Although free web-based email services such as Gmail (and Hotmail and Yahoo! mail) offer great features and convenience at a great price, they are subject to outages and data loss. The simplest way to protect yourself is to make a …[Continue]
How to Save Files Directly to Online Storage From Websites
Free online storage from Google Docs or DropBox allows you easy browser access to files from anywhere. But have you ever wondered how to save a file from the Internet directly to your online storage account? For example, what if …[Continue]
Incognito Browsing with Google Chrome
Users of Google’s Chrome browser have one-click access to private browsing through use of the “incognito mode.” When operating incognito, Chrome will not save cookies, browsing history, passwords, form data, or download history. To switch to incognito mode, click the …[Continue]
Make Free Phone Calls with Gmail
Back in August, Google added a “Call Phone” function to Gmail, with free domestic voice and video calls for the rest of the year. Now Google has announced that Gmail calls to the U.S. and Canada will remain free through …[Continue]
Google Launches an eBookstore
In what is being billed as a major shakeup to Amazon and Barnes & Noble’s ebook business, Google’s eBookstore is now open and stocked with more than three million titles. The Google store supports Nook, Sony, Android, and iOS devices, …[Continue]
Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office
Although not a complete cloud solution for Microsoft Office users, Google Cloud Connect is a step in the right direction. What it does do is backup all your local Microsoft Office files (as soon as your press “Save” ) to …[Continue]
Google Announces WebP
WebP (pronounced “weppy”) is a new open-source image format, designed by Google, that uses a compression algorithm that produces smaller files than currently popular formats such as JPG and PNG. And smaller image files mean faster loading web pages. Hooray! …[Continue]
Get Reading with GoogleBooks
Have you discovered the free ebooks and magazine available at Google Books yet? Although their My Library interface is functional, now there’s a graphical interface for Windows desktop that’s much more visual, and a lot more fun to use. GooReader …[Continue]
