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- Do Not Disturb: How I Ditched My Phone and Unbroke My Brain
- What's the Best Way to Back Up My Computer
- What's the Difference Between My Photo Stream and iCloud Photos?
- How to Validate and Remove Fonts on a Mac
- G Suite Updates: New Look for Google Drive on iOS and Android, Schedule Send in Gmail, Enhance Presentations in Slides with Audio
- How to Achieve Inbox Zero With These Gmail Search Queries
- How to Use YouTube's New Creator Studio
- 5 Tips to Design Better Forms
- EDU in 90: Robotics Tools on Chromebooks
- Where on Google Earth is Carmen Sandiego - A Great Geography Game
Do Not Disturb: How I Ditched My Phone and Unbroke My Brain
Do Not Disturb: How I Ditched My Phone and Unbroke My Brain, by Kevin Roose, The New York TimesI've ready many articles about how digital devices are programmed to be addicting. It's hard to resist the constant siren call of notifications for everything under the sun, which is why the first thing I do when I get a new device is turn off all notifications. They will still be there when it's convenient for me to check on them. This is probably a bit easier for me, as a member of a generation who did not grow up with mobile technology...unless you count the boom box or Walkman. Although this is a bit of a lengthy read, it's very interesting to see how this writer broke his addiction. It's also a rather illuminating view of how all consuming our relationship with technology has become. Do yourself a favor and learn how to take a break.
What's the Best Way to Back Up My Computer
What's the Best Way to Back Up My Computer, from How-To Geek by Chris HoffmanWhether you own a Mac or a PC, if your computer files are stored in only one place, you will lose them at some point. All it takes is one failed hard drive, or worse, ransomware attack, and your files, photos, records, etc. are history. If you are not regularly backing up your files, stop procrastinating and set something up now!
What's the Difference Between My Photo Stream and iCloud Photos?
What's the Difference Between My Photo Stream and iCloud Photos? from How-To Geek by Anthony HeddingsSpeaking of back ups, photos are the files we most hate to lose. You can never recapture all those moments and milestones. iCloud Photos will back up the photos on your Mac or iOS device. Google Photos is a great choice for Androids, and if you are an Amazon Prime member, Amazon Photos allows you unlimited photo storage on any device or the web.
How to Validate and Remove Fonts on a Mac
How to Validate and Remove Fonts on a Mac, from How-To Geek by Oliver HaslamFonts can be tricky on a Mac. This should make it easier for you.
G Suite Updates:
New Look for Google Drive on iOS and Android
Drive, on your mobile device, will look a little different very soon. It will begin to display the files you've used recently or usually use with specific people or at certain times of the day - just like the web version does now. The navigation bar at the bottom will allow you quicker access to Home, starred files, shared with me, and all files. The search bar will be available from the Team Drives, and Team Drives will be a tab next to My Drive. There will also be a Computers tab, to access files on your device. If you are looking to switch accounts in the Drive app, that option is moving from the left to the right side of the app. For all the changes, and full details check out the G Suites Update blog here.Schedule Send in Gmail
I'm very excited about this new feature - it's long overdue! You should see this feature any day now in your Gmail account. When you are composing a new message, you will see an arrow next to the Send button. Clicking this arrow will give you the option to schedule the message instead of sending it immediately. You can choose a specific time and date to send the message. This will definitely ensure your recipients receive your messages at the best possible time without you needing to remember to hit send at that time. Full details about this new feature are availalbe in the G Suite Updates blog. Watch for the send arrow in your Gmail account, it should arrive anytime between now and April 15, 2019.
Enhance Presentations in Slides with Audio
I think this is the most requested feature since the beginning of G Suite! Finally, you can add sound to your Slides presentations! You'll be able to embed MP3 and WAV audio files. It'll appear in the Insert menu in Slides. You should see this feature appear anytime between now and April 18, 2019. Full details and instructions area available here.How to Achieve Inbox Zero With These Gmail Search Queries
How to Achieve Inbox Zero With These Gmail Search Queries, The Next Web by Ivan Mehta
It's amazing to me that there are people who can maintain Inbox Zero status - they empty their inbox every day! If you're like me, you get way to many emails to keep up with. Some are important and need to be addressed, but others are promotional, news, etc., and after awhile no longer need to be there. These search terms will help you quickly weed through all those old messages.
How to Use YouTube's New Creator Studio
How to Use YouTube's New Creator Studio, from How-To Geek by Anthony Heddings
Hopefully this will be a good solution to video editing on Chromebooks and without expensive apps. It looks like the video editing options are pretty limited, but it will allow for some basics.
5 Tips to Design Better Forms
5 Tips to Design Better Forms, From Tech & Learning by John SowashThere are lots of features in Forms that you may not know about, as well as some other tips to make your forms look very professional.
EDU in 90: Robotics Tools on Chromebooks
Where on Google Earth is Carmen Sandiego - A Great Geography Game
Where on Google Earth is Carmen Sandiego - A Great Geography Game, from Free Technology for Teachers by Richard ByrneThis is a fun way for kids to use their knowledge of Geography
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