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Most people have more than one email account and if you are using Gmail it’s easy to get things set up so that all of your messages can be accessed in the same place. But if you would prefer to keep things ‘together yet separate’ the Multiple Inboxes Labs feature could help you to work with emails more efficiently. I have accumulated numerous email addresses over the years, including – for shame! – a Hotmail address that I am loath to get rid of. It’s not that there is a sentimental attachment to Microsoft’s email service, but it’s an address that was used to sign up for various online accounts and newsletters and it’s easier to simply filter these emails into Gmail rather than keep checking Outlook.com or taking the time to change the address associated with numerous accounts. Filter and Combine The point is that many of us have at least two email addresses and we have previously looked at how  it’s possible to combine all of them into a single Gmail inbox . To m...

This article is about how to copy all the posts from one blog to another, using Blogger.  There is a separate article about  copying individual posts, or pages, from one blog to another .   To copy all the Posts from one blog to another, you need to export them from the first blog, and import the file that was created into the second file. Any Pages (see  The Difference between Posts and Pages ) in the first blog, need to be  moved individually , because pages aren't currently included in the export file. If you want to totally  replace  the contents of the destination blog with the contents of the source blog, then you should delete the existing posts from the destination blog before you import the file.  (NB   Delete posts by going to the Posting / Edit Posts screen, and pressing the Delete button that is beside the post.    Don't delete the entire blog , or you will lose access to the URL). Follow these steps...

This week, Google rolled out a new global feature for its desktop maps app that allows users to automatically send addresses to their phone with the click of a single link. This setting should help to reduce the amount of time you end up scrambling between devices on your way out the door and streamline the process of importing directions without adding any extraneous glut that might slow you down when you’re already late for that dentist’s appointment. iOS Send to Phone works for both iOS and Android, although the setup procedure for each OS is slightly different. To get the feature working on iOS, first you’ll need to make sure your Google Maps app has been updated to the most recent rollout, version 4.7.0. You can get this update by either checking your Update tab in the iOS App Store, or downloading the app as a fresh install. Once the update is installed, open up your maps app. From here, tap in the top left corner to open up your menu, and look for the Setting...

Thanks to Google’s big Google+ push a few years ago, many YouTube accounts are connected with the real name of their owner. Punch your name into Google, and one of the first results could be your YouTube account, complete with a feed containing all the videos you’ve viewed and channels you’ve subscribed to over the past few years. Thankfully, you can still control what the rest of the world sees by correctly configuring the level of your privacy inside your YouTube account settings. How to Edit YouTube’s Privacy Settings To access your privacy settings, start by opening up  YouTube’s home page . Next, find your account settings by clicking your avatar in the top-right hand corner, and click the gear icon, highlighted below. Next, find the option for “Privacy” in the left-hand menu. This is where you can edit what the public can and can’t see when they search for your profile. To turn off public visibility for videos you’ve liked and chann...

Google has been doing its part to make sure everyone has a backup of important data, and it recently released a new tool for Windows and Mac users to take that redundancy to the next level. Appropriately named  Backup and Sync , it’s a quick and effective tool to store your important files in the cloud. Backup & Sync Replaces Google Drive and Google Photos Uploader Before we get into it, let’s first talk a little bit about what Backup and Sync  actually  is. If you’re a heavy Google user, you’re probably already aware of Google’s other sync tools: Google Drive and Google Photos Uploader. Those have both now been rolled into Backup and Sync, so you can control all of your files, videos, images, and more from one app. This is where you’ll control which folders from your Drive are synced to and from your PC or Mac, as well as specifying which image folders should get backed up to your Photos library. Google Drive is really the core of the Back...

It seem like everyone is jumping on the streaming live TV train these days, and with Google getting YouTube on board, it’s worth a closer look. While there are things to like about  YouTube TV , I feel like Google still has a lot of work to do to make this a legitimate option for everyone. What Is YouTube TV? In a nutshell,  YouTube TV  is Google’s take on streaming television—much like  Sling ,  PlayStation Vue , DirecTV Now, and the like. It’s an all-inclusive $35 package that brings a handful of channels you may or may not want to watch…but that doesn’t really matter, because you don’t get to pick and choose (for the most part, anyway). It features both live TV viewing and a DVR service. RELATED ARTICLE What Is PlayStation Vue, and Can It Replace Your Cable Subscription? Note: At the time of writing, YouTube TV is only available in parts of the U.S.  Head here  for a full list of coverage areas. Where most of t...