Practicing Google

By Paolo Amoroso

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

Previous issues

Using Gmail for business

#85 Oct 22, 2021

Google Keep tips and tricks

#84 Oct 15, 2021

Saving data on Android

#83 Oct 8, 2021

#82

Oct 1, 2021

Changing Downloads folder on Chromebooks – One reason I love Chrome OS is it lets me store and access all my data in the cloud. All I have to do
#81

Sep 24, 2021

Bringing widgets into Chrome OS – If you’re old enough, computing wise, you’ll remember Sidekick.Developed by Borland, it was a suite o
#80

Sep 17, 2021

Showing Google Slides in livestreams – For years, the space podcast I co-host used Hangouts on Air to record live episodes. When Google shut
#79

Sep 10, 2021

Screen recording on Chromebooks – Educational materials, tutorials, and technical documentation are full of visuals. This is no surpris
#78

Sep 3, 2021

Captioning images in Google Docs – Google Docs has long been my only word processor.Although Google pushes the collaboration features, I
#77

Jul 23, 2021

Fixing Google Docs problems – I don’t remember when Google Docs became my word processor, but it was long before I switched to usin
#76

Jul 16, 2021

Using Night Sight on Pixels – I'm no photographer but the camera is the main reason I bought a Pixel 4 XL.Why? Because of Astrophot
#75

Jul 9, 2021

Pixel productivity features – The way Android works on Pixel devices is the stock Google experience. This is what I want, the reaso
#74

Jul 2, 2021

Avoiding unwanted memories in Google Photos – What’s the downside of having many great photos? Having many great photos you forget you have.Several
#73

Jun 25, 2021

Google Photos storage changes – I freak out if there’s the potential for image data degradation.It’s a conditioned reflex from my lif
#72

Jun 18, 2021

Shuffling around emails in Gmail – I’m a sucker for trying new stuff, especially Google products.I know it’s not without risk as quite a
#71

Jun 11, 2021

Reading out loud content on Android – The growth of podcasts and audiobooks, as well as the buzz around Clubhouse and audio-based social pl
#70

Jun 4, 2021

Creating images with Google Slides – What’s your favorite image editing app?You likely use Photoshop on the desktop and Snapseed on Androi
#69

May 28, 2021

Managing widgets on Android – Hello,How do you organize your home screen on Android?On my devices I arrange the icons as a grid on
#68

May 19, 2021

Reading with Google Discover – My content consumption hub has always been an RSS reader, first Google Reader and then Feedly.RSS and
#67

May 14, 2021

Voice commands for Chrome on Android – Hello,The Google Assistant is a futuristic technology often associated with advanced voice commands r
#66

May 7, 2021

Pixel phone camera tricks – Hello,When it comes to Android, I'm a stock kind of guy. I always used Google-designed phones as my d

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