Google Chrome allows you to easily change from one profile to another. This is great when you share a computer/laptop with other people and you want to have your own favourites, history and settings. However, if you are the only user of your computer, that button with your name on takes up precious screen space. Continue reading →
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DNS servers wijzigen op de Proximus B-box 3 (Sagem/Technicolor)
Het wijzigen van de DNS servers kan interessant zijn op vele vlakken. Zo kan je bijvoorbeeld je DNS servers wijzigen naar die van OpenDNS; deze dienst laat toe om onveilige websites te blokkeren. Een ander voordeel kan snelheidswinst zijn. Niet elke DNS server is even snel (doordat deze verder is verwijderd, of gewoon mindere capaciteit Continue reading →
Hiding a Google Analytics web property
I use many Google products. One of them is Google Analytics and it’s my favourite web analysis and reporting tool, thanks to its rich reports and extended features. However, recently I wanted to hide a Google Analytics property. Some websites I set up a few years ago, do no longer exist and so I wanted to Continue reading →
Google Keyboard Sync unavailable for G Suite customers
If you are a G Suite for Business customer, or you use the free (legacy) edition of G Suite, Google Keyboard Sync will not work. Upon trying to enable it, you get this message: Sync is not available for devices with G Suite for Business accounts I hope this is only a delayed feature and Continue reading →
Google Photos: “Not backed up. Too big or unknown type.”
I go the following error message for one of my uploads in the Google Photos app on Android Lollipop (5.1.1) on Google Photos version 1.0.0.94391081: Not backed up. Too big or unknown type. With the only action ‘Got it’. Why did I receive this error message? I did not hit my Google storage limit. And Continue reading →
Howto: Moving your Flickr pictures to Google Photos
Google announced Google Photos, giving everyone with a Google account unlimited storage to safely backup all of their photos and videos. I expect many people to move over all of their pictures to Google Photos. One service that gained some popularity was Yahoo’s Flickr, which offered 1TB of storage. However, this is yet another account to Continue reading →
Disable G Suite Scripts e-mail notifications
Certain G Suite scripts send out e-mail notifications based on your predefined triggers. For example, there is the Gmail meter which uses the activityReport function to sent out e-mails to your Google address (Gmail or G Suite). However, if you would like to stop receiving these e-mails, deleting that script is not enough. Because if you Continue reading →
Embed a Google Drive folder on your website
If you want to show a folder from Google Drive on your website or blog, you can use an iframe to accomplish this. First, get the public URL of the folder. This might light like this: https://drive.google.com/#folders/unX9VBU8x9m66rJdZv (not an actual link). That last bit is the folder ID: unX9VBU8x9m66rJdZv. The iframe HTML code is: List view This will Continue reading →
This site is using outdated security settings that may prevent future versions of Chrome from being able to safely access it.
You might see this warning when you visit a site that has you connected to with an HTTPS connection: This site is using outdated security settings that may prevent future versions of Chrome from being able to safely access it. This alert/error means that the website is using an old security algorithm such as SHA-1 Continue reading →
Material Design gif examples
The following gif images are some examples of Google’s new material design. Material Design gif examples was last modified: November 22nd, 2014 by Thomas