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Display Google search results from within Firefox address bar

Ryan of CyberNet enhanced Searchery Firefox add-on so that one can instantly see the results of Google web searches using the keyword system. 
The way it works is: Say you want to search in Google for “free data recovery software”, you type the keyword associated with Google search followed by your search term and then [...]

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Working at Microsoft vs Google

Sergey Solyanik, left Google to re-join Microsoft as Dev Manager.
I think I am the first person in the Seattle/Kirkland area to do so, so this merits an explanation.

writes Sergey in his blog post. He explains why he chose to move back to MS and below are some notable points from it:
Plusses for Google:

Peer-based [...]

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Google Launches Google Affiliate Network

Google is taking on Commission Junction and ClickBank. In a mail that was sent out to Adsense publishers, Google wrote:
* Google Affiliate Network: As part of the integration of DoubleClick, the DoubleClick Performics Affiliate Network will now operate as the Google Affiliate Network for [...]

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Set Free Reminders (even SMS) in Google Calendar

Did you know that Google Calendar provides three free ways so you can be reminded of events?

Pop-up
Email
SMS

To get started, click on the little down arrow next to your calendar and select Notifications.

For receiving SMS reminders, click on ‘Set up your mobile phone to receive notifications’. Ensure that country is set to [...]

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Create Websites Easily With Google Sites

Google launched Google Sites as part of the Google Apps suite.
Google Sites is the easiest way to make information accessible to people who need quick, up-to-date access. People can work together on a Site to add file attachments, information from other Google applications (like Google Docs, Google Calendar, YouTube and Picasa), [...]

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