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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…]
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?
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…]
You’ve probably noticed that the built-in search tools on most websites often do a horrible job at helping you find the exact content you’re looking for on those sites.
For example, if you make even the slightest of a misspelling of a single word in your search term, the search will usually come up empty.
What’s more, most site search tools won’t suggest posts/pages from the site that are closely related to, but slightly different from the actual search term.
Google excels in situations like those, and that’s why I almost always use Google instead of a website’s native search tool.
Do you work with a computer all day?
If so, you could probably use a little diversion from time to time.
As I mentioned in this issue of my Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter, you can always take a break and spend a few minutes playing the awesome retro game Pac-Man courtesy of Google.
But truth be told, Google provides several other free games for your enjoyment, one of which is the timeless classic Tic-Tac-Toe. [Read more…]