Questions about Google on a broad level and which concerns one or more of the following web apps: Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail and Google Voice
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Turning off Google search results indirection
In Google search results, in Firefox or Chrome, I get URLs that go through Google and not directly to the target site. For example, at
http://www.google.com/search?q=foo
the first result is
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Google Apps as an online harddrive?
Google provides some pretty cheap online storage. My organization is interested in using this to host backups of some of our data on the Google Cloud. We may just want to use this as an offsite ...
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2answers
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Google copy link location annoyance? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Turning off Google search results indirection
Sounds like a stupid question, but this really bothers me and I don't see an easy workaround. Every time I need to post ...
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4answers
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How do I figure out my Google OpenID URL?
I'm trying to log in to the CakePHP website using Open ID:
http://ask.cakephp.org/users/login
The most correct looking URL I've found is:
https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id
..but I can't properly ...
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4answers
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Keyboard shortcut to access the first link in a Google search page?
What is the keyboard shortcut to access the first result in a Google search page?
Any "hacks" would be fine, as long as it does not require the mouse.
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Can I exclude spam domains from my search results?
Sometimes when I search for something, there are plenty of links to sites with no content (those who only have the premade templates which the search terms), spammers, and leechers (as in copying ...
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6answers
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Can I change my Gmail email address?
I have a stupidly long email address on Gmail and would like to get it changed, or even just get a new one, but I can't see how. As soon as I log in on Google it knows who I am and signing up for a ...
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2answers
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How can I create a fixed column header in Google Spreadsheet like the first sheet?
How can I create a fixed column header in Google Spreadsheet like the first sheet?
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5answers
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Delete photo in Gmail/Google profile without uploading another?
I want to delete the photo associated with my Gmail account without adding another photo. I tried doing this in Google profile, but I could only find the option to upload a different photo (which I ...
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2answers
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How can I get a warning if someone try to hack my Gmail account?
Is there a hidden feature in Gmail, that let you know each time someone has tried to login to your account with a wrong password?
LogMeIn has this feature. Is there something like that in Google ...
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1answer
1k views
How do I search for “do a barrel roll” without Google … doing a barrel roll?
My brother and I used to play Star Fox 64 when we were kids, and when we did dog fights, we always loved doing barrel rolls
so I decided to search for the quote that they always said the game in ...
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6answers
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URL format for Google's I'm Feeling Lucky
I have 3 or 4 keywords I want to send from my PHP page to Google and return one page as if I had gone on to Google's site and searched using "I'm feeling lucky."
Does anyone know how to supply the ...
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2answers
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How to use Google's web cache to view a page [duplicate]
I have this Google webcache link of Forbes.com here:
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3answers
782 views
Google Reader alternatives with feature requests
After trying out some suggestions in similar questions, here are some feature must-haves*:
Import from Google Reader.
If it's web based, Firefox and Chrome compatible.
If it's an application, Linux, ...
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3answers
6k views
Does Google read my email?
I'm considering getting a Gmail account. I've always been hesitant about privacy with Google, though, and especially with the new privacy policy (which is hard to understand), I have some questions:
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2answers
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How can I change my default/main calendar in Google Calendar?
Every time someone sends me an invitation it goes to my default (poorly-named) Google calendar.
I can't delete that calendar because it's my default.
I can't make events go to my other calendars ...
11
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2answers
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Is there a way to tell Google to speak to me in English, instead of German? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to test google.com outside the US?
I live in Switzerland, and Google insists on speaking to me in German instead of English. I don't understand German. It's so ...
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1answer
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How to search something on across multiple sites with a single Google query?
I tried
(search term site:stackoverflow.com) OR (search term site:superuser.com) OR (search term site:stackexchange.com)
search term site:stackoverflow.com,superuser.com,stackexchange.com
search ...
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4answers
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Training my Google search skills: Is there any competition webapp?
The best way to become a chess champion is to play against champions.
Similarly, I want to improve my Google search skills, but I have no champion around to compete against.
Is there a webapp that ...
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2answers
2k views
What are best practices for organizing Google Docs for the enterprise?
My company has 20 people. We all use Google Docs. As I continue to get Docs sent my way, I'm organizing them (via collections), but I realize everyone else is organizing them as well. This is a great ...
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3answers
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How can I stop Gmail from serving me auto translations based on my IP address?
When I go to Gmail website (FireFox, if this info is needed) with a different IP (IP from Germany), they automatically translate the page to German.
How do I stop this behavior (in other words I want ...
10
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1answer
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Is it possible to find out *who* created a short Google URL (like goo.gl/something)?
I was wondering: is it possible for other people to find out who created a short goo.gl URL (that I created using my own Google account)? That is, can they trace it back to my Google account?
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What “address book” web app would you recommend?
I am currently using gmail contacts.
Is there anything better to try in the market ? (and if you can describe their pros and cons in a few words that would be cool)
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5answers
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How does YouTube know my Google identity without my explicitly connecting?
I've found that recently when I visit YouTube, I am automatically logged in with my Google/Gmail Account. I don't like this at all. I do not want my video browsing history tied up with my Google ...
10
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1answer
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How do I untrust a computer with Google two-factor authentication?
I use google's two factor authentication to send my phone text messages with a string of 6 numbers every time I log into a computer that isn't mine. It has worked well so far until today.
Today, I ...
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1answer
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Where can I find a list of the sites I've +1'ed?
If I go to my Google dashboard I can see the most recent +1 I made (below), but where can I find all the other websites/pages I've +1'ed?
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What can you NOT find on Google?
Google claims to be fair, and it is in the company's interest (most of the time) to scour the Internet for anything and everything that its spiders can access. I want to know:
What type of ...
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3answers
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How can I access google.com outside the US?
I live in the UK, and whenever I visit google.com I am redirected to google.co.uk, but I want to see my website's rankings on the US version (I presume the results are different). Is there a way to do ...
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7answers
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How to access Google Apps mail from within personal Gmail account
I have a personal Gmail account which I use for personal mails and a Google Apps mail account by my employer which I use for my professional mails. It want to access my Google Apps mails from my ...
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5answers
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Download Files to Google Docs?
Is there a way to download a .PDF or whatever in such a way that it would skip my local machine and be directly uploaded to Google docs?
If that's not possible, is there some solution where I can set ...
9
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1answer
2k views
How do I search an image with specific resolution using new Google Image Search
As you know, there was an option available in Google Image Search known as Search image with specific screen resolution, option name as Exactly but recently Google changed the approach and am not ...
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2answers
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How to export from Google Wave?
Seeing as how Google today posted an article implying that Google Wave may quite possibly be shut down after the end of 2010, I am now looking for ways in which I might export the data contained in my ...
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1answer
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Limit Google “trusted computer” auth cookies to 30 days
It looks like Google's two-factor authentication has switched to using long-expiration cookies for remembering "trusted" user agents, instead of the 30 day expiration previously used. This seems ...
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2answers
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How can I get rid of the “+You” tab on every single page from Google?
I've just been forced to leave Google Plus and Google Profile. As such, I'd like to not have "+You" leading every single page from Google.
Is there any way to do so without resorting on client side ...
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6answers
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Convert time zones with Google?
Can I convert time zone calculations (18:30 CEST to GMT+1 for example) with google?
Are there other usable web-applications to do that kind of job?
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1answer
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Does Google log your search to your Google account?
When I go google.com and do a search while being logged in to my Gmail account (or Google account). does Google log that search to that specific account or will it only log that search to the ...
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3answers
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Google 2-step verification from 2 devices
How can I add a second device to a Google account to generate the one time password with?
I have added my iPhone (with the Google Authenticator app) during the 2-step verification setup wizard but I ...
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4answers
491 views
What will Google do with my data?
When I give data like Email, documents or my search history to Google I trust that they will
keep my data secure (from hackers, employees, foreign governments, etc.)
keep it private
only use it for ...
8
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1answer
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How does Bing know the terms that I had recently Googled in the past month?
After I typed "a" into Bing, a list of terms that I had recently queried in Google appeared in purple.
How does Bing know what terms I recently Googled?
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1answer
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How can I use Google as OpenID provider after Google +?
For Google+ users, the www.google.com/profiles/me URL redirects to the user's Google+ profile. How can I use Google as my OpenID provider now?
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4answers
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Re-Associate YouTube Account
My YouTube account, which I use actively (both for watching and posting videos), is currently associated with my old AOL address. When I sign in to YouTube, that's what I use in the "username" field.
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6answers
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Alternatives to Google webapps? [closed]
I find myself using Google products most of the time. These are Google Search, GMail, Reader, Picasa, Groups, Documents, Maps, Translate and so on... They are not bad generally, but I think I might be ...
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2answers
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Google Map Satellite view
A very basic question on Google Map -> Satellite view.
How often does the view get updated? every few hours or so? Does the view look different in the morning and in the evening? ( I didn't check it ...
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3answers
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Does Google+ actually delete content I want deleted, or do they just hide it, like Facebook?
I always had a vague notion that when one deletes a post or comment in Facebook that they don't actually delete it. Instead, behind the scenes they simply mark it to not display.
This irked me ...
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2answers
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Creating a filter in Gmail that applies more that one label
I've been using Filters for a while in Gmail but have always been wondering if such a feature is available. Is it possible to somehow have a Gmail filter apply more than one label?
As you can see ...
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3answers
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What happens when you use your Google Account for Trello?
I can't seem to find an explanation or detail on what happens, what is synchronized, if, when you use Trello with a Gmail or Google account? Can you synch the Task list? Calendars? Emails? Where does ...
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How does Google keep web history?
Say I search for something in Google and click on a few results. After some time, if I again search for same thing, the search results show the earlier clicked links with different colours and ...
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How does Amazon know what I have been searching on Google?
I was just browsing at some products on Amazon, without being logged in to Amazon, and then I noticed at the bottom the 'Recent Searches' box - which showed searches I had made from Google and had ...
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2answers
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Can I have some shortcut for language and area change in Google search?
When I try to search in another language, I click Advanced Search → Languages → specific language. It is a little tiresome if I repeat this for different langauges, and different key words. I wonder ...
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How to change links of the Google bar?
I'm using Chrome, and I want to change the links of the bar, but I don't know how. It could be a Greasemonkey script, but I don't know how to write it.
