5 Other Uses Of Gmail Other Than Email

1. Use Gmail As A Free Online File Format Converter


If you want to convert any office document to HTML format , think of nothing other than Gmail .
You don't have to install third- party application like PDF 2HTML or Adobe Acrobat for this. You can convert doc, xls, ppt, rtf, pdf files and the new Microsoft Office 2007 formats like docx, xlsx and pptx to HTML , absolutely free by using Gmail.
Just attach the document to a mail and send it to yourself. When you receive the mail open it and click "View as HTML".
2 . Use Gmail As An MP3 Player


If you want to try out a new audio player, try Gmail!
Send an mp3 file to yourself and see that Gmail contains an option to play it . Clicking it will open a flash MP3 player using which you can play the song without downloading it.
3. Use Gmail As Your OpenID


You can use your Google account username and password to login at a number of sites like Zoho and Plaxo . But what about the sites that accepts only a URL as an OpenID field?
Welcome to openid- provider.appspot.com . This site, built on Google App Engine, allows you to create a OpenID URL from your Google Account Credentials. Login with your Gmail username and password and the site will provide you a URL like http://openid- provider.appspot.com/, which you can use on regular OpenID accepting sites.
4. Use Gmail As Your Online StorageGmail provides a virtually unlimited online space that normal users find impossible to fill up with emails alone. So why not use the remaining space as your personal online file storage area?
GMail Drive is a shell extension for Windows that adds the Gmail storage as a disk in My Computer. All operations that you normally do with a regular hard drive - copy, paste, drag and drop, works for Gmail drive too. Just that the data is not residing in your computer but high up in Google clouds.
Linux users can try out GmailFS which provides similar functionality as GMail Drive in windows. Using this tool, you can mount your Gmail storage space as a file system and transfer files between them just like any other disks.
5. Use Gmail To Play Snakey

If all that emails are making you bored, try the game that comes packed with Gmail.
Gmail labs contains a game - Old Snakey , that you first need to enable from the settings pane in order to play. Go to Gmail settings -> Labs and set the Old Snakey radio button to enabled. Now, return back to inbox and hit the '&' key to start the game.

Googling the right Way part 2

intitle:
allinurl: allinurl:albino sheep Argument exists in URL
inurl:
Advanced
GET-variable breakdown
http://www.google.com/search?
as_q=test (query string)
&hl=en (language)
&num=10 (number of results [ 10 ,20 ,30 ,50 ,100 ])
&btnG=Google+Search
&as_epq= (complete phrase)
&as_oq= (at least one)
&as_eq= (excluding)
&lr= (language results. [ lang_countrycode ])
&as_ft=i (filetype include or exclude. [i,e])
&as_filetype= (filetype extension)
&as_qdr=all (date [ all,M3 ,m6,y ])
&as_nlo= (number range, low)
&as_nhi= (number range, high)
&as_occt=any (terms occur [ any,title,body,url,links ])
&as_dt=i (restrict by domain [ i,e ])
&as_sitesearch= (restrict by [ site ])
&as_rights= (usage rights [ cc_publicdomain, cc_attribute, cc_sharealike, cc_noncommercial, cc_nonderived ]
&safe=images (safesearch [ safe=on,images=off ])
&as_rq= (similar pages)
&as_lq= (pages that link)
&as_qdr= (get only recently updated pages d[ i ] | w[ i ] | y[ i ])
&gl=us (country)
Googledorks
So, Google gives us all those handy tools for filtering away what we don't want to see, how can we use this to help securing our own systems?
Well, for example, we could use the neat Google Hacking Database, a project where people has submitted a huge collection of queries yielding results that the unskilled webmaster (the Googledork) wishes weren't there. Everything from vulnerable login-forms to passwords surfaces with some cleverly engineered queries.
Goolag
Goolag is a vulnerability scanner (and a politically involved protest..) made by the famous Cult of the Dead Cow. It builds on the above mentioned GHDB, scanning for vulnerabilities in the database. At the moment there is only a Windows-version of the program. The Goolag project is also a campaign against Google's (and a few other big players') choise to comply with the Chinese censorship policy.
Useful Queries
-inurl:htm -inurl:html intitle:"index of" "Last modified" mp3 mp3-file indexes, add desired artist
site:rapidshare.de -filetype:zip OR rar daterange: 2453402- 2453412 Zip Files on rapidshare uploaded on specified date
http://www.google.com/searc h?q=your+ query+ here&as_qdr=d1 Query results updated within one day
Others
http://www.google.com/searc h?q=answer to life, the universe, and everything
http://www.churchofgoogle.org
http://www.google.com/techno logy/pigeonrank.html
References
http://www.google.com/help/c heatsheet.html
http://www.dumblittleman.com /2007 /06 /20-tips-for-more- efficient-google.html
http://www.googleguide.com/a dvanced_operators_reference .html
http://sudarmuthu.com/blog/2 006 /05 /07/google-search- syntax-dissected.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P ageRank

Googling the Right Way part 1

Short History
Right, this will be a really, really short history lesson. If you're interested, check out what the people over there has written for yourself. (Link at page bottom)
So, Google was created by the duo Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two Stanford grad students who, although they didn't see eye-to-eye on many topics, were determined to crack the quite boring nut of organizing all that information that was spread out on the web. By 1997, their BackRub Search Engine had started gaining a sparkling reputation for its unique way of analyzing and ranking webpages through "back links", links pointing to a page from other pages. The system also gained attention for its interesting server environment, contrary to the "normal" high-end servers, BackRub ran on a collection of simpler PCs, collected from the campus' nooks and crannies.
From there, the story is one of unfathomable success ("Instead of discussing all the details, why don't I just write you a check?"), leading to the status of The One Search-engine we all know, love and envy.
PageRank
"Back links?" you think. Yeah, Google's system of deciding what pages are worth your reading-cycles differed from all other search engines' way at the time. The PageRank algorithm ranks all sites by giving them a rank between 0 and 10, based on how many other pages are linking to the site, and what value the linking pages has.
If you are interested in the mathematics between the PageRank algorithm, I suggest you read about it on Wikipedia. The logics behind PR is not in the scope of this article.
From this information, you can probably figure out the basics of SEO, Search Engine Optimization. Get your page linked to by the big boys. Of course, some people just can't be content with playing by the rules, and the PR-algorithm isn't perfect, so from time to time someone manages to fool the algorithm, an example being the 302 Google Jack, redirecting the new, zero-ranked page to a rank ten page, like Google itself. When Google updates the PageRanks, the new page will get the same rank as the page it linked to. Other people buys and sells high-valued links, really a kind of advertising, but with a big debate buzzing in the background. Google has requested that such links use the HTML attribute "nofollow", rendering the page linked to to be ignored when re-ranking.
The above mentioned kinds of tricks, as well as many others, can of course lead your page to get devalued, meaning that it will not be ranked at all. Play safe!
Basics
Every Joe Schmoe knows that search-engines like Google doesn't take kindly too long sentences and free-text, but he probably never bothered reading up on how the magical searchbox actually works, something he should be severely punished for. Let's leave Joe to his fate, and rise far above him, to the lands without stupid questions.
Even in the "basic" syntax collection I'm sure you are able to find a few sparkling gems you didn't know about, so skim through it even if you feel confident in your Google-Fu.
So, top down, a standalone word yields pages containing that word, a sentence enclosed with quotation-marks (" ") similarly yields pages that contain that exact phrase. If you have ever created an SQL- query for some database, I'm sure you will find a lot of similarities as we go on now. Google is actually "just a database", remember?
Command Example Result
AND [&] (ampersand) Slackware AND Linux Shows pages containing both arguments, *OBS* this is the default operator, no need to include
OR [|] (pipe) Laptop OR Desktop Shows pages containing either argument
- (minus) Hamburger -McDonalds Shows pages containing the word "Hamburger", but only if they don't mention "McDonalds"
+ (plus) +coke Contrary to the "includes" belief, this limits the results to the given form only, no pluralis or other tenses
~ (tilde) ~Hacker Results include everything deemed similar to "Hacker"
* (asterisk) Fish * Chips The wildcard (*) is replaced by one or more words/characters (and, n, 'n, &)
define: define:Nocturnal A personal favorite, looks up the meaning of the word
site: Phreaking site:phrack.org Limits the search to a specific site
#...# zeroday 2007...2008 Search results include a value within the given range
info: info:www.hacktivismo.com Shows information about the site
related: related:www.google.com Shows pages similar/related to argument
link: link:www.darkmindz.com Shows sites linking to the argument
filetype: phrack filetype:pdf Results are limited to given filetype
([?]) Cyber (China & America) Nestling combines several terms in the same query
[?A] in [?B] 1 dollar in yen Converts argument A to argument B
daterange: daterange: 2452122- 2452234 Results are within the specified daterange. Dates are calculated by the Julian calendar
movie: movie:Hackers Movie reviews, can also find movie theaters running the movie in U.S cities
music: music:"Weird Al" Hits relate to music
stock: stock: goog Returns stock information (NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX)
time: time: Stockholm Shows the current time in requested city
safesearch: safesearch: teen Excludes pornography
allinanchor: allinanchor: Best webcomic ever" Results are called argument by others
inanchor: foo bar inanchor:jargon As above, but not for all. The corresponding below all bear the same meaning
allintext: allintext:8-bit music Argument exists in text
intext:
allintitle: allintitle: Portfolio Argument exists in title
read part two to continue

Bug in Google Search Results:This Site May Harm Your Computer On Every Sites

Google has been working flawlessly so far even though get hit with millions of requests per hour. But not today. Every search results in Google search now tagged with "This site may harm your computer". The direct links to the URL of the sites listed in the search results are been redirected to a interstitial page labeled "Warning - visiting this website may harm your computer!" and various links to Google and StopBadware.org.
To make matter worse, all major established sites are been labeled as possible harmful or malicious badware sites, such as Microsoft, Yahoo, My Digital Life, and even Google itself. Even localized Google search engines in another languages such as French, German, Japanese, Chinese and etc. are affected by the major bug.


The bug appears to have happened for several hours, but not yet been fixed. It will only cause problem to webmasters though, as ads that appear with the search results appear to be working fine without problem. Only organic search results are been affected. Currently, the only workaround is to directly type in the URL into the address bar in order to access the website, or switch to Google Blog Search or Image Search or Google Mobile Search. More useful workaround is probably using Yahoo or Windows Live (MSN) Search. Note: The bug has been fixed.

Google Sync for Mobile

Google Sync mainly used in Mobile phones and it began synchronising its free online calendars abd Gmail contact lists with smart phones using softwares licensed from arch- rival Microsoft.
Google Sync updates the Calendars and Gmail contacts in Iphones orWindow-based mobile devices to match changes users make using computers online and others...
Sync uses "push technology" so many changes or addition to your calendar or contacts are reflected in your device in minutes,Google Mobile Engineer Bryan Mawhinney wrote in California's site.
It uses two-way service so that you make changes in Mobile and in Google account.
It goes by wireless connection, so that if phone gets lost the calendar and other information are storeb by Google.

Learn how to hack Yahoo/MSN/AOL/Google

This is not actually hacking but recovering passwords.You can recover password oF Yahoo, Msn, Hotmal, Live, Google, Gmail, Aol, Aim, ICQ and a lot more Think a bit if you main motive is to get password anyway.
Now there are a bit of requirements
First you victim must have used a IM(instant messenger) at least once with this id. Say for yahoo he must use yahoo messenger.Online versions dont count.So this means you cannot hack accounts of say facebook or myspace which dont have their IM
Second you must have access to his comp where he has used the IM.
Third he must not have formatted his system recently or he must have used the IM after format.
These requirements are tough, i know.You will hit a jackpot if you are on shared comp as it's not frequently formatted and many use IM.You can even ask him to use the IM on your comp.Once you fullfill these job's almost done.
Now you can use these password recovery software to get hold of your victims password These softwares have high success rate but not 100 %. I am giving all trial download links.If you want the full version visit your fav torrent or rapidshare or megaupload.The will not crack any passwords greater than 4 chars which mean syou cant hack most accounts as they require atleast 6 chars.
You will have to temporarily stop the Antivirus as your antivirus will detect it as spyware. But they are Spyware free !00% safe
MessenPass 1.16

Instant Messengers Password Recovery Master

Advanced Instant Messengers Password Recovery 3.4

Please you them sensibly. Use this only to get lost passwords of your account. If you hack some one's account i wont take responsibility.

some USEFULL google tricks

A few things you might want to try with Google:
Hand type the following prefixes and note their utility:
link:url Shows other pages with links to that url.
related:url same as "what's related" on serps.
site:domain restricts search results to the given domain.
allinurl: shows only pages with all terms in the url.
inurl: like allinurl, but only for the next query word.
allintitle: shows only results with terms in title.
intitle: similar to allintitle, but only for the next word. "intitle:webmasterworld google" finds only pages with webmasterworld in the title, and google anywhere on the page.
cache:url will show the Google version of the passed url.
info:url will show a page containing links to related searches, backlinks, and pages containing the url. This is the same as typing the url into the search box.
spell: will spell check your query and search for it.
stocks: will lookup the search query in a stock index.
filetype: will restrict searches to that filetype. "-filetype:doc" to remove Microsoft word files.
daterange: is supported in Julian date format only. 2452384 is an example of a Julian date.
maps: If you enter a street address, a link to Yahoo Maps and to MapBlast will be presented.
phone: enter anything that looks like a phone number to have a name and address displayed. Same is true for something that looks like an address (include a name and zip code)
site:www.somesite.net "+ www.somesite.+net"
(tells you how many pages of your site are indexed by google)
allintext: searches only within text of pages, but not in the links or page title
allinlinks: searches only within links, not text or title
I hope there is something new in here for you and maybe this infos will be helpfull for you...

Google Search Save Time, Open Results in a New Window

Save time researching Google search engine results by opening web pages in new browser windows.
When you perform a search with Google, your time may be spent doing the following:
1. You perform a search.
2. The results page appears. You try one link that looks good.
3. Once you are done visiting the link, you either use the Back button or re-access Google and re-perform the search.
4. You look at a second result.
5. Once you are done visiting the link, you either use the Back button or re-access Google and re-perform the search.
6. Repeat.
Instead of doing this, there is a way you can keep the Google search results on the screen while using a different browser window to view resultingges. Instead of clicking on a search results link, click on a link with the right-mouse button and choose "Open in New Window" (Macintosh users - hold the OPTION key down while clicking on a link and choose "Open in New Window"). Now, your search results will remain on screen while you research other pages, saving you time!
If your browser supports the feature, you can also open a link in a new Tab. This lets you keep the search results page in one tab and resulting links in another, only using one window onscreen.

iGoogle Display Info for Movies in Theatres, Upcoming Movies, and Movies on DVD

The Flixster Movies gadget for iGoogle displays information, trailers, and reviews for movies in the theatre and on DVD.
Looking to head out to the movies this weekend, or curious about what blockbuster is about to be released? Perhaps you do not feel like e-mailing and Twittering tonight and want to relax with a movie on DVD?
With the Flixster Movies gadget you can display movie information, critic and user reviews from Rotten Tomatoes, trailers, local showtimes, and more without leaving your iGoogle page. You can also view new DVD releases this week as well as a list of featured upcoming releases so you'll know when your favorite superhero, sci-fi, or romantic comedy will be available.

Google search hacking

Well if u ask me this is the best Part " how to Search ",Anyone anywhere needs something out of the great "www", now if u know how to grab hold to "something" in one click that is the skill, this article henceforth is one of my best my best, n especially crafted to meet all your needs !!
Google Operators:
Operators are used to refine the results and to maximize the search value. They are your tools as well as ethical hackers' weapons
Basic Operators:
+, -, ~,., *, "", |,
OR
Advanced Operators:
allintext:, allintitle:, allinurl:, bphonebook:, cache:, define:, filetype:, info:, intext:, intitle:, inurl:, link:, phonebook:, related:, rphonebook:, site:, numrange:, daterange
Basic Operators !!
(+) force inclusion of something common
Google ignores common words (where, how, digit, single letters) by default:
Example: StarStar Wars Episode +I
(-) exclude a search term
Example: apple -red
(") use quotes around a search term to search exact phrases:
Example: "Robert Masse"
Robert masse without "" has the 309 ,000 results, but "robert masse" only has 927 results. Reduce the 99% irrelevant results
Basic Operators
(~) search synonym:
Example: ~food
Return the results about food as well as recipe, nutrition and cooking information
(. ) a single-character wildcard:
Example: m.trix
Return the results of M@trix, matrix, metrix.......
( * ) any word wildcard
Advanced Operators: "Site:"
Site: Domain_name
Find Web pages only on the specified domain. If we search a specific site, usually we get the Web structure of the domain
Examples:
site: http://shaswat.bravehost .com
Advanced Operators: "Filetype:"
Filetype: extension_type
Find documents with specified extensions
The supported extensions are:
- HyperText Markup Language (html) - Microsoft PowerPoint (ppt)
- Adobe Portable Document Format (pdf) - Microsoft Word (doc)
- Adobe PostScript (ps) - Microsoft Works (wks, wps, wdb)
- Lotus 1-2-3 - Microsoft Excel (xls)
(wk1 , wk2 , wk3 , wk4 , wk5, wki, wks, wku) - Microsoft Write (wri)
- Lotus WordPro (lwp) - Rich Text Format (rtf)
- MacWrite (mw) - Shockwave Flash (swf)
- Text (ans, txt)
Note: We actually can search asp, php and cgi, pl files as long as it is text- compatible.
Example: Budget filetype: xls
Advanced Operators "Intitle:"
Intitle: search_term
Find search term within the title of a Webpage
Allintitle: search_term1 search_term2 search_term3
Find multiple search terms in the Web pages with the title that includes all these words
These operators are specifically useful to find the directory lists
Example:
Find directory list:
Intitle: Index.of "parent directory"
Advanced Operators "Inurl:"
Inurl: search_term
Find search term in a Web address
Allinurl: search_term1 search_term2 search_term3
Find multiple search terms in a Web address
Examples:
Inurl: cgi-bin
Allinurl: cgi-bin password
Advanced Operators "Intext;"
Intext: search_term
Find search term in the text body of a document.
Allintext: search_term1 search_term2 search_term3
Find multiple search terms in the text body of a document.
Examples:
Intext: Administrator login
Allintext: Administrator login
Advanced Operators: "Cache:"
Cache: URL
Find the old version of Website in Google cache
Sometimes, even the site has already been updated, the old information might be found in cache
Examples:
Cache: http://shaswat.bravehost .com
Advanced Operators
..
Conduct a number range search by specifying two numbers, separated by two periods, with no spaces. Be sure to specify a unit of measure or some other indicator of what the number range represents
Examples:
Computer $ 500..1000
DVD player $ 250..350
Advanced Operators: "Daterange:"
Daterange: -
Find the Web pages between start date and end date
Note: start_date and end date use the Julian date
The Julian date is calculated by the number of days since January 1 , 4713 BC. For example, the Julian date for August 1 , 2001 is 2452122
Examples:
2004.07.10 = 2453196
2004.08.10 = 2453258
Vulnerabilities date range: 2453196-2453258
Advanced Operators "Link:"
Link: URL
Find the Web pages having a link to the specified URL
Related: URL
Find the Web pages that are "similar" to the specified Web page
info: URL
Present some information that Google has about that Web page
Define: search_term
Provide a definition of the words gathered from various online sources
Examples:
Link: shaswat.bravehost.com
Related: shaswat.bravehost.com
Info: shaswat.bravehost.com
Define: Network security
Advanced Operators "phonebook:"
Phonebook
Search the entire Google phonebook
rphonebook
Search residential listings only
bphonebook
Search business listings only
Examples:
Phonebook: robert las vegas (robert in Las Vegas)
Phonebook: ( 702) 944-2001 (reverse search, not always work)
The phonebook is quite limited to U.S.A
But the Question rises What can Google can do for an Ethical Hacker?
Search sensitive information like payroll, SIN, even the personal email box
Vulnerabilities scanner
Transparent proxy
So how but if i tell u a different way to search
k lets do this type in the following statements n c d results
we can only provide u the guidelines, now u need to implement your Creativity to Keep it rolling.
http://shaswat.bravehost .com
Salary
Salary filetype: xls site: edu
Security social insurance number
Intitle: Payroll intext: ssn filetype: xls site: edu
Security Social Insurance Number
Payroll