Category Archives: google

WordPress for Android

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Raanan Bar-Cohen

Hot of the presses, joining the iPhone and BlackBerry app, we now have a native WordPress for Android mobile app. Check out the video below for an overview: Share this: Email Facebook

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Google Apps and Gmail Fix “On behalf Of” Issue

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Raanan Bar-Cohen

When I switched to Google apps for my personal email back in January 2008, my #1 wish list item was to: * Fix the “on behalf of” issue. If you use multiple email addresses, gmail and google apps are easy … Continue reading →

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WordPress.com Gears

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Raanan Bar-Cohen

It’s been live for a few days, but now we have officially announced Gears support for WordPress.com. WordPress version 2.6 ( currently in beta ) also has Gears support. So what is Gears ? Gears? It is a browser extension … Continue reading →

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Apparently My Family is Secretly Making Gmail Better

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Raanan Bar-Cohen

A few months ago I switched from gmail to google apps for personal email and subsequently also moved over a few of my family members.  Little did I know that these family members have been secretly working on new cool … Continue reading →

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Switched to Google Apps for Personal Email

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Raanan Bar-Cohen

Over the holidays I was testing Google Apps and except for a small false positive spam issue with google alerts — I was really impressed. The reason I was testing it was to see if I could replace my gmail … Continue reading →

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The Great Sync on OS X: Google Calendar, Plaxo, address book, PocketMac and BlackBerry

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Raanan Bar-Cohen

While many people, including myself, can find plenty to gripe about with Outlook & MS Exchange , one thing that is rock solid is the over-the-air syncing with BlackBerry devices. Both email and calendar appointments sync fairly effortlessly and reliably. … Continue reading →

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Google Apps email flags Google alerts (sent to gmail) as Spam

Posted on December 26, 2007 by Raanan Bar-Cohen

I’m playing around with google apps, and one great feature is the ability to import in existing gmail accounts – all email messages and even labels. One thing I assumed was that no messages from my gmail spam folder would … Continue reading →

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BlackBerry update: battery died, google maps update and google calendar sync

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Raanan Bar-Cohen

* I was in DC wrapping up a trip last week when I couldn’t get my blackberry curve 8300 to boot-up. I figured the battery just drained to zero, but after plugging it in I quickly realized the battery was … Continue reading →

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Google Maps Street View: Halloween style

Posted on October 30, 2007 by Raanan Bar-Cohen

A day early, but good to see the Google holiday treatment isn’t confined to just logos on google.com. While trying to find a good cafe in SF today I noticed something a bit different in google maps street view mode. … Continue reading →

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Google Maps Street View – wow & my thoughts

Posted on June 2, 2007 by Raanan Bar-Cohen

This is really getting impressive. Instead of just map mode, or even the satellite view, you can now see a street view as taken by a roving SUV. A9/Amazon had similar map tech for commercial streets, but discontinues it at … Continue reading →

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