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My name’s Rose Vines. I’m an Australian writer, editor and activist, working in New Orleans. I write for computer magazines in Australia and the US and act as the technical dogsbody for the Death Penalty Discourse Network and Sister Helen Prejean. I’m interested in making technology accessible to people and helping people use technology to make the world a better place.

I’m also a sponsor of four girls at the Mehan Orphanage run by the extraordinary Afghan organisation, AFCECO. I’ve built a website for AFCECO sponsors, called Hope for Afghan Children.

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Monday
07Apr2008

Google round-up

I’ve added a new article on Google to the Tutorials & Guides section here: Google - The Whole Shebang.

If you’ve done little more with Google than search the web, you’re missing out on most of the good stuff. Stuff like Picasa, Google Earth, Docs, Gmail, Google Mobile. The list goes on.

In fact, there’s so much emerging from the Google Labs on a regular basis that it’s impossible to do it justice in a single article, so I’ve tried to hit the high spots, talk about technologies available worldwide and not merely in the US, and provide some tips to help you make the most of Google’s services.

 If you do happen to be located in the US, make sure you check out one of Google’s latest offerings, GOOG-411. It’s the cheapest, fastest way to locate and connect to restaurants and other businesses in your local area. It works from your cell phone using voice or text.

Google has plans to add flight info, stock prices and a bunch of other features to GOOG-411. 

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