Gmail recently made a lot of changes to its layout. One of them was to replace the toolbar buttons from text to icons. However many users didn't like this change for one reason or another. So, Google has put an option to revert this change. Here is how to restore the old buttons.
When you are logged into Google or YouTube every video you search and watch is logged in your account. According to the new privacy policy of Google this data can be used to server you with relevant advertisements. If for this reason or another you don't want to be tracked, in this guide I will show you how to clear all logs and prevent Google from logging you.
In a previous guide I have shown you how to import Facebook birthdays to Google Calendar. In this guide I will show you how to similarly export Facebook events to Google Calendar. This way you can always stay informed and get notified easily for events you want to attend. Moreover if you have synchronized Google Calendar with your Android Calendar you can view Facebook events in your Android phone or tablet. So, let's get started.
Facebook is a very good way to always remember your friends birthdays. However if you have a lot of time to log in your Facebook account you might forget some of them. If you are using Google Calendar to organize your everyday life I will show you how to import Facebook birthdays to Google Calendar. This way you can use your calendar's notifications and alerts in order not to forget your friends birthdays. The following guide is also a very good way to view birthdays in Android's calendar by simply synchronizing it with Google Calendar. A lot of my friends who have recently started using Android were asking me how to do this. So let's get started!
Keyboard shortcuts save you time by helping you quickly do common tasks. Google Reader, the well known web RSS reader has a lot of them to help you navigate through your feeds and control them without having to leave the keyboard and catch the mouse. Here is a list with the most helpful keyboard shortcuts for Google Reader.
If you have an Android or iOS device most probably you have played Cut the Rope. In case you don't know it Cut the Rope is a physics based puzzle game. The goal is to feed a monster with kindes which are hanging by ropes by cutting them. Microsoft along with the developers of zeptolab published a browser version of this game during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
If you use YouTube to listen to music while you are browsing the web you might finding pausing a video or adjusting volume a little difficult if you have many tabs open. Video Controller is an extension for Chrome that places a simple control panel on your toolbar to quickly pause or adjust volume regardless of which tab the video is in. If you're using playlists, you can also quickly skip or replay songs without having to switch back to the original tab. If no videos are open, Video Controller automatically links you to YouTube, so you don’t have to seperately open it.