Sep 17, 2021

Showing Google Slides in livestreams

By Paolo Amoroso • Issue #80 • View online

For years, the space podcast I co-host used Hangouts on Air to record live episodes. When Google shut it down, we switched to StreamYard.

Besides making for a suitable replacement, StreamYard offers additional video streaming features such as screen layout controls, banners, and more. Google Slides is an ideal companion for a cloud platform like StreamYard as there’s nothing to download and you don’t need local processing resources.

Have a look at the article on running a Google Slides presentation in StreamYard, which may come in handy also in educational and business settings.

— Paolo Amoroso | @amoroso

Android

A neat new trick to try with Gboard on Android

Do you use with a single hand phones with large screens? Here’s a Gboard trick for zooming the keyboard in or out in floating mode and adjust it for your specific finger sizes and typing area.

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Chrome and Chrome OS

Here's how to get rid of those 'suggestions' on Chrome's new tab page

On the desktop, Chrome’s new tab page may show various types of new cards to let you pick up certain activities where you left them off, such as shopping searches. Here’s how to turn off these suggestions.

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The best ways to sign, edit, and annotate PDF files on Chromebooks

Here’s a rundown of the main options for signing, editing, and annotating PDF documents on Chrome OS. They range from the native PDF viewer to third-party apps, through online tools, to Android apps.

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Google Slides, Google Account

How to run a slideshow presentation in StreamYard using Google Slides

Learn how to present Google Slides decks on the StreamYard livestreaming cloud platform. This post goes over what you need, how to prepare, how to share the screen, and how to present live.

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How to secure your Google account with Privacy Checkup

Privacy Checkup is a tool Google provides to, well, checking up the privacy settings of Google accounts, reporting any issues, and advising on what to do. Learn how to run the tool.

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Android apps

8085 Simulator Ultimate

Are you into retrocomputing? Do you want to play with low-level programming while on the go? 8085 Simulator Ultimate is an Intel 8085 simulator and environment for developing and running Assembly programs. The Intel 8080-85 is a family of 8-bit CPUs that powered early CP/M systems.

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Web apps

Cursive

The HP X2 11 Chromebook, tablet, and detachable device will ship with Google Cursive, a new note-taking web app with stylus input designed for handwritten content. But you can already use Cursive and install it on your Chromebook as a PWA by visiting this link.

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