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Google tip: Here’s a super-easy way to sign into your Google account

Google tip: Here’s a super-easy way to sign into your Google account

by ben patterson | Jan 18, 2017 | how-tos, phones, security, tablets

How many times have you had to look all over for your password to sign in to your Google account? Too many times, I’m guessing. Particularly if you’ve got lots of Google apps on your iPhone or Android device. Luckily, there’s a much easier way to...
Android tip: Need a reminder? Add it from Google search on the web

Android tip: Need a reminder? Add it from Google search on the web

by ben patterson | Jul 21, 2014 | apps, how-tos, phones, web browsers

So, you’re sitting at your laptop when the thought flits through your mind: Gotta get some milk on the way home. Cannot. Forget. But then you remember that your Android phone is in the other room (so far away!), and you get a little lazy. After all,...
Google tip: Take charge of the Google app launcher

Google tip: Take charge of the Google app launcher

by ben patterson | Jul 9, 2014 | how-tos, search

Ever wonder what happened to all the handy shortcuts at the top of Google.com with links to Google Maps, YouTube, Calendar, and the like? Well, they got consolidated into something called the “app launcher”: a pop-up panel of popular Google features,...
Google Docs tip: Track changes with new “Suggested Edits” feature

Google Docs tip: Track changes with new “Suggested Edits” feature

by ben patterson | Jun 26, 2014 | apps, desktops, how-tos, laptops

I’ve been pretty satisfied with Google Docs as a free and effective Microsoft Word replacement, but one key Word feature has been missing in action: the ability to track changes made by others. Word’s “track changes” feature color-codes any...
Android tip: Back up your snapshots to Google automatically

Android tip: Back up your snapshots to Google automatically

by ben patterson | May 20, 2014 | how-tos, phones

Wish there were an easy way to sync all the photos and videos on your Android phone with your Google account, à la Photo Stream for iOS devices? Well, there is, so long as you’re comfortable with your snapshots and video clips getting uploaded automatically to...
Google Maps tip: How to go time travelling with Street View

Google Maps tip: How to go time travelling with Street View

by ben patterson | May 5, 2014 | how-tos, online services

It’s easy to get lost in Street View, the click-and-drag, 360-degree panorama of city streets that remains one of the coolest features in Google Maps. And if you’ve wasted as much time as I have taking virtual strolls around the streets of New York,...
Google tip: 4 ways to lock down your Google account

Google tip: 4 ways to lock down your Google account

by ben patterson | Apr 23, 2014 | how-tos, online services, security

Maybe I shouldn’t be saying this, but I’ve entrusted a big chunk of my digital life to Google—so much so, in fact, that I’d be in serious trouble if anyone ever hacked my account. If a hacker did manage to hijack my Google account, they’d have...
Security tip: 5 ways to keep your passwords (mostly) safe from hackers

Security tip: 5 ways to keep your passwords (mostly) safe from hackers

by ben patterson | Apr 15, 2014 | how-tos, online services, security

If the scary Internet security bug Heartbleed has taught us anything, it’s that none of our passwords are ever truly safe. Discovered only a few weeks ago, Heartbleed is the code name for a gaping hole in a commonly used security protocol that’s supposed...
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