Wow! Just found out about this awesome new site from Microsoft that lets you Google things faster…
Via Gizmodo
Posts Tagged Google
Google it with Bing
Jun 28
This is why I love BRAN, the tech podcast by Aussie journos Angus Kidman, Nathan Taylor and Roulla Yiaccoumi: a quote from the latest episode (90): "Every site Sensis has rolled out is … let's not mince words… TOTAL SHIT…"
I couldn't agree more. I was amazed at what abject shit the new version of Whereis is compared to Google Maps. Yellow Pages is equally useless… I hate the way when you're trying to find a plumber in your area, the first 50 results are always massive contractor companies with a 1800 number that cover the entire state. The sooner Google's business directories supplant telco directories, the better. Google gets search, and that's what directories are all about from the end user's perspective.
Speaking of search, Sensis' shit search engine… why do they even bother? Microsoft can't make the smallest dent in people's loyalty to Google, and that's with them having full control of Windows so they can sucker in people who use the default settings in Internet Explorer.
Why doesn't Sensis just shrivel up and die, in the face of the superior competition?
Google Apps Toolbar
Oct 27
With the latest version of Google's toolbar for Firefox and IE, you can set it to create new messages in GMail when you click an email address on a web page. But, confoundingly, it only works with Gmail — not the premium, $50-per-account-per-year Google Apps version of Gmail.
Fortunately the following blogs have instructions on how to hack the Toolbar very easily to point to your Google Apps account rather than Gmail.
Tokyo Genki Blog — Google Apps Gmail + Google Toolbar
RedPrimary — customise Google Toolbar for Google Apps Gmail (make sure you read the first comment posted as well — and follow the tip there.)
