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

Using Assistant's Android add-on, managing accounts on Chromebooks, and more

#26 Jul 11, 2020

Using Assistant's Android add-on, managing accounts on Chromebooks, and more

#25 Jul 10, 2020

Clearing cache and data on Android, using Google Meet, and more

#24 Jul 3, 2020

#23

Jun 26, 2020

Enhancing Android privacy, restoring deleted contacts, and more – I'm a host of the first Italian space podcast.One of the great things of being part of a team is I ca
#22

Jun 19, 2020

Scanning QR codes on Android, using Live Caption on Chromebooks, and more – Traditional office productivity suites structure information by type. They have editors for documents
#21

Jun 12, 2020

Backing up Android data, publishing to Google Play Books, and more – It came and went, but I missed it. Last week I sent issue 20 of this newsletter.I didn't realize of t
#20

Jun 5, 2020

Freeing up storage on Android, deleting YouTube's watch history, and more – You may already use Progressive Web Apps without realizing it.They look like ordinary websites. A hin
#19

May 29, 2020

Chrome for Android tips, useful things Calendar can do, and more – The very first charge of my first Android phone, an HTC Magic, lasted me much less than a day.Why? Be
#18

May 22, 2020

Typing fractions in Gboard, fine-tuning Gmail, and more – I love unboxing a new Android device. But I dread the experience of setting it up.Android doesn't sup
#17

May 15, 2020

Adding sites to Android's home screen, creating custom Google Maps, and more – I love blogging. I've been doing it on various platforms for the past dozen years or so.Despite the r
#16

May 8, 2020

Sending money on Android, YouTube smart comments, and more – Yes, you can install many great Android and Linux apps on your Chromebook. But nothing beats the seam
#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,

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