Category «Internet»

How to Search Emails in Gmail by Specific Time

Digital Inspiration – “Gmail supports a plethora of search operators to help you instantly find that elusive email message buried in your mailbox. You have size search – like larger_than:5mb – to find the big messages in your account. File search – like has:attachment filename:doc – will locate email messages that contain specific file attachments. This graphic illustrates …

Subjects: E-Mail, Internet, Knowledge Management, Search Engines

Phone and email scammers have pivoted during the pandemic

Washington Post – Here’s how to protect yourself. “If there has been any upside to the coronavirus pandemic, it’s that robocalls practically stopped for a time. Unfortunately, the ringing has returned. On average, the American public fields about 5 billion spam calls per month, according to call-blocker app RoboKiller. However, the company noticed a 40 percent drop …

Subjects: Economy, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Privacy

Change these 5 settings right away on your Android phone

CNET – Whether you have a brand-new Android phone or are a longtime user, take some time to check your settings. “Whether you just bought a new Android phone or you’re ready to improve your experience on the one you already own, there are some steps you should take after setting up your Android phone. …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management

What Is the Election Needle? And Why Will We Have 4 of Them Tonight?

The New York Times – A closer look at our election forecaster before the Iowa caucuses. “Shortly before 9 p.m. Eastern on Monday, we expect the first returns from the Iowa Democratic caucuses. If you choose to follow the results live tonight, we hope you’ll do it with us: We’ll have results, analysis from our …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

What it’s like to get locked out of Google indefinitely

Business Insider – “Entrusting your data to big tech platforms can be highly risky. Users who have been banned by Google for supposedly violating its terms of service have been left without access to key parts of their lives. Many have appealed the suspensions but have received automated responses. They don’t know why they’ve been …

Subjects: E-Mail, E-Records, Internet, Knowledge Management

Zoom Finally Has End-to-End Encryption. Here’s How to Use It

Wired – You can lock down your meetings like never before—even if you have to give up a few features to do so “…What Zoom launched is actually a 30-day technical preview; the company will continue to refine the offering through next year. But even in its early days, it offers a significant upgrade in …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Internet, Privacy

When To Expect Election Results In Every State

FiveThirtyEight – A complete guide to poll closing times, vote counting and races to watch on election night 2020: “There’s a good chance we won’t know who won the presidential election on election night. More people than ever are voting by mail this year due to the pandemic, and mail ballots take longer to count …

Subjects: Free Speech, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

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