Questions about Google on a broad level and which concerns one or more of the following web apps: Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail and Google Voice
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How to recover google account when two factor authentication is enabled but codes are lost
Does anyone know how one can recover your Gmail account which has Two Factor Authentication enabled when
you lose the printed codes?
your authorized phone + laptop are unavailable?
I lost my ...
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How to sync two Gmail accounts
I have my college Id, collegeid@college.com (hosted on google apps) and a personal gmail id, username@gmail.com
I created forward-to address in collegeid@college.com as username+college@gmail.com
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How to search in specific website but not its sub sections?
For example:
I want to search for web hosting in domain css-tricks.com. So I will do this:
site:css-tricks.com web hosting
But that site has a forum section at http://css-tricks.com/forums/. I ...
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Google Contacts: Groups vs Circles
Since the integration of Google+ into Google Contacts took place, you have the ability to organize your Contacts into either the former Google Contact Groups or the new available Google+ Circles.
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Is it possible to “unclear” Google Tasks after you've cleared completed tasks?
In Google Tasks, after you've hit the "Clear completed tasks" button, is there any way to "unclear" the tasks? I'd like to leave them checked off, but return them to the main view with the unchecked ...
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Have Google Voice use different greetings depending on the number called
My sister has a new Google Voice number that she wants to use for work calls only. If someone calls that number it should ring her cell phone, but go to her work voicemail greeting. If someone calls ...
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How to change gmail address without letting other people know new one
Are there any way to change gmail address without letting other people know new one?
That's so hard to notify new one. I can not grasp Whom should I tell it.
then I wish automatic notification ...
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Google: Customization of upper panel
Is it possible to customize Google upper black panel?
I want to add groups and translation to upper panel and hide other stuff that I don't need.
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Does Google's “Suspicious sign in prevented ” mean that my password is compromised?
I received Google's "Suspicious sign in prevented" email, and verified that it is legitimate, and this is definitely not my login attempt. I immediately changed my Google password, however, the email ...
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How do I text a Google Voice number from email? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What SMS email address works for Google Voice?
Is there a way to send an email that texts me at my Google voice number? For example, is there an email address associated ...
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How can I make my calendar in corporate Google account visible to someone outside? (But only availability)
The company I work for uses Google mail, calendar etc. I need to arrange a number of meetings but instead of emailing to people when I am available I would like to provide a limited access to my ...
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Emails marked as spam
I am creating a newsletter for my customers and in the presses I sent many "check" emails to myself.
At some point, Gmail started marking them as spam.
My question is, if my account marked it as spam, ...
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How do I change my username on Trello after I set up my account with my Google account?
I set up my Trello account by using the "Log In With Google Account" option. That created a username for me.
I don't like that username.
Can it be changed? If so, how?
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How to access resources turned up in description of Google results?
This happens to me a lot, and I'm sure I can't be the only one. It goes like this:
I google something very, very specific.
One of the results will be something generic, like "housesforsale.com," but ...
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Managing multiple Google Accounts [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Using multiple Google accounts without logging in and out to use
What's the best way to manage multiple Google Accounts? Our college uses Google Mail, I have a personal ...
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Can a folder of Google Drive be embedded on a Google Sites page?
I have a Google Sites page and I need to share a folder to a group of people on the intranet. I couldn't find a way to do this way nor a way to do it file by file.
I do want to share a folder and ...
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Google Tasks: How to list all tasks by due date regardless of what list it is present on?
I have several lists of Google tasks, I have an app for my iPad that lists all Google tasks regardless of what list it is from by due date. So it does appear the API supports doing this.
I'm looking ...
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Does Google Drive store files locally on your machine?
We've use Google Apps for Business, more specifically Google Drive extensively at work.
So much so if it went down / our data went missing, we would be stuck.
We've already turned on 2 set ...
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Google Plus circle and email
I had a Google Plus circle with one person in it. I understand that an outsider can see on my profile who is in the circle, but can this outsider see emails, chats, hangouts, etc. too?
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Wrong Google Drive Account
I have the wrong Google Drive account linked to my Trello; how do I correct this?
The email address I use to login is the correct email for Google Drive, but the files are not showing when I want to ...
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How to google cache [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to open Google Cached version of a URL
How can I read the contents of this page using google cache?
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Is it possible to sync MS Outlook with specific Google Calendar?
I wish to sync my work's Microsoft Outlook calendar one-way with Google Calendar so that I can view my events all together on my Google Account.
I wish to create a new Calendar on Google Calendar ...
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Why does Chrome throw out my Google Two-Factor Auth “trusted-ness”
I have Google Two-Factor Auth turned on for my account. When I first log into my account, I have to enter a code I receive via SMS. At this point, my computer should be trusted; that is, I should have ...
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Gmail account targeted by phishing scams
Yesterday I sent an email explaining some seo techniques to a client and today I got 2 emails from other gmail addresses that are clearly phishing scams that want me to purchase seo scripts. I do ...
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How to see all matches in Google Contacts?
Does anybody know how to make Google Contacts show all matching contacts and not only 5 suggestions?
I.e. If in Google Contacts I type the word “Mark”, it only shows me 5 options/suggestions of ...
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Where can I search the web for sites that are hotlinking JavaScript from a particular domain?
Similar to Google's inanchor: operator, I'm looking for a search engine that will let me search for sites that are using a particular JavaScript.
For instance I would like to search to compare the ...
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Should I have 2 Google Accounts instead of 1? [closed]
I have a personal domain with Google Apps Business. I'm starting to activate and allow non-core Google services over to my Google Apps account.
To me, this doesn't seem right.
Should I be using a ...
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How to make requests to share Google Custom search?
People are sending me emails to share my Google Custom searches -- apparently through Google Sites. I cannot understand this because I have blocked all accesses to Google products such as Blogger, ...
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Stopped receiving e-mails from google groups
I was receiving e-mails from a google group for the last 4-5 months.
But all of a sudden, I stopped receiving e-mails. I don't know the root cause of the problem. I didn't unsubscribe from the group, ...
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How to search escape words in Google or other engines?
Maybe this question is a bit silly, however I always fail to get the right result when I search Google for some particular words like $@( in bash) and other escape words. For instance, when I use bash ...
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Rearranging the Google Bar [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to change links of the Google bar?
How do you rearrange the Google Bar in Firefox using CSS? I know there's an add-on (You Google Bar), but I'd prefer a CSS ...
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Can I apply Google's “Scan and Match” feature to music I have already uploaded?
With Google's "Scan and Match" feature, I understand that when I go to upload new music, Google will scan the music prior to uploading, and if Google has a copy already, it just adds their copy to my ...
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Google Image Search - Specify exact width with any height?
The Google image search has the ability to search for images with specific dimensions. For example, you can search for an image with an exact pixel width and height of your choice. However, if you ...
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Access Google Search tools faster
A feature in the google search I use often is the specification of the search area (in my case Switzerland) to find a product in my country.
But since some days this so important feature has been ...
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Can I cause a Google web search to take a long time?
Doing a Google search is normally very fast, despite the fact that the web has probably millions of terabytes of data, due to the fact that Google employs algorithms (like indexing) which allow for ...
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Can the Trello Android App support multiple Google Accounts
I have two Google accounts (for work and personal). This works fine in Chrome, but is there an easy way in the Android app to switch accounts?
Thanks
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Is there a way to force Google to show cached link for long page title or long URL?
Is there a way to force Google to show cached link for long title pages or long URL? Because I can't see it when the web page title is too long or the URL address is too long. Please tell me how to ...
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Adding a Google Hangout button to my site. When visitors click it, is there anyway for it to initiate a hangout with me?
Basically, I am adding a Google Hangout button to my Contact page. The idea is for my visitors to be able to press the button and for it to initiate a Google Hangout with me.
Is this possible?
Is ...
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Log in to Yahoo! Mail using Google account or adding existing Yahoo ID to Google account
I want to use a Google account to log in to a Yahoo account or email ID.
I have an old Yahoo ID so I want to link a Google account to the existing Yahoo account.
I read the answer at this question: ...
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Is there a shortcut to Gmail Contacts?
I often update my contact list.
Currently I have to
Open Gmail
Open contacts link
Is there a quicker way to do this?
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How to change the public url of picasa album
My picasa web album is linked to my google plus account. My public url has a long string of unique numbers on it . My Question is how do we change the string of numbers to my gmail account username.
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Syntax for google's graphing calculator
I frequently use Google's ability to plot functions to get a quick view of what a function looks like, for example: sin(x), x^3.
However, some operators that work when given a number, like 3! * x, ...
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Any way to auto-add “&hl=en” to URLs of Google services?
Google tries to "help" users understand English language content in its various services like Google Groups when the reader is located in presumably non-English speaking territories.
There are a few ...
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SMS posts from google voice to Google+ don't work any more
Posts from Google Voice to Google+ via SMS are not working.
For good measure, I tried testing from another Google Voice account and changed the SMS source number in Google+ settings. Did not work. I ...
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Is there a way to embed a fully-functional (NOT read-only) Google Calendar into a website?
I'm building a website to help a friend who schedules piano lessons. They use Google Calendar to track lessons, and I'm building a website for them to manage students, lesson packages, etc.
The ...
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How to download a scanned pdf OCRed by Google?
I have an email with a scanned pdf attached in my gmail account.
When I clicked "View", I see that Google has OCRed it. When I click "Download", the pdf is the original one, i.e. without being OCRed. ...
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Log in to Google Talk XMPP with non-Gmail account? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to connect Google Talk with a non-Gmail Google account
I use username@mydomain.com to log into Google. I don't have/want Gmail. How do I connect Pidgin XMPP client ...
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How do I search an image with specific resolution using new Google Image Search
As you know, there was an option available in Google Image Search known as Search image with specific screen resolution, option name as Exactly but recently Google changed the approach and am not ...
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Report nickname instead of primary email for sso?
I use google apps for domains, the free version, I like to have my accounts setup with nicknames so I can filter off spam services.
E.g. my primary email is me@domain.com
I have the following ...
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How to get RSS of my friends in google plus?
I was subscribed many of my friends in Google Reader (before Google change this service to Google Plus) and now I want to follow my friends in Google plus with Google Reader and want their Google ...
