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Posts from the ‘Google’ Category

Apr 13

Experience Google Chat, IMs and Hangouts Independently Of Browser Tabs With Official Google Chrome Extension

In regard to communications tools, Google offers a boatload of options. You can chat, instant message, make traditional voice/video calls, and even attend video conferences with Hangouts. Yet, these tools are, to an extent, tied to an individual web page (i.e., Gmail) and don’t operate independently of the browser tab.

If you refresh the page or accidentally close the tab, all associated tools and conversations will end, abruptly. Now, Google has addressed this weakness, and made an extension that enables these key products to operate similarly to any other application you have installed on your computer. Read more

Apr 11

Sync Your Android Device With Your Computer Over Wi-Fi With AirDroid

Wireless sync is a convenient feature for getting content onto or off of your mobile device. However, the types of apps that come with your gadget that enable this feature vary greatly in their quality and ease of use.

This issue is especially apparent for Android devices. Today’s post examines a third party app from the Google play store that offers an easy-to-use solution for your syncing needs. Read more

Apr 9

Consolidate Multiple Email Addresses Into One Gmail Account

If you have been reading TechEdified for awhile, you know that I am a Gmail addict. You’ve read the passionate posts lauding its myriad features, and your curiosity is piqued. Yet, there is a major source of hesitation, i.e., the numerous other email accounts you have accumulated over your digital lifetime.

There is a way to combine these accounts so that you can monitor their inbox contents and send email from their addresses via a master Gmail account, although the process might be intimidating for Gmail noobs. Today, we’re going to walk through how to setup such an account. Read more

Mar 19

Become Knowledgable About Online Safety With Google’s Good To Know Campaign

In its mission to drive more people online to view their ads, Google sometimes stops to take the time to construct informative, simplified tutorials and reference materials to help everyday Web users understand a core aspect of modern computing. Recently, they launched an excellent campaign focusing on online safety, called “Good to Know.” Read more

Feb 24

Sync Online Media To Your Desktop With Social Folders

Cloud services, such as Facebook, Flickr and Google Docs, are great for their convenience and rapid development cycles, but many of us are uncomfortable with leaving the master copies of our data on someone else’s computers.

If you’d like an easy way to keep local copies of your online pictures and documents, you should try Social Folders. Read more

Feb 22

Keep Track Of Your Online Purchases With Slice

E-commerce is a significant contributor to the global economy and, odds are, if you use the Internet, you have probably made a purchase online. If this is something you do with increasing frequency and you’d like a way to organize your online receipts, you should try out Slice. Read more

Feb 15

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Use Google Flights To Discover And Book The Most Affordable Fares

If you’re a technically inclined traveler, you are likely acquainted with myriad services for finding the cheapest flights. Yet, for some people, these services and their various options may seem overwhelming.

For those desiring the simplified interface that Google products often bring to bear, check out their newest tool, Google Flights. Read more

Jan 27

Automate Private Browsing With Ghost incognito For Chrome

Private browsing modes are included in all modern web browsers and are useful additions for when you want to make it more difficult for other parties to track your browsing sessions. Although it is not difficult to initiate this mode, it can be cumbersome to have to remember to switch over every time you need to privately access a site.

If you’d like a way to automate this process and you use Google Chrome, try Ghost incognito. Read more

Jan 16

Search Specific Time Frames With Browser Keywords

In a previous post, I discussed how useful web browser keywords can be for setting up customized search engines that can be evoked through your browser’s address bar. Now, a clever poster at Lifehacker’s forums has suggested an additional function that can improve the quality of your Google searches. Read more

Jan 2

Boomerang For Gmail Update Adds Notes, Reminders and Recurring Messages

If you are a long-time reader of TechEdified, you probably know that I am a huge Gmail fan. Even though it is a great product on its own, there are ways to make it even better with extensions.

One previously discussed example is Boomerang from Baydin Software, a Chrome/Firefox extension that enables you to put a delay on when your messages are sent and, even better, to have sent messages re-delivered to your inbox at a time of your choosing (i.e., like a boomerang).

Now, Boomerang for Gmail has updated and brings even more useful features into play. Read more

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