Google Now has made everyday tasks like checking the weather or getting directions easy and even fun. But if you’re only tapping Android’s seemingly omnipotent personal assistant for these novel uses, you’re missing it’s productivity powers. Google Now offers myriad ways to help you be more efficient. Here are a few to get started. Get some tips on this article from PCWorld.com
If you have a touch-enabled device for Windows 10, you might be wondering how you can enable and disable the touchscreen on your system. While it’s not immediately obvious, it is possible to toggle this feature. And you can even automate it with a shortcut! More of this article from MakeUseOf.com
Facebook, at its core, is a social network. It’s not just a place to interact with the people you know, but also to connect with people who you might have a lot in common with. While “friends of friends” is one way to expand your social circle, joining a Group is the easiest way to find people with like-minded interests. Check out this article from MakeUseOf.com
These days, there literally is an app for everything. Whether you want to spend hours playing games, watch a person on the other side of the world stream a local sports game, or organize every aspect of your life down to the minutiae. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com
A Solid State Drive upgrade really improves performance. An SSD boosts snappiness, load times, and reduces power consumption (how an SSD works).The downside: smaller storage capacity. Even so, the trade-off more than compensates for the reduced capacity. But how can you squeeze a large Windows installation onto a tiny SSD? More of this article from MakeUseOf.com
If it wasn’t clear already, Facebook would really like it if you used its Messenger app.
TechCrunch reported Friday that the company is currently working to remove the Messenger function on the mobile version of its website, pushing users instead to use the separate Facebook Messenger app. Check out more of this article from PCWorld.com
Last month, at the annual Google I/O developers conference, Google announced that it would add the Play Store into Chrome OS, allowing Chrome OS users to easily download and run Android apps on their Chromebooks. Check out this article from PCWorld.com