Google Rocks!

There are several sites available to help with Google, Picasa and other things used by Google-ites, (or is it Googlers?). The sheer depth of Google is overwhelming at times. Beyond any doubt, IMHO, the best search engine from here to the Oort Cloud. GMail is the absolute bombdiggity, Google Earth is fun, Google Maps are helpful, Blogger (a Google property) is used to write this page, YouTube (also a Google property) is great, Picasa 3 is awesome and this list can go on and on. There are many help sites for Google. Try Google Guide. Want an up to date breakdown of the many Google areas and vast information? Take a look at the Usability Views page named Simply Google.

Many people use the free photo managing software Picasa 3. You can read several recent reviews and download the software at CNet. There are many help sites for Picasa 3 and Google's Picasa Basics is a VERY good place to start. If you have important photographs and are like 98% of the computer users of the world that don't back up ANYTHING!!?!?!!?, then build an online album with Picasa. That way you can always download photos needed. If you are a newbee please take the time to study some of the tutorials. This is by far the easiest photo editing software I've found. Want the hardest? Spend the big bucks for that horrible Adobe Photoshop and learn how to pull your hair out in one easy lesson. Yes, yes, Photoshop is very powerful and can do marvelous things, but for the average user is it too expensive and a downright bitch to learn and use.

One Google tool used at the beach house more frequently is Google's browser, Chrome. It's fast. The layout is simple enough and it is well worth downloading. They have a different look. I am still an avid supporter and user of Firefox, but Chrome is my second choice. Internet Explorer needs to stay your default browser. Trust me, don't change it. Just don't use it. Use Firefox or Chrome. I simply don't like IE8 as well as the other browsers mentioned. It's okay. It's just not Firefox. I haven't looked at Opera or Sea Monkey lately, but will eventually download them again to see what they are doing. Anyway, click on the links and try my two favorite browsers and let me know what you think.

If you have input about Picasa or browsers or search engines please use the comments. Always good to know about site recommendations, alternative software, new browser features, neat tricks, etc. That why the Comments feature exists. BTW, I can't believe no one had anything to say about the awesome video yesterday. Should I stop posting music videos?

When this post was conceived Google was used to search for Oort Cloud. It was a spelling thangy, lol.

"The workers and professionals of the world will soon be divided into two distinct groups. Those who will control computers and those who will be controlled by computers. It would be best for you to be in the former group."
~Lewis D. Eigen