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Reader Questions, Part 1

Last week toward the end of the article regarding Google Lens, I stated you need to log into Google Chrome to perform a feature of Lens. That is needed to send text from Lens on your phone to your laptop or desktop. I received a few questions saying that sounds useful, but how do they…

Which Docs/Suite?

What Document Program Should I Use?

Several weeks ago, a reader asked me an excellent question, so me, being me, thought I would share it with you today. Now, reader, if you are reading this today, it is not all that you wrote me and I have pulled together other reader questions to make it. Sort of like the Waltons TV…

2014 Sites in Review, Part 1

Welcome to the beginning of our fourteenth year together with the Double Click column.  Every January we review the sites that we visited in the previous year.  Today is no different.  So as always, if the site addresses are too long to type I have shortened them using the "bit.ly" app so the links may…

Chromebook

Last time we looked at some of the neat features in Google’s newer device called "Chromecast."  I liked the column so much I went out and bought one for my household.  (Wow, I am easily persuaded.)  It works as described with new features and applications being added all the time.  I did have several reader…

File Encryption

I have had many emails over time about security of thumb drives.  For instance, I sometimes think about what would happen if I accidentally left my thumb drive lying around somewhere. The finder could open my private files on that drive. That used to be a concern, but for many years I have been using…

Google does it again with Cloud Connect!

If you know me or read my articles and columns you know that I am a Google Lover and so I have to share another one with you. Read their blog but basically now Microsoft Office (at least Word, Excel and PowerPoint) all work in conjunction with Google Docs.  You can create, store, edit and…