Using Google search for quick and easy conversions

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  • March 14, 2011 at 6:20 am

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Google quick currency conversion

One of the very useful, and not too well known, functions of Google search is unit and currency conversion. We use it practically daily and it really makes our life simpler.

Essentially you can convert between currencies e.g. EUR to USD through a simple search. Just enter x-amount CURRENCY1 to CURRENCY2 in the search box and Google will hande the rest. Specifically in our example we entered 600 EUR to USD and quickly got our result.
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Bluetooth enabled on Nook Color courtesy of experimental CM7 and drivers

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  • March 11, 2011 at 6:35 pm

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Nook Color CyanogenMod 7 Bluetooth enabled

We’ve already known that the Nook Color’s chipset contained Bluetooth capabilities though these are disabled on the stock software. If you’ve gone ahead and rooted your device you are already discovering the large number of hidden possibilities of the Nook Color but also the frustrations of some of the hardware limitations.

Having Bluetooth connectivity means that you can by-pass some of these limitations and also extend the usefulness of the device, i.e. connect a Bluetooth headset for Skype calls or voice recording, a speaker for audio output, connect a keyboard for quick typing or even GPS devices and Bluetooth game controllers.

The guys over at xda-developers have just made available an experimental bootable SD card image of CyanogenMod 7 (based on Gingerbread Android 2.3.3) for the Nook Color with Bluetooth drivers installed. It’s very simple to try it out and as it runs from an SD card it does not affect or change your existing software; you also get to give CM7 a try without modifying your Nook:
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You can now directly edit Google Docs from your smartphone and tablet in 45 languages. Si que puedes escribir

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  • March 5, 2011 at 2:50 pm

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Google Docs editing on mobile devices now multilingual

El Goog has announced that you can now edit Google Docs from your smartphone/tablet in 44 languages in addition to English. Mobile editing is available for Android Froyo Devices and above (i.e. 2.2+) and iPhone and iPad devices with iOS 3.0 and above. Actually, as Google points out, editing could also work on earlier Android platforms such as Éclair but it’s not guaranteed; well ‘pruébalo’ and see.

To start editing enter docs.google.com in the address bar of your mobile browser and hit go; then select an existing document and press ‘Edit’ or hit the new button (marked as pen and paper) to start writing a new document.
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How-to: Create an RSS feed from any Google News search result

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  • February 9, 2011 at 12:03 am

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Create an RSS feed from any Google News search

So, you already catch a large chunk of your online infotainment through an RSS reader (see Google Reader, Outlook etc.) and a bunch of carefully collected feeds. What do you do however if you want follow a specific subject either for fun or for work?

One option is to create a Google Alert using a bunch of keywords and choose RSS delivery. But that would mean having and logging-into your Google account to catch the link and manage these alerts.

There is however an easy way of creating an RSS feed from any Google News result; read on to find out how.
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