Favorite search engine

It comes as no surprise that the majority voted Google as their favourite search engine – obviously, you didn’t need to be a rocket scientist to figure that one out. But what was enlightening from the results of a poll I started a couple of months back is that Yahoo comes in second with double digits (at the time of writing, July 2010).
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Chrome on Mac: install and usage

Chrome, the fantabulous free web browser from Google was initially available only for the Windows operating system. However, very soon after the launch, the company started releasing Mac and Linux versions of the software. I don’t think Google would have ever imagined that Chrome for Mac would be as successful as its Windows counterpart.
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Google page changed

There is immediately flurry of activity in the Blogsphere whenever Google announces or does something new. Fortunately for readers of the WebDevelopersNotes Blog, my take on the latest changes implemented by Google comes a couple of weeks late. Why “fortunately”? Because you would not have to wade through another blog post that’s saying the same darn thing. Oh yes, the Google page has changed but that’s not all I would be mentioning in this post.
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Chrome and Firefox in the Google Pack

It’s been more than a year since the free Chrome web browser was included in the free Google software pack. What I noticed is that the company is still promoting Firefox alongside their own program.
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How is Gmail different from other email services?

Can you please let me have details on Gmail and why it is different from other mailing accounts?
AnnaRox

To understand how Gmail is different from other email services, we need to go back in time to the day when it was officially announced. Gmail not only changed the free email landscape but also the internet as a whole. And there are many things that make it special – the initial launch, the bundled free features, continual improvements and additions via Gmail Labs.
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Is Google.com a search engine?

I’m not what you would call a “web developer” but I do spend fair amount of time on the internet. Though the question might be basic, would you consider Google.com a search engine?
Amanda Bogs

This seemingly simple question (thanks, Amanda) can help answer some very basic doubts of beginners. Is Google.com a search engine or is it a web site?

What is Google.com?

Technically speaking, Google.com is simply a domain name that points to a web site. When you load this web address in a web browser, what you see is the famous Google page with a search query form which we have all used.
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Know about Google – Company’s interactive history lesson!

If you are obsessed with Google (most web developers and bloggers are) and have a little spare time, here is a great page I came across in the corporate section of the Google’s web site. It showcases the company history in an interactive timeline. I liked the way the page has been laid out and the important events and happenings listed each year. Great stuff. More »

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