Day: January 8, 2022

There are two ways to remove emails from Gmail: “Archive” and “Delete”. When you delete an email, it is sent to the Trash, where it stays for 30 days. You can also empty it sooner to instantly save space. While “archived” email is not actually removed, “deleted” emails are eventually gone forever. Gmail keeps it in the Trash for 30 days just in case you change your mind. After that, they’re gone forever, but you can speed up the process if you like. To empty the trash, you will need…

Amazon Now that the man is in space, it’s time (apparently) to send in voice assistants. And the first to take such a giant step? Amazon Alexa will be Part of Artemis I, a series of upcoming NASA missions in 2022 that will land the first people of color and the first woman on the moon. More specifically, Alexa will join a technology demonstration payload – called Callisto – and will be integrated directly into NASA’s Orion spacecraft. There, it will allow astronauts to have artificial intelligence on board so…

BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com By saving a route on Google Maps, you can quickly get directions to your selected destination. You can save tracks on your iPhone, iPad, and Android phones, and we’ll show you how. Related: How to find your travel direction using Google Maps What to know when saving routes to Google Maps While Google Maps Announce The official “save track” option, as of this writing in December 2021, wasn’t available to everyone. So, in this guide, we will use the “pin” option to save your path as a…

Copenhagen room If anyone has ever said you’re too old to enjoy LEGO builds, be sure to show them these adorable wooden LEGO drawers and shelves. It’s a great take on the iconic building bricks and a fun collaborative effort between LEGO and Room Copenhagen. There are five stunning designs in this clever series, including a 2 x 4 desk drawer, 1 x 6 bookshelf, 1 x 1 wall hanger set, 1 x 4 picture frame, and a 2 x 2 desk drawer. Each design is made of certified oak.…

Firefox on Windows, Mac, and Linux keeps track of everything you download in its library – unless you’re in private browsing mode and just close it. To clear your paths in another way, you will need to do it manually. Here’s how. First, open Firefox. In any Firefox window, click on the menu button (three lines) and select “Downloads”. Or you can press Ctrl + J (Command + J on a Mac) on your keyboard. The “Library” window will open in Firefox, with an emphasis on the “Downloads” history in…

Got a cool new photo that you want to show off in your social circle? Upload it to Facebook and make it your profile picture. We’ll show you how to change your current Facebook profile picture on both desktop and mobile. When you change your Facebook profile picture, you can choose a new one either from your computer or from your phone. You can also set an existing photo or a photo you have been tagged in as your profile photo. Facebook recommends that your photo be at least 320…

stronghold After first announcing its affordable F-150 Lightning electric truck in May of 2021, Ford is now planning to double its production efforts. The advanced schedule now means 150,000 trucks will be produced by early to mid-2023. Both models of the electric truck — the F-150 Lightning and the F-150 Lightning Pro — are now in the final pre-construction phase at Ford’s Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Michigan. Initially, the annual production target for the F-150 Lightning was only 40 thousand; Later, Ford told suppliers it would increase that capacity…

CoinUp / Shutterstock.com It’s easy for kids to use Google Assistant’s smart speakers and displays, but you might not want them to always have access to them. Fortunately, you can limit when to enable voice commands. We’ll show you how to do that. This feature is especially useful for those times of the day when you don’t want your kids to be able to use the Google Nest or Google Home smart speaker. For example, if you have a speaker in their room, you probably don’t want them to use…

When creating a Google Form, you can record responses in Google Sheets. But you can also do the opposite and create a form directly from your spreadsheet. This ties the two together and records responses automatically. Maybe you keep track of project updates and want to use Google Forms to collect those updates from your team. Or maybe you are taking notes about a new product and would like to submit a survey about the product. When you have a spreadsheet in Google Sheets and want a form related to…