Published on 15 Sep 2008 in: Software & Internet
As you type into the search box, Google Suggest guesses what you’re typing and offers suggestions in real time with a small drop down menu directly under the search box. It is similar to the “Did you mean?” feature Google has had on the search result pages
When you type: “stocks ” Google Suggest might offer: “stocks and shares” “stocks to buy”
Try it out at http://www.google.com/
Published on 11 Sep 2008 in: Software & Internet
Google Chrome Browser has lots of built-in keyboard shortcuts like Firefox.
* (Chrome only) Ctrl+B toggles the bookmarks bar on and off.
* (Chrome only) Shift+Escape opens Google Chrome’s Task Manager.
* Ctrl+L to move your cursor to the address bar.
* Ctrl+K moves your cursor to the address bar to enter a Google search.
* Ctrl+T opens a new tab.
* Ctrl+N opens a new window.
* Ctrl+Shift+T opens the last closed tab.
* (Chrome only) Ctrl+Shift+N opens a new window in “Incognito Mode.”
* Ctrl+Tab cycles through open tabs; Ctrl+Shift+Tab reverse cycles through open tabs.
* Ctrl+J opens the Downloads tab.
* Ctrl+W closes the current tab.
* Ctrl+R refreshes the current page.
* Ctrl+H opens the History tab.
* Alt+Home loads your homepage.
* Ctrl+1 through 9 switches to a particular open tab position.
* Ctrl++, Ctrl+-, Ctrl+0 Enlarges, reduces, and restores default text sizes, respectively.
[ The Power User’s Guide to Google Chrome ]
Published on 11 Sep 2008 in: Software & Internet
Ctrl+N Open a new window
Ctrl+Shift+N Open a new window in incognito mode
Press Ctrl, and click a link Open link in a new tab
Press Shift, and click a link Open link in a new window
Alt+F4 Close current window
Ctrl+T Open a new tab
Ctrl+Shift+T Reopen last tab closed (remembers 10)
Drag link to tab Open link in specified tab
Drag link to space between tabs Open link in a new tab
Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+8 Switch to the tab at the specified position number. The number you press represents a position on the tab strip.
Ctrl+9 Switch to the last tab
Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+PgDown Switch to the next tab
Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+PgUp Switch to the previous tab
Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4 Close current tab or pop-up
Alt+Home Open your homepage
Ctrl+O, then select file Open a file from your computer in Google Chrome
Published on 06 Sep 2008 in: Software & Internet
How many Google Searches per day ?
Google wants to be a worldwide data center that stores every piece of personal and corporate information. Google is pushing cloud computing to accomplish this.
In 1998, Google handled 10,000 searches a day and 500,000 a day in 1999. According to research group comScore estimates that Google hosted 235 million searches a day in July of this year (2008).