Archive for October, 2009

New Transparent Navbar Styles

by Talin, Software Engineer, Blogger

As a blog author, you’ve probably spent more than a little time getting exactly the right “look” for your blog. A blog is an outlet for creative expression, and how your blog looks says as much about you as what is…

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Are you seeing red?

It’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the perfect time to shed some light on a few Google Chrome alerts that are designed to help protect your browsing experience on the web. You may have run into one of Google Chrome’s red alert messages when…

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Are you seeing red?

It’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the perfect time to shed some light on a few Google Chrome alerts that are designed to help protect your browsing experience on the web. You may have run into one of Google Chrome’s red alert messages when…

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Using RSS/Atom feeds to discover new URLs

Webmaster Level: IntermediateGoogle uses numerous sources to find new webpages, from links we find on the web to submitted URLs. We aim to discover new pages quickly so that users can find new content in Google search results soon after they go live. W…

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Now Available: IEAK8 can create custom Internet Explorer 8 packages in 19 additional languages

We are pleased to announce that the Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) 8 now supports creating custom Internet Explorer 8 packages in a total of 43 languages. IEAK8 can be downloaded from http://ieak.microsoft.com.

Custom Internet Explorer 8…

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Bringing Google Sidewiki goodness to Google Chrome, Part I

Google Sidewiki was introduced a month ago as a new way of contributing helpful information to any webpage. Google Sidewiki appears as a browser sidebar, where you can read and write entries along the side of the page. A lot of great Sidewiki entries h…

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Bringing Google Sidewiki goodness to Google Chrome, Part I

Google Sidewiki was introduced a month ago as a new way of contributing helpful information to any webpage. Google Sidewiki appears as a browser sidebar, where you can read and write entries along the side of the page. A lot of great Sidewiki entries h…

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Introducing the new version of orkut: fun new features, faster browsing, the same great friends

Today is a very special day for the orkut team (and hopefully for you as well). After months of hard work, we are thrilled to announce the launch of a brand spanking new version of orkut. We’ve been listening carefully to all of the feedback that you…

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Introducing the new version of orkut: fun new features, faster browsing, the same great friends

Today is a very special day for the orkut team (and hopefully for you as well). After months of hard work, we are thrilled to announce the launch of a brand spanking new version of orkut. We’ve been listening carefully to all of the feedback that you…

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Update your browser and stay safe

The orkut team is constantly working to keep orkut a fun and safe place for everyone. We’ve previously posted some tips on staying secure on orkut — if you haven’t seen them yet, take a look! — but I want to share one more security tip with you: th…

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