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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Is Google Authenticator really a second authorization factor?
Google Authenticator uses static security key to generate time-based one-time-passwords.
This makes security key to be equivalent (in term of usage) to usual password.
As two passwords are ...
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1answer
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Create a column of date in Google Spreadsheet [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to extend series of dates in Google Docs?
Is there a way to create a column of date easily with google speadsheets like with Excel ?
In Excel, enter a date, hold ...
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1answer
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Google Search with Special Character [closed]
What is the output provided by google when we search given below format
"Keywords"
"Keywords"/
"Keywords"/*
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0answers
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Server side filter for Google Search results [closed]
Is there a filter that uses a similar aproach to Chrome's Personal Block List extension, but on server side?
I have improved my user experience using the Personal Block List for Chrome, but my list ...
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2answers
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How can I download all photos from Instant Upload?
I've been uploading via Instant Upload from my Android phone now for about a year. There are many photos and now I want to download them all to my computer. However, I can't download them all because ...
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1answer
348 views
Google seach query without omitting similar results
Many times google omits search results which are similar (you can click on the last results page to show the omitted ones). How can I query google search without omitting the similar?
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How to make Google's interface always be in your chosen language across products - not just search
I would like to reference and revisit the following post - How do you make Google's interface always be in your chosen language? - that has yet to be answered sufficiently.
Unfortunately none of ...
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1answer
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Is this email from Google Wallet spam, fraud, or legitimate?
I have just received an email from Google wherein they are asking for my physical address so that I can continue to use my Google Wallet account. This is strange since I have never used Google Wallet. ...
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0answers
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Why is Google not accepting my phone number?
I'm trying to create a Google account but I fail the verification. The problem is that I get this message:
This phone number format is not recognized. Please check the country and number.
I have ...
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0answers
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How can one bounce (remail) from gmail (like I do in mutt)? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I bounce messages (not forward, but a true bounce) in Gmail?
I use 'b'ounce all the time in mutt to pass bureaucratic mail to where it needs to go. gmail users keep ...
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1answer
448 views
Why does GMail login go through youtube.com?
For a while I've noticed that Google logins (or, at least, GMail logins) always redirect through to "youtube.com" Is Google handling all logins from youtube.com? If so, why?
(wasn't sure if I should ...
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1answer
412 views
Which popular/high-profile web applications support two-factor authentication? [closed]
I'm aware that both Google and Facebook offer two-factor authentication, by sending an SMS to your phone under certain circumstances.
What other popular or high-profile web applications support ...
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How can I reduce/ remove YouTube results in Google search?
I've noticed YouTube videos getting a lot of 'love' from Google in recent searches. This is actually quite annoying. One recent search yielded 10 unrelated videos on page one!
Is it possible to ...
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0answers
333 views
Undeliverable email warning not forwarded from gmail
I have a Google Mail account which should forward all emails to my main email account.
It works in 99% of cases with my current filters:
Matches: is:spam Do this: Never send it to Spam
Matches: ...
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2answers
991 views
Prevent many results from same domain in Google search
A few months ago Google changed their default behavior so that there is no limit to the number of results listed from the same domain. Previously, it would list one or two results and provide a link ...
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1answer
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In Google bookmarks, how to rename a tag to two new tags?
In Google bookmarks, how to rename a tag to two new tags? I.e. for each of the bookmark tagged 'foo', I'd like 'foo' deleted for it and two new tags 'new1' and 'new2' added.
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1answer
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Google Doodle - technical details [closed]
I would love to know how the dynamic google doodles work. The recent olympic doodles are of really a interest to me :)
Here is the link for technical details, on how the doodle works for one of the ...
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3answers
330 views
How can I prioritize files to transfer using Google Drive (or similar software)? [closed]
Is it possible to prioritize files to transfer using Google Drive, or with one of its competitors such as AeroFS or Dropbox? I'd like to be able to choose which files and folders to synchonize first, ...
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1answer
229 views
Can you apply a filter to Google Docs / Drive to reveal all files shared to anybody?
In Google Drive, searching by visibility, my options are:
Public
Anyone with a link
Private
Not shared
None of these options allow me to search all files shared to specific people only (i.e. ...
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0answers
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Google Remarketing list reset to 0. All I did was copy the code to another page
I am in the process of learning the ropes with Google Remarketing. I had a list set up on one of my sites with the required code, and it had about 20 in the list. I had the code placed on my homepage ...
3
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3answers
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How can I request a Google pseudonym?
I am looking to request a Google pseudonym. I am just looking for where I can submit this request to.
If anyone is curious, I am looking to have soandos be my psudonym for my Gmail account. (~30,000 ...
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1answer
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Google Apps Email for new Primary Youtube Email
I have a YouTube account that I want to change the primary email for but every time I try to add a alternate address it says it is already associated with another google account.
The email is a ...
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1answer
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Create input field in Google Docs form allowing only images
I need to make a Google Doc form, in which the users need to upload an image. Is it possible to do so using Google Docs form? If yes, then how?
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1answer
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How can I link 2 cells in Google Docs in the same document, on the same spreadsheet?
How can I link 2 cells in Google Docs in the same document, on the same spreadsheet?
I have a headings and every time I have to scroll down to the one I need. Can I create some kind of "header" on ...
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0answers
335 views
Google Calendar Delegates?
I've decided to start using my Google Calendar through iCal on my Mac. Although I've got a question regarding an annoying issue I'm having.
When I go about adding calendars to my Google Calendar and ...
3
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1answer
255 views
How to get a Google Profiles name?
I already have a Google+ profile with this ugly long URL:
https://plus.google.com/106542087505398120198/
I recently discovered in this LifeHacker article that the author has a much shorter Google ...
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0answers
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Displaying Multiple KML Files Using Google Maps
I have multiple .kml files which map basic things like hotels, hospitals etc of a area seperately. I would like to have it displayed on a website with an option for visitors to choose as to which type ...
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1answer
127 views
Why do YouTube results in a Google search lead to a redirect page?
I've noticed recently (last few weeks) that when I click on a youtube video from a Google search I get taken to a redirect page (happens instantly) before I actually land on the video on youtube.com. ...
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1answer
110 views
alternative to “Google Site” for free? [closed]
I have started creating a webpage on google site and really like it. However, I need to protect who is able to see it. I know there is the option that only of only people with the link can see the ...
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My Google account does not open in my android phone but opens in computer. What should I do? [closed]
My Google account opens in computer but when I try to open in android phone using same username and password it does not open. I changed my password several times and tried to log in but it didn't ...
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2answers
488 views
How to get unpersonalized results in Google?
I want to see a "normal" SERP, not affected by Google's custom search algorithms. I know that Google algorithms are pervasive (web history, mail, chat, cooky, IP...).
What can I do to see "normal" ...
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How can I set up a Google Apps email address to forward?
I have tried following the instructions here, but when I get to step 4:
In the Email routing section, click Add another destination.
I can't proceed because there is no Email routing section.
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Using “Google Web History” to create a “My Interests Graph”. Is there any tool/methodology to make this?
I'd like to have a graphical representation of my interest. I think that my interests are somehow represented in my search queries. My search queries are logged in Google Web History.
So I wonder if ...
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1answer
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Google Drive, child folder into multiple parent folders
I need to put a child folder in multiple parent folders. I used to be able to do it in Google Docs, but for some reason now, holding the ctrl key and moving or just moving, it removes it from one and ...
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Random Signature in Gmail
Well all the old instructions to allow me to put a random quote in my gmail sig do not work anymore. Gmail has changed, gmail labs has retired "random signature."
Does anybody know a way to do it ...
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2answers
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Gmail “suspicious sign-in prevented ”. Suspicious or not?
Yesterday I got an email from Google saying that my Hotmail adress had been compromised. Snip below.
Someone recently tried to use an application to sign in to your Google Account, ...
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1answer
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How to open MS Office docs with Google Drive by default?
Is it possible to set up Google Drive to open my .docx, .pptx, etc files by default like how it works with Google Docs files? I don't have MS Office installed so it's pretty annoying to have to upload ...
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1answer
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Is it possible to stop Google Search from censoring search suggestions?
I've noticed that some search suggestions (such as "The Pirate Bay", and various "swear words") are now being censored, i.e., not appearing in search suggestions despite being popular queries. Is ...
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0answers
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How can I find cached file of Google Chrome? [closed]
What I want to do is making application that uses chrome cache file which is saved in local disk.
(Only separate cached file. e.g. f_001bf0)
ChromeCacheView application is very similar with my ...
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1answer
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What can Google Trends do that Google Insights cannot?
Google has two applications that gives us access to all "Search History".
One is Google Trends and the other is Google Insights.
Does anyone know what can Google Trends do that Google Insights ...
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How did I get notified even though I haven't added anyone in the close friends list?
I got notification on the phone stating "xyz" friend of yours has updated a status. I got to know from someone that when you add specific friends in your close friends list you are notified. When I ...
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1answer
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How can I change my domain registrar in Google Apps?
I had domainA (primary) that was registered under Go Daddy and now it has been moved to a new registrar. Unfortunately, my Google Apps control panel still shows Go Daddy as my primary domain registrar ...
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Is there anyway to group questions on Google Docs so that I can cut and paste the group instead of having to cut and paste them individually?
Is there anyway to group questions on Google Docs so that I can cut and paste the group instead of having to cut and paste them individually? Or could I create a form and then duplicate the form ...
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1answer
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What level of redundancy does Google use for storage of Picasa Web Albums photos?
Is there any available information of the type of storage Google uses for storing the original photos uploaded to Picasa Web Albums? Is it comparable to enterprise grade cloud backup solutions?
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3answers
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How to connect Google Talk with a non-Gmail Google account
I have a non-Gmail Google Account that I use for Google Plus.
In Google Plus, I can chat with my contacts but I wish I could use the Google Talk software to chat outside the browser.
How can I get ...
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1answer
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Is it possible to search for a specific HTML tag within a site using a search engine?
I want to search a single website for pages that do or do not have a canonical URL specified (<link rel='canonical' href='http://www.site.com/pageCannonicalUrl.htm' />). Is it possible to do ...
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Using multiple Google accounts without logging in and out to use [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to Manage Multiple GMail Accounts on the Same PC/Browser?
How do I set up multiple Google accounts so that I do not have to log out one to log in to the other?
I ...
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2answers
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How can I go to previous Google doodles? I want to try solve the Alan Turing doodle
I found this link:
http://www.google.com/doodles/finder/2012/All%20doodles
It does not however let you interact with the interactive doodles, like the Alan Turning code solver.
I want to be able ...
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1answer
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I've installed the Google voice and video chat web browser plugin, but Gmail doesn't detect it
I want to use Google voice and video chat on Iceweasel 10.0.4 on Debian Linux 6.0.5. (Iceweasel is the Firefox derivative that comes with Debian Linux.) I've installed Google's voice-and-video ...
