HaPpY BiRtHdAy GoOgLe!!!!

Happy 15th birthday, Google! From all of us Google fans out there, you have made our lives easier and more complete.

Keep doing what you do, Google.

In honor of Google's birthday, I have decided to give you a list of my favorite Google easter eggs - that is, fun things you can do with the Google homepage, as well as some Youtube, Google Earth and Google Hangout. Seriously, pull up the Google homepage now and get to searching. You WON'T regret it.

Google Homepage

Google in 1998: In honor of their birthday, Google just came out with the "Google in 1998" easter egg. Just enter those words into the search bar and get a blast from the past.

Google Gravity: Click this link to have your Google world come crashing down: http://www.mrdoob.com/projects/chromeexperiments/google-gravity/

Askew or Tilt: Search "askew" or "tilt" then try really hard not to tilt your head. 

Barrel Roll: Search "do a barrel roll" or "z or r twice", an homage to the video game Star Fox 64.  

Google Interfaces: Google has made different interfaces over the past years. Here's one for pirates, one for the Swedish Chef from the Muppets, one for hackers, and one for those who are more pig latin inclined. 

YouTube 

Beam Me Up, Scotty: Search these words in your YouTube box for an out-of-this-world surprise.

Use The Force, Luke: Enter these words in your search bar to control your screen using the force. 

Ponies or Bronies: If you enter "ponies" or "bronies" in the YouTube search bar, YouTube will not only pull up "My Little Pony" videos, but ponies will come prancing across your screen. Ummm...yes please. 

Google Hangout 

/ponies: If you enter "/ponies" in your chat bar, a pony will run across your Google Hangout. Copy and paste for a whole stream of ponies. OR...

/ponystream: is for if you want a pony stream across your screen and your screen only. 

/shydino: "/shydino" will make a cute dino run across your chat and hide. 

/pitchforks: Like angry mobs? well "/pitchforks" is for you! Enter it in your chat, and an angry mob will run across!  

Google Play 

Unicorns: If you don't enter anything in the search box and click search anyway, Google Play will direct your search results to "unicorns".

What are your favorite Google easter eggs? Let me know! 

Reliving your childhood? There's an app for that.

Hey lovely techknows! I apologize for being MIA lately, I have had work project after work project, then a car accident...sigh. I could do with a vacation right about now.

Anyways, in order to apologize for my absence, I have decided to scour the internet for apps that would remind you of your childhood.

These apps are a serious blast from the past. Be prepared to go buy them instantly and then spend the rest of the afternoon raising your Tamagotchi. Yeah, you read that right. 

For those of us who could never keep our Tamagotchi alive for more than a couple days, there is an app that will let you vindicate your poor virtual pet keeping skills. After all, we're older now right? Tamagotchi Life (Android & iOS)  helps you relive the days of feeding your Tamagotchi under your desk so that the teacher couldn't see. Not like I did that...or anything...

For those who spent their afternoons in the arcades as kids, Atari's Greatest Hits (Android & iOS) might be the app for you. Relive the golden age of gaming, where pixelated spaceships were your worst enemy. And no quarters needed! 

90s kids, level with me. You always took your mom's Nokia phone and played Snake on it, right? I mean, that game was hours upon hours of entertainment. And you only needed the numbers 2,4,6 and 8 to play it. Now you can download Snake Classic (iOS), an app remake of the game that even includes phone number controls! I feel 13 again. 

And just where would your childhood have been without your favorite rainbow accesssories? That's right, Lisa Frank has an app. Two, in fact.  Lisa Frank Pic n' Share (Android & iOS) and Lisa Frank Zoom n' Color (Android & iOS) help you reenter that rainbow technicolor world you know and love. Pic n' Share lets you set the scene by dragging and droping Lisa Frank characters into backgrounds of your choice. Zoom n' Color is a virtual coloring book that lets you choose your paint color to fill in a Lisa Frank picture. Warning: looking at Lisa Frank for more than a couple minutes at a time may cause over stimulation and serious migraines. Like, was it really THIS technicolored when we were little? SHEESH.

Dysentery, ahoy! Remember Oregon Trail (Android & iOS)? Once again, make decisions for your pioneers as they cross treacherous trails and rivers to tame the frontier. But seriously, what is dysentery? And why did EVERYONE always die from it?!

There was nothing more stressful as a kid as Frogger (Android & iOS). Keep your frog alive as you hop across the highway once again with this free app.

Know of any other apps that remind you of your childhood? Seriously, when are they coming out with a channel that just plays vintage Disney Channel movies and "All That" reruns?!