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Why does Google logo keep changing

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:25:40 +0000

Do you see a different Google logo on Google search homepage instead of usual Google logo? Google logo keeps changing after every few days (specially on important days of festival occasion). So, why does Google change logo and not keep it same all the time?

Google logo change in honor of holidays

Google only change logo on holidays celebrated by people around the world. For example, expect to see a different logo on Valentine Day, Christmas, New Year, Thanksgiving.

New and different Google logo remains on Google homepage for 24hours and then changes back to default Google logo. At doodle gallery you can check the collection of different logos (also called doodles) that Google has used over the years.

Forgot to logout from Facebook account

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:43:05 +0000

Did you login Facebook from friend’s phone or laptop and forgot to logout before giving back his phone or laptop? In such event, your friend could access your Facebook account easily. Similar may happen if you forgot to logout Facebook being accessed on public computer.

Secure Facebook account with remote loggout

You can use remote logout feature to to log out of any Facebook session that you may have left active on another computer or device. Under account activity, you will see Facebook sessions logged in from other devices. You can all or either of Facebook login session from different computer, phone or device.

1. In your Facebook account, goto Account > Account Settings at top right.

2. Click ‘change’ next to account security option at the bottom of settings screen.

3. You will see most recent login activity for your Facebook account with current logged in session. End either of session by clicking ‘End activity’ button.

In this way you can keep your Facebook account secure by logging out of active sessions that you may have forgot to logged from other devices.

Organize emails in Gmail inbox

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:39:58 +0000

Gmail is a popular email service from Google. Lot of internet users have Gmail accounts to receive and send email messages. If you happen to get lot of email messages in your Gmail inbox – then its time to organize them to save lot of time and efforts. But then, “how do I organize emails without wasting too much time?”

Prioritize Gmail emails based on their importance

1. Go to your Gmail account and click ‘Settings’.

2. Then click ‘Priority Inbox’ tab on Settings page.

3. Click to check ‘Show Priority Inbox’ option to view more options for Priority Inbox.

Priority Inbox feature will automatically organize your email messages based on your email usage. You can also supplement this feature by manual sorting of emails by clicking arrow markers / symbols each indicating and assigning different importance level to emails.

Use two Gmail accounts at same time

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:16:44 +0000

Gmail is a popular and stable web based email service from Google. Many users create more than one gmail account for different reasons. For example, one Gmail account could be used for personal emailing needs while other for business email correspondence. You can easily open two Gmail email accounts at the same time and track latest email messages.

Open 2 Gmail accounts in same browser simultaneously

1. Open google.com/accounts and login into your Gmail account.

2. Click Edit next to “Multiple sign-in” listing.

3. On next screen, turn on this feature after reading instructions.

You can open different Gmail accounts in seperate browser tabs. Also, you can toggle between email accounts using drop down option at top right of Gmail inbox (after enabling above settings).

Download free browser software to use Internet

admin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:57:28 +0000

Surfing internet on computer is important activity for majority of PC users. By default, lot of computer users open “Internet Explorer” browser to surf the internet. You can easily open different websites, browse online photo albums, watch online videos, listen to songs in Internet Explorer. There are number of free software that can be used for Internet surfing besides Internet Explorer browser.

Free web browser software to surf websites

1. Google Chrome - It is very fast and easy to use web browser from Google. It has very simple interface and loaded with lot of features found in standard web browser.

2. Firefox -It is old and robust web browser software to surf the internet. You can easily customize and add different functionalities to Firefox using extensions and plugins.

3. Safari - Primarily intend for Apple MAC users, Safari browser can also be used on Windows operating system. It has glitzy interface with traditional Apple products feel and look.

4. Opera -It also has very glitzy and good looking interface. Besides the speed, you can surf internet with robust functionality in Opera browser.

Change password of Windows Live Hotmail account

admin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:56:00 +0000

Password is very important aspect of any web account like Windows Live Hotmail. It is advisable to change password on regular basis to keep account safe and secure. You can easily change password of Windows Live Hotmail account using following procedure.

Steps to change & update password

1. Goto http://mail.live.com & login into your account.
2. Click Options > More Options at the right.

3. Click “View and edit your personal information” under “Manage your account” option.

4. Click “Change” link under Password reset information.

5. In new window, type old & new password and click Save.