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| | | Google Drive Gets a New Look to Match Gmail’s Redesign | | TNW | In case you haven’t heard, Gmail got a big redesign recently that’s in the process of rolling out. Now Google Drive is getting a look to match. You’ll have to get used to it, as the lighter, bubblier Material Design will permeate all of Google’s apps sooner or later. The update is still rolling out, so don’t be surprised if it takes a while to hit you. | | Gmail’s Smart Compose Basically Writes Emails For You And It’s Live Right Now | | How-To Geek | Gmail can now write your emails for you. Well, sort of: a new AI feature recognizes when you’re using a common phrases, and you can auto-complete them by pressing tab. It’s one of the coolest things announced at Google I/O. Google said this feature would be rolling out later this month to users, but it's actually live right now. Here's how to enable it. | | Blind Spots in Dropbox: 5 Things You Didn’t Know Your End Users & Admins Could Do | | BetterCloud Monitor | Dropbox provides plenty of flexibility to collaborate, but end users and admins can do and see things you might not be aware of. For example, end users can create public links to entire folders. Admins can sign in as any user and view sensitive information. To minimize security risk and exposure, here are five blind spots you should know about. | | Best Password Managers: Reviews and Buying Advice | | PCWorld | People are terrible at passwords. People suck at creating them (the top two most popular remain “123456” and “password”), people share them way too freely, and people forget them all the time. A password manager is the way to go. But password managers vary widely in their capabilities and cost, so PCWorld compared six of the most popular. Here are their top two picks, followed by tips on what to look for when shopping for a password manager and full reviews of all six products. |
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| | | 4 Ways to Find the Best Google Sheets Templates | | MakeUseOf | If you use Microsoft Excel, then you probably already know that websites with templates can be easy to find. But what about Google Sheets? The results appear limited when you do a Google search. However, you actually have more options than you probably realize. | | How to Duplicate Your Screen on Multiple Monitors | | Tech Advisor | If you have more than one monitor or you're using a projector, here’s how to configure your screens to either duplicate the Windows desktop or extend it so you can have different things showing on each. |
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| | | SaaS Updates Summary: May 7 – May 11 | | BetterCloud Monitor | Last week, Google made some updates to the look and feel of Google Drive to align with their latest material design principles. The new Gmail keeps rolling out new features: Users can work offline in it now, and G Suite admins can define rules to handle confidential mode messages. Google also shared some important information about the legacy Google Drive desktop sync client shutdown on May 12, and Google Mobile Management now supports managed configurations for Android Apps. Dropbox, Box, and ServiceNow also made announcements. Click the link for more details. |
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