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Be Safe on Google Search

Harsh Ajmera — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:12:18 +0000

While you are using Google Search for your daily search and research work, the best way to be safe is to make Google SSL Search your default Search Engine.

Now you must be thinking how it gonna be safe so read the below quoted paragraph
“When you search on https://www.google.com, an encrypted connection is created between your browser and Google. This secured channel helps protect your search terms and your search results pages from being intercepted by a third party on your network.”

- source Official Google Blog

Now Lets see How to do it

For Google Chrome Users here you go :

1. Go to ” Options” and you will see window as below, click “Manage” as shown below.

2. Now click ” Add” as shown in the image

3. Here you fill “Name : Google SSL or anything” ; “Keyword : ssl or anything” and last but most important “URL : https://www.google.com/search?q=%s ” and click “OK”

4. Now select the newly created link and click ” Make Default”. Thats it now you are safe and secure..

For those using Firefox, Safari, IE, Opera or any other web browsers

Just make “https://www.google.com/search?q=%s” as your default homepage or default search engine and be safe while you Google anything next time.

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Gmail Security Tips

Harsh Ajmera — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:01:05 +0000

Always use HTTPS.

HTTPS is used to encrypt data as it is transmitted between computers on the Internet, so look for the “https” in the URL bar of your browser to indicate that the connection between your computer and Gmail’s servers is encrypted. Open Settings and choose “Always use HTTPS” on the General tab if you want to turn it on.

Always Remember to sign out.

Most of the people don’t remember to sign out or they close the browser directly especially when using a public computer, be careful to sign out of your Google account when you’re finished. If you’re using a public or shared computer and want to be extra thorough, you can also clear the browser’s cache, cookies and history. Then, completely close the browser.

Always keep Alphanumeric Passwords

The best way to secure your password from hackers and other attacks is to use a strong alphanumeric password and that also needed to be changed periodically (may be monthly or once in two months).

Do not send sensitive information via email (Phishing Attacks).

Once you send an email, you’re no longer in control of the information it contains. Never share credit card details, customer records or other sensitive information like your address and contact details to any unknown person. Always look into the email id of the sender first.

Keep a track on your Account Activity

Gmail has a very useful feature of tracking your Account Activities. Scroll Down to the end of the inbox, and you will see a footer like this -

click on the details and you will get know what all activities are going on with your email account. In this way you can also check whether your account is hacked or not.

Beware of unexpected attachments.

Always keep a check on the attachments you receive through email. Either you can ask the sender about the attachment or you should look at the size of the attachment. Most of the viruses and malware files are around 1-2 KB size. So beware of such files, and also get verification of attachment by the sender (if its unexpected).

Update Account recovery information.

Your account recovery information helps you regain access to your account if you ever forget your password, or if someone gains access to your account without your permission. Every Gmail user must select a security question and answer — be sure to choose a combination that is easy for you to remember, but hard for others to guess or come across by investigating. Its recommended that you create your own question and answer accordingly.

Why Nexus One is Best Smartphone Ever

Harsh Ajmera — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:42:34 +0000

Appearance & Features:

Nexus One is fast, thin and has a gorgeous high-quality WVGA screen.

Memory: 4GB micro-SD card [Expandable to 32GB]
Battery Capacity – 1400 mAh
Display: 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED
Trackball for navigation
micro-USB connector
Weak Flash support
3G support on T-Mobile USA [No 3G on AT&T]
Size: 11.5mm thick

From a purely design standpoint, the Nexus One is within striking distance of its primary rival, the iPhone. Nexus One is a lot closer to the iPhone than all other Android phones. While it isn’t as iconic as the Apple device, it is a well-designed, feature-rich product that stands apart in a sea of Android handsets.

Speed

Snapdragon processor capable of speeds up to 1GHz

Voice-enabled keyboard and commands

Voice-enabled keyboard for all text fields: speak a text message, instant message, or complete an email
Voice commands: search Google, call contacts, or get driving directions by speaking into your phone
Use voice shortcuts in noisy environments with an additional mic allowing for active noise cancellation

Personalization

Dynamic, interactive, live wallpapers react to the touch of a finger
More widgets and 5 home screen panels allow for further device customization

Camera-quality pictures and video

5 megapixel camera includes LED flash, auto focus, zoom, white balance and color effects
View pictures and Picasa Web Albums in the 3D Gallery
Record Hi-Res MPEG4 video and upload to YouTube in one click

Read your voicemail

Get transcribed voicemail with Google Voice integration, without changing your number

Usability & Extensibility:

Looks, they say, aren’t everything. And they’re right. If anyone has ambitions to beat the iPhone, then they need to bring great looks, emphasizing ease-of-use and seamlessness when it comes to the user experience and from a software standpoint, simplicity. Here the Google Phone misses the mark.

6 Reasons Why Nesus One is even better than iPhone

Better Navigation.
Replaceable battery
The best feature what most of the iPhone users miss out is “Open Platform”. Nexus One is free from all such limitations.
Flash for the camera.
The same charger for the Nexus One works with Bluetooth headsets.
Ability to type a period without going to another screen.

How to Fix Google Chrome Crash Problem

Harsh Ajmera — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:26:11 +0000

Few Days Back I used to love Google Chrome but Suddenly after recent updates of Google Chrome, I noticed that every time I start Google Chrome it crashes many times.. Then I searched a lot for fixing this problem.. And I founded this solution

What you need to do is,

Click on the Google Chrome shortcut
In Target field add “–no-sandbox” or “–in-process-plugins”
Click Apply and Try starting Chrome again..

If this is not working in your case, then may its an issue with one of the windows file named as “winhttp.dll”. Then try this

Click on the Google Chrome shortcut
In Target field add “–new-http”
Click Apply and Try starting Chrome again..

Thats it, my problem was solved with second trick and I am again in love with Google Chrome.

If you want to share something, feel free to add as comment..

Merge Duplicate Gmail Contacts with a single click

Harsh Ajmera — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:59:08 +0000

Managing a big address book can be a challenge, so it’s no surprise that the top request for Google contacts is a fast, easy way to merge duplicate contacts. You’ve been able to merge contacts one-by-one for a while, but now we’ve 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.

If you’ve been considering getting all your contacts into Gmail or syncing your Gmail contacts to your phone, now’s the time to do it. As we’ve written about previously, you cansync your contacts to a wide variety of devices (including Android, iPhone, Blackberry, SyncML, etc). So if you were dreading spending hours getting your contacts in order, now you can do it with a couple clicks.

Source : Official Gmail Blog

Google strike on AdWords advertisers

Harsh Ajmera — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:51:23 +0000

Is your Google Adword account automatically banned. Here is some important news for you..

From Google Adword Team..

Dear advertiser,

We are writing to let you know that your Google AdWords account has been disabled due to one or more serious violations of our advertising policies related to Landing Page and Site Quality. As a result, your ads will no longer run through the Google AdWords system and we are unable to accept advertising from you in the future. Please note that future accounts you open will also be disabled.

As part of our commitment to making the AdWords experience safe and effective for our users and our advertisers, we routinely review the landing pages that our advertisers promote through our search and content networks. If we find that an advertiser has submitted a landing page that egregiously violates our policies, we reserve the right to take immediate account-level action.

Landing pages advertised via AdWords must have relevant, original content, and must be transparent about the nature of the business being promoted. Further, advertising certain types of sites will lead to immediate account disabling. These types of sites include, but are not limited to:

* Sites that charge users or collect personal information in exchange for a product that is never delivered
* Sites that charge for “free” software
* Sites that trick users into paying for fake or poor-quality content
* Sites that charge users for information that makes unrealistic promises of financial or personal gain
* Sites that install malware software on a visitor’s computer

Please note that this action is related to sites that have recently been advertised through your account. In a review of your account history, we found that your account had submitted a least one site that egregiously violated our advertising policies. Although you may have removed these sites since our latest review, advertisers that have a history of promoting these types of sites are still subject to account-level disabling.

You can review our Advertising Policies, including our Landing Page and Site Quality guidelines, by visiting: http://adwords.google.com/support/aw/bin/static.py?hl=en&page=guidelines.cs
You may also review the complete AdWords Terms & Conditions here: https://adwords.google.com/select/tsandcsfinder
In addition, our FAQ about Account Disablings can be found here: https://adwords.google.com/support/aw/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=164786

If you have additional questions or concerns not addressed by our policies or help center, you can contact support by replying to this email.

Sincerely,

The Google AdWords team

Earn Money by Advertising beyond Google Adsense

Harsh Ajmera — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:21:33 +0000

Google buys Yahoo SmartAds partner-Teracent. Dynamic ads for the masses

Harsh Ajmera — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:23:10 +0000

Can you spot the difference between these two sample display ads? Of course you can. However, the most important difference is not discernible to the naked eye.

The lower ad was customized and chosen from thousands of different creative elements, automatically and in real-time, by machine-learning algorithms developed by Teracent, a San Mateo, California startup.

Google Says : “We think that this technology has great potential to improve display advertising on the web. That’s why we’re pleased to announce today that we’ve entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Teracent. The transaction, which is subject to various closing conditions, is expected to close this quarter.

As you know, we’ve been busy releasing new features and products to help improve display advertising on the web for everyone. We believe that Teracent’s technology fits neatly into these efforts.

Teracent’s technology can pick and choose from literally thousands of creative elements of a display ad in real-time — tweaking images, products, messages or colors. These elements can be optimized depending on factors like geographic location, language, the content of the website, the time of day or the past performance of different ads.

This technology can help advertisers get better results from their display ad campaigns. In turn, this enables publishers to make more money from their ad space and delivers web users better ads and more ad-funded web content.

We’re looking forward to welcoming the Teracent team to Google and to making this technology available to our display advertising clients — including those who run display ad campaigns on the Google Content Network and our DoubleClick clients.”

source : GoogleBlog

Google’s new Search URL Navigation Hierarchy

Harsh Ajmera — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:03:21 +0000

Google announced that when a URL is too long, they might now replace the URL in the Google search results with a “site hierarchy display,” or what appears to look more like a breadcrumb trail. Technically, Google analyzes a site’s breadcrumb trail and shows this instead for a “small percentage of search results.”

I personally liked this new navigation hierarchy.. Hope you also will find it helpful

Google Wave : Where its going Wrong

Harsh Ajmera — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:27:46 +0000

Google Wave is the latest buzz to hit the internet shores. Recently, the Web search giant sent out 100,000 select invites for a limited preview for the app that it claims to be the future of all internet conversations.

I personally dont believe that Google Wave is the new killer Internet application. As of today the app is not a replacement for Twitter, FriendFeed or Facebook. Google Wave is instant messaging and distributed editing in real time-collaboration on steroids, but it is surely not the new Twitter or facebook.

Google Wave is total chaos! The multiple writings at the same time and several cursors zipping across the screen is very confusing.

People will take some time to learn how to use it. Its not like Twitter or Facebook where you can pick up and just run with it. It needs to be patient while reading, grokking and working in Waves which takes time.
Unlike social networking sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and others, I can’t see profile biographies or real names, or even manage Wave users and group them.
I miss a draft mode in Google Wave so that I can type without people seeing me. This will also eliminate the distracting cursor.
Once a Wave is released, there is no control over it, no one to manage it. May be, Wave can do better with some Wikipedia-type editorship.
The document format in Wave is based on XML, not HTML so everyone can display it. This will make it more challenging for developers to build other presentation layers on top of the Wave platform.
Google Wave anyone can become my Wave contact. For, there is absolutely no permission required. Anyone who has my user ID, can add me to Wave. I personally may don’t always gonna like that.

These are all the issues or factors which I think Google Wave should improve. If you also had any problems or hurdles please feel free to share them..