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I’ve encountered a simple, yet annoying problem when it comes to Google’s Gmail Notifier.  It turns out that if you select the option to always use HTTPS, then the notifier will not work.  The fix can be seen on the Notifier page, which is a registry edit.
Surely Google can do a better job of notifying us of [...]

One of the most important aspects of a web browser today is how good it is at blocking ads. Users thinking about switching to Chrome from Firefox NEED to have a reliable ad blocker. The two best ad blockers are AdThwart and AdBlock. They both support EasyList, but that doesn’t mean they are both equally effective and user friendly.

Google Chrome, Developer version 4.0.302.2 includes a new way to easily search a website.  When typing a URL into the address bar, an option comes up to “Press Tab to search”.  Have a look below:
The feature looks great to me.  My only question is how Chrome decides which sites are available to search and which [...]

Today Google announced another new feature of Rich Snippets called Events. Of course it is a great idea to provide more markup to better track events of concerts, sporting events, movies, etc. However, what if Rich Snippets could be used for a slightly different reason? News updates on events or people.

As you may have heard a while ago, Google decided to incorporate load time into where sites rank in terms of search results. The faster the load time, the more of a bonus they should get in SERPs. One of the things that slows down page loads more than anything are site advertisements. [...]