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Google is always experimenting with new features aimed at improving the search experience. Take one for a spin and let us know what you think. Join an experiment and you'll see that feature whenever you do a Google search. Your selected experiment: You have joined the experiment. Your current experiment is no longer available. Try out a different one below. Note that you can only join ONE experiment at a time. - John LeMasney

Evernote makes it easy to remember things big and small from your notable life using your computer, phone, and the web. Get started today with a free account. - John LeMasney

Google Wave search operators, like Gmail search operators can be used to perform advanced search queries. Here is an example: you can search all public waves about Ubuntu, by using this search query: with:public about:ubuntu. Or, let's say you want to take a look at all the public waves, then you would use this: with:public (or link). But let's have a look at all (or most...) Google Wave search operators: Keywords about:[keyword] — finds waves containing [keyword] title:[keyword] — finds waves containing [keyword] in the title. caption:[keyword] — finds waves which have an attachment where [keyword] occurs in the caption. Status is:read — finds all read waves. is:unread — finds all unread waves. is:mute — finds all muted waves. is:unmute — finds all waves which have not been muted is:note — finds all waves which have you as the only participant and contributor Participants from:[address] — finds waves from the participant identified by the [address]. To search for yourself, you can... - John LeMasney

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"In this Two Minute Survey, we seek to learn your tools and uses of data visualization." - John LeMasney from Bookmarklet

Ransomizr grabs the last bunch of single-letter images from the One Letter Pool on Flickr, arranges them into an array, and waits for you to type something in the entry blank. The result looks just like an old-school ransom note, and may be copied and pasted from here into the page of your choice. - John LeMasney

The inventor of the web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has projected the next evolution to be the "web of data." We are already seeing new powerful applications that allow data to be freed from rows and tables into visual forms that are easier to understand. And one need not have the animations or sheer energy of Hans Rosling (if you have not seen the Gapminder videos, Google on "Hans Rosling TED") to create stunning and meaningful visualizations of data; web-based tools exist now to tap into rich sources of data, not only quantitative data but also tools that provide visual analysis of text. (image credit: Flickr CC Licensed Photo by eszter) Gven that this topic is on the short list for the 2010 NMC Horizon Report, we decided in this Two Minute Survey, to seek to learn your tools and uses of data visualization. The survey will open for a week starting Friday November 12 and will be published a week later. Again, this survey is very quick! Take two minutes for this survey at... - John LeMasney

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"Back in August, we were shocked to learn that Google was working on a new version of its search engine. The secret project, known officially as Google Caffeine, wouldn’t change the face or design of the Google search engine, but would instead provide an overhaul of the architecture of Google’s web search that would improve its indexing speed, accuracy, and comprehensiveness." - John LeMasney from Bookmarklet

""That's not what we do," is the backbone of strategy, it determines who you are and where you're going. Except in times of change. Except when opportunities come along. Except when people in the organization forget to ask, "why?"" - John LeMasney from Bookmarklet

Amazon has just expanded the potential audience for its ebook format by a few orders of magnitude with the Beta release of its free Kindle for PC application. Doing exactly what it says on the (imaginary) tin, this will allow you to read the locked-down Kindle format on your Windows weapon of choice, though Mac users are left with merely the "coming soon" message you see above. Given that you'll now be able to consume Amazon's ebooks on your PC and iPhone, there's a risk that people might entirely sidestep the Kindle and Kindle DX for more familiar hardware, but clearly the company is willing to undertake it in order to get its wares out to a wider client base. We still think Amazon should do away with the proprietary madness and utilize a common standard like ePUB, but until then we can at least appreciate being given the ability to sync our Robinson Crusoe read across a few more devices than before. Filed under: Software Kindle for PC app out now, Mac version to soon follow... - John LeMasney

These are some results from the Test Pilot Tab Open/Close Study. The graphs on this page are based on the data submissions we received from approximately 5,000 users of Firefox 3.5 during the period between September 3 and September 24, 2009. - John LeMasney

There's no official word on this yet, but the inimitable Michael Arrington says that Google's up and purchased VoIP company Gizmo5 for "around $30 million in cash." You know, pocket change for the crew in Moutain View. The deal would presumably bring Gizmo's SIP-based VoIP talents to Google Voice, taking it from quirky phone-management service to complete end-to-end calling solution, and instantly catapulting it into direct competition with Skype. Heavy stuff -- we'll see if Google or Gizmo5 confirms Mssr. Arrington's report sometime soon. [Via BGR] Filed under: Software Google to acquire Gizmo5, swing at Skype with VoIP-enabled Google Voice? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments - John LeMasney

To be able to post to Twitter from Google Wave, you must use a Google Wave bot called Tweety or Twitbot (others call it Twave although the bot is officially called Tweety). To add this Twitter bot, go to your contacts in the bottom left corner of Google Wave, click the "+" sign and add this: tweety-wave@appspot.com To understand better, take a look at this image: To be able to twit from Google Wave, create a new Wave, click the "+" sign on top of it and add Tweety the Twitbot participant to your wave: Make sure you allow pop-ups from Google Wave, as a new window should now pop-up to allow you to authenticate to Twitter. After successfully logging in, this is how the new Wave will look: Now you can start posting to Twitter from Google Wave. Update: here is how to integrate a fully featured Twitter client into Google Wave. And don't forget: we are giving away 5 Google Wave invitations for Web Upd8 readers until November 10. © www.webupd8.org 2009. | What's New on the World Wide Web - John LeMasney

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Aside from the billions of photos on Flickr, there are also some groups that have been established to showcase the work of designers. Here is a look at 99 of them according to category (about half of them are general graphic design groups). - John LeMasney

So kick back and let your senses run wild as we bring you 15 websites packed full of inspiration, 10 must-have books and 9 things to do to get inspired. - John LeMasney

Leading thinkers, activists, artists, philosophers and entertainers from the MidAtlantic region - John LeMasney

It must have been really thick, crusty bread. A sourdough, perhaps. - Chris

Something is thick and crusty. ew. - John LeMasney

Google, which has been criticized frequently for amassing large amounts of data about people, is giving users an easy way to find out what information it stores in their accounts. - John LeMasney

80+ High Quality And Useful Resources For Designers To Discover The Best Of The Web In October - John LeMasney

In fact, people who regularly use digital technologies are more social than the average American and more likely to visit parks and cafes, or volunteer for local organizations, according to the study, which was based on telephone interviews with a national sample of 2,512 adults living in the continental United States. - John LeMasney

oneforty is your Twitter outfitter, with tons of resources for all things Twitter. Currently tracking 1944 apps that make Twitter even better. - John LeMasney

FreeClipartNow.com is a large collection of high quality, public domain clipart graphics for presentations, web pages, documents, emails... - John LeMasney

"LOS ANGELES — For decades, the Walt Disney Company has largely kept Mickey Mouse frozen under glass, fearful that even the tiniest tinkering might tarnish the brand and upend his $5 billion or so in annual merchandise sales. One false move and Disney could have New Coke on its hands." - John LeMasney from Bookmarklet

Google also released a how-to document that explains how to set up a Java-based Wave server over the weekend. More details about how to implement the Wave Federation Protocol can be found here. - John LeMasney

This can be fancied up in a variety of ways. Mushrooms and other vegetables, like diced carrots or strips of bell pepper, are also fine additions. Some good ricotta stirred into the sauce is another refinement. - John LeMasney

This is my favorite 4chan meme. I've spent half of my boring day in the office looking for the best rage threads and made this collection. I'd love to credit authors but most of them seem to be... anonymous. I found some of these on 4chan, some on reddit, some on digg and some on google (and it wasn't easy to find something with unknown number of F's and U's in the file name). These are the best of them in one place. Enjoy! - John LeMasney

Initially available only for subscribers, there are now multiple manuals released every month, for everyone to enjoy. After releasing 15 manuals and nearly half a million downloads we thought it was about time to look back and review what has been published so far. - John LeMasney