Tag: Google
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He's 15. And, he creates iTunes Instant
I’m enjoying Google Instant for its speed, suggestions and search results. If you like iTunes (and use its search feature) you might like iTunes Instant. This web-based search engine is developed by Stepen Ou, and he’s 15 now. :) For the features, ideas and some stories behind this application, you can read its manifesto.
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Bloglines will be closed on October 1, 2010
If you use Bloglines, it’s time to move to another RSS reader services/tools. Bloglines will be closed on October 1, 2010. More details about this can be found in a blog post. A little bit background, Bloglines is a web-based RSS reader. It was pretty popular few years ago, and Ask Jeeves acquired this service…
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Ovi Maps Now with Some Improvements: Short URL and Share Location
One of the things I did after I lost my phone was to synchronize some of phone data between my Nokia 5800 XM and E72. Actually, I only keep my contact and maps. About map, I use Ovi Maps provided by Nokia (see also: Yahoo Maps powered by Ovi Maps) After I added a location…
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YouTube Embed with New Player Design
In my previous post, I mentioned about YouTube’s new player design. Right now, it only works on YouTube site — not for videos embed externally. But, with a small modification on its player parameter, we can have the new player design for the video. Example? This is the original embed code: <object width=”560″ height=”340″> <param…
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Flickr Photo Upload using Gravity? This is good!
I have Gravity installed on my Nokia 5800 XM mobile phone, and so far this is one of my favorite application. If you’re not familiar with Gravity, it’s a Twitter client for S60 platform. It also support Foursquare, Facebook and also Google Reader. Very nice! It’s not free, but it’s not expensive also — I…
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Google Font Directory
Google Font Directory lets you browse all the fonts available via the Google Font API. All fonts in the directory are available for use on your website under an open source license and served by Google servers. See also: Quick Start Guide and FAQ page.
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Google TV
Google TV is a new experience made for television that combines the TV you know and love with the freedom and power of the Internet. Watch an overview video below, sign up for updates, and learn more about how to develop for Google TV. “TV meets web. Web meets TV”. Watch video about Google TV…
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Google Calendar has a new look!
I’m using Google Calendar, but not under my Gmail account. I use it under Google Apps service. Right now, if you use use Google Calendar under Gmail account, you should have a new look. After signing-in, I was greeted with this message: We’ve updated Google Calendar to make it more consistent with other Google Apps.…
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Facebook Privacy Settings You Should Know
I’m using Facebook, and found this useful post about privacy settings. In short: Understand your friend lists Remove yourself from Facebook search results Remove yourself from Google Avoid the infamous photo tag mistake Protect your albums Avoid the post-breakup Facebook effect Control what information applications can access Make contact information private Avoid embarrassing wall posts…
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Posterous' New Dashboard
Right now, I only have an active Posterous-powered site. But, if you manage multiple posterous sites, you should love the improvements. Posterous introduced a new dashboard interface. This is a page where you can manage your Posterous sites easier. In September, Posterous already introduced some features. Now, you have more reasons to start using Posterous.…
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Posterouseptember: Posterous Features in September
This September, Posterous blogging service released some new features and improvements. If you’re not familiar with Posterous — or never heard about it before, it’s a service that will help you put something online. You can post text, photos, videos and also documents. The big difference is that you can do it directly from your…