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Google acquired a CIA funded mapping and satellite company in 2004 and released Google Earth less than a year later. Most images that make up Google Earth are 1-3 years old and taken from a variety of public and private satellite imaging systems. Google Earth imagery is not live and has never been live. Google offers Google Earth for free… Read More »Google Earth & Internet Maps

All 50+ of my Gmail tips

You know that I’m a huge Gmail fan and have written and recorded many tips for the email service here for you at HelpMeRick.com. This short post simply gives you a quick and easy way to access ALL those Gmail tips by clicking here ! Enjoy and leave any Gmail related questions you have in the comments! Thanks.

How to backup your Gmail Address Book (contacts) – Video Tip

Backup of your important data is always an essential part of using technology. Here is a quick tutorial on how to backup your Gmail address book! To backup your address book in Gmail, follow these steps:  Click Gmail above the Compose button in your Gmail screen (upper left side)  Click Contacts  Click More from the left side (if you don’t see “More” on the left… Read More »How to backup your Gmail Address Book (contacts) – Video Tip

How to take advantage of your smartphone’s address book – Video Tip

If you use a smartphone (iPhone, Android, etc) or tablet, then you have the world’s best and most convenient address book! Using your mobile devices address book to its maximum starts with making sure that you are adding all the information about a person that you might need. Consider including all or some of the following in your digital contact… Read More »How to take advantage of your smartphone’s address book – Video Tip

How to get Gmail to show you search results from the trash – Video Tip

My brother asked this question earlier this week and at his suggestion, I’m sharing the answer here. He mentioned that he thought the search in Gmail wasn’t very good (which is preposterous since it has no match). He went on to explain that his searches weren’t finding items he had deleted. “au contraire”, I quickly retorted. I told him Google’s… Read More »How to get Gmail to show you search results from the trash – Video Tip

Gmail Search – Video Tip

I have written and recorded many, many Gmail tips, but I came across this concise and informative Gmail tip about searching your Gmail account made recently by Google. Check it out!

Measure the distance of your walk, run, bike with Google Maps – Video Tip

If you are working on a new year’s resolution to walk or run more, or you just want to measure how far it was to walk from your hotel to the restaraunt, this tip is for you. There a million and one other uses for this tip as well.

The Gmaps Pedometer is an easy to use tool that a runner put together using Google Maps to be able to quickly map out distances on city streets. The creator did a remarkable job of preserving the simplicity of Google while marrying it with a useful set of tools for exercise folks and tourists. I didn’t mention it in the video, but if you are touring a foreign city and want to know why your dogs are so tired at the end of the day, pull up Gmap Pedometer to see how far you walked! It works for any city in the world.

So whether you are a runner, walker, biker, orRead More »Measure the distance of your walk, run, bike with Google Maps – Video Tip

New Email Attachment Handling in Gmail – Video Tip

Recently, Google made some changes to attachment viewing and handling in Gmail. Instead of just downloading or viewing an attachment, Gmail users can: Preview attachment Print attachment Save attachment to Google Drive Open attachment in alternate program Download attachment In the short video below, I outline these changes and how to get them to work for you. Also, I demonstrate… Read More »New Email Attachment Handling in Gmail – Video Tip