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Wishing everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year!

January 2, 2012 Karthi Google

I wish all my readers and everyone a very happy and a prosperous New Year 2012! May this year be more fruitful and exciting than the last year.

Google New Year Celebrations!

Google New Year Celebrations!

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Google Says Merry Christmas to All!

December 24, 2011 Karthi Google

As with every new year, Google is back with a new Doodle this festive season. This year has been the most elaborate Doodle for Christmas we have seen in the last two years. The new Doodle with neon lights and a Christmas jingle playing along has been the best doodle so far. Usually Google wishes its users before the Christmas begins with simple doodle images. Also this year, Google has been started harnessing the power of HTML5.

Google Christmas Doodle 2010

Google Christmas Doodle 2010

Google Christmas Doodle

Google Christmas Doodle 2011

Google Doodle first begun when the one of the founder of Google, Larry Page, designed the first Doodle for the Burning Man festival. Recently Google has also started selling Doodles where users can buy Doodles from its website – DoodlesonDemand.

Check out the rest of the Doodles from Google.

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Google Related – A New Feature from Google Toolbar

August 18, 2011 Karthi Google

I came across an interesting feature that Google has launched in its toolbar. The basic premise of this service is that whenever you search for anything via Google, say a music band you like or a restaurant to eat or things to buy, Google Related will help you in finding out the best possible options by showing ‘related’ stuff in its mini bar at the bottom of the screen (similar to Wibiya toolbar and the likes).

You don’t need to leave the page and just go through the information that the toolbar provides. However, it seems that you need to install Google Toolbar in your web browser in order to access it. Check out the video they have created which explains about this service.

Google Related Video
 
This toolbar will remain minimized and will open only when user hovers his mouse on top of it. The official blog post which has talked about this feature also notes that Google will track the URLs you visit in order to serve you relevant search results in future.
 
This feature is also available as a Chrome add-on which you can install it from here.
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Gmail Preview Pane now available

August 6, 2011 Karthi Google

Today as I was looking through some of the options available in GMail labs and I came across this – Preview Pane. Its basically like the preview pane you get in Outlook or Thunderbird but with a small twist. You get to see the entire list of conversation happening and it also  seems to update quite easily when a new reply is received.

I am posting here a couple of screenshots I took from my email account. To enable this option, go to options on top right corner and click on “Labs” option. Scroll down to Preview Pane and click on ‘Enable’, save the changes and when you go back to your inbox, you see the Preview Pane option enabled on the top right side of your inbox.

Preview Pane available in Gmail Labs

Preview Pane available in Gmail Labs

Gmail Preview Pane in Vertical Mode

Gmail Preview Pane in Vertical Mode

Gmail Preview Pane in Horizontal Mode

Gmail Preview Pane in Horizontal Mode

You can also remove the preview pane option by click on ‘No Split’. You can also set a 3-second “Mark as read” option enabled via Gmail Lab settings according to its official blog.

In my opinion, if you try it using the vertical pane it looks ugly and difficult to navigate through. However, if you use the horizontal split, it works nicely. You can also drag around the split around to keep a view on recent emails and the thread it displays to your comfort level.

Check out the a simple screen cast I made for Gmail’s Preview Pane option:

I find this option to be extremely useful. Go ahead and give this a try and share your thoughts on this in our comments section.

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