A few months ago, the company I work for released a Google Gadget for iGoogle for creating a simple CD label. But is this cool, Worldlabel.com released a Widget for the Apple Mac on Friday and is now a Dashboard Widgets featured download.

A special thanks to Brad Anderson of goglobalgadget.com/ for developing the widget.

Posted by Russell at 6:37 PM PDT

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Yes, my company’s Adwords account was kidnapped. Its one of those things, you know. I was “laid back,” got this email, and although I thought is was a bit weird, it looked very official. I thought it had something to do with the Yahoo Search Marketing and Google advertising deal. The email address had YSM in it, so - like an idiot - I clicked through. The whole story can be read on blogoscoped.com The story had to come out so others don’t fall for the same trap.

The GREAT thing here is that this “phishing” and hacking of my account caused some kind of “filter” to stop all my ads running immediately, so no ads were delivered to the spammer. This is an excellent tool and should be highlighted, and Google should be given full credit.

If you happen to get one of these emails send the info to Adwords support.

UPDATE

 1. Don’t reply to, or click links within, emails that ask for personal, financial, or account information.
 2. Check the message headers. The ‘From:’ address and the ‘Return-path’ should reference the same source.
 3. Instead of clicking the links in emails, go to the websites directly by typing the web address into your browser, cut and paste, or use
bookmarks.
 4. If on a secure page, look for “https” at the beginning of the URL and the padlock icon in the browser.
 5. Use a browser that has a phishing filter (Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Opera).
 6. Use strong passwords. A strong password should be unique; include letters, numbers, and symbols; and be changed regularly.
 7. To protect your computer from malware, keep your computer’s antivirus, spyware, browser, and security patches up to date and regularly run system scans. If you need more information about software that can help detect and remove malware from your computer, please visit http://www.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=8091&topic=13929.

Posted by Russell at 4:42 PM PDT

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Get notified when your email has been read!

Have you ever wondered if a client received your important email already? Don’t you wish you had a way to tell?

It can be done, although it’s a bit more complicated than just clicking a switch. Visit Spypig and follow the instructions for a one off tracking image that will be used to check the delivery of your email.

You could do this with your own web host, by checking when that particular unique image has been accessed by your recipients email application, but it would be complicated to set-up a new image every time and then keep checking when the stats show access.

The good thing is that  Spypig works with most email systems, including Apple Mail.app or Gmail.

Via Ivan from Creativebits.org

Posted by FA Editors at 10:43 AM PDT

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Despite Google’s popularity as a search tool, this search engine remains one of the most utilized and yet misunderstood tools for online searches today. Jakob Nielson even informed his readers recently that almost a full quarter of above-average Internet users in a recent survey couldn’t find the Google search engine let alone use it properly. Even savvy users rely on only a few keywords to generate a search. This search method is inefficient and typically generates too many unwanted results.

Google search is a sophisticated tool, and users can generate smaller and more targeted lists with a few simple tricks. You can use this search engine as a calculator, a money converter, a way to find airline flights, a means to remember similar words and more. This article will walk you through twenty-five tips that will help you to utilize Google’s search engine to its full capacity (including an easy-to-understand way to find Google’s search engine in the first place!).

Read on, mon cher! »

Posted by Linda at 5:30 AM PDT

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