Installing Google Android SDK 1.0 On Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop

Posted by suvi under Desktop, Google, Ubuntu

This guide explains how you can install the Google Android SDK 1.0
on an Ubuntu 8.04 desktop. With this stable release of the Android SDK,
you can now develop applications for Android smartphones (like
T-Mobile’s G1) and offer them on the Android Market.
Read more at HowtoForge

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Google Chrome - Googles opensource browser in openSUSE

Posted by suvi under Browser, Free tools, Google, openSuse

Googles new free opensource browser Google Chrome took the world of Internet by surprise when it was released a few days ago. Google Chrome is currently in Beta as was many other Googles web application like GMail for a quite long time and is released only for Windows. A linux version of Google Chrome is [...]

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How-to Install Google Chrome in Ubuntu with Wine

Posted by suvi under Browser, Desktop, Free tools, Google

The Linux version of Google’s Chrome web browser is not ready yet. Don’t boot up Windows, if you’re interested in testing it out it’s possible to do so by running Chrome under Wine.
[update] Wine 1.1.4 has been released, and includes fixes for running Chrome. I’ll update this post once I give it a try.
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Gnubiff — mail notifications on your desktop

Posted by suvi under Desktop, Email, Free tools, Google

I would like to show you, how easiliy incoming mails can be monitored using a cute little GNOME applet called Gnubiff.
Gnubiff is a program designed to notify about new emails, but this is not its only feature. It supports: pop3, apop, imap4, mh, qmail and mailfile protocols. It also supports SSL and certificates. You can [...]

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Add a Google map to your PHP site

Posted by suvi under Google, PHP

With the GoogleMapAPI project, you can easily add a Google Map to your PHP Web site.
GoogleMapAPI is not packaged for Ubuntu, Fedora or openSUSE. For this article I’ll use a 64-bit Fedora 9 machine with version 2.5 of GoogleMapAPI. The commands shown below install the main PHP file in a site-accessible directory, with the remainder [...]

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How to install & configure Google Desktop Gadgets in openSUSE

Posted by suvi under Free tools, Google, openSuse

Google Gadgets for Linux is a free opensource (licensed under Apache License) platform for running desktop gadgets under Linux, catering to the unique needs of Linux users. The Google Desktop Gadgets for Linux are compatible with the gadgets written for Google Desktop for Windows as well as the Universal Gadgets on iGoogle.
There’s two main components [...]

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Testing Web application security using Google’s ratproxy

Posted by suvi under Google, Security, Software

To help developers audit Web application security, Google has released an open source tool called ratproxy. It is a non-disruptive tool designed for Web 2.0 and AJAX applications that produces an easy-to-read report of potential exploits.
Ratproxy is a local program designed to sit between your Web browser and the application you want to test. It [...]

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Updating CheckGmail to Fix Login Errors

Posted by suvi under Email, Free tools, Google

I know a few of you, like me, have been continuing to use it since. Unfortunately, a few days ago CheckGmail stopped working with a Error: Incorrect username or password dialog. I’ve found a solution for this. Skip down this post if you’ve already installed CheckGmail.
Installing CheckGmail in Ubuntu 8.04
Install CheckGmail from the package checkgmail [...]

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Integrate encryption into Google Calendar with Firefox extensions

Posted by suvi under Browser, Free tools, Google, Security

Today’s Web applications provide many benefits for online storage, access, and collaboration. Although some applications offer encryption of user data, most do not. This article provides tools and code needed to add basic encryption support for user data in one of the most popular online calendar applications. Building on the incredible [...]

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Howto install Google Gadgets in ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron)

Posted by suvi under Google, Software, Ubuntu

Google Gadgets for Linux provides a platform for running desktop gadgets under Linux, catering to the unique needs of Linux users. We are compatible with the gadgets written for Google Desktop for Windows as well as the Universal Gadgets on iGoogle. Following Linux norms, this project will be open-sourced, under the Apache License.

Read more at [...]

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Howto: Install Google Earth the easiest way ;)

Posted by suvi under Google, Software

Previously I did a very quick howto for installing google earth which includes a nice video here
I will show you a much easier way to install Google Earth in 3 easy steps:
1. Open a terminal, yes that black screen that may scare you or thrill you
Applications->Accessories->Terminal
Now copy/paste these commands:
Read more at Ubuntu Unleashed

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Installing Google Desktop on Linux

Posted by suvi under Desktop, Google

For individuals who have used Google Desktop in the Windows world, having the tool available on Linux may ease the transition to a new desktop operating system. I started using the Google Desktop on my Linux system. This blog will go through the installation process and show how it works on a Linux desktop.

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