I used to have an ATT mobile number and someone could send me an SMS via email by sending a message to XXXXXXXXXX@txt.att.net. I now have a Google Voice number. Can someone still send me an SMS via email? [more inside]
posted by jaimev on Dec 21, 2009 - 4 answers

Why am I not getting indexed by Google? [more inside]
posted by griphus on Dec 9, 2009 - 12 answers

Please help me fix an internet/computer problem....I keep getting the message "Invalid Security Certificate" when I try to logon to my email accounts. I'm trying to logon to both my gmail account and my msn account and this morning I get the message "google.com uses an invalid security certificate"? [more inside]
posted by dmbfan93 on Nov 27, 2009 - 3 answers

Can I get Google to ignore certain terms on my web site? [more inside]
posted by valleys on Nov 16, 2009 - 15 answers

Is it possible to run a google search with an exact phrase and multiple variables? I'd like to see if a fixed search term (an exact phrase) returns any results when paired with a number of variables. I have approximately 200 variables and rather than run 200 seperate searches, would it be possible to run the search in one go? Something along the lines of "exact phrase" AND ( n1 OR n2 OR n3...). The variables will be exact phrases as well.
posted by Mrs. Buck Turgidson on Nov 11, 2009 - 5 answers

1) Android phone. 2) Querty keyboard. 3) Before end of year. Does such phone exist? (Other than G1) [more inside]
posted by jstarlee on Sep 27, 2009 - 16 answers

AndroidPhoneFilter: Help me access Android apps from my new HTC that I purchased from ebay. [more inside]
posted by micklaw on Sep 14, 2009 - 8 answers

When I clicked on this article from this FPP, I got 3 Google text ads, 2 of which are directed at personal information about me. So I signed out of Google, cleared my cache, history, cookies, etc., and clicked on the link again. Same ads. How? [more inside]
posted by desjardins on Sep 4, 2009 - 27 answers

Good looking maps for embedding in web pages with a distinctive look/feel that matches the page it's within (so probably not GoogleMaps/YahooMaps/Bing) ? [more inside]
posted by southof40 on Aug 11, 2009 - 5 answers

I have been getting weird Wordpress referrer spam the last 4 days, but there are no injections or anything of the like on my site. [more inside]
posted by tip120 on Aug 5, 2009 - 5 answers

Do Google and Bing spider XML pages? [more inside]
posted by netbros on Jul 28, 2009 - 2 answers

How do I correct a Google Maps error ? …2nd attempt. [more inside]
posted by lobstah on May 5, 2009 - 13 answers

With a personal domain how do you submit a sitemap in webmaster tools for a google site? [more inside]
posted by doorsfan on Apr 3, 2009 - 5 answers

Which one is right, Google or Excel? [more inside]
posted by JDHarper on Apr 2, 2009 - 22 answers

Hi, My website (rather, blog) used to show up in Google search on the 1st page itself when using certain keywords. Now it has slipped to 3rd/4th page. The same keyword search in Yahoo shows my website in the 1st page itself. I want to understand the sudden reason why my website has been 'demoted' by Google page rankings, and how can I bring it back to 1st page for specific keywords. [more inside]
posted by inquisitive on Mar 22, 2009 - 13 answers

Google News atom feeds not working. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted by feelinglistless on Mar 22, 2009 - 3 answers

I deleted the Google search engine from my Firefox search engine bar. How do I add it back? [more inside]
posted by rintako on Mar 21, 2009 - 7 answers

As a photographer with particular interest in 'stitcher' type panoramic images I was interested in the hardware and software that Google have used for their street scene application. Does anyone have any info? What type of camera and lens combo and specialist software, even if it was written just for Google.
posted by cameronfromedinburgh on Mar 21, 2009 - 3 answers

I have hundreds of text strings entered through a form in a Google Spreadsheets which look like 4*3 9*2 17*3 22 37*4 52. I can easily substitute " " for "+" and concatenate a "=" in front =4*3+9*2+17*3+22+37*4+52. Now I have a text string which looks like a formula but isn't one. How can I make Google Spreadsheets interpret this string as a formula? [more inside]
posted by Akeem on Mar 12, 2009 - 3 answers

Are there any free options for two-way syncing my work calendar (either Outlook 2002, Entourage for OS X, or iCal) with my google calendar? [more inside]
posted by nerdcore on Mar 9, 2009 - 3 answers

How can I figure out if my webhost is blocking Google indexing? A site I manage is listed on Google but any references to it are at least several weeks old. More info inside. [more inside]
posted by tropikal on Feb 21, 2009 - 5 answers

What is the best practice for entering events across time zones, such as airline flights, when using Google Calendars and the iPhone? [more inside]
posted by DandyRandy on Feb 17, 2009 - 5 answers

How does Google run their data centers? I remember watching a Q&A with someone at Google trying to recruit kids at a college. One of them asked what kind of hardware they run on, he responded that they buy commodity rack servers off rackservers.com (I forget the exact generic domain he gave). Does this mean they use cheap rack servers with direct-attached storage? How does this work? [more inside]
posted by geoff. on Jan 27, 2009 - 21 answers

My laptop's been infected by something that is interfering with all the usual solutions. Please help! [more inside]
posted by Rhaomi on Jan 25, 2009 - 30 answers

How do I get Google to stop putting the "Try your search on *other search engine links*" bar at the top of all of my search result pages? [more inside]
posted by decathecting on Jan 20, 2009 - 4 answers

What in the world is going on with this website (subject of a recent askme)? Have a look at these google results: site:carolscookies.com inurl:locator. Is this an indication that the website's been hacked, or is this the kind of disgusting behavior that passes for SEO these days? [more inside]
posted by jepler on Dec 18, 2008 - 6 answers

I need help implementing a fair scheduling system for a time-limited resource. [more inside]
posted by sophist on Dec 10, 2008 - 3 answers

Why would the Google search bar in Firefox suddenly think I'm Korean? [more inside]
posted by Mamapotomus on Dec 9, 2008 - 10 answers

Can someone give me a straight answer as to why Windows Live Hotmail doesn't work properly in Google's Chrome browser? [more inside]
posted by DZ-015 on Dec 3, 2008 - 8 answers

Does anyone know how to export Google Scholar results to Excel or some other manageable format? I'm trying to get some quick stats on where an article has been published, but there are 300+ results. Going through and typing the journal name/ publication date into my own file would clearly be a tedious task. [more inside]
posted by loping on Nov 6, 2008 - 6 answers

What is the name of this search engine game? [more inside]
posted by abirae on Oct 22, 2008 - 8 answers

How to search for anything (or find the answer to anything) on the internet when all else has failed? [more inside]
posted by schindyguy on Oct 21, 2008 - 20 answers

Ok, WTF. I go to my home page (iGoogle) and suddenly everything has changed. I hate it, it literally hurts my eyes, I can't find anything. I am not kidding. How do I fix it or where can I protest? [more inside]
posted by DetonatedManiac on Oct 16, 2008 - 22 answers

Igoogle questions? Can you and how do you remove the iGoogle Developer sandbox? Also can you Remove some and add some links to the top of igoogle ? [more inside]
posted by antisocialiting on Oct 12, 2008 - 5 answers

Should I get the T-mobile G1 with Google Android? Is there some cooler second generation Android phone coming out in the next 3-4 months that I should be holding out for? [more inside]
posted by jrishel on Oct 6, 2008 - 9 answers

Why might my Blogger blog not be working with my custom domain and how do I fix it? [more inside]
posted by andoatnp on Oct 5, 2008 - 15 answers

Question about Google Analytics and CMS/PHP type auto-generated pages. [more inside]
posted by Meatbomb on Sep 1, 2008 - 4 answers

Why isn't Google Reader refreshing? [more inside]
posted by rtha on Nov 7, 2007 - 11 answers

Why is my Gmail being retarded?! [more inside]
posted by kidsleepy on Oct 26, 2007 - 11 answers

When I search Google from the Firefox address bar I get Russian results - why and how can I fix it? [more inside]
posted by jonesor on Aug 2, 2007 - 6 answers

Is there a keyboard shortcut that moves the keyboard cursor to the Google Toolbar in Firefox 2.0? [more inside]
posted by tickingclock on Nov 11, 2006 - 5 answers

We need a new e-mail server for our (very) small, growing company. Who do you recommend that could set up our service tomorrow, today, yesterday? [more inside]
posted by ThePinkSuperhero on Sep 28, 2006 - 19 answers

GoogleMapFilter: I'm looking for a Google Maps application/website that will allow me to create custom maps with location markers and then let me view those markers by tags. [more inside]
posted by mullacc on Aug 26, 2006 - 3 answers

Where can one find a comprehensive list of all sites that mirror (and I do mean mirror as in full mirror, not mirror as in quote from) Wikipedia, Wikibooks, Wikiquote, Wiktionary, and other such content? I'm in a Wikipedia-expunging mood and wish to program the CustomizeGoogle Firefox extension to ignore the Wikipedia/Wikiquote/Wikibooks/Wikiwhatever/Wikikitchensink Wikisexguide monolith. (Let's not make this thread into an inquiry as to why I'm doing this. I'm just realizing that doing this piecemeal as they come up could take me forever.)
posted by WCityMike on Jul 25, 2006 - 11 answers

HtAccessFilter: I’m seeking regular expressions to describe URLs that encompass search engines’ image and video search engines, but not the engines themselves, so that I can block said image and video search engines using “SetEnvIfNoCase Referer” in .htaccess. Also, I’m also seeking to block all incoming requests for one particular URL which is popular with these video and image search engines but which no longer exists – but I don’t want to serve them the normal 404. [more inside]
posted by WCityMike on Jan 5, 2006 - 6 answers