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10 Very Useful Google Services You Should Know

Posted on 18. Feb, 2010 by Alex.Braz.

In only a few years Google has become the king of the Web. It went from a college research project to the most popular search engine that rakes in billions of dollars every year. They’ve expanded to mobile, OSs and, in the past few days, promising the fastest broadband Internet to thousands of homes in the States.

We use the Google search engine on a daily basis, but Google has lots of other great services out there.  Recently, we talked about 5 Great and Unknown Google Products.  I want to dive back into that topic and share a few more services that Google has going that you should know about.

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Top 5 Google Chrome Extensions

Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by UzEE.

About 16 months ago, Google took the world by surprise, when it announced its intention of launching a web browser of its own. Touting it as the web browser for the next generation, Google made several innovations and modifications to the architecture and style of the existing web browsers.

Google Chrome is based on the Webkit layout engine, which is known for its excellent rendering speeds. Besides that, Google introduced a number of other features and enhancements such as the JavaScript processing engine V8, and insanely fast loading speeds along with other improvements such as sandboxing and private browsing mode for improved security. Even though Chrome had all the ingredients for a perfect browser, it still lacks when it comes to add-ons or extensions.

While Google Chrome is still no where near Mozilla Firefox when it comes to extension support, there are still some pretty good add-ons out there which can greatly enhance your browsing experience. Here’s my list of the top 5 extensions that are a must have if you are a Google Chrome user.

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How To Get Listed on Wikipedia

Posted on 13. Jan, 2010 by Guest Post.

For anyone that doesn’t know, Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia that covers just about every topic you can think of. Unlike previous encyclopedias that were maintained by paid teams of professional researchers, Wikipedia relies solely on a massive worldwide community of volunteers.

Because of this, creditability and readership used to be an area of concern. But in the past few years, it is estimated that traffic has risen by about 170%, and they’ve been cited as a source for many publications.

An important source of this traffic growth has stemmed from the fact that Google seems to hold Wikipedia in very high esteem and ranks its pages very well for a number of valuable keywords.  If you can get your company listed on just a few Wikipedia pages, it can drive a noticeable amount of traffic to your web site.

However there is more to it than just submitting a link and profile!

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LostInTechnology Holiday 2009 Gift Ideas

Posted on 25. Nov, 2009 by Kyle Judkins.

I’m trying something a little new this holiday season.  I’ve put together a list of holiday gift ideas using the Amazon Affiliate program.  Buying gifts is never an easy thing, but I hope my list will help you find something worth buying.

The gifts are divided up by price range, so you can look for the items that are within your budget.  Here are the different ranges.

• $100 or less
• $500 or less
• Over $500

Each group only includes a few items, but they are all items that are either on my wish list or that I already own.

What does everyone think of this idea?  Do you like my suggestions?  Add your suggestions in the comments, and I will make another section with reader suggestions.

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10 Great Ways to Use Evernote

Posted on 02. Sep, 2009 by Ellie Harrison.

Evernote is a free tool for your computer, cell phone, iPhone and online that allows you to collect and store information from just about anywhere and access it from just about everywhere. Your information is synced across platforms, too.

It is easy to look at Evernote and wonder, “What am I going to do with all of this white space!” But, I believe if you think of Evernote like a regular notebook, you can make great use of it and begin to improve your life.

Let’s find out the best ways to use Evernote to get the most out of it.

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Best Free Remote Desktop Alternatives

Posted on 26. Aug, 2009 by UzEE.

I often have to travel a lot between my home city, and my university which are more than 300 miles apart. On top of that, I don’t carry around a notebook or a netbook (I don’t even want to get in the discussion of why) so I usually have a tough time when I want something from one of my computers at home while I’m at the university.

Sure I do use cloud storage for important files, but sometimes we need more than just files and data, like for example, I might want to make some changes to my Home Server which is only accessible through the PCs on my Home network.

In these types of situations, I turn to a Remote Desktop Connection program which allows me to connect to my PC from anywhere in the world as long as I have Internet. It even works on the iPhone. Windows has a Remote Desktop Connection solution built into it, but we will be looking at the alternatives.

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60 Search Engine Alternatives to Google

Posted on 14. Jul, 2009 by Alex.Braz.

When it comes to search engines, Google is the first one that comes to our minds. There seems to be nothing it can’t find. Okay, except for the meaning of life and other important questions, perhaps. But mostly it can find everything that inhabits the Internet. “Are there alternatives?”, one would ask. Just like children ask their parents, if they can find their recommended amount of B vitamins anywhere else than in spinach.

Well, yes there are. Even if it sounds impossible that there are websites that can do something better than the praised search engine that invented a verb, they exist. At least 60, as a matter of fact. Of course, Google is able to help you with music, photos, shopping, movies, videos and so on, but other services can do it more efficiently.

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Ultimate Freeware List: Web Browsers

Posted on 16. Jun, 2009 by srikanth.

The ultimate freeware list concept has been received well by users. We thank you for your incredible support, and we are planning to give something in return (very) soon. Do subscribe to our feed, so that you don’t miss out any of the latest updates on Lost In Technology.

If you have missed the ultimate freeware list(s) previously, we are sure you missed the crux of Lost In Technology. We covered the ultimate list of Media Players and Application Launchers.

This time, we are geared up with the ultimate list of Web Browsers. Crawling every browser we can from the insanely popular Firefox to the lesser known Abaco and almost every web browser in between.

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