More interesting news from Google – they have just announced Google Voice, a new service that will give you a new US phone number from Google with a slew of services to go along with it. The basic premise of Google Voice is that you will have one number for all your phones, for life. When [...]
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Expat Tech: Google Voice Coming Soon
March 12th, 2009 · 3 Comments
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Expat Tech: Google Translate – Now Supports PDF and Office Docs
March 8th, 2009 · No Comments
Google Translate has been an indispensable tool in my move to Buenos Aires and I’ve written about the many benefits of using it already. I’ve used it to translate local Spanish language web sites, decipher emails from new Argentine friends, help with my Spanish homework, etc. Google has just added a new feature: the ability to translate PDF files [...]
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Expat Tech: Downloading Content Overseas
February 25th, 2009 · 14 Comments
As expats, we may be away from our home countries, but it’s always nice to have a taste of home from time to time. That’s probably why so many of us actually buy the crappy Skippy peanut butter for $27 pesos from the imported foods section of Jumbo. In addition to food, it’s also nice to be [...]
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Expat Tech: Google Maps Argentina – Phase I
November 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment
As we previously reported, Google Maps for Argentina launched yesterday. After some initial testing, we found that the site works pretty for mapping address, but it is still missing some useful features and still has some quirks to be worked out: Driving directions from point A to point B are unavailable (Google says it needs [...]
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