Google started out as a search engine. Slowly but surely, over the past 10 years, they have infiltrated many areas of our Internet life; email, blogging, video, finances, shopping and many more.
A lot of these things require a Google Account. Not everyone can use their Gmail account name for this and have to sign up for one. Some people do not know how to do this. And Just Google It steps in…
Last week Google launched the SearchWiki feature, “a way for you to customize search by re-ranking, deleting, adding, and commenting on search results” as titled by Google, “a way to clutter your minimalist search results and throw away market share” as titled by Just Google It.
Although Google intended for this new tool to improve users search experience and enhance the relevance of the sites on offer, it has got a bit of a bashing around the Internet, not least from TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington in his ‘Google, It Wasn’t Broke’ blog rant. The main problem with SearchWiki is that once you’ve accepted to use it, Google offers you no way back, so we offer to show you how to turn it off.
Arrington advises his blog readers
Today we reported that Google had released lots of themes for its mail platform, Gmail.
Now we will show you how to set a Google theme such as Ninja or Candy for your inbox. Its simpler than enabling Google Mail Goggles or Remember The Milk as seen in previous just Google It walkthroughs.
Step 1: Log into your Gmail account
Log into your Gmail account by going to gmail.com or googlemail.com, you choose, and enter your username and password.
Google is the first port of call for finding anything on the web – or at least it is for around 80% of search engine users. Some of you may be aware of some Google tricks, such as using “exact quotes” to find your keywords in a precise order, but there are many hidden gems.
Save yourself some time with these Google tips which will help streamline your search and uncover ways to use Google you never knew were possible!
While looking at my blog stats it would seem that some people are looking to know how to activate Google’s newest attention-grabber Mail Goggles. It then dawned on me that all the stories I have read about it talk about what it does, but not how to turn it on. So I thought I’d help with my step-by-step guide…
Step 1: Log into your Gmail account
Log into your Gmail account by going to gmail.com or googlemail.com, you choose, and enter your username and password.
If you’re a person who loves the tips Lifehacker et al provide on saving time (while you waste time browsing their pages!) then you’ll love these little tips.
Gmail is rather functional and I find that my time is not taken up by useless tasks. However, there is still room for squeezing some more time out of the famous Google inbox; mouseless navigation.
There are numerous shortcuts that can be used to navigate, organise, write, send and archive, all from the comfort of your keyboard. The even got a mention on the Official Gmail Blog. Just Google It explains and tests them out… Read the rest of this entry »
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