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When you think of big tech, Google must come to mind. Control your inbox, calendar, document storage, cloud storage, root and more. Most of their products are free to use. So you are the product they sell.
You have options. Tap or click here for a list of search engines that better protect your privacy.
I put up with Google tracking because these services are free and incredibly easy to use. If you’re part of Google’s ecosystem, you’d better make the most of it. Here are five ways to do that.
5 ways technology can help you stay safer at home
1. Solution to a clogged inbox
One of the best privacy features built into Gmail is spam protection. I’m not talking about the junk folder. This tip is even better.
You can create new email addresses, called aliases, without any special setup. Just add a plus sign and the word after your username to your email address, like this:username + alias name@gmail.com.”
A convenient use case is to tie the subscription service to a single alias, like this:username + subscription@gmail.comThis trick can be used for email newsletters, contacting friends, information about neighborhood associations, or anything else you can think of.
Pro tip: It’s also a great way to see if a company is selling or leasing your email address. If you notice a message that you didn’t subscribe to receive, check which email address it was sent to.
Going further: For an alias to be truly useful, it must be filtered to a designated location in your inbox. Tap or click here and scroll to No. 2 for directions.
2. Share your email without giving out your password
Do not share your email password with anyone. period.but you can share Inbox With someone. In certain situations it works very well.
You run a small business and want multiple people to have access to your customer service email. Or maybe someone in your family is sick or getting old and you need help managing your email. They can share their inbox with you.
To add delegates:
Open Gmail Click. setting > See all settings > Account and Import Also account > add another account.
Enter the agent’s email address and hit next step > Send email to grant access.
When you give someone access to your Gmail account, they can use filters to sort your emails, archive your emails, and use labels to organize your emails. You can also send, read, and delete email her messages.
Pro tip: Another good use for sharing your inbox is if you have a home email address that all your bills are sent to. Share it with your spouse. Tap or click why every home should have its own email address.
Going further: Checking several different email accounts can be tedious. Tap or click here for instructions on how to forward all your emails to one place.
3. Save a lot of time with this Google Shortcut
Creating a new Google Calendar invitation takes time. You have to open the calendar and click some buttons. There is an easier way: “cal. newSeriously, try typing it into your browser’s URL bar without the quotes. Make sure you’re logged into your Google account.
Magically, a new calendar invitation pops up for you to fill out.
This also works for many other Google services. You can open Google Docs by typing “”.doc.newor , for Google Keep remindersnote. new.”
You can use one of the following shortcuts for each application.
Google Docs: document.new, docs.new, doc.new
Google Sheets: Spreadsheet.new, sheets.new, sheet.new
Google Slides: presentation.new, slides.new, slide.new
Google Forms: forms.new, form.new
Google Keep: keep.new, notes.new, note.new
Google Calendar: meeting.new, cal.new
Google Meetings: meet.new
Pro tip: One of the easiest ways to organize your Google Drive folders is to color code them. This is surprisingly easy. Open Google Drive and right-click the folder you want to change.[色の変更]Click to select the color you want to use. end.
Going further: Keyboard shortcuts save a lot of time. Tap or click any of the seven favorites including Ctrl + Shift + V.
4. See all the places you’ve been on Google Maps
Google Maps makes it easy to get around, but you may not like the harsh reality of seeing every location placed on a map. Here’s how to check your location history:
After logging into your Google account on your computer, maps.google.com.
please click hamburger menu It’s in the upper left corner.
When the full side menu opens, your timelineThis will give you a complete map of where you’ve been.
For data on places visited, open the side menu your placeClick visited.
Pro tip: Turn on incognito mode to exclude specific trips from your search history. Google Maps does not keep your search history or update your location history to include this location. Tap or click here for simple instructions on how to enable it.
Going further: If you don’t like it, you can disable Location History completely. Tap or click here to do this. It only takes 1 minute.
5. Work offline (but must be set in advance)
You don’t have to settle down to work on the go and realize you don’t have internet. Read, reply, and search your Gmail inbox even when you’re not connected to the Internet.
Note: email is actually Sent New mail will not be received until you are connected to the Internet. Think of this as queuing all responses.
Open GmailClick setting gear. Choose See all settings.
Click the tab called off-lineWhen check the box Enable offline mail.
Pro tip: You can schedule your emails to send exactly when you want them to. Tap or click here and scroll to No. 8 for scheduling instructions. It’s easy. i use this all the time.
Going further: You can also work with Google Drive offline. Get the instructions here. Make sure you have set this Previous you need it
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