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12 eye-opening Google Android app tricks from 2024 – Computerworld
Over the past year, I’ve shared some splendid suggestions for digging in deeper to those apps and uncovering all sorts of buried treasures — genuinely useful options and adjustments that’ll help you work faster and more efficiently and generally just have a better all-around Android experience. It’s a lot to take in, and it’s all too easy to miss (or…
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6 Alexa Holiday Tricks and Routines to Run This Season
Smart speakers are useful all year round, but even more so at Christmas. Alexa tricks and routines can make life a little easier or more magical, and keep the kids entertained while you get on with all of your other Christmas tasks. 1 Ask Alexa How Many Days Until Christmas One of the simplest but most effective holiday tricks you…
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Boosting Your Productivity with AI Chatbots: Tips and Tricks
Summary AI chatbots excel at task management by breaking down tasks, suggesting schedules, and understanding context. They streamline communication by drafting emails, structuring documentation, and adapting messages for various platforms. AI chatbots aid in project planning by visualizing structures, recalculating dependencies, and incorporating historical data. Today’s AI chatbots are far more than simple question-and-answer machines. They can transform how you…
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8 brilliant browser tab tricks for Windows power users – Computerworld
Turning regular browser tabs into apps may be the best way to integrate Google’s web apps with Windows. Chris Hoffman, IDG Windows tab trick #4: Save across sessions If you use lots of browser tabs, you’ll usually lose them whenever your browser closes — but you don’t have to let that happen. With a quick bit of planning, you can…
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20 handy hidden tricks for Google Calendar on Android – Computerworld
Add an event into your calendar without any fuss by tap, tap, tapping. JR Raphael, IDG Also worth noting: The same tricks we went over a second ago for sliding around or extending your event’s time will work in this context, too, once you’ve brought that box into focus. Google Calendar Android trick #11: The double-tap dance In addition to…
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Seven Tricks to Help You Stop Losing Your Phone (and Wallet, and Keys)
We may earn a commission from links on this page. According to a recent survey, Americans lose five things every month and spend about 17 hours searching for those things every year. If you lose your keys, wallet, or phone on a regular basis, you’re not alone. And while repeatedly losing items can be a sign of conditions such as…
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Reddit’s Search Is Not Good, but These Tricks Will Help
Reddit is one of the most popular websites on the internet, but for some reason, it has the most notorious search function of all social media. Before you resort to adding “Reddit” at the end of your Google searches, check out these tricks that’ll help you explore the site. Search One Subreddit at a Time Reddit has an endless number…
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5 advanced Gboard tricks for smarter Android typing – Computerworld
Once you do, though, good golly, is this thing amazing. It’ll automatically show every snippet of text and any images you’ve copied recently, for one-tap inserting into whatever text field you’re working in — and it’ll show your recently captured screenshots for the same purpose, too. Gboard’s clipboard integration makes it easy to find anything you’ve copied and insert it…
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5 handy hidden tricks for Google’s Pixel 9 Pro Fold (and Pixel Tablet, too!) – Computerworld
And that placement comes with an interesting advantage: You can tell your Pixel Fold or Tablet to recognize your fingerprint on the button anytime, even when the screen is off, and unlock instantly without first requiring a forceful press to turn the screen on. It sounds like a small thing, I know, but it really does make a monumental difference…
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Use These 9 Microsoft Word Tricks to Save Time
Microsoft Word offers many ways to save time when creating or editing documents. From shortcuts and templates to AutoCorrect and add-ins, let’s look at some tricks that can speed up your workflow when using Microsoft Word. 1 Learn the Shortcuts Like any other computer program, Word has many shortcuts that allow you to quickly perform common actions without opening a…
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