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.

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One year of Practicing Google

#51 Jan 22, 2021

Printing from Android

#50 Jan 15, 2021

Maximizing collaboration with Gmail

#49 Jan 8, 2021

#48

Dec 18, 2020

Printing with Chromebooks – Hello,In the early days of Chromebooks, few printer manufacturers supported these devices. There were
#47

Dec 11, 2020

Strenghtening Android privacy and security – Hello,We all want privacy and security on our devices. But there are so many options and settings, we
#46

Dec 4, 2020

Installing Linux apps on your Chromebook – Hello,Running Linux on your Chromebook unlocks access to a vast selection of advanced apps. Which exp
#45

Nov 27, 2020

Google Play Music alternatives – Hello,I don’t listen to music much.Google Play Music, the default music app in the Google ecosystem,
#44

Nov 20, 2020

Google Search games and Easter eggs – Hello,With lockdowns and movement restrictions, the pandemic is giving us more idle time than we want
#43

Nov 13, 2020

Typing emails faster in Gmail – Hello,When Gmail introduced smart replies in the message editor, I was skeptical. The suggestions see
#42

Nov 6, 2020

Essential Linux commands for Chromebooks – Hello,There's a reason software developers prefer text-based command-line tools. By cutting the time
#41

Oct 30, 2020

Mockup generators for Google devices – Hello,Imagine you developed an Android app, or a web tool that works in Chrome.How do you create visu
#40

Oct 23, 2020

Playing old games on Android and Chrome OS – Hello,Poor gaming support has always been a major limitation and a frequent critique of Chrome OS. An
#39

Oct 16, 2020

Improving productivity with Google Lens on Android – Hello,Since the beginning, Google Lens seemed a promising scifi-like technology. But it couldn't do m
#38

Oct 9, 2020

Google Tables basics – Hello,Launching products globally is a moonshot Google just can't pull off. Google Tables, one of the
#37

Oct 2, 2020

Using Nearby Share, migrating mail to Gmail, and more – Nearby Share is Google's take on Apple's AirDrop system for sharing files between devices in proximit
#36

Sep 25, 2020

Making narrated videos, advanced Gmail templates, and more – If you make videos, you spend hours shooting footage, recording yourself narrating, and editing. And
#35

Sep 18, 2020

Android app shortcuts, zooming in on Chromebooks, and more – Android 11 just landed on your device, if you have a Pixel. For geeks, exploring the new features of
#34

Sep 11, 2020

Erasing Android devices, setting home page in Chrome, and more – 1 + 1 = 98Isidoro Baroni was an early 20th century Italian amateur astronomer. Between 1900 and 1908
#33

Sep 4, 2020

Researching Chromebooks, changing your Android device's name, and more – If you subscribe to this newsletter or follow me online, you know I'm a Chrome OS fanboy. In 2015 I s
#32

Aug 28, 2020

Lesser known Google apps, Gmail time-saving tips, and more – Google has a reputation for killing products.Part of the reason Google kills so many products is it a

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