How to Remotely Troubleshoot PC’s
How to Remotely Troubleshoot a Friend’s Windows PC Without Any Extra Software – By Chris Hoffman, www.howtogeek.com
Windows offers a few built-in tools for performing remote assistance over the Internet. These tools allow you to take remote control of another person’s computer so you can help them troubleshoot it while you’re on the phone with them. They work similarly to Remote Desktop, but are available on all editions of Windows and are easy to set up.
Handy Google Fi features you shouldn’t forget
5 handy Google Fi features you shouldn't forget – By Jr Raphael, www.computerworld.com
Got Fi? Google's unusual wireless service may have shifted its namefrom Project Fi to Google Fi this fall, but its core proposition remains the same: Pay only for the data you use, and avoid all the traditional carrier gotchas and nonsense.
How to Avoid Fingerprint Scams in Apps
How to Avoid Fingerprint Scams in Apps – By David Murphy, lifehacker.com
It’s great when an app allows you to add extra security—a fingerprint scan or a depth map of your face, for example—to access its contents. In case someone ever gets their hands on your unlocked device (or figures out your PIN), it’ll be trickier for them to access critical apps, like your banking apps, if they don’t have your finger or face nearby.
Best Phones for Google Fi in 2018
Best Phones for Google Fi in 2018 – By Hayato Huseman, www.androidcentral.com
For just $20/month for unlimited calls/texts and $10 per GB of data you use (any data past 6GB is free), Google Fi is one of the most compelling MVNOs around — especially when you factor in its excellent roaming support, nationwide coverage, and Bill Protection feature that credits back whatever data you don't use. Fi works on almost any unlocked phone these days, but certain features work better on some phones than others — these are the ones that will give you the best Fi experience.
Google Fi (aka Project Fi): The complete FAQ – By Jr Raphael, www.computerworld.com
Google Fi may sound like some weird sort of initiation ritual ("Whoa, what happened to Rick? I heard he got Googlefied!") — but if you can get past its silly-sounding name, the recently rebranded wireless service can both save you money and step up your smartphone security situation.
Google Account – Google Basics: Video
How to Use Gmail – Google Basics Part 2 By Dottotech, www.youtube.com Video
Discover how you can use Gmail like a pro. I'll show you everything you need to do to set up your Gmail account and then share the most important Gmail features.
Google Account – Google Basics – Part 1 – By Dottotech, www.youtube.com VIDEO
Let's go over the Google Basics! In this video, you'll learn how to set up your Google account, what to expect from your Google account and what benefits you get from joining the Google ecosystem.
Resources: –
- G-Suite Pricing Plan https://gsuite.google.com/pricing.html
- Create a Gmail Account https://accounts.google.com/signup/v2
- Google News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wf-U…
- 5 Must Know Google Drive Tips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Inl4n…
- Google Calendar Overview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5cWR…
- Google Photos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXe68…
- Google Keep https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG21_…
- Google 2 Factor Authentication https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLUz7…
- Google Privacy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA9Z0…
Google Lens now has an album shortcut to search photos
Google Lens now has an album shortcut to search photos By Ryan Whitwam, www.androidpolice.com
Google Lens made its debut in the Google Photos app on select devices a while back, but now it's available everywhere. You can still search from the Photos app, but Google just added a new shortcut to make it easier to scan your photos. From Lens, just tap the album button at the top of the screen, and you're all set.
The Ultimate Guide to Google Slides
The Ultimate Guide to Google Slides By Clifford Chi, blog.hubspot.com
Slide decks are ubiquitous in the business world. To present new findings or strategies, train new employees, and even sell your product, you’ll often use a deck to easily convey information and visually engage an audience.
Google Assistant smart displays & speakers
Google Assistant smart displays: Your need to know on touchscreen smart speakers – By Sophie Charara, www.the-ambient.com
The idea of the smart home controller is changing. If 2017 was all about the cylindrical smart speaker, it looks like 2018 will shift to home hubs with touchscreens alongside voice controls.
Google Assistant guide: The missing manual to your Google Home – By Sophie Charara, www.the-ambient.com
Ah, Google Assistant. While Amazon and Alexa get all the attention, Google’s series of smart speakers is improving and expanding and – most importantly – selling, albeit all slightly under the radar.
Broadcast voice messages to Google Home devices by support.google.com
Send a message to everyone in your home by broadcasting messages on all of your Google Home devices.
Google Docs Add-Ons
The 10 Best Google Docs Add-Ons for More Professional Documents – By Neeraj Chand, www.makeuseof.com
Microsoft Word may be the most widely-used word processor, but Google Docs is also gaining rapid popularity. Google Docs allows multiple users to edit the same document. It is also the safer option to create and save a document online using Google Docs than only saving a copy on your computer.
Best Apps and Tools for Chromebooks
The Best Apps and Tools for Chromebooks – By Cameron Summerson, www.howtogeek.com
You have a shiny new Chromebook and you want to make the most of it. Good! Despite popular belief, Chromebooks are in fact excellent productivity machines—especially once you find the proper tools for the job at hand.
Here’s How Much Money You Could Save by Switching to Google
Here's How Much Money You Could Save by Switching to Google Fi – BY smartphones.gadgethacks.com DALLAS THOMAS
In case you hadn't heard, Google is now a legit cell service provider. Google Fi has its pluses and minuses, but the biggest upside is in the pricing. Depending on how much data you typically use, there's a good chance you could save a lot of money without sacrificing coverage by switching to Fi.
Use this link to signup for Project FI as a new subscriber. Fi will credit you and Glenn $20 after you've been active for 30 days.
- Get $100 to $300 Fi service credit when you purchase and activate a phone on Google Fi (limited time).
Project Fi is Now “Google Fi,” Works with Most Phones—Including the iPhone
Project Fi is Now “Google Fi,” Works with Most Phones—Including the iPhone – By Cameron Summerson, www.howtogeek.com
It’s been a long time coming, but Google is upgrading its Project Fi cellular service with a new name, more features, and compatibility with a lot more phones. Even the iPhone is along for the ride now.
Google Spreadsheet Tricks
6 Google Spreadsheet Tricks That Are Easy to Learn and Remember By Mahit Huilgol, www.makeuseof.com
Google Sheets is a popular Microsoft Excel alternative. As with other Google tools, the Sheets is a core part of Google Drive. In this article, we have taken the liberty to dive deep and unearth a handful of super useful Google Sheets tricks that you may have never heard before.
These Google Spreadsheet tricks are simple enough to learn and remember.
Google Chrome tip: Use the built-in Task Manager to find out which tabs are eating your RAM
Google Chrome tip: Use the built-in Task Manager to find out which tabs are eating your RAM By Adrian Kingsley-hughes, www.zdnet.com
That brings up the Task Manager screen. It displays five columns of information by default. The two that we are concerned with right now are Task, which at the top lists the browser, and beneath that all the tabs, subframes, extensions, and the GPU process.
Best Chromebook Black Friday 2018 deals
Best Chromebook Black Friday 2018 deals: by zdnet.com/
From $99 budget systems to the pricey PixelBook, these Chrome-running laptops will all be on sale.
Thanks to their low price and popularity with schools, Chromebooks remain one of the bright spots in a flagging PC market. No surprise, then, that retailers are offering many Chromebook deals for Black Friday. While some of the sales are for Chrome OS running laptops with smaller screens and minimal specs that cost as little as $99, Chromebooks have evolved to offer bigger displays, 2-in-1 capabilities, and more high-end features as found in Google's PixelBook. We've rounded up those specials below to make it easy for you to find the right deal if you're planning to buy a Chromebook on Black Friday.
Here are my favorites!
Android Power User Features
The best Android power user features you may have forgotten about By Corbin Davenport, www.androidpolice.com
Android has now been around for over a decade, and every single update has brought new features. Some functionality is unknown to the vast majority of smartphone owners, either because the options aren't well-advertised, or because their uses are limited.
In this post, we've compiled some of the best power user features that Android has to offer.
Chrome Extensions For Productivity
5 Best Chrome Extensions For Productivity That You Should Use In 2019 By Manisha Priyadarshini, fossbytes.com
Google is the most popular browser around and supports a vast number of extensions as well. Since there are a lot of Chrome addons available in the Chrome Web Store, picking the best Google Chrome extension can be quite a task.
10 Ways to Search Google for Information
10 Ways to Search Google for Information That 96% of People Don’t Know About by brightside.me
In our era of advanced technology and high-speed Internet connections, you can find information on virtually anything. In the space of just a few minutes, we can find recipes for the tastiest pie or learn all about the theory of wave-particle duality.
Secret Powers of Chrome’s Address Bar
The Secret Powers of Chrome's Address Bar By Thorin Klosowski, lifehacker.com
Chrome's address bar doesn't do much at a glance. Type in a URL and you're taken to a web site. But it can do a lot more if you know how to use it.
We've covered plenty of great Chrome tricks over the years, but the address bar has always been a bit neglected. You can actually do a ton with it though, so let's dig into some of the better tricks.
Google app with a dark mode
Here’s every Google app with a dark mode, and how to enable it By Ben Schoon, 9to5google.com
For years now, the Android community has cried out for dark themes in applications and the system throughout, all while Google continued to slap more and more white themes basically everywhere. Slowly but surely, though, we’ve been seeing more Google dark mode apps on various platforms. Here’s every Google dark mode app available today.
Ultimate Guide to Google Calendar Settings
Ultimate Guide to Google Calendar Settings By Simpletivity, www.youtube.com VIDEO
What is Google One and how does Google Drive work?
What is Google One and how does Google Drive work? By Maggie Tillman, www.pocket-lint.com
Google has reduced the cost of Google Drive and is promising to add some really neat features to the online storage service.
Drive has been around for years now but has changed relatively little since launch; it lets you upload files, create files, share files, etc. However, Google recently switched up the service's pricing plans, giving them their very own brand (Google One), and it's bundling some nice-to-haves like live expert support and subscriber perks. Here's what you need to know about Google Drive and Google One.
The Best Grammar Checkers For Every Type Of Writing
The Best Grammar Checkers For Every Type Of Writing by Jennifer Allen @jenjeahaly
We all want to write better and more effectively. It’s easy to become both paranoid and complacent over one’s writing style. Fortunately, there are plenty of online services that help by checking your grammar. We’ve looked at some of the best grammar checkers out there.
Google Brings Enhanced Network Features to Project Fi
Google Brings Enhanced Network Features to Project Fi By Paul Thurrott, www.thurrott.com
Google announced today that it is introducing enhanced networking functionality to its Project Fi wireless network. Among the changes are improvements to the Project Fi VPN and a faster, more seamless way to intelligently switch between Wi-Fi and cellular networks.
Android Pie’s lockdown mode
What you need to know about Android Pie’s lockdown mode By Contact, www.androidauthority.com
Hidden away amongst all the interface enhancements and feature additions in Android Pie is an all-new feature that has somewhat slipped under the radar for many users. Lockdown mode is a new security-focused addition that is going to be of particular use to anyone who is worried about protecting their private data in situations where their smartphone might not be in their possession.
How to See Recent Changes to Your Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides File
How to See Recent Changes to Your Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides File By Brady Gavin, www.howtogeek.com
The Google Suite offers you a handy way to view all the changes that have occurred in a file on Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides. This is extremely useful when you’ve made lots of changes to a file or are working as part of a team and need to track the changes made to a shared file. Here’s how you can view the recent changes to your Google Docs File.
How to Take Better Photos Out a Window
How to Take Better Photos Out a Window By Harry Guinness, www.howtogeek.com
Windows might seem clear when you look through them, but when you take a photo, you’ll notice that the glass has quite a significant effect on how things look. There’ll be reflections, flare, and all sorts of weird stuff going on that your brain mostly ignores—but your camera captures. Let’s look at how to take better photos out of windows.
Google gives the Pixel camera Night Vision
Google gives the Pixel camera superhuman night vision By Vlad Savov, www.theverge.com
Two years ago, Google’s release of the first Pixel smartphone radically raised the bar for the image quality we could expect from mobile cameras. Today, even as everyone else struggles to catch up, Google is extending its lead with the introduction of an equally revolutionary new camera. It’s called Night Sight, and it effectively lets your phone camera see in the dark. Only it doesn’t require any additional hardware or cost: Night Sight is a new camera mode for Pixel phones.
Hidden features for Google Maps on Android
9 handy hidden features for Google Maps on Android By Jr Raphael, www.computerworld.com
Who doesn't love Google Maps? The native Android app helps those of us with oatmeal for brains find our way anywhere, without having to fire any neurons or exercise any synapses. It even helps us find places to pick up tasty cuisine — like, uh, oatmeal (yum!).
Tasks and Reminders in Google Calendar
How to Use Tasks and Reminders in Google Calendar By Simpletivity, www.youtube.com VIDEO
Use Gmail and Google Drive Offline 2018
Use Gmail and Google Drive Offline 2018 by dottotech VIDEO
Google Maps light or dark scheme
Google Maps now lets you pick a light or dark scheme when navigating By News, www.androidauthority.com
With Google integrating dark themes into more and more of its apps, it makes sense for the company to do the same with Google Maps. The latest update to Google’s navigation app now lets you pick a dark scheme, but there is a big caveat.
Back Up All of the Photos From All Apps
How to Back Up All of the Photos From All of Your Apps By David Nield, gizmodo.com
Your photos and videos are likely to be some of the most precious files you have on your smartphone. Even if you’ve got new photos and videos taken with the camera synced to the cloud though, what about the pictures your family send you over WhatsApp? Or the Instagram Stories you post? Here’s how to make sure every photo and video on your devices is getting backed up.
Use Google Contacts Like a Pro
Use Google Contacts Like a Pro By Dottotech, www.youtube.com ViDEO
Google using lock screen passwords to encrypt Android Cloud backups
Google using lock screen passwords to encrypt Android Cloud backups By Lisa Vaas, nakedsecurity.sophos.com
Google’s got your back when it comes to your backups, it says – and it’s even promising to keep its own peepers off the goods.
Google Advanced Protection Program
Google Advanced Protection Program by landing.google.com
What is phishing?
Phishing is a common technique that can be used to trick you into giving away your username, password, 2-Step Verification code, or other personal information. Phishing attacks can happen through a variety of channels, including email, telephone, text message, or in apps.How does Advanced Protection defend against phishing?
Advanced Protection requires you to use a physical Security Key.
Gboard adds floating keyboard feature
Gboard adds floating keyboard feature By Dima Aryeh, androidandme.com
Google’s keyboard, (not so) cleverly called Gboard, has been updated with a new floating keyboard function. It’s a tad complex to access: Hit the G in the upper left corner (or the arrow, depending on how you have it set up), hit the three dots, and press on the floating keyboard button.
-Best Android Phones Under $300
The Best Android Phones Under $300 by reviewgeek.com Michael Crider
One of the nicest things about the Android platform is that phones come in all sizes and price ranges. We’ve selected the best phones under the $300 mark for American shoppers.
With a price range under three C-notes, you won’t get the latest processors or a long list of extra features. But these phones have access to Google’s Play Store.
Sites Trick Users Into Subscribing to Browser Notification Spam
Sites Trick Users Into Subscribing to Browser Notification Spam By Lawrence Abrams, www.bleepingcomputer.com
Sites that try to trick users into subscribing to browser notification spam are increasingly becoming a method used to promote unwanted extensions, fake software, adware bundles, adult sites, and scam sites.
Ways New Gmail Can Help You Get More Done
5 ways the new Gmail can help you get more done by www.blog.google
We launched the new Gmail earlier this year and packed it with features to help you prioritize and accomplish things right from your inbox. And it’s a good thing too, because it’s estimated that we send and receive more than 100 emails a day.
Can You Trust Your Browser With Credit Card Information?
Can You Trust Your Browser With Credit Card Information? By Dan Price, www.makeuseof.com
You’re shopping online; you find the perfect item, proceed to checkout, and pay. Your browser remembers your username. It might even remember your password, based on what you’ve entered in the past.
But then it asks whether you want it to save your credit card information. Can you trust your browser with keeping that secure?
Browser Notification Spam
Sites Trick Users Into Subscribing to Browser Notification Spam By Lawrence Abrams, www.bleepingcomputer.com
Sites that try to trick users into subscribing to browser notification spam are increasingly becoming a method used to promote unwanted extensions, fake software, adware bundles, adult sites, and scam sites.
Google Insurance – You need to do this!
Google Insurance – You need to do this! by dottotech Video
We all forget our passwords from time to time or lose account information. Make sure you set up your account recovery contact points for all your Google Accounts!
Simple, Professional Gmail Signatures
Simple, Professional Gmail Signatures (In seconds!) by dottotech
Creating a Gmail signature is simple but powerful. Learn how to make your gmail signature stand out.
Make your emails work harder for you by adding a professional signature to your emails. In this video
Google Photos Features You’ve Got to Try
5 Awesome Google Photos Features You've Got to Try by dottotech Video
Do you use Google Photos? If you take a lot of photos and videos on your phone, Google Photos can help you manage them.
Customize Chrome’s New Tab Page
Customize Chrome’s New Tab Page, No Extensions Required By Justin Pot, www.howtogeek.com
Do you use an extension to customize Chrome’s new tab page? That’s not necessary anymore: you can now customize the default new tab page.
Here’s What’s New in Google Chrome 69 by howtogeek.com
Chrome 69, which marks the browser’s 10-year anniversary, is a huge release. The slick new theme is the most visible change, but there are more new features. For example, you can now personalize Chrome’s New Tab page with background images and custom shortcuts.
Google Chrome Help
Google Chrome Help by support.google.com
How can we help you?
Remove unwanted ads, pop-ups & malware by support.google.com
If you're seeing some of these problems with Chrome, you might have unwanted software or malware installed on your computer:
- Pop-up ads and new tabs that won't go away
- Your Chrome homepage or search engine keeps changing without your permission
- Unwanted Chrome extensions or toolbars keep coming back
- Your browsing is hijacked, and redirects to unfamiliar pages or ads
- Alerts about a virus or an infected device
In the future, avoid unwanted software by only downloading files or visiting sites that you know are secure.
– Google Doesn’t Just Let Apps Read Your Email
No, Google Doesn’t Just Let Apps Read Your Email by howtogeek.com
There’s a story spreading in the news today that Google is letting companies scan through your email and sell the data, but this is really misleading. So what’s actually going on?
The way the story is framed makes it sound like something very nefarious is being allowed. Google is letting companies scan my Gmail account?
Opinion: Why does no one get how email apps and Gmail add-ons work? By Corbin Davenport, www.androidpolice.com
There are legitimate security concerns about Google, most recently around its handling of user location data. However, there are a growing number of media outlets and U.S government officials bashing the company for allowing Gmail add-ons and third-party mail clients to read user messages – which is required for them to function.
Remove unwanted ads, pop-ups & malware
Remove unwanted ads, pop-ups & malware by Google Help
If you're seeing some of these problems with Chrome, you might have unwanted software or malware installed on your computer:
How to Make Android as Secure as Possible
How to Make Android as Secure as Possible by howtogeek.com
Mobile security is a big deal, probably now more than ever. Most of us live on our phones, with financial information, calendar appointments, family photos, and more stored on our devices. Here’s how to keep your Android phone secure.