How Email Works, Story By Google

We all use Email to send files and messages to our friend. This is a very popular communication tool and billions of email have been sent daily by internet users.  



Do you really know how this email works? There are many technical steps in this. But Google has relased an animated story which will tell you how an email travells between sender and receiver.

Google explains how your email travells from your ISP to Google Data center. It also explains the security measures it takes to keep its data centres secure. Google also tells that it tries its best to be energy efficient.

See animated story here

http://www.google.com/green/storyofsend/desktop/

Bring Bing Images as Google HomePage Background

Bing is the popular search engine from Microsoft. It puts a new images (sometimes videos) on its home page daily. Daily, you will fine some interesting images on your Bing Homepage.


If we talk about Google, it has a clean white background with a search box and a Google logo. Ocassionally Google changes its doodle but backgroud remain white. Google also offers users to add background images manually on your Google home from the public photo galleries of Picasa. But you need to be logged in with your Google account.


If you like Bing background images but prefer Google for search, you can bring Bing background images to your Google home page. There is a nice Google Chrome extension called Bing wallpaper for Google homepage which automatically set your Google homepage background to the image that is currently being featured on the Bing homepage.

You can choose image source (Feed/RSS) in Options Page.
There is only one limitation of this extension. Background images on Google home page occupy the entire screen area. So the 960×500 pixel Bing images may sometimes appear pixelated.

How to Create Custom Gmail Shortcuts

In my last post, i have posted all the keyboard shortcuts ofGmail. All those keyboard shortcuts are given by Google. But it also allow users to create their own custom shortcuts as per their choice. You can set keyboard showrtcut of your choice. I think this is a better idea. We will be fast in keyboard shortcuts which we will decide.

Follow these steps to create your custom keyboard shortcuts

1. Click on Gear icon, and then click on settings.
2. In settings page, click on Labs.
3. In search box, type "Custom keyboard shortcuts"
4. Now find the gadget below saying "Custom keyboard shortcuts" and click on enable.
   
5. Now click on "Save Changes"
6. Now again click go to "Settings"
7. Now go to "Keyboard Shortcuts" tab.
8. Here set your desired keyboard shortcuts and then click on save.

To disable your custom keyboard shortcuts, go to the custom keyboard shortcut and click the Restore Defaults link at the bottom of the Keyboard Shortcuts pane. You can also disable the Custom keyboard shortcuts lab from the Labs page.

List of Keyboard Shortcuts for Gmail

Gmail is the popular free email service by search giant Google. Its web interface is really easy to use and fast to navigate. But we can make it faster by using keyboard shortcuts.

By Deafult, keyboard shortcuts are off and you need to enable it from the settings. To enable keyboard shortcuts for your Gmail follow these steps:

1. Click the gear icon, in the upper right, then select Settings.
2. Choose the option next to "Keyboard shortcuts" to turn them on. You can also enable shortcuts automatically by going to http://mail.google.com/mail/?kbd=1

Shortcut Key	Definition	Action
c	Compose	Allows you to compose a new message. <Shift> + c allows you to compose a message in a new window.
/	Search	Puts your cursor in the search box.
k	Move to newer conversation	Opens or moves your cursor to a more recent conversation. You can hit <Enter> to expand a conversation.
j	Move to older conversation	Opens or moves your cursor to the next oldest conversation. You can hit <Enter> to expand a conversation.
n	Next message	Moves your cursor to the next message. You can hit <Enter> to expand or collapse a message. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')
p	Previous message	Moves your cursor to the previous message. You can hit <Enter> to expand or collapse a message. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')
o or <Enter>	Open	Opens your conversation. Also expands or collapses a message if you are in 'Conversation View.'
u	Return to conversation list	Refreshes your page and returns you to the inbox, or list of conversations.
e	Archive	Archive your conversation from any view.
m	Mute	Archives the conversation, and all future messages skip the Inbox unless sent or cc'd directly to you.
x	Select conversation	Automatically checks and selects a conversation so that you can archive, apply a label, or choose an action from the drop-down menu to apply to that conversation.
s	Star a message or conversation	Adds or removes a star to a message or conversation. Stars allow you to give a message or conversation a special status.
+	Mark as important	Helps Gmail learn what's important to you by marking misclassified messages. (Specific to Priority Inbox)
-	Mark as unimportant	Helps Gmail learn what's not important to you by marking misclassified messages. (Specific to Priority Inbox)
!	Report spam	Marks a message as spam and removes it from your conversation list.
r	Reply	Replies to the message sender.<Shift> + r allows you to reply to a message in a new window. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')
a	Reply all	Replies to all message recipients.<Shift> +a allows you to reply to all message recipients in a new window. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')
f	Forward	Forwards a message. <Shift> + fallows you to forward a message in a new window. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')
<Esc>	Escape from input field	Removes the cursor from your current input field.
<Ctrl> + s	Save draft	Saves the current text as a draft when composing a message. Hold the <Ctrl> key while pressing sand make sure your cursor is in one of the text fields -- either the composition pane, or any of the To, CC, BCC, or Subject fields -- when using this shortcut.
#	Delete	Moves the conversation to Trash.
l	Label	Opens the Labels menu to label a conversation.
v	Move to	Moves the conversation from the inbox to a different label, Spam or Trash.
<Shift> + i	Mark as read	Marks your message as 'read' and skip to the next message.
<Shift> + u	Mark as unread	Marks your message as 'unread' so you can go back to it later.
[	Archive and previous	Removes the current view's label from your conversation and moves to the previous one.
]	Archive and next	Removes the current view's label from your conversation and moves to the next one.
z	Undo	Undoes your previous action, if possible (works for actions with an 'undo' link).
<Shift> + n	Update current conversation	Updates your current conversation when there are new messages.
q	Move cursor to chat search	Moves your cursor directly to the chat search box.
y	Remove from Current View*	Automatically removes the message or conversation from your current view. From 'Inbox,' 'y' meansArchive From 'Starred,' 'y' meansUnstar From 'Trash,' 'y' meansMove to inbox From any label, 'y' meansRemove the label * 'y' has no effect if you're in 'Spam,' 'Sent,' or 'All Mail.'
.	Show more actions	Displays the 'More Actions' drop-down menu.
<Ctrl> + <Down arrow>	Opens options in Chat	<Ctrl> + <Down arrow> moves from edit field in your chat window to select the 'Video and more' menu Next, press <Tab> to select the emoticon menu Press <Enter> to open the selected menu
?	Show keyboard shortcuts help	Displays the keyboard shortcuts help menu within any page you're on. (Note: Typing ? will display the help menu even if you don't have keyboard shortcuts enabled)
k	Move up a contact	Moves your cursor up in your contact list
j	Move down a contact	Moves your cursor down in your contact list
o or <Enter>	Open	Opens the contact with the cursor next to it.
u	Return to contact list view	Refreshes your page and returns you to the contact list.
e	Remove from Current Group	Removes selected contacts from the group currently being displayed.
x	Select contact	Checks and selects a contact so that you can change group membership or choose an action from the drop-down menu to apply to the contact.
<Esc>	Escape from input field	Removes the cursor from the current input
#	Delete	Deletes a contact permanently
l	Group membership	Opens the groups button to group contacts
z	Undo	Reverses your previous action, if possible (works for actions with an 'undo' link)
.	Show more actions	Opens the "More actions" drop-down menu.

Combo-keys - Use the following combinations of keys to navigate through Gmail.

Shortcut Key	Definition	Action
<Tab> then <Enter>	Send message	After composing your message, use this combination to send it automatically. (Supported in Internet Explorer and Firefox, on Windows.)
y then o	Archive and next	Archives your conversation and moves to the next one.
g then a	Go to 'All Mail'	Takes you to 'All Mail,' the storage site for all mail you've ever sent or received (and have not deleted).
g then s	Go to 'Starred'	Takes you to all conversations you have starred.
g then c	Go to 'Contacts'	Takes you to your Contacts list.
g then d	Go to 'Drafts'	Takes you to all drafts you have saved.
g then l	Go to 'Label'	Takes you to the search box with the "label:" operator filled in for you.
g then i	Go to 'Inbox'	Returns you to the inbox.
g then t	Go to 'Sent Mail'	Takes you to all mail you've sent.
* then a	Select all	Selects all mail.
* then n	Select none	Deselects all mail.
* then r	Select read	Selects all mail you've read.
* then u	Select unread	Selects all unread mail.
* then s	Select starred	Selects all starred mail.
* then t	Select unstarred	Selects all unstarred mail.

Play Wolfenstein 3D DOS Game Online For Free

"Wolfenstein 3D," a DOS based game which i really enjoyed ini my childhood. Now a days kids have xbox and various conslode based 3D games. But 15 years back, it was a popular game. I really enjoyed this shooting game. And i am really happy to know that the game has completed 20 years. To celebrate this, Company has released a online browser version is released which enabled you to play this awesome 3D game online for free.

If you are among those gamers who enjoyd this game and want to go in those days, you can play it from this free browser version. Go to the link and enter your date of birth. Then select the game which you want to play and diffuculty level of the game.


Use arrow keys to move the player and X to shoot.


hav fun and enjoy.

Facebook is Testing Featured Post Feature

Facebook is testing a new feature in New Zealand that allow users to highlight their updates on Facebook. But this new feature is not available for free. Users will have to pay $2 for each post they want to highlight on the Facebook. This post will shown in the yellow background. For payment, Facebook accepts payments from major credit card providers and PayPal.

When it was first appear on the Facebook, user thought it as spam. After that a Facebook spokesperson confirmed that this is new testing feature.


“We’re constantly testing new features across the site. This particular test is simply to gauge people’s interest in this method of sharing with their friends,” Facebook spokeswoman Mia Garlick said.


This is the first time when Facebook has started to earn money by the posting of users. And we can expect a good earning for Facebook after this feature as it allows users to promote their posts. And we know users can do anything to get more likes and comments on Facebook.

Send One-time message which are deleted after they're read

Sometimes we want to send some secure messages but that are too sensitive for normal channels. Sometimes we also want our messages to be deleted as soon as it's read, leaving no trace. Now, These are not the problems. There is an online service which allow users to send messages which will be deleted just after ther are read.


Due.im is a nice service which allow users to share one time message. Go to the website and enter the message which you want to send someone. You can also add a password to the message. But this is optional. After writing the message and adding an option password, click on create One Time Share Link. 

It will generate a link to the message which you have composed. Share this link to the person whom you want to send the message. Your message is always encrypted in this service and it will delete the message when your recipient views it. When the URL is clicked a second time, a message is displayed stating the target link to be invalid.


If recipient will not be able to see the message within 24 hours, Message will automatically expire and will be removed from the server.


This seems a nice service and can be used to share passwords with other persons. But never try to send some illegal things because law enforcement agency can easily force DUE.IM service to store your message.

Schedule Google+ Posts For A Later Time On Google Chrome

Many times we want to schedule posts on our social networking website to post later. This is useful when we schedule a birthday post before we forget. You can also schedule an announcement. For Facebook and Twitter, there are various tools available. I have also written some tricks in my older posts. But for Google+, there are only few tools available and most of the users do not about any of these tools.

If you want to schedule your posts on Google+, Google Chrome extension Do Share will do a perfect job for you. This smart Chrome extension helps you write Google+ posts, save them as drafts or schedule them for a later time. You can also specify the circle or people with which you want to share by clicking on +Add more people option.

After installation of this extension, you will see a button in toolbar and a new tab of Do Share. In this you can write message, add circles and people and then click on schedule. Then select data and time for posting. The posts will be automatically published to your Google+ profile at the designated time and date.

This extension does not use any kind of Google+ API or service, So you need to login and your browser must be running for this extension to work and post updated on the scheduled time. We can say that this is a drawback but still it is useful.

It also allows users to save a draft and then edit it later. If you want to share any post right now, you can click on share now button. But this can be done from any Google Product page such as Gmail, Google etc.

This tool is really useful for people who want to promote their blogs, websites or products on Google Plus. If you want to use this extension, add this to your Google Chrome from Google App Store.

UTF Codes For Facebook Chat and Status

These are some UTF-8 codes which you can use in Facebook chat and status updates for various purpose.

¢ – cent £ – pound ¤ – currency ¥ – yen € – euro sign § – section © – copyright ® – registered trademark ™ – trademark ° – degree – e.g. 45° ¹ – superscript 1 ² – superscript 2 ³ – superscript 3 · – middle dot ¸ – spacing cedilla ¼ – fraction 1/4 ½ – fraction 1/2 ¾ – fraction 3/4 ¿ – inverted question mark × – multiplication ÷ – division • – bullet = black small circle ◊ – lozenge ℠ – Service Mark ✓ – check mark ✔ – heavy check mark ✕ – multiplication sign ✖ – heavy multiplication sign ✗ – ballot ✘ – heavy ballot ✝ – Latin Roman Cross ✞ – Latin Cross 3D shadow ✟ – Latin Cross outline ✠ – Maltese Cross ✡ – Star of David ❛ – quotation mark single turned comma ❜ – quotation mark single comma ❝ – quotation mark double turned comma ❞ – quotation mark double comma

℃ – Celsius ℅ – care of ℉ – Farenheit № – numero symbol – number sign ℗ – Sound Recording Copyright ℞ – Prescription Take pharmaceutical symbol Ω – Ohm ℧ – Inverted Ohm ☀ – sunshine – sun ☁ – cloudy – cloud – dark cloud ☂ – raining – rain – umbrella ☃ – snow – snowman ☄ – shooting star ★ – star solid ☆ – star outline ☇ – lightning ☈ – thunderstorm ☉ – sun ☊ – ascending node ☋ – descending node ☌ – conjunction ☍ – opposition ☎ – phone ☏ – phone symbol outline ☐ – check box ☑ – check box check mark ☒ – ballot box with X ☓ – St. Andrew’s Cross ♔ – White King ♕ – White Queen ♖ – White Rook ♗ – White Bishop ♘ – White Knight ♙ – White Pawn ♚ – Black King ♛ – Black Queen ♜ – Black Rook ♝ – Black Bishop ♞ – Black Knight ♟ – Black Pawn

☚ – left-pointing index finger ☛ – right-pointing index finger ☜ – left-pointing index finger ☝ – upwards pointing index finger ☞ – right pointing index finger ☟ – downwards pointing index finger ☠ – skull & crossbones ☡ – caution sign ☢ – radioactive sign ☣ – biohazard sign ☮ – peace sign ☯ – yin & yang ☹ – frowning face ☺ – smiley face ☻ – black smiley face ☽ – waxing crescent moon ☾ – waning crescent moon ♈ – Aries ♉ – Taurus ♊ – Gemini ♋ – Cancer ♌ – Leo ♍ – Virgo ♎ – Libra ♏ – Scorpio ♐ – Sagitarius ♑ – Capricorn ♒ – Aquarius ♓ – Pisces

♠ – black spade suit ♢ – red diamond suit ♣ – black club suit = shamrock ♤ – red spade suit ♥ – black heart suit = valentine ♦ – black diamond suit ♧ – red club suit ♨ – hot springs ♩ – musical quarter note ♪ – musical eighth note ♫ – musical single bar note ♬ – musical double bar note ♭ – flat note ♮ – natural note ♯ – sharp note ✁ – cut above ✂ – cut here ✃ – cut below ✄ – scissors ✆ – public pay phone ✇ – film reel – tape spool ✈ – airport jet airplane ✉ – envelope mail email ✌ – victory sign ✍ – signature – sign here ✎ – pencil diagonal down ✏ – pencil ✐ – pencil diagonal up

✈♬☑ ☎ ☒ ☻ ♤ ☤☹♀ ✩✉ ✇♺✖♨ ❦☁ ✌♛ ❁☪ ☂✏♝ ❀ ☭☃☛♞ ✿ ☚ ♘✾ ☯☾☝♖✽ ✝☄☟♟✺ ☥✂ ✍♕✵ ☮☠ ❤☆ ★ ♫ ✔ ► Ω ッ ● ♣ ♪ ☼ ◄ ❥ ♂♀ ♪◘♠☻♣ ♦☺○ ¿ ❤ ☆ ★

Unofficial Cool Emoticons and Images for Facebook Chat

We all use Facebook and its chat to connect with our friends. Emoticons and smileys are the best part of the chat which we use to express our expressions. Facebook also has some official smileys which are really nice.


In the first post of this blog, i have covered all the official emoticons code which are available in Facebook. But this post is about some unofficial emoticons which are better than the official emoticons.


Read: How to post animated GIF images on your Facebook Wall


Use of these emoticons is really simple. See the emoticon code given in the image below and write the code in Facebook chat. After that press enter and see that code is now converted into a emoticon. 


NOTE: Use code with 2 brackets both side as given in the image.


 For example if you want to add laughing smiley to Facebook chat just copy [[f9.laugh]] and paste and then press enter.

These were the expression emoticons. You can also enjoy Facebook chat with some cool animates images which you can use in chat. Use these code and see the effects in chat.

[[126213110723975]] – Hello Ketty

[[126230880722198]] – Green Worm

[[126229327389020]] – Rose Red

[[127868980561350]] – Heart beat

[[126216480723638]] – butterfly blue

[[126132024065417]] – Heart rotate

[[126278187384134]] – O YEah Hippo

[[126540207361797]] – Smiley in love

[[398699314236]]      - Teddy

[[110780922298250]] – Heart on Fire

[[127878643893717]] – hand Clap

[[398570519236]]      - mickey at Sleep

[[394930959230]]      - Smileys Zzzz

[[126398717372810]] – Converse

[[126217194056900]] – I love you

You can also use some animated English alphabets with the codes.



[[107015582669715]] = A
[[116067591741123]] = B
[[115602405121532]] = C
[[112542438763744]] = D
[[115430438474268]] = E
[[109225112442557]] = F
[[111532845537326]] = G
[[111356865552629]] = H
[[109294689102123]] = I
[[126362660720793]] = J
[[116651741681944]] = K
[[115807951764667]] = L
[[106596672714242]] = M
[[108634132504932]] = N
[[116564658357124]] = O
[[111669128857397]] = P
[[107061805996548]] = Q
[[106699962703083]] = R
[[115927268419031]] = S
[[112669162092780]] = T
[[108983579135532]] = U
[[107023745999320]] = V
[[106678406038354]] = W
[[116740548336581]] = X
[[112416755444217]] = y
[[165724910215]]      = Z


NOTE: If you are getting a image with ? in place of the original image. it means there is some problem in loading image from the actual source or image do not exists.