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Google Photos for Android rolling out new ‘Sharpen’ and ‘Denoise’ editor tools

Published April 27, 2021 | By Glenn

Google Photos for Android rolling out new ‘Sharpen’ and ‘Denoise’ editor tools – By Abner Li 9to5Google

With the launch of the Pixel 5 and 4a 5G last year, Google also rolled out a redesigned Photos editor on Android. The video experience has since been similarly revamped, while Google Photos is now rolling out new “Sharpen” and “Denoise” tools.

Posted in Fun Stuff, Google, Photo, Tips

Google Photos just let me copy text from a photo into my web browser

Published April 16, 2021 | By Glenn

Google Photos just let me copy text from a photo into my web browser – By Mitchell Clark The Verge

The desktop Google Photos website seems to be getting the ability to scan for text in an image and turn it into copy-and-pasteable text, thanks to Google’s Lens technology (via 9to5Google). Lens has been available in many places on Android for a while, but its optical character recognition (OCR) feature coming to the desktop could make Google Photos an easy and free way to get real-life text onto your computer.

Posted in Fun Stuff, Google, How it works, Photo, Productivity, Tips

How to Back Up All of Your Google Data

Published March 18, 2021 | By Glenn

How to Back Up All of Your Google Data – By Lifehacker
It’s more than likely you’ll live happily with your Google account until such time as Jeeves comes back from the dead to reassert dominance in the search market (forever, in other words). However, I’ve encountered a few weird instances lately of Google deleting users’ accounts without rhyme or reason, leaving them unable to access what they’d stored on Google’s services (a lot) and with no real resources to get it back.

Posted in Docs, Gmail, Google, How it works, Photo, Security, Tips

– How to take pictures of stars With Your Smartphone

Published March 8, 2021 | By Glenn

How to take pictures of stars With Your Smartphone – By Raul Mercado campinghelper.com
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Heading out into the beautiful outdoors and staring into the endless night sky can make you want to capture that moment forever. With the right planning and online resources, you can actually do just that with only a smartphone. No need for fancy equipment, you just need to become educated in the right techniques and you’ll be capturing the milky way in no time.

Posted in Android, Apple, Fun Stuff, Google, iOS, Photo, Tips

Google Photos Storage Is Changing

Published November 20, 2020 | By Glenn

Google Photos Storage Is Changing. Here Are Your Best Options – By Whitson Gordon wired.com

Google Photos has long offered one of the best deals in cloud storage, allowing you to upload unlimited photos for free—as long as you were willing to sacrifice a little image quality. But Google recently announced that it’s removing its free tier, meaning you’ll have to pay to keep using Google Photos beyond that initial 15 GB. If you’ve stuck with it for the past five years for its low cost, you may be wondering what the next best service is.

Posted in Fun Stuff, Google, How it works, Photo, Service
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