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Is Apple becoming the new Microsoft? Is Google the Good Guy

Wall Street Journal’s Holman Jenkins Jr. has accused Apple Inc of having a strategy of little more than “zero-sum maneuvering versus hated rivals.” Critics had claimed on the very day of iPad’s launch that it is a DRM haven. He argues that Apple’s decision to ship it’s latest product iPad without Flash is an attempt [...]

Get paid to find bugs in Chrome, Firefox

Google in its Chrome Blog has announced rewards to developers who discover and report the bugs to Google. This is in line with Mozilla’s Security Bug Bounty Program where you can earn US$ 500 for reporting a new bug in the latest version of FireFox , ThunderBird and other software. Google’s cash reward like Mozilla’s [...]

How to shorten your URL using Google’s Goo.gl

Google has launched its own url shortening service Goo.gl. However, Google URL Shortener is currently available for Google products and not for broader consumer use. There is, fortunately, a trick to get your blog url shortened using Goo.gl. You must use Feedburner for your feeds. Just go to your Feeds -> Publicize -> Socialize and [...]

Browser Size: Google’s new tool to see how others view your website

Google has launched a new tool to help you visualize how your visitors view your site. From Google blog “In a newspaper, the most important story is featured on the front page. If it’s a really important piece, then it’s placed “above the fold,” which means you can find it on the top half of [...]

How to Make Your Wave Public

Use with:public in search to find public waves. Use whatever search term you like after the with:public to find the wave you want. egs with:public Lifehacker. You can also use has:image , has:gadget to refine your search. In order to make a wave public add public@a.gwave.com to your contacts list. To do so, click the + [...]

The Chinese have fooled Google

Update: Google has started banning everyone using this trick. It is however working with Adbrite network. I cannot vouch for this but the news comes from a person who I trust and it was he who told me about the software in the first place. I , personally, have never tried out this software. You [...]

Get notified about Google wave invites immediately

If you are like me and millions over the world who are waiting for a google wave invite, then here is a trick for you. You might have known by now that many are selling their invites on eBay. If you have no problem with spending money, you can buy one. But if you want [...]

Download E-books sold via Clickbank for free using Google

Clickbank is the world largest seller of digital products. Most of these products are of course E-books in .PDF format. Now, to download the e-books you just have to use Google search. For this you must have some basic knowledge of operators or you can use advanced search. You can not only use Google to [...]

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