Category Archives for Google

DRIP/DCA Spreadsheets

I’ve added two spreadsheet templates for public use on Google Docs. I use these exact ones to track my DRIP in General Electric stock that I’ve had since 2004. It hasn’t done the best (through no fault of these spreadsheets), … Continue reading →

25. March 2011 by Scott K
Categories: General, Google, Investing | 1 comment

Google Wave Invites

Update: As of 10/13 17:05 Central Time, I’m out of Google Wave invites. Please only request an invite from one location. That way there will be more invites to go around. I doubt that accumulating invite requests would get you … Continue reading →

13. October 2009 by Scott K
Categories: General, Google, Internet | Tags: , , , | 18 comments

Google Flu Trends

Google has analyzed their billions of searches and discovered that flu-related searches correlate with actual CDC epidemiological data. From their FAQ, We have found a close relationship between how many people search for flu-related topics and how many people actually … Continue reading →

12. November 2008 by Scott K
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Two-way syncing of Google Calendar and iCal

In the past I just used Google’s online calendar. It was simple and fast to use, yet provided some powerful features. However, since upgrading to Leopard and using the new version if iCal (version 3), I looked for a way … Continue reading →

13. August 2008 by Scott K
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Google Transit now in Milwaukee

Google Maps for a few years now has offered the ability to search for a route taking public transportation. This service, called Google Transit, is now offered in dozens of US and world cities, including the city that I have … Continue reading →

22. April 2008 by Scott K
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17,530% on Google on Friday

Options traders who predicted Google Inc. would beat estimates earned as much as 17,530 percent on their investments today, the most-profitable bet among all U.S. equity derivatives. Contracts giving the right to buy Google shares for $530 before the close … Continue reading →

19. April 2008 by Scott K
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Quotes in Google News

I just saw this post entitled, Words Matter, on one of the Google blogs that I follow. This new addition to Google News allows you to type in a person’s full name on the standard Google News search to display … Continue reading →

18. April 2008 by Scott K
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My complaint about Gmail

I love Gmail. Yeah, I know the title is regarding a complaint. However, no other email application either online or through a standalone program on the hard drive is as good. It is fast, free, has a ton of space, … Continue reading →

01. November 2007 by Scott K
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Gmail: Behind the Scenes

A compilation of clips submitted by Gmail fans as part of our collaborative video project. Selected from over 1,100 clips from fans in more than 65 countries. Learn more at http://mail.google.com/mvideo This was very well done!

24. September 2007 by Scott K
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Why I love my homepage

For the last few years my homepage has been Google News. It provides a quick, simple, unbiased look at the most important news issues. It scours news sites from all over the country and world, from small town newspapers to … Continue reading →

17. September 2007 by Scott K
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