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Q&A: How can I make Google always show search results in English?

Posted on January 30, 2025

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Question from Emily: I just accepted a new job within my company that will require me to travel to various countries in South and Central America.

A couple of years ago I had a temporary (two week) assignment in Ecuador and Google insisted on displaying the search results in Spanish even when I typed my search query in English.

I read Spanish moderately well but it would benefit me greatly if I could always have Google display the results from my searches in English.

Is there any way to make that happen? [Read more…]

Looking for a way to promote your blog? Google has a deal for you

Posted on January 13, 2025

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Are you a blogger who’s been wanting to try promoting your blog with Google ads but are afraid it’ll be too expensive for your advertising budget?

Well, now there’s a very easy way to give Google Ads a try and get Google to help pay for it.

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How to instantly get the current time in any city or town

Posted on July 20, 2024

Have you ever found yourself calculating the current time in some far off locale, only to discover later that your calculation missed the mark by a mile?

I ran into this problem myself several times back in my Army days. But luckily, things have changed since then…

Thanks to our friends at Google we can instantly get the current time for virtually any city or town on the planet. Here’s how: [Read more…]

How to quickly do a web search for any word or phrase on a web page

Posted on July 2, 2024

Have you ever been reading an article or blog post and seen a term (or person) mentioned that you wanted to get more information about?

If so you probably opened a new browser tab, launched your favorite search engine in that tab and then copied the term and pasted it into the search box.

That certainly works, and it works extremely well.

But did know there there’s an easy way to streamline the process and make it a lot faster?

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What will happen to your Gmail account after you die?

Posted on June 13, 2024

Gmail is one of the most popular email services on the web. I use it every day, and virtually everyone I know uses it as well.

If you have a Gmail account of your own, have you ever considered what will happen to it when you pass away?

Well, you should, because it really is a big deal. [Read more…]