Google recently implemented a new feature on their maps page that allows users to overlay roads on satellite images. Just click on the “Hybrid” button next to the “Satellite” button on the maps. It seems to be more accurate than swtichign between the two old views.
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Google Currency
Google now offers currency conversion among its calculator features. For example, the current exchange from one Canadian dollar to US dollars is 81.07 cents.
GMail RSS
I just realised today that GMail has an RSS feed. It seems it only works on unread messages in the inbox, however. No read messages and no archived new messages.
GMail Folders
I love using GMail. It’s easy to use and is accessible from home and work. Plus it has more disk space than Hotmail and doesn’t use up room on my computer. I moved all of my mailing lists over to GMail. One thing I noticed after moving all the mailing lists over was the absence… Continue reading GMail Folders
My Search History
Google is advancing personal search. The new Google service, available starting Wednesday on Google Labs, tracks every search users have done when they are signed on to My Search History and it also lets them search all the pages they’ve found using Google.com’s search engine. Users will be able to review the full text of… Continue reading My Search History
Google Maps in the UK & Ireland
Google has gone outside of North america for Google Maps. It now includes the UK and Ireland. I’m delighted to introduce Google Local UK and Google Maps UK. The Google UK office and a few of us homesick Brits in California have been helping out with the development.
Google Q&A
Google just released a new search feature called Google Q&A that allows user to ask a question and receive an answer based on compiled information around the web. Have you ever needed a piece of info right now? Today we’re excited to introduce Google Q&A. We’ve pulled together facts from all over the Web to… Continue reading Google Q&A
Google Changes Search Limit
I do not know when it happened, but at some point, Google changed their search query word limit from 10 words to 32 words. Good. There have been a few instances where i needed more than 10 words. Thanks, Google.
Google Satellite Maps
When will it end? In an effort to out pace Yahoo! Maps, Google has now implemented integration of satellite imagery with Google Maps. Users can now switch between the traditional map view and the satellite view. So now not only can you use Google Maps to see how to get to a location, you can… Continue reading Google Satellite Maps
Google Video
Apparently, Google release a service called Google Video in January. Users can enter a search term and Google Video will return video stills from TV shows where the search term occurred. Click on the TV show and you will receive excerpts from the show’s transcript and timestamps for all the times the search term occurred… Continue reading Google Video