Web Apps

We already covered Google Reader in the post “Google Reader: Online RSS Reader.” I said back then that it had lots of amazing features, but I didn’t explain them very clearly. So now I’ll show you how to use Google Reader to build RSS applications. The first one is the broadcast network. If you blog a lot, you probably know what that is! It automatically posts the new articles from every participating blog, which raises the visibility of everyone’s posts. It’s a really great technique XD ...

Gmail has a built-in filter feature that can filter emails based on their information and perform certain actions, such as deleting every email from abc@gmail.com as soon as it arrives, or adding certain labels. Gmail filters can also help you block spam. Just set up a filter for emails from people you don’t know that have attachments, and you can block about 60% of virus emails. Making good use of Gmail’s filter feature will definitely save you a lot of time. ...

jetable.org is a site that forwards emails for you. When you sign up on a website, it gives you a random-looking email address that you can use to register accounts or for other purposes. Emails go to their server first and are then forwarded to you, so your real email address is never exposed. jetable.org features Free Supports multiple languages Expiration time can be customized ...

URL: http://www.bing.com/ Bing sounds, in Chinese, like the first part of the word for “colorful” (bīnfēn), so I think Microsoft probably hopes its search can be “colorful” too! I tried it today and honestly I was speechless. I suspect it’s because it’s still in beta. Its language search only offers 3 restrictions, and its category search has only 3 categories: web, news, and images……………. It really can’t compare to Google. Its entry page looks very nice, but once you get into the search results page, everything is white = = It’s no different from Google either. And its search ability is actually the same as the old MSN search engine, so personally I think this will be a major failure for MSN. ...

Facesaerch is a search engine where you type in a keyword and it finds pictures for you. It uses Google’s API to find images, which I personally think is pretty amazing. However, it doesn’t seem to support Chinese searches, and when I typed in Chinese, it was hard to find anything. Its accuracy isn’t great either = = (the more famous a person is, the easier they are to find). But I just tried it, and when I typed in my nickname, linroex, it actually found my photos ㄟ :) URL: http://www.facesaerch.com/ ...