Google

HOWTO: View Picasa Web Pictures (Picasaweb)
Normally, Google will redirect you to Google+ Albums, but it's not as good as old Picasa...

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/myphotos?noredirect=1

HOWTO: GMail In Standard Basic HTML View Mode
https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=html&zy=h

Thanks - https://support.google.com/mail/answer/15049?hl=en

HOWTO: Reverse Google (elgooG)
https://com.google

https://www.google.co.uk/search?num=100&igu=2&site=&source=hp&q=Fish&oq=Fish

HOWTO: Pidgin Working With 2 Step Authentication
http://mylinuxbook.com/how-to-get-pidgin-working-with-gtalk/

HOWTO: Rich Snippet Structured Data Testing Tool
https://developers.google.com/structured-data/testing-tool/

HOWTO: Submit A Web Site
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/submit-url

Tipping
tip calculator

Definition
define word

Etymology
etymology word

Timer
set timer to 1 minute

HOWTO: Google Fit
https://fit.google.com

HOWTO: Google Free Noto Fonts
https://www.google.com/get/noto/

HOWTO: Sign Up Without Gmail
https://accounts.google.com/SignUpWithoutGmail

INACTIVITY MANAGER
https://www.google.com/settings/account/inactive

WHAT DEVICES HAVE PERMISSION TO ACCESS YOUR ACCOUNT
https://security.google.com/settings/security/permissions

WHAT DEVICES HAVE ACCESSED YOUR ACCOUNT
https://security.google.com/settings/security/activity

YOUR SEARCH HISTORY
https://history.google.com

https://history.google.com/history/audio

LOCATION HISTORY
https://maps.google.com/locationhistory

HOWTO: Raise A DMCA Complaint
https://support.google.com/legal

YOUR PROFILE
https://www.google.com/settings/takeout

Thanks to Cyberrockk.

GOOGLE CALENDARS VIA THE TERMINAL
1. Install the Python module 'EasyInstall' (part of the package 'setuptools', if not already installed)

Gentoo

emerge setuptools

Ubuntu

apt-get install setuptools

2. Install the Python module 'Mechanize'

Gentoo

su - root easy_install mechanize

Ubuntu

sudo easy_install mechanize

3. Save the code below to a text file called 'google_calendarzip.py'

import mechanize br=mechanize.Browser br.open(' https://www.google.com/calendar/exporticalzip ') br.select_form(nr=0) br['Email']='me@mydomain.com' br['Passwd']='mypassword' br.submit br.retrieve(' https://www.google.com/calendar/exporticalzip ','exportical.zip')

4. Run python on the saved file (as a test)

python google_calendarzip.py

HOWTO: Sync Ubuntu Linux With Google Drive
http://www.unixmen.com/syncdrive-google-drive-client-ubuntu-derivatives

EDIT DEVICES
https://play.google.com/settings

While you cannot delete a device you can remove from your devices menu as well as editing its name.

Import A Thunderbird Address Book Into Gmail Contacts
http://www.ghacks.net/2010/05/02/import-a-thunderbird-address-book-into-gmail-contacts/

Setting an Appointment
Click any where on the calendar to bring up the entry window.

Enter your appointment in the following format:

Person you are meeting Date Time

for example

Fred Bloggs 2012-07-11 10:00 - 14:00

Showing Google In Mobile View
Turning On

https://www.google.co.uk/m

Turning Off

https://www.google.co.uk/?nomo=1

Lite
If you want less 'phaff' then:

https://www.google.com/maps/?force=lite

2015-04-18: This 'lite' version is to be retired (or Sunsetting in Google parlance) in the very near future see here for further details. However Google should be replacing it with a new 'Lite' version.

Google Maps API v3
For Store Locator Plus WordPress plugin...

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/tutorial#api_key

https://code.google.com/apis/console/

Latitude & Longtitude
If you want to know the longtitude and latitude coordinates using Google Maps, then right click on the map and choose "What's This?". It will then put a green pin on the map and put the coordinates in the page's search box for you. You can then use it as follows:-

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=loc:2051.080099,1.182014

Installing Google Repository for Ubuntu
 Go to the software repository for the Google authentication key block. 

Save the resulting page using .pub file extension.

Go to: System --> Administration --> Software Sources.

Click on the 'Authentication' tab, click on 'Import File Key' and browse to the .pub file created in step 2 highlight and click 'OK' and follow prompts.

Click on the 'Third Party Software' tab, click 'Add' and paste the first line of the text below in to the 'APT line:' box, click the 'Add Source' button. Repeat this step for the second line of code.

deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable non-free main

Close the 'Software Sources' windows

System --> Administration --> Update Manager, this should automatically check for updates then click on 'Install Updates' and follow prompts.

