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  • Google’s New Approach to China

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    Google has announced that they’ve stopped censoring their search services—Google Search, Google News, and Google Images—on Google.cn. Users visiting Google.cn are now being redirected to Google.com.hk, that allows uncensored search in simplified Chinese. They’ve also created this new web page, which will be updated regularly each day, so that everyone can see which Google services…

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  • Google Reader Play

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    I love using Google Reader. It helps me keep up with topics I’m interested in or stay up to date with my friends blogs without actually visiting every single one. I’ve tried to tell all my friends about it, but a lot of them still don’t know what it is or are too lazy to…

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  • Google Voicemail Transcriptions

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    This is how Google Voice transcribes a message. This voicemail was left in Chinese by my Auntie Linda, who was inviting me to dinner. Here’s the original: Hey Jen, If I’m doing, Dante at 10 AM. A number on a budget. The basic compiling a list call back. Yeah, okay. Yeah back. Bye bye.

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  • Import Facebook Phone Numbers into Your Google Contacts

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    My coworker Kurt was asking about this so I’ll post it up here: If you have Firefox and GreaseMonkey, then install this script.  Go to your Facebook Phonebook, then in your Firefox menu, go into Tools > GreaseMonkey > User Script Commands… > and you’ll see Export Facebook Phonebook. Extract the data, and then POST…

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  • Merge All Duplicate Contacts in Gmail

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    Google has now added a single button that merges all your duplicate contacts at once. To clean up your contact list in one fell swoop, just click the “Find duplicates” button in the contact manager, review the merge suggestions (and uncheck any suggestions you don’t want merged), and hit the “Merge” button.

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  • Google Voice

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    I’ve been using Google Voice since it was known as GrandCentral. It changed over sometime March 2009. Too bad they didn’t have that nifty “vanity name selector” when I signed up or else I would have gone for something like ###-BEEJ. Well, Google Voice is available by invitation only, and it seems pretty tough for…

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  • Riding the Wave

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    This article at Geeks are Sexy made me laugh. I’ve been poking around this last week, but I don’t know what to do with it. I still have some invites, so leave a comment if you want one.

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  • Google Latitude Stunt

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    I’ve been using Google Latitude for a while now. It’s pretty fun. Remember how I posted where I was when the Oakland officers were shot? Check out this stunt:

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  • Multi-select and Progress Bars added to Gmail Attachments

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    Yay, google finally allows multiple file selection for attachments!!!  I’m such a nerd to get excited about this. You can send files from the same folder. Just hold down the Ctrl key and click on each file you want to attach. You can also hold down the Shift key to select a continuous list of…

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  • Call + Response (Trailer)

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    Saw this in church today. Call+Response is a first of its kind feature documentary film that reveals a terrifying secret: there are more slaves today than ever before in human history. In 2007, slave traders made more money than Google, Nike and Starbucks combined. Call+Response goes deep undercover where slavery is thriving. First hand accounts…

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  • goosh.org

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    goosh.org - The unofficial google shell that behaves similar to a unix-shell. High-five to Darryl for this geeky goodness.

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  • Picasa 3 beta (windows only)

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    Again, Google continues to carry out its mission: to try to take over the world. I’ve just downloaded the Picasa 3 beta. You can now make movies, take screenshots and webcam shots, add watermarks and print captions. It also comes with a new photo viewer that looks like this: Hey, the easter egg still works!…

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  • Google Chrome Beta Download (Windows Only)

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    Edit: Sept. 3, 2008 me: i miss my adblocker joey: it has adblock joey: doesn’t it joey: o wait it doesn’t joey: lol it doesnt’ block google ads oh, and type about:internets into the address bar to get a fun little animation. If you haven’t heard the news, Google released its own browser today. Google…

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  • The Dot, Plus, and Googlemail Gmail Hacks

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    Here are some neat things regarding Google’s email I’ve found recently. They might not be new, but I think I need to jot them down here so I won’t forget these tips. These hacks could be helpful for fighting or tracing spam. The Dot Apparently, Gmail does not recognize the dot (or capitalization either) in…

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  • Protesting Violence using Violence?

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    Update: By the way, read about what China is saying about the torch relay here and here. The Olympic flame landed in SFO today around 3:40am. There have been so many protests already. Being Chinese American, I am proud of China’s rise in power and prominence, but at the same time, I am dismayed at…

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  • Set Google Alerts

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    Google Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google results based on your choice of query or topic. For example, you can set up an alert with your name to see who’s writing about you. ;-)

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  • Dark XP and Gmail

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    For everyone who has followed me on the internet all these years, they know that I have a dark side. I absolutely LOVE dark-themed websites, for some reason. All my websites have been dark, save my very first Blogger template. I even wrote about the switch from light to dark back in 2002. Too bad…

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  • BibleMap.org

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    A free Bible atlas that utilizes the power of Google maps.

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  • Just Launched: new Google Wake Up Kit!

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    Just found this in my Google Calendar: Do you have trouble getting out of bed in the morning? We do, too. In fact this problem became so serious at times that it sometimes resulted in lacklustre attendance at team meetings. To help solve the problem we’ve created an innovative solution called the Google Wake Up…

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  • Google Goes Black to Go Green

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    Is black the new green? Google turned its home page black in support of Earth Hour. TechCrunch brings up a good point: Google, ironically, is causing more people to visit their site, using even more power to celebrate Earth Hour than they would on a normal day. It looks so funny that it almost made…

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