Tag Archives: Google

Google Chrome DNS Caching

For the most part, I enjoy Google Chrome and use it almost exclusively for web browsing.  However, I ran into a bit of a problem this weekend as Hollow Developers was switching our production servers from one host to another. … Continue reading

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Google Street View in Bloomington, IL

Be on the lookout for the Google Street View car in the Bloomington/Normal, Illinois metro area.  Hopefully, this will mean that a Street View & satellite imagery update is in the works for the area.  For years now, the Google … Continue reading

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One Week In Google+

So it’s been a week since I signed up for Google+.  (Profile link)  So far, so good.  But, it’s still early in the service’s evolution, and I have a few thoughts: It’s a ghost town among non-techies.  As much as … Continue reading

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Gmail Smart Labels

Gmail introduced new smart labels earlier this week as a Labs feature. When you activate this lab, Google will attempt to assign the appropriate label to the message.  At this time, these labels are categorized as: Bulk Forums Notifications Personal … Continue reading

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Google’s Japan Earthquake People Finder

Google has deployed its people finder again, this time for the Japan earthquake that occurred earlier today. The massive quake not only unleashed devastating primary damage to buildings and infrastructure, but also spawned a tsunami that inundated low-lying areas. Even … Continue reading

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Gmail Experimenting With Desktop Notifications

It looks like Gmail engineers are experimenting with push desktop notifications in Google Chrome and Gmail.  This is a long-awaited feature of web browsers, and will allow web applications to act more like traditional desktop applications.  As more applications become … Continue reading

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Android Honeycomb

While the web seems to be abuzz with iPhone-Verizon rumors, that may actually pan out this time, we cannot wait for the next version of Android to come out.  At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this weekend, Google engineers showed … Continue reading

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Gaga for Google

It’s fair to say that we are Google fanboys, or Gaga for Google, or any other variation on that theme.  Whenever we create a new website for a client or for internal purposes, one of the first things we do … Continue reading

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