravatar (self-promotion, better visibility) Google Sidewiki (adds another layer) become a blog publisher In addition, here are some other services: co.mment (conversation tracker) coComment (conversation tracker - still alive and kicking?) Google Reader: "Like" item action (appreciation feedback) Convenient solutions for ordinary netizens preferred. For your reading pleasure: Comment ownership is a complex problem. The commenter writes the comment, but the blog owner hosts it. So of course, the blog owner has the right to decide what he agrees to host or not. But the person who wrote the comment might also want to claim some right to his writing once it’s published. ("Who Owns Your Comments?" by Stephanie Booth) AI: Disqus is one of the solutions.
H: Collaborative album on Facebook Is there any way I can let specific people add photos to my album on Facebook? The way it is, right now; If I have some photos of an event and my friend has some; then we need to collate before either of us creates a complete album. Tagging helps to some extent. Still.. AI: Go to the Groups Facebook App, create a new group, (fill out the info, etc), on the screen after you fill out your group info, you'll see a lot of permissions. One which enables Photos and allows you to control who uploads photos to it. Click the box which says something like "Only allow Admins to edit photos". Finish your group, add your friend as an admin and you should be set.
H: Does Myspace offer an RSS/iCalendar or export for events? Does Myspace offer an RSS export of the events page? I'd like to synchronize with http://events.myspace.com/5570864/Events. AI: Apparently, other people, annoyed by the same thing, have created a third-party solution: http://makedatamakesense.com/myspace/event/ And, then you have to give the non-event URL: http://www.myspace.com/5570864 I am not sure how often they re-crawl and update. If anyone knows of a more official solution feel free to answer. I know they have a hidden official RSS feed for users.
H: How does Google decide which pages define a word? In Google, if you use the search term "define:mathematics" it will provide you with definitions of the word mathematics. How does Google determine which pages on the web are definitions for that word? (e.g. are the meta tags that you can add to a page to say that this page is a definition page?) AI: *EDIT: And looking further, it seems someone else has identified other sources so maybe my hypothesis doesn't hold. That article gives much better insight than I do. (The page is also 4 years old, but the most relevant post I could find.) Doing a few random searches, it looks like all the answers come from the same sets of sources. My educated guess would be that Google has already determined sources which are trustworthy/reliable and have written algorithms to parse/search these resources and return these results in an order which is consistent with its other search algorithms. I base this hypothesis on that I haven't seen any sources outside of these specific ones in approx 10 different searches: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ wordnetweb.princeton.edu/ en.wiktionary.org/ This page offers some addditional suggestions on how to properly identify definitions in your HTML however the no conclusion was reach on how Google sources these definitions.

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