Articles tagged with google

  1. Post-Panda Experiment Notes

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    I stumbled across some notes I took in 2011 after Google introduce their Panda update. This update really hit slaptijack.com hard, and I was looking for a way to recover. To put things in perspective, this site saw a 35% decrease in traffic after the Panda update.

    What makes …

  2. Google PageRank Tool 0.5.0

    Posted on in Software

    I released a new version of my Google PageRank Tool for WordPress last week. Google recently changed the URL for PageRank information which necessitated a change in the plugin. The new plugin has been tested with WordPress 3.2.1.

    You can download the latest version of the plugin from …

  3. Gmail: Forward All Mail to Another Address

    Posted on in Software

    One of Gmail's greatest features is its spam filtering. But, if you have a situation where you want to forward mail from multiple Gmail accounts to a single location, that fantastic filtering becomes a little cumbersome. In this situation, having junk mail sitting around in multiple Gmail accounts is actually …

  4. Gmail Changes Things Up

    Posted on in Software

    Gmail's New Look Notification

    The guys at Google have rolled out a few interface changes for Gmail users. So far, these changes have not been rolled out to Google Apps users.

    New Look

    The Gmail interface has been slimmed down to remove clutter and make it easier to find what you need. The result …

  5. New Google Apps Sync for Outlook Improves GAL Functionality

    Posted on in Software

    Before version 1.8, Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook did not support automatic updating of your domain's Global Address List (GAL). Domain administrators were forced to creating a static copy of the GAL and make that available to Outlook via a change in the desktop's registry. With the latest …

  6. Crashing Android Contacts App

    Posted on in voice

    Android DollsFor about a month, I've had a problem with my Contacts app crashing on my T-Mobile G1. Whenever this would happen, I would be forced to close the Contacts application. This was a pretty major pain in the butt since I tend to use the Contacts and Favorites tab to …

  7. Google Docs Has Footnotes?

    Posted on in Software

    Google may have added this feature back in October, but I'm just now noticing it. Although I don't use footnotes very often, I know some folks that really like them. Alex at GoogleOS pointed out some issues with the new footnote system when they first hit the scene.

    Somewhat related …

  8. Firefox 3 RC1, Mission Accomplished

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    Firefox 3 RobotA few days ago, Mozilla released Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1 and I've been furiously testing it ever since. Let me take a moment to note that Mozilla is simply calling this "Firefox 3 Release Candidate". I've decided to number this release candidate since my experience in this area suggests …

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