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How to turn text lists into structured maps using the Web.

I just realised. Google Desktop Search is a HTTP server that works on port 4664. 4664 is what you need to type on a phone to spell “GOOG”. Incidentally, Google SMS requires you to send messages to GOOGL (46645).

Kiko Calendar looks like a promising online calendar, offering “A powerful and flexible servlet API that allows third party developers to produce tools which enhance the value of your Kiko Calendar.”

Google Purge. Google Announces Plan To Destroy All Information It Can’t Index.

WinAmp 5.1 leaked. Actually, the features were. The good part is, we will have 8X CD ripping in the free version, and ability to create WMA files. Wonder how the Predixis Smart Playlist Generator works. (It says “Mix your tracks based on what they sound like!”)

Creating Groups on Gmail.

Notes from Danny O’Brien’s NotCon Recap of Life Hacks. Summary: People use shells. People use todo.txt. We’ll have private blogs. We’ll have private RSS feeds. Geeks use secret scripts.

As Jeremy put it, GMail is really damn fast. Faster than desktop email. I prefer it to Outlook, and hence to my work e-mail ID.

Dodgeball lets you broadcast your location to friends via a mobile. The interesting thing is, Google has bought Dodgeball.

Broadcasting on Google Talk.