Practicing Google

By Paolo Amoroso

Weekly practical resources on Google products and related tech. Links to tips, tutorials, apps, and other resources that will expand your Google toolbox and help you do more.

Previous issues

Typing fractions in Gboard, fine-tuning Gmail, and more

#18 May 22, 2020

Adding sites to Android's home screen, creating custom Google Maps, and more

#17 May 15, 2020

Sending money on Android, YouTube smart comments, and more

#16 May 8, 2020

#15

May 1, 2020

Scanning documents on Android, managing users on Chromebooks, and more – CamScanner was my goto Android app for digitizing documents. I stopped trusting and using it when it
#14

Apr 24, 2020

Hidden Gmail features, doubling bookmarks in Chrome's bar, and more – Aside from operating systems, what's the Google product you use most? Gmail, right?You probably spend
#13

Apr 17, 2020

Recording internal Android audio, Chrome productivity extensions, and more – Android took its sweet time to let you take screenshots without rooting — or downloading a GB worth o
#12

Apr 10, 2020

Zooming the screen on Android, customizing Google Forms, and more – I love large phone screens.Most of the reason is I'm not eagle-eyed, so I appreciate the wider area t
#11

Apr 3, 2020

Using alternate DNS with Android, cleaning Chromebooks, and more – Professional editors greatly improve the quality of written works, but they are expensive and take ti
#10

Mar 27, 2020

Changing Chrome's zoom settings, Team Drives vs Google Drive, and more – Can you believe it's been 10 weeks since I started Practicing Google?The 10 issues milestone is an oc
#9

Mar 20, 2020

Android file management, location-based Google Keep reminders, and more – My blog and news consumption is still based on RSS. That's why I felt lost when Google announced the
#8

Mar 13, 2020

Improving Google account security, exclusive Pixel features, and more – In the previous issue I polled you to know when you would like to receive the newsletter. It went out
#7

Mar 6, 2020

Calibrating the compass on Android, deep-linking in Chrome, and more – When would you like to receive this newsletter?Please let me know by taking this survey by March 13,
#6

Feb 28, 2020

Ultimate guide to Google Home, Android tune-up, and more – Despite their capabilities, the Assistant and Google Home devices are among the Google products with
#5

Feb 21, 2020

Chromebook tune-up, backing up Android devices, and more – Scrivener is an advanced desktop application for writers.More than a word processor, it combines and
#4

Feb 14, 2020

Enhancing privacy on Android, a cloud-to-cloud backup tool, and more – Keeping data in the cloud is a major feature of Chrome OS. But, no matter where the data are stored,
#3

Feb 7, 2020

Android power user features, converting Google Docs to Markdown, and more – It's easy to see why we use only a fraction of Android's features: they aren't discoverable.Some good
#2

Jan 31, 2020

Saving all tabs, cropping receipt photos, multi-selecting contacts, and more – Chrome OS has come a long way.Now it can run Android and Linux apps. But Chrome OS still gives its be
#1

Jan 24, 2020

About Practicing Google, saving battery on Android 10, Stadia primer, and more – You realize you’d be more productive with Google products if you got more familiar with them.But you’