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Google tips; Flickr examined; Firefox basics

Posted by Jacque on May 23rd, 2007

link-vertical.jpg Best of Google Calendar (Addons + Tips)
Everything you wanted to know — and then some — about Google Calendar features plus lots of tips from Makeuseof.com.

Google to Show Daily List of Hot Topics
Google will give us a daily list of the 100 hottest topics on its search engine — excluding pornography and requests about the weather, very popular websites and prominent celebrities that consistently generate lots of searches.  See the update to Google trends.

Install the “Google by keyboard” Firefox search plugin
There’s a Firefox search plugin now.  Get the scoop and directions from Lifehacker.

Flickr: Strong On Content & Community, But Commerce Needs Work
A good overview and history of photo-sharing site Flickr.  There is quite a bit you can do with the site that is free or puchase a “pro” account for $25.

Did you know these basic Firefox Tips?
A bunch of really useful Firefox tips.  I would have been happy to know about a couple of these recently and am sure I’ll find them helpful in the future.

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