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Setting Google Analytics Dashboard to Default Date Range

If you use Google Analytics Dashboard, you will notice that the default date range is 30 days from yesterday. However, after you have used some customized date range, you could not fall back to the default date range. After some searching, I realized that all the setting is in the URL. You could not fall back to the default date range if you bookmark the site with your customized date or you have left the tabs open after using customized date range. By default the url is https://www.google.com/analytics/web/?...../ If you start customizing date range, the url will change to https://www.google.com/analytics/web/?..../%3F_u.date00%3D20130501%26_u.date01%3D20130531/ To reset the default date range remove the section starting with /%3F_u.date00%3..../ and click refresh to reload the Analytics Dashboard. The default date range is now set. Alternatively, close the tab and google the analytics site and relogin again or you can access using this url on a separate tab ...

How to Set the Defaults of the Search Engine in Chrome to google.com

How to use google.com as the default search engine instead of local search engine? If you prefer your search engine to return results from google.com instead of google.co.uk or google.com.xx, you can do so temporary by going to the specific site such as www.google.com and vice versa. By default Google uses your IP address to find your location and the search engine will return results that is more suitable for your locality. To permanently set the default of the search engine to return search result from google.com in your Chrome browser, follow the steps: Select the wrench icon >> "Settings" , under "Search" click on "Manage search engine" you should notice that the default search engine is set to google.co.uk or google.com.xx and you can't amend the URL. However, you can copy the default URL as follows: {google:baseURL}search?{google:RLZ}{google:acceptedSuggestion}{google:originalQueryForSuggestion}{google:searchFieldtr...

Install Google Chrome on Fedora 16 (Verne)

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There are two ways to install Google Chrome Browser in Fedora. The recommended way is to navigate to the Google Chrome site at http://www.google.com/chrome , the site will automatically detect your operating system and display the appropriate download for you. The installation screenshot is listed below. The alternative way is using Google Linux Repository. However, Google has decided to discontinue Google Pack which host the repository of third party software. You can visit the Google Pack site for further information. Some users encounter problems when using yum to install Google Chrome. However, I did not encounter any problem during my testing. The details of using yum to install Google Chrome is also listed below. But I am not certain that the repository will remain there. If you encounter any problem, use the recommended method. Installing Google Chrome (Recommended Method) First visit the site http://www.google.com/chrome. The site will detect you operating system and displa...