Orkut New Feature:View Conversation

Hey all, its been long time i blogged about the google meat, i was busy at my work so didnt find time.I think this post is a good one to start again.

I am very happy to see a new feature from orkut which i have dreamt of, yes i thought it would be great if this feature is there a few months back.Here it comes as an option called view conversation.
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Beijing 2008 Olympics Games:Track Field Google logo

Today’s (20/08/08) google logo is based on Athletic event Track field, which includes running , throwing and jumping.The logo shows a horse and hare running for the championship.Both Horse and Hare are Read more

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games:Swimming Google logo

This time more meaningful Google logo, Snake swimming is today’s(19/08/08) logo thing for Read more

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games:Ping Pong Google logo

The famous sport ping pong( table tennis ) is today’s(18/08/08) theme for Google logo as a part of Google logo series. The artist has used the dragon to show Read more

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games:Rings Google Logo

Google logo Olympics saga Continues and today’s(13/08/08) Google logo is based on the Rings.It is a gymnastic even normally done by men.This is also a feast to

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Beijing 2008 Olympics Games:G Logo II

Olympics 2008 started yesterday in an unprecedented way.Google again designed the logo based on Olympics .I have seen the video of the inaugural function which is spectacular.I specially liked the lights display with help of drums to show the count down.Today’s google logo(09/08/08) is again on the eve of Olympics.

See yesterdays Google logo here

Today’s Google logo: Diego Velázquez

This google logo is based on the paintings of great painter Diego Velázquez.As today(june 6th) is his birthday,google designed this logo on this eve.

He was an artist kingdom of Philip VI, he was famous for his portrait paintings.

Some of his works can be seen by clicking here.

Google’s New Favicon: G to g

i wonder when did it happen?, iam searching in google from morning in my office lappy,i didn’t find then ,but when i came home and opened google site from my comp,the favicon changed…Old favicon: New favicon: Did you observe anything, they just changed the favicon from the first G of google logo to the next G in it.I donno about you guys, but i observed it on first sight itself..

and of course there is a change in color :).

Adsense Deluxe plugin :”Cannot Load Adsense-deluxe.php”

As you all know, i have created this blog very recently, i am new to wordpress too, in this journey i have come across so many hurdles(not so hard) and learnt so many things.

When i was using Blogger for my posts, i have to work with the code when ever i wanted to insert a adsense unit with in the posts.But in wordpress, it is very easy with the help of some pieces of codework packed readymade and can be used very easily were available which are known as “plugins”.

Adsense Deluxe Plugin is a plugin which allows you to add adsense units anywhere, just by specifying the id of adsense unit added in the list of ads.i found it very useful and that is why i am recommending this to others.

You can download the plugin from here.

Problem with the plugin:

When i used the plugin for the first time i was very excited to see it work , but when i inserted the code of adsense and clicked on the “ADD Adsense Unit”.a message was appeared saying “Cannot load adsense-deluxe.php”.I was very disappointed and went to the site where i downloaded for any instructions that may help me solve the problem but there are so many people like me who got the same message but there is no reply for them.

Then i tried playing with FTP , actually inorder to load a plugin we have to upload the plugin in “/wp-content/plugins folder”.Whenever you upload a new plugin , a new folder with the plugin name will be formed in this folder.when i uploaded Adsense Deluxe plugin , i got a folder with the name “Adsense-deluxe” with the contents inside the folder, i tried to put the contents of the folder directly in the plugins folder and proceeded further, then hurray it worked.now i can use this plugin normally.So guys if you find this “Cannot load adsense-deluxe.php“, i suggest upload the contents of “adsense-deluxe” folder directly to the “/wp-content/plugins” folder instead of creating subfolder and copying its contents.There may me another way to rectify this problem but, i have tried this and this is working perfectly alright.

Google - Tips and Tricks

Google Tips

 

Phrase your question in the form of an answer. So instead of typing, “What is the average rainfall in the Amazon basin?”, you might get better results by
typing “The average rainfall in the Amazon basin is.”

 

 

 

This is an old one, but very important: Put quotes around phrases that must be searched together. If you put quotes around “electric curtains,” Google won’t
waste your time finding one set of Web pages containing the word “electric” and another set containing the word “curtains.”
Similarly, put a hyphen right before any word you want
screened out. If you’re looking up dolphins, for
example, you’ll have to wade through a million Miami
Dolphins pages unless you search for “dolphins
-Miami.”

 

 

 

Google is a global White Pages and Yellow Pages.
Search for “phonebook:home depot norwalk, ct,” Google
instantly produces the address and phone number of the
Norwalk Home Depot. This works with names
(”phonebook:robert jones las vegas, NV”) as well as
businesses. Don’t put any space after “phonebook.” And
in all of the following examples, don’t type the
quotes I’m showing you here.

 

 

 

Google is a package tracker. Type a FedEx or UPS
package number (just the digits); when you click
Search, Google offers a link to its tracking
information.

 

 

 

Google is a calculator. Type in an equation
(”32+2345*3-234=”).

 

 

 

Google is a units-of-measurement converter. Type
“teaspoons in a gallon,” for example, or “centimeters
in a foot.”

 

 

 

Google is a stock ticker. Type in AAPL or MSFT, for
example, to see a link to the current Apple or
Microsoft stock price, graphs, financial news and so
on.

 

 

 

Google is an atlas. Type in an area code, like 212, to
see a Mapquest map of the area.

 

 

 

Google is Wal-Mart’s computer. Type in a UPC bar code
number, such as “036000250015,” to see the description
of the product you’ve just scanned in.

 

 

 

Google is an aviation buff. Type in a flight number
like “United 22″ for a link to a map of that flight’s
progress in the air. Or type in the tail number you
see on an airplane for the full registration form for
that plane.

 

 

 

Google is the Department of Motor Vehicles. Type in a
VIN (vehicle identification number, which is etched
onto a plate, usually on the door frame, of every
car), like “JH4NA1157MT001832,” to find out the car’s
year, make and model.

 

 

 

For hours of rainy-day entertainment, visit
http://labs.google.com.

 

 Here, you’ll find links to
new, half-finished Google experiments-like Google
Voice, in which you call (650) 623-6706, speak the
words you want to search for and then open your
browser to view the results. Disclaimer: It wasn’t
working when I tried it. (Ditto a lot of these
experiments.)

 

Poke around the “Services & Tools” link on the
Google.com home page and you’ll find some of the
better-known lesser-known Google features, if that
makes any sense. For example, there’s Froogle (product
search), News, Groups (Internet discussion boards),
Google Catalogs (hundreds of scanned-in product
catalogs), Images (find graphics and photos from other
people’s Web sites), Blogger (publish your own online
journal), Google language translation, Google Answers
(pay a couple of bucks to have a professional
researcher find the answers for you) and much more.

 

Download and install the Google toolbar. Not only does
it put the Google search box into your browser
full-time, but it also blocks pop-up ads and fills in
forms for you. For Windows at
http://toolbar.google.com. (Ad blocking, form-filling
and Google’s search box are already built into the
Apple’s Web browser, Safari.)

 

Google Tricks

 

1. To define a word, phrase or acronym, just
type define: and then your term into Google’s search
box. The results include a variety of Web glossaries,
dictionaries and encyclopedias.

 

2. Google tricks such as using quotes to search
for a specific phrase or the tilde to search for
synonyms of a word can be lifesavers, but not if you
can’t remember them. The Google Cheat Sheet, a list of
commonly used operators, deserves a spot next to your
monitor. www.google.com/help/cheatsheet.html

 

3. What does Google ”think” of you? Find out
at ââ?¬Å?Googlismââ?¬Â, where the search results for a word or
phrase are analyzed and your “who,” “what,” “when” or
“where” query is answered. www.googlism.com

 

4. The Google Zeitgeist keeps track of what’s
being searched for at that moment. Check out the
search terms gaining in popularity or head to the
archives to see what was hot a few years ago.
www.google.com/press/zeitgeist.html

 

5. Want to know when people are talking about
you? Create a Google Alert for your name and Google
will e-mail you whenever a news or search item pops up
with you in it. www.google.com/alerts

 

 

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