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Alternatives for Google Reader (with Android synchronizing)
Now that Google Reader is being retired, what are my options for consuming RSS feeds on the web and synchronizing with my Android device? Social media sharing is not as important to me as being able to keep up with many disparate sites/feeds in a…
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How to paste a comma separated string over multiple cells in Google Sheets?
Say I have a string of: l,f,x,a,s,f
I would want to paste this every comma-separated value over 6 adjacent cells. How would I do it?
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How does one add a new line in a cell in a Google Spreadsheet?
I pressed return to make a new line in a cell of my Google Spreadsheet. That just moved the cursor to the next cell.
How does one add a new line in a cell?
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How do I delete my Facebook account?
I don't trust Facebook's new privacy settings and have decided to delete my account, but I can't find the kill switch.
Does anyone know how I can delete my Facebook account?
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Google Sheets formula for "if contains"
I'm trying to figure out how to identify IF a list of items in one cell containing a value or string.
EXAMPLE
Cell A1 contains sites, sheets, docs, slides.
I want cell B1 to display a 1 'if' cell A1 contains the string sites.
FORMULA
=if(A1 ??????…
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Is it possible to create a Gmail filter that works on headers other than From, To, Subject?
I've forwarded one of my really old email addresses to Gmail. I'd like to create a filter so that any mail to that old address is always labeled properly in Gmail.
I can create a Gmail filter with the "To: " containing that address, but that…
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How do I retrieve a message I accidentally archived in Gmail?
I was trying to mark an email as "Important" in Gmail and accidentally archived it.
Now I cannot locate it, since there is no "archive" label anywhere.
How do I get it back?
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How to modify a URL to get a Google cached version of page?
I want to look at a Google cached version of a webpage, but can't find it through the usual mechanisms, as per this related question.
Is there a way to modify the URL in the address bar to take me to the last cached page for a specific URL?
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How to view the folder size in Google Drive?
In Google Drive, you can use Sort split-button and choose Quota Used to show the size of each file there.
However, folder sizes are not shown.
I guess it's really a basic requirement in order to manage folders in Google Drive. I have a folder full…
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How can I list people who have starred my GitHub repository?
I'm curious as to who has starred a GitHub repo of mine, so I'd like a list of users who have starred it. Is this possible to get?
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Is it possible to use strikethrough (, , ) in Trello?
Trello accepts Markdown in card descriptions and it even helpfully links to the Markdown syntax page.
That page mentions that "for any markup that is not covered by Markdown’s syntax, you simply use HTML itself".
However, using for example to…
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Hidden features of Google Search
What little known tips and tricks do you have for searching on Google?
Please note that this question exists because it has a
high level of significance, but it is not
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Make a single page landscape in Google Documents
I have a really large table and I need to add it to a portrait document. Is there any way to make a single page landscape in Google Docs?
In Word you could add a "Section break" and do that. But I'm working on a document with my friend and I can't…
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How do I escape formatting characters in Slack?
Slack uses various characters for its own markdown formatting.
How can I enter a message with those reserved characters escaped?
e.g. Is it possible to send a message exactly like this:
*I don't want this to be bold*
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How to use boolean AND and NOT operators in Gmail search
I'm trying to find mails that have one address in the recipients but another not in it.
I'm trying things like from:address1@gmail.com and not from:address2@gmail.com and from:(address1@gmail.com and not address2@gmail.com)
None of them work, and I…
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