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Old School November 21st, 2009 at 9:20 pm »
Comments (1)This entry is part 8 of 8 in the series Google GoodiesThis is a brand new search feature in Google. It is in Beta. Beta means it is very new and they want you to test it out. So, test Google Scholar. I put in baby boomer, and also searched on blogging. Very interesting. Give [...]
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Old School November 17th, 2009 at 1:26 pm »
Comments (3)This entry is part 7 of 8 in the series Google GoodiesThere you are sitting at your computer at 1:19 pm in New York City. But oh my you need help resizing your picture. You decide at that moment to call your friend in Washington State to help you while your brain cells are still alive. But then [...]
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Old School September 29th, 2009 at 8:42 pm »
Comments (1)WARNING!
Do not read this post unless you have decided to install AmazonS3 or ready to dive head first into the adventure.
I recently posted about the installation of AmazonS3 after I followed the instructions. Note: I should change “I “to “we” because my husband and I worked on it with another baby boomer friend via phone. [...]
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Old School September 18th, 2009 at 9:33 am »
Comments (0)This entry is part 6 of 8 in the series Google GoodiesGoogle.org is probably one of the most useful and dynamic part of Google. It is where you see what some of Google’s vision and what they are doing with their money.
Why is this organization’s efforts important to Baby Boomer bloggers?
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Old School September 15th, 2009 at 11:42 pm »
Comments (3)This entry is part 5 of 8 in the series Google GoodiesI just found a really cool PowerPoint on advertising to babyboomers.
HOW DID I FIND IT?
I am so glad you asked. Here is what I did:
I went to Google search
I keyed in baby boomer:ppt (Note that I could have used pptx if I wanted to [...]
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Old School September 10th, 2009 at 10:52 pm »
Comments (3)This entry is part 4 of 8 in the series Google GoodiesDo you have an idea you want to patent. Want to know if someone has the same idea and submitted a patent? Ever wondered what patents are out there for blogs?
Ok, if you want to see this Google Goodie just go to Google Patents. [...]
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Old School September 4th, 2009 at 11:03 pm »
Comments (4)This entry is part 3 of 8 in the series Google GoodiesHere is a really cool Google Goodie that will save you time. You don’t always thumb through a dictionary to find the definition of a word.
Just go the the Google search box and key in define:(Word you want to a definiton)
For example, go to the [...]
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Old School September 3rd, 2009 at 9:16 am »
Comments (4)This entry is part 2 of 8 in the series Google GoodiesDid you know that if you key in the name of two cities in Google search you will get airline and other travel information? Well, all you have to do is key in the name of two cities with or without the comma.
For example, I [...]
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Old School May 18th, 2009 at 10:34 am »
Comments (1)I have returned from the Google Lab Adventure but I am keeping my connection. You see, while I was there I was able to get a really special cell phone that connects me to the Google Lab planets without charge. How cool is that?
I also thank the two officers who made the trip with me, [...]
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Old School May 17th, 2009 at 11:23 pm »
Comments (0)Started a new series on Google Moderator. However, because bugs still need to be worked out, only featured series are seen right now. Now, I am hoping this becomes featured. But help the folks at Google out by posting a question to their support or via their current series on application bugs.
I might just start [...]