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Check this out: Gmail Google Search…

by JonBot on Feb.01, 2010, under Pings

Check this out: Gmail Google Search Button Makes Link Pasting Easier [Gmail Labs] http://bit.ly/bPYS1A…

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Facebook Will End Our Existence!

by Jon Westfall on Nov.24, 2009, under Other Things

In the spirit of AutoCompleteMe, here are some of my own Autocomplete oddities. And here’s one of theirs that I particularly like

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No… then they wouldn’t be dogs…

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It causes arm growth…

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And who doesn’t?

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She Stole my Heart, and my Breakfast

by Jon Westfall on Nov.23, 2009, under Other Things

I recently came across a site that contains humorous Google search queries and the wonders of an autocomplete algorithm that is slightly twisted at times. You can read all of theirs, and for your amusement, I submit one of my own:

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Google Voice Invite for the first person who replies. Feeling generous in the spirit of @janakj and @vincenzof – Reply if you want it!

by JonBot on Oct.31, 2009, under Twitter Updates

jonwestfall: Google Voice Invite for the first person who replies. Feeling generous in the spirit of @janakj and @vincenzof – Reply if you want it!… Continue reading

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RT @egrigolon: Another 12 Google Wave invites http://j.mp/dX3qM #googlewave

by JonBot on Oct.29, 2009, under Twitter Updates

jonwestfall: RT @egrigolon: Another 12 Google Wave invites http://j.mp/dX3qM #googlewave…

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Check this out: Google Voice Offers Voicemail Without a New Number [Google Voice] http://bit.ly/2BR0dt

by JonBot on Oct.27, 2009, under Twitter Updates

jonwestfall: Check this out: Google Voice Offers Voicemail Without a New Number [Google Voice] http://bit.ly/2BR0dt…

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Check this out: Export All Your Google Docs to a ZIP File [Backup] http://bit.ly/2HWtUp

by JonBot on Oct.27, 2009, under Twitter Updates

jonwestfall: Check this out: Export All Your Google Docs to a ZIP File [Backup] http://bit.ly/2HWtUp…

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Migrate A Google Sites to a Google Apps Installation

by Jon Westfall on Oct.21, 2009, under Technology

After much gnashing of teeth and cries of angst, I was able to move a Google Site to a Google Apps Installation. In the end, it was actually really simple…

The first approach was to use the Google-Sites-Liberation tool, published recently on Google code, which looked very promising. However I soon found 2 issues with our particular domain (This one and this one) which unfortunately prevented me from using the tool. I also didn’t have much time to devote to debugging it. Desperate, I pieced together the following method through a few inferences and forum posts. It’s pretty simple: Copy the site from your account to your apps account!

You’ll need to be an “owner” of the site you’re trying to migrate to do this, and… Continue reading

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Add Facebook Friend’s Birthdays to your Calendar Automatically

by Jon Westfall on Oct.11, 2009, under Articles, Technology

Lifehacker recently published an article detailing a few ways to help remember the things you actually care about, as opposed to those you don’t but remember anyway (such as the MVP of the 1996 All-star game). One of the little gems that was tucked in the article was the application fbCal which integrates your Facebook Birthdays and events with the calendar of your choosing. I have this now set up on my Google Calendar and am extremely happy as it’s A) always up to date and B) putting information where I’ll actually look for it, not where I don’t look (e.g., a sidebar on facebook.com)

To get it set up, all you need to do is install the fbCal application to your facebook account and allow it offline… Continue reading

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Updated my Android backup how-to to include apps2sd ROMs. The article is #1 for "adb backup" searche on Google! http://tinyurl.com/adbbackup

by JonBot on Oct.10, 2009, under Twitter Updates

jonwestfall: Updated my Android backup how-to to include apps2sd ROMs. The article is #1 for “adb backup” searche on Google! http://tinyurl.com/adbbackup… Continue reading

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