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Gmail: View PDF Files Without Additional Software
Viewing PDFs within Google Mail no longer requires adobe reader or any other additional PDF reading software. Yes, Google has a web-based PDF viewer. They are rolling it out for Gmail first.
Google Chrome: Use a Command Line Switch to Open in Incognito Mode
Starting with version 0.3.154.6, you can use a simple command line switch to open the browser in Incognito mode. This means you can easily create a shortcut and not have to rely on javascript tricks to get the privacy you desire.
Google Earth for iPhone: How to Disable Autotilt
Google Earth uses iPhone’s accelerometer to tilt the screen from an overhead view to ground level view. While this is pretty cool, there are times when it becomes quite annoying. Here’s how to disable Autotilt so that Google Earth doesn’t take off on its own if you’re walking around or trying to hand your iPhone to your friend.
Google Chrome: Disable Pop-Up Blocking Notifications
While pop-up windows can be quite annoying, constantly receiving notifications of blocked pop-up windows can be irritating as well. By default, Chrome is set to notify you each and every time that a pop-up is blocked. If you are tired of seeing these notifications, follow these steps:Google: Get Current Time of Any Location
Doing international business requires managing multiple time zones. Several web sites exist that help with this. Google, however, makes getting the current time of any location as simple as possible
Google Chrome: Use Bookmarklets to Download YouTube Videos
By using a couple of bookmarklets, you can easily download any YouTube video to your computer without the use of any other software. Once you have the video downloaded, you simply rename the file and it’s set to go.Google Calendar: Howto Import Outlook (CSV) or iCal Calendar Events
Google calendar is here. Importing from a CSV or iCal file is easy enough.Google Chrome: Use the Third Mouse Button (Wheel)
The 3rd button on your mouse (better known as the wheel) provides some nice functionality on Google’s Chrome browser. While they seem simplistic in nature, they can be real time savers.Google Chrome: How to Change Icons on the Bookmarks bar
I added quite a few bookmarklets to my Bookmarks bar and was unhappy with the same default icon that showed for each one. There are no settings currently available within Chrome to change the icon, but there is a way to fix them that works quite well.Google Chrome: Reopen Closed Tabs
You finally get to the webpage you’ve been surfing for and now you’ve accidentally closed the tab. This can be a very frustrating situation. Chrome is quite forgiving and allows you to easily reopen the closed tab, even if you’ve closed other tabs after it.Google Chrome: Add a Send Link Button to the Bookmarks Bar
Most browsers provide you with a way to easily email a link to the page you are currently viewing. When clicked, your default email application will produce a new message with the link in the body and the page title in the Subject line and the To field left blank for you to address. This functionality is missing from Chrome, but can easily added by creating a button on the Bookmarks bar.
Google Chrome: Make the Bookmarks Bar Display as Icons Only
By reducing your bookmarks to show only the icons, you can access more of them from the Bookmarks bar. This works great for sites with recognizable favicons like Gmail, Google Calendar, etc.
Google Chrome: Use Bookmarklets to Create a Customized Toolbar
By using bookmarklets, you can compensate for Chrome’s lack of support for extensions. You can create a customized toolbar to utilize the functionality of other sites like StumbleUpon, Delicious, Evernote, and others.Google Chrome: Add a Print Button to the Bookmarks Bar
Most browsers have a print button so you don’t have to hunt for the correct menu selection or rely on remembering the keyboard combination. You can add a print button to your Bookmarks bar, making it easily accessible any time you need it.
Google Chrome: Force Restore Previous Session from Command Line
Did you accidentally close your browser and it wasn’t set to restore the pages that were open last? Instead of being frustrated, simply use a command line switch for Chrome and restore the previous session. I do this enough that I went ahead and made a Restore Session shortcut on my desktop that sits next to my regular Google Chrome shortcut. How to Make Google Chrome the Default Browser
If you have fallen in love with Google’s web browser and are ready to use it all the time, here’s how to make it your default browser.
Google Chrome: How to Delete Individual Cookies
If you need to delete a specific cookie but don’t want to remove all of them, you can access the Cookies list and remove them one-by-one. This is helpful if you are having problems with a cookie driven site or are developing a page that utilizes cookies.Google Chrome: Use the Keyboard Shortcuts
As with other browsers, Chrome has keyboard shortcuts that allow you to easily get to variable places in the browser or to access additional functionality. In most cases, the keyboard shortcuts are more time efficient than relying on the mouse and interface. Here are the ones that I found to be most beneficial.
Google Chrome: Clear History and Delete Your Browsing Data
If the computer you are using is accessed by people other than you, you probably do not want to disclose your browsing habits. By emptying your cache, deleting cookies, and clearing history, you can cover your tracks. Chrome makes this easy.
Using Chrome’s Task Manager to Kill Problematic Tabs
If you encounter a situation where one of the tabs in Google Chrome is causing you problems and won’t close, you don’t have to close the browser to get rid of your troubles. Chrome comes with its own Task Manager that shows you how much of available resources are used by any open pages and used plug-ins. It also allows you to end process on any open tab without having to shutdown the browser.
Google Chrome: Load Multiple Pages at Startup
If you’re like me, you visit the same pages everytime you open your browser. Chrome can be configured to load multiple pages at startup. Google Chrome: Change the Default Download Location
If you want to change where Chrome deposits downloaded files on your computer, you can change the default location or even have Chrome ask you where to save each file before it is downloaded. Google Chrome: Change the Default Search Engine
You can search by typing your search query directly into the address bar or by highlighting text on a webpage, right-clicking and selecting the search command. To change which search engine Chrome will use, follow these steps. Google Chrome: Make Any Website a Web Application
You can use Chrome to create a site specific browser that transforms sites like Gmail, Google Calendar, Yahoo! Mail, etc. into standalone web applications. Chrome will also create icons on the desktop, Start menu, and/or Quick Launch bar so you can easily access your newly created application. When opened, the application will appear in your taskbar like other programs do, and will go unaffected by actions that take place in a regular Chrome browser window.
Google: Search Aimini.net for Free Music and Videos
Aimini.net describes itself as a P2P Sharing Resources website. This equates to thousands of shared music and video files for you to use Google to search through.Google: Search DepositFiles for Free Videos, Music, Comics, and Archives
DepositFiles is a free file hosting service that offers unlimited storage space and up to 2GB per file which equates to a lot of files to search through for free videos, music, and much more. By using Google, you can check to see what others have posted for download.
Gmail: Forward Important Emails to a Different Email Address
Expecting an important email from your boss, but it’s time to go home? You can set up Gmail to forward the messages from your important contacts by setting up a filter.
Google: Search Humyo for Free Music, Movies, TV Episodes and Music Videos
Humyo.com is a free file sharing and hosting site that gives its members 30GB each of storage space. 25GB of this free storage is set aside specifically for the storage of media files (music and video). By using Google, you can check to see what others have posted for download. 
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