Add GMail search to Internet Explorer 7 without using Google Toolbar

Do you love GMail?
Do you hate toolbars?
Do you want to search GMail from the new IE7 search bar?

If you answered "Yes" to any two of the above then here's your solution:

Step 1:

Open Internet Explorer 7 and goto to the search box on the top right. Click the small down arrow right beside the magifying glass.

Step 2:

Click the "Find more providers" option.

Step 3:

This takes you to this page:


Step 4:

Now go to this box on the bottom right of the page:



In the "Paste the URL..." box paste this URL:

https://mail.google.com/mail/?search=query&view=tl&start=0
&init=1&fs=1&q=TEST&source=navclient

All of that should be in one line.

In the "Specify name..." box type GMail.

Click the Install button and voila..you are done

Again click the down arrow in the search box and you will see GMail listed as a search provider. Search you favourite mailbox right from the comfort of you browser search bar and without any toolbar.

Note: This works only for Internet Explorer 7. I am a Firefox fan myself but IE7 is not too bad. Get it here.

Have fun!

GMail bookmarks

If you ever wanted to bookmark the 'Compose Mail' link in Gmail but failed then heres how you do it:
Compose in Gmail
Right-click on the link and set it as a Favourite (in IE) or Bookmark (in Firefox).

Here's another tip:
Open Gmail so that it shows only unread mails - here's the link:
Unread Gmail

Of course for both of these tricks to work you need to have cookies enabled on your browser and previously logged in to Gmail (just don't log out once you are done working in Gmail - mind you that you MUST log out if you are using a shared computer)

Those who want to tinker a bit by saving custom Gmail searches as favourites / bookmarks can use this special URL:

https://mail.google.com/mail/?search=query&view=tl&start=0&init=1&fs=1&q=%S

Just replace %S in the URL to what you are searching for say 'is:unread' or 'from:John' - you get the idea;-)

Ruins?

Ruins?
Originally uploaded by Giampaolo Macorig.

AOE lost game!!

A Victor Emerges

A Victor Emerges
Originally uploaded by mavsluver41.

Dual lightsabres anyone!

A drop such as a pearl

A drop such as a pearl
Originally uploaded by sakura*aya.

Wow...truly faboulous!

H2O Studies: Flickr photo set

This is an awsome photo set in Flickr showing water droplets. Take a look and digg it.

Real Time Satellite Tracking

Real Time Satellite Tracking
This is a cool use of Google Maps to track a variety of satellites in orbit including ISS and Hubble. This one even shows the country on which the satellite is at this instant as well as exact location all of which is updated in realtime.

Makaw

Makaw
Originally uploaded by wish u were here.

Great colours...magnificent

the world through my eyes

the world through my eyes
Originally uploaded by samurai's daughter.

very beautiful composition...

Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)

Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)
Originally uploaded by Flipped Out.

Very nice. Great looking beak. More info here

Copenhagen right by Christiania

Copenhagen right by Christiania
Originally uploaded by Gunnella.

Awesome. Colors are fantastic

Create Chat Rooms on the Fly (AJAX)

The site allows you to create light weight AJAX chat rooms on the fly by just typing in a room name and a nickname. This is a great service for anyone that wants to communicate with someone who doesn't have the same messaging client as themselves.

Mindblowing stuff. I wonder why nobody thought of this before. Where would you use this:

Scenario 1:
Workplace/School/University does not allow you to chat using messenger (Yahoo or MSN or AOL or even GTalk)

Scenario 2:
You are on Yahoo Messenger while your friend is on MSN.

What you do:

1. Goto Chatcreator
2. Enter the name of the chat room you want to create.
3. You get the URL of your own chat room that you just created and send it to everyone.

And before I forget to mention it, it is free.


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Blue Dew

Blue Dew
Originally uploaded by GazzaP.

reminds me of a champagne glass...with bubbles...very beautiful

Bridge over the valley

P1010697
Originally uploaded by Rikkikun.

Looks a bit like a volcano. Very beautiful. Where is this?

refraction of clouds over my garden

refraction of clouds over my garden
Originally uploaded by algo.

Wonderful really...like a small water droplet

Google, Yahoo, eBay.. Next Acquisitions

Good comments on the future of web 2.0 wind. There's sth about Digg too. A must read (and must digg of course :P)..

This is a good list of Web 2.0 sites. Even if they do not great acquired this is a great list of some of the most popular services out there. Some personal favourites are Pandora, Youtube and Riya.

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3D Desktop on steroids: SUSE Linux 10.1

Mad Penguin is running a review on SUSE Linux 10.1, and includes info on the latest XGL/Compiz 3D desktop running on the popular distribution. Screenshots are included, as well as a Flash animation of the installer. Info on setting up multimedia support is included also. A good read.

Awsome features, coolest looks...no reason for staying stuck with Windows.


SUSE Linux 10.1 Homepage
Download here
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INSANE Mosaic! Check this out... crazy.

This is crazy. It goes on forever... please. I'm begging you. Check it out...

This is absolutely amazing. It really does go on for ever. Take a look.

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Puddle

Originally uploaded by Babsi Jones.

Amazing reflection isn't it!

Now with Google Analytics

Installed...

Star Links

Check out this fun site. Here you can link your favourite movie star with another movie star according to the movies their co-stars acted in. Here's the search I ran. This is much like the 6 degrees of separation concept which says that

anyone on earth can be connected to any other person on the planet through a chain of acquaintances that has no more than five intermediaries.

Try it...its fun!

Google Has Lost Control!

Very interesting article on how Google profits as they actually become worse as a search engine.

How auto-generated 'link-farms' are destroying the quality of Google's seaarch results...worth a read.

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The Road in the Forest

Originally uploaded by tiilo.

Reminds me of a poem I read a long time ago...Keats I think

Google Cheat Sheets (Version 1.04)

This two page Google Cheat Sheet lists all Google services and tools as well as background information. The Cheat Sheet offers a great reference to grasp of basic to advance Google query building concepts and ideas.

Very useful...compact and has all the stuff I need at one place. Download here. It is 112KB in size and you need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to read it.

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Promoting Your Blog

This is a great article about promoting your blog and comes from Blogger help pages.
Take a look here. If you have a great blog and want more people to read it then this article is great.

Screenshots Of Google's New Search Results Screen

It appears that search engines are all doing some redesigns: Yahoo is working on a new homepage, Microsoft is working on Windows Live, and now Google is redesigning their search layout.

More features are definitely good...but they should not make the interface too complicated.

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Fly to Tir Na Nog

Fly to Tir Na Nog
Originally uploaded by Rexton.

Good composition...

Subway? Or Time Travel Machine?

Subway? Or Time Travel Machine?
Originally uploaded by SF buckaroo.

Decide for yourself. Either way it is too cool!

XP's Little-Known 'Rebuild' Command

Have you ever run into a "Missing HAL.DLL," "Invalid Boot.Ini," or "Windows could not start..." message?
That was when I learned about XP's built-in "Rebuild" command. It often can easily fix "missing HAL," "Invalid Boot.Ini," "Windows could not start..." and similar problems in just a minute or two.

I have not tried it yet but I will the next time Windows XP gives up on me. Take a look.

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The Ultimate Proxy Guide

Shows you A) Popular proxies that are probably blocked by powerful content filtering systems B) How to find likely unblocked proxies via google and C) When all else fails how to set up your own proxy.

Very useful site. If you want to visit a site but unable to do so due to restrictions then you need something called an anonymizing proxy (AP for short). In plain english this means that you visit the website of the AP and enter the address of the site you are trying to visit. That's it. Unless the AP site itself is blocked, you can do this. This link contains a huge list of APs, some of which are free. It also tells you how to use google like this to locate your own APs. And if all techniques fail, how to make your own AP.

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Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech 2005

Here we see Steve Jobs delivering his commencement speech to the graduates of Stanford University in 2005. In it he talks about getting fired from Apple in 1985, life & death.

Amazing...wonderfully inspiring.
Here is the full text.

Pics of BenQ's BW1000 3-in-1 Blu-ray burner

Great stuff. 2x write. Supports DVD as well as CD Write/Read. I will wait till they become cheaper.

Nice Surprise Today

Nice Surprise Today
Originally uploaded by Solitaire1.

Great composition...especially the reflection part of it.

Google, eBay And Amazon To AT&T: We'll Build Our Own Network

AT&T and the telcos are threatening to charge Google and other Web sites extortion-type fees unless Google and others pay for adequate bandwidth. But Google and others may soon have this answer for them: No, thanks. We'll build our own fat pipe into customers' homes.

Wireless is the key to solving this problem. And what better answer is there than WiMax.

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Green reflection

Green reflection
Originally uploaded by Nijn kijkt....

Looks kind of alien...

Canopy of pink

Canopy of pink
Originally uploaded by Zsaj.

Very nice...as a comment says it looks like a Fractal image.