Going gaga over Google
In Pinoy Tech Blog, I've written about my experiences so far with Google Hosting. My new email/IM address, im[spam_me_at]iandexter.net, is hosted by Google. I get to have the same coolness of GMail, among other things.
Google is becoming so pervasive in my computing life. I've installed Google Desktop on Mathilda, which runs on Windows XP. The Desktop app is something similar to Mac's widgets (but, of course, Mac's are better ;)). It's got gazillions of "gadgets" you can add. Right now, I have a to-do list, a scratch pad, a nifty lookup console for Google Talk and GMail, photo slide shows from Mathilda's storage and from web feeds, a system monitor, a WiFi signal monitor, a battery meter, and a slick digital clock.
Using Google's patented search technology, I can look for content on Mathilda and from the web with just a couple of presses of the Ctrl key. The search bar is pretty slick, too, dynamically listing search results as you type in the keywords.
Desktop can also search across computers, if you allow it. Of course, the indexes would have to be copied to Google servers and transmitted to your other computers. I haven't used this yet, but since I already have Desktop on my other computers, I'm planning to. Soon as I learn how to do it.
Other Google tools I've tried: Google Talk, Google Web Accelerator (not that much improvement in my surfing, though), and Google Earth. On the web, I've tried out Notebook, Spreadsheets, Page Creator, Calendar, Webmaster Tools, Analytics, and other Google beta products and services.
Now if only Google would give me an Adsense account. Better yet, hire me. ;)
Google is becoming so pervasive in my computing life. I've installed Google Desktop on Mathilda, which runs on Windows XP. The Desktop app is something similar to Mac's widgets (but, of course, Mac's are better ;)). It's got gazillions of "gadgets" you can add. Right now, I have a to-do list, a scratch pad, a nifty lookup console for Google Talk and GMail, photo slide shows from Mathilda's storage and from web feeds, a system monitor, a WiFi signal monitor, a battery meter, and a slick digital clock.
Using Google's patented search technology, I can look for content on Mathilda and from the web with just a couple of presses of the Ctrl key. The search bar is pretty slick, too, dynamically listing search results as you type in the keywords.
Desktop can also search across computers, if you allow it. Of course, the indexes would have to be copied to Google servers and transmitted to your other computers. I haven't used this yet, but since I already have Desktop on my other computers, I'm planning to. Soon as I learn how to do it.
Other Google tools I've tried: Google Talk, Google Web Accelerator (not that much improvement in my surfing, though), and Google Earth. On the web, I've tried out Notebook, Spreadsheets, Page Creator, Calendar, Webmaster Tools, Analytics, and other Google beta products and services.
Now if only Google would give me an Adsense account. Better yet, hire me. ;)
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