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Did you know you can customize your Gmail address and make it easier to read? It can also help you track who sends you messages. We’ll walk you through the process.

Source: How to Customize Your Gmail Address on the Fly

Scientists only mapped the human genome 16 years ago, but today you can get a basic test of your genetic code from Walgreens. It’s estimated some 26 million people have already sent their spit to direct-to-consumer DNA-testing companies, and the number is predicted to multiply to 100 million by 2021.

Source: How secure is DNA testing?

Regular Chromebook users know that the “you can’t do anything on a Chromebook without the internet” myth is simply that: A myth. It’s true that you may be limited without that Wi-Fi or LTE hotspot connection. But that’s the case for any software platform to a degree.

Source: How to work offline effectively with a Chromebook – About Chromebooks

So you have Linux on your Chromebook. Now what? Here’s a tutorial on some key commands to help you navigate Linux files, view directories, update Linux and install applications.

Source: Linux for Chromebooks 101: Getting started with the command line

Every time I write either “affect” or “effect,” I have to pause for a second to double-check myself. Their meanings are related, their spellings are similar; even their pronunciation is nearly the same. But one of them causes something and the other is the result. And knowing the difference is a good thing.

“The action is affect, the end result is effect.”

Source: How to Use ‘Affect’ Versus ‘Effect’

Microsoft makes Windows 10 ISO images available to everyone through its download website, but if you’re already using a Windows machine, it forces you to download the Media Creation Tool first. Here’s how to download Windows ISOs without the creation tool.

Source: How to Download a Windows 10 ISO Without the Media Creation Tool

CHROMEBOOKS MAKE BIG STRIDES IN SALES NUMBERS IN Q4 OF 2018

Source: Chromebooks Make Big Strides In Sales Numbers in Q4 of 2018

If you’re worried about your Google data history coming back to haunt you, you’ll be glad to hear that there’s now an easy way to keep that history brief.

Source: Google will soon let you auto-delete activity and location data

Gmail lets you customize the signature that appears at the bottom of every email you send out. Adding a link to your Facebook (or Twitter or LinkedIn) account is a useful tool for growing your social network and giving people additional ways to connect with you.

Source: How to Link to Facebook from Your Gmail Signature

Google Chrome comes equipped with hardware acceleration, a feature which takes advantage of your computer’s GPU to speed up processes and free vital CPU time. However, sometimes driver incompatibilities can cause this feature to misbehave and disabling it could save you a few headaches.

Source: How to Turn Hardware Acceleration On and Off in Chrome

In order to keep global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius, we’ll need to rely on renewable energy, electric vehicles (EV) and battery storage. But creating that infrastructure will dramatically increase our need for metals like cobalt and lithium.

Source: Researchers suggest 100 percent renewable energy isn’t very green

Chromebooks have come a long way from the original CR-48, and for many, a complete workflow is now possible in the confines of Chrome OS thanks to the addition of Android and Linux application support. But there are quite a lot out there to choose from, and some are better options than others. For your convenience, we’ve put together a small list of some of our favorite picks, categorized based on your primary consideration.

Source: The best Chromebooks, Chromeboxes, and Chrome OS tablets you can buy right now (Spring 2019)

The past few months have shown that Google’s Android TV platform is growing incredibly fast. That growth, however, isn’t coming from consumer boxes. Rather, operator partners are the source of Android TV growth, and a conference this week shows off some incredible numbers for Google’s platform. At the Connected TV World Summit in London this […]

Source: Android TV sees 2x growth every year, 140 operators – 9to5Google

In the three years since world leaders signed the Paris Agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the world’s five largest oil and gas companies have spent more than $1 billion on misleading branding and lobbying related to climate change, according to a new report.

Source: Oil and gas majors have spent $1 billion undermining climate action

Driving a car isn’t simply popping your backside casually into a seat and twiddling the wheel from there. There actually is a right way to adjust your seat for maximum comfort, control and safety.

Source: This, Apparently, Is the Optimal Driving Position

Tim Hortons amps up coffee chain wars – Business – CBC News

Coffee and doughnuts chain Tim Hortons is getting a little less Canadian and a little more — Americano.

NASA developing tractor beams, no plans for Death Star… yet (video)

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New Android Market Leaks, Adds Auto-Update by Default and Update Over Wi-Fi Only

Android: Google is rolling out a new version of the Android Market to select phones with the ability to set all apps to update automatically by default, only update over Wi-Fi, and automatically add s…

First manned multicopter takes flight, brave human sits amidst blades (video)

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