Google goes Blue!

Google Search's favicon has been changed. This new favicon is a lowercase "g" on a blue rectangle (instead the old four color one). Google did not announced this change officially but it seems they are going to unify the official Google logo in all platforms (include Chrome OS and Chrome browser, Android and iOS). Previously  Google Search logo on Chrome OS and Chrome Browser and Google Search app for Android and iOS had been changed to this new blue icon.

Anyway, I think the new icon/favicon is pretty amazing and inspiring. Its blue color is   beautiful and relaxing; however seeing a blue favicon on the tab bar is a bit odd.

If you can not see the new favicon, maybe clearing the cache comes in handy in some cases; if not, you should wait a bit longer!

A delightful scratchpad

Scratchpad is one of my favorite apps in Chrome Web Store. A little, by Google, offline app, that let you to store text data easily. Scratchpad works along with Google Docs and can synchronize and save your notes on Google's powerful clod servers almost instantly. These notes will be stored in a separate folder to made their management easier.

Scratchpad user interface. Photo by Google (Chrome Web Store)

Scratchpad also grants basic text styling options like bold, italic, underline, strike through, bullet list and number list. Unlike MS Notepad and other basic editors, you can use different fonts and styles in one text. Scratchpad contains 10 different fonts, including: Arial, Arial Black, Courier New, Garamond, Open Sans, Tahoma, Times New Roman, Trebuchet MS and Verdana. You even can search among your notes with the app's built-in search tool. Although the app allows you to sort/view notes in three modes: recent notes, all notes and starred notes.  

It seems that Google has developed this app basically for Chrome OS users to satisfy the need to a basic text editor; but other Chrome browser users likewise can enjoy its interesting features. To install this app visit Chrome Web Store.

Scratchpad

Developer: Google

Version: 3.0.16
Updated: Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Works Offline: Yes
Languages: Bahasa Indonesia, Deutsch, English, English (UK), Filipino, Français, Nederlands, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, català, dansk, eesti, español, español (Latinoamérica), hrvatski, italiano, latviešu, lietuvių, magyar, polski, português (Brasil), português (Portugal), română, slovenský, slovenščina, suomi, svenska, čeština, Ελληνικά, Српски, български, русский, українська, עברית, हिन्दी, ไทย, ‫العربية, 中文 (简体), 中文 (繁體), 日本語, 한국어
This app can access:
● Your data on docs.google.com and www.google.com
● Your list of installed apps, extensions, and themes
● Your tabs and browsing activity