Skip to content

Google

Setting your email privacy setting in Gmail – Video Tip

This week Google announced that Gmail customers have the option to receive email from Google+ (their social media site). Don’t be taken in by media hysteria, you can decide whether or not you want this enabled or not. I don’t like that Google implemented this feature with the default setting set to the most loose security (letting anyone contact you… Read More »Setting your email privacy setting in Gmail – Video Tip

How to switch away from iGoogle AND be happy about it! – Video Tip

More than a year ago, Google announced the demise of iGoogle on November 1, 2013. iGoogle gives users the ability to create a customized page with all the digital items that are important to them. You can add score and sport tracking, financial portfolios, weather watching, email at a glance, news of your choice, and much more. All customizable and… Read More »How to switch away from iGoogle AND be happy about it! – Video Tip

Cloud computing – Ubiquitous, Powerful, and mostly free!

Cloud computing definition: Using a web site (app) to perform computing functions like word processing, spreadsheets, video and image editing, financial management and more. Ten years ago we used the web as a resource to find information. For productivity work, we installed programs that lived on our computers as did the data. If we had extra computers or needed to… Read More »Cloud computing – Ubiquitous, Powerful, and mostly free!

How to use Gmail’s New Compose and Reply Screens – Video Tip

Recently Google started rolling out a new compose screen for Gmail users and new Reply/Forward screens as well. Their premise was simplification and less cluttered interface. The first will be debatable by many Gmailers, but the 2nd cannot denied…it is almost too uncluttered. In summary, the font toolbar, attachments (drag and drop still works), and inserting photos have all been… Read More »How to use Gmail’s New Compose and Reply Screens – Video Tip

Online course: How to use Gmail in your business or organization to save time and money

I need your help. Can you please help drive friends, family or colleagues to this class I created? For more than 15 years, I have been living and breathing my goal to help all computer users feel a little more comfortable with their computers and technology. When it comes to businesses and organizations, of all sizes, I work tirelessly to… Read More »Online course: How to use Gmail in your business or organization to save time and money

How to use multiple signatures in Gmail without add-ons or tweaks – Video Tip

This week I helped a client start the transition to Gmail from Microsoft Outlook. Turns out that although he used the same email address, he did have different signatures setup for various uses (personal, business, charity, etc). With Gmail, it is possible to setup a separate signature for different email addresses (which not many people do with Gmail), but not… Read More »How to use multiple signatures in Gmail without add-ons or tweaks – Video Tip