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Below is a list of various Google tutorials that we've done. These include step by step instructions on various products ranging from Google Sheets to Gmail. And in some cases, there may be screencasts.
Google also offers documentation for many of their products including Google Groups. These are public forums where you can ask a question that anyone can answer. You may also save your groups if you login in with a Google account.
This section is several pages long so be sure to use the blue Next Page >> button at the bottom or the search box to the right.
Ever had the situation where you need to go back to a web page you visited but can’t recall the URL or site? This happened to me this week. I knew the site name, but not the specific page. My attempts to find it using the site’s search didn’t work well. I couldn’t recall the right words and got too
Learn More about Using Browser History to Find Elusive Pages
One bad habit I have is letting my Gmail inbox get too big. I guess this means I'm not an Inbox Zero expert. These accrued items tend to be non-urgent items that I haven’t flagged as a priority. Eventually, I reach that tipping point and want to mass delete Gmail items. There are many ways to delete
Ever delete all your cookies and then regretted it? Sometimes, you do need to take those steps but often times you can take less drastic moves. This guide shows how to find and manage your cookies once and for all using the Chrome web browser. Cookies can be a bit complicated. So, although this
We’re living in an interconnected world that offers a lot of conveniences. We can use Google, Facebook, OAuth to connect us to online services and apps. The downside is that there are more “bad actors” trying to trick us and gain access to our info. And sometimes we forget which apps we granted
Learn More about How to Know Which Apps Access Your Google Account
Do you find you're seeing more browser push notifications? Some of these are quite useful, but others are a result of me clicking to allow something in my haste. This week, I hit the tipping point. Each time the little box would push out from the right side of Chrome, I'd want to smack it. While
When I mention Google web history to people, they think of items they typed in Google’s search box. Many people are comfortable with their browser storing this information. Google and other search engines use that data to refine your future search results. This is all part of Google’s effort to
Chances are many of you block pop-ups in your web browser. After all, most are intrusive and interfere with reading. However, sometimes you need pop-ups. This happened to me when I was going through an online course. Fortunately, Google has ways to both allow pop-ups or block pop-ups.
Learn More about Gaining Control of Pop Ups with Google Chrome
