Mar 20, 2020

Android file management, location-based Google Keep reminders, and more

By Paolo Amoroso • Issue #9 • View online

My blog and news consumption is still based on RSS. That’s why I felt lost when Google announced the shutdown of Google Reader in 2013.

The Feedly RSS feed reader linked below came to the rescue. It let me switch seamlessly and uneventfully from Google Reader by just signing up with my Google account. I’ve been using Feedly since then.

It’s not perfect, as search is a joke compared to Google Reader. And it provides algorithmic features I don’t need (the point of RSS is not to have algorithms). But I like Feedly as it supports my reading workflow and is cross-platform. I use it on the web and on Android.

What’s your favorite feed reader?

— Paolo

Android

A guide to Android file management

Android is such a high-level system you rarely need to access files directly. But if you do, this is an excellent guide.

You’ll learn how to manage files on your Android devices, synchronize folders and the local storage with desktop computers, access external USB storage devices, and transfer files to computers.

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Chrome OS

How to install LibreOffice for Linux on a Chromebook

The appeal of running Linux on Chromebooks is the use of key software that’s not available on the web or Android.

LibreOffice is a popular and powerful open-source office productivity suite that comprises a word processor, a spreadsheet, a slide presentation creator, and more. This article explains how to install and set up on a Chromebook the LibreOffice distribution archive.

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Google Keep, Google Maps

Saving recurring addresses for location-based Google Keep reminders

If you set location-based reminders in Google Keep for places that are frequently the same, the Android app doesn’t let you save them for later use. It doesn’t recognize any Google Maps location labels such as Work or Home, either.

Here’s a trick for using Gboard’s clipboard to save frequently used addresses and access them in reminders.

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How to opt out your Wi-Fi network from Google's location services

The Google Street View cars that gather data for Google Maps collect also the position of your Wi-Fi network. This improves the location accuracy of mobile devices in the area.

If you want to opt out of this data collection, here’s a tip based on tweaking your network’s SSID.

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Android apps

Feedly - Smarter News Reader

This RSS newsreader is my daily driver for consuming blog and news content while on the go. It has all the features for a smooth, efficient content triaging and reading workflow. All packaged in a clean and modern design that facilitates reading.

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Web apps

Zencastr

An audio recording cloud app. You can record VoIP conversations in high-quality and save them in MP3 or WAV format. It also comes with live editing, a soundboard, and automatic post-processing.

If you’re a podcaster, Zencastr is a great tool for doing interviews or recording episodes with remote co-hosts.

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