Jun 25, 2021

Google Photos storage changes

By Paolo Amoroso • Issue #73 • View online

I freak out if there’s the potential for image data degradation.

It’s a conditioned reflex from my lifelong passion for astronomy and science, where image analysis requires the full data collected by a detector. For similar reasons, I’ve been uploading photos at original quality in Google Photos since day one. Although I always paid for Google storage, that upload setting was a no-brainer as I took nearly all my photos with Pixel devices offering unlimited free space in Google Photos.

If you just wanted to save space by uploading to high quality, you better review the article below summarizing the storage changes since June 1, 2021.

— Paolo Amoroso | @amoroso

Android

A sanity-saving typing trick for Gboard on Android

Do you frequently type symbols or recurring phrases on Android? There are two Gboard tricks for quickly entering such text, the personal dictionary and the clipboard. This article explains how to set them up.

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Chrome and Chrome OS

How to install Google Chrome on Ubuntu Linux

Do you use Linux for work or other projects? Here’s how to install Chrome on Ubuntu, one of the most popular Linux distributions. The tutorial covers installing the app from the file manager and the command line.

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How to remove a paired Bluetooth device from your Chromebook

Is the Bluetooth device list cluttered on your Android devices? Maybe you paired peripherals you no longer have or use, so it’s better to clear the list a bit by removing stale entries as this tutorial explains.

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Google Photos, Google Calendar

Google Photos loses its free storage: what you need to know

As of June 1, 2021 Google Photos no longer offers free unlimited storage in most cases. Learn what changed, how to get more storage for your photos, as well as how to download your media if you want to migrate elsewhere.

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How to check someone’s availability in Google Calendar

The complexity of scheduling an event grows with the number of participants. Google Calendar provides tools for simplifying this by viewing suggested times and checking someone’s availability, if they share their calendars with you.

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Android apps

Mopria Print Service

The Mopria Alliance is a major printer manufacturer industry consortium that publishes printer control standards. The Mopria Print Service app lets you print to Mopria-compliant printers, i.e. most recent units, either from an app’s default print dialog or by sharing data from the app to the Mopria Print Service app.

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Web apps

Saga

Saga is a platform similar to Notion for organizing notes and documents for research, journaling, product management, and more. You can cross-reference knowledge, collaborate, and publish your work.

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