The answer, fortunately, is 'no'. YouTube has simply moved the embed button from its videos to a less obvious spot. The change apparently happened yesterday and it doesn't seem like they told anybody about the interface change. Previously, the button was located on the same line as the like/dislike buttons and the number of views a video has had but it is no longer to be found … [Read more...]
Failin.gs – Find your Faults
The middle of April is an odd time to be thinking about resolutions. It's long enough away from new year's that those resolutions have either been successful or failed. A lot of times, when discussing resolutions, I'll hear people say they don't have anything they really want to work on. Since we could all probably use some self-improvement, often times it's just a matter of … [Read more...]
Google Introduces A Daily Puzzle To Test Your Trivia and Searching Skills
This morning, Google announced a new feature, A Google A Day. It's a little bit of trivia and a little bit of showing off what Google does best - search. Progressing like newspaper crossword puzzles, the trivia will get more difficult as the week progresses. You can visit AGoogleADay.com in order to see each daily puzzle. Along with the question appearing below the search … [Read more...]
Sized Up – Visualize Your Online Purchases More Accurately
There are two downsides to online purchases: shipping costs/delays and you can't physically handle the device to get a feel for the quality or dimensions of your purchase. Sized Up at www.sizeasy.com helps you visualize an item by taking the dimensions given and showing you comparisons between common objects like a deck of cards in different views. You can add any item and its … [Read more...]
Power Search Gmail With Advanced Operators
Along with its large e-mail quota and clean interface, one of Gmail's primary strengths is its search abilities. With this tool built-in, it makes organizing your inbox an easier problem to solve. You can use the power of search at any time to find a message you're looking for or as part of a filter to automate some tasks. I was hoping to be able to forward some e-mails from my … [Read more...]