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Google : How to search in realtime the web and twitter (and more options!)

This is a quickie recipe for those search junkies. Google just recently announced/added the ability to search in real-time social networks such as twitter. By default, these options are not turned on when you do a Google search. Lets take a look at what we got!

Always open Google Search Results in a new tab

When you open a new Google search result by default, it will open in the same tab. This may be time consuming when you have to go back and forth trying to find what you really want. To be more productive, you may want to always open the result in a new tab, and then close it if that is not what you want. Luckily, you can set this to the default behavior in Google Search.

How do I import emails from other services into Gmail?

If you have more than one email account, you may wish to control all your emails in one place. This guide shows you how to import emails from services like Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL in to Gmail.

Gmail: Hide Labels and Circles in the Label List

Gmail allows users to organize emails into categories through the label feature. Labels can be accessed from the left side of the Gmail interface. While an effective way to keep your emails organized, too many visible labels make it harder to find the desired category. Additionally, Google+ places circles in Gmail which can be another distraction. This tutorial will show you how control which labels and Google+ circles show in the label list.

Gmail: Automatically go to Priority Inbox when Signing In

Gmail has just rolled-out the priority feature that can be used to automatically sort your email by importance. By default, when you sign in your account, you are redirected to your old Inbox. This tutorial shows how you can set your Priority Inbox as your main inbox so you can see important emails right away!

How Do I Add a Gmail Account to Opera?

Adding your email accounts to browser can be extremely useful when you want to quickly check your email. This tech-recipes tutorial will show you how to add your Gmail account to the Opera browser and thus check your email from the sidebar.

Gmail: Import Contacts from Yahoo! Mail

If you are wanting to move from Yahoo! Mail to Gmail, one of the first things you’ll need to do is to move your contacts over. Fortunately, both email clients make this an easy and painless process.

Gmail: Create a Distribution (Group) List

If you are regularly sending emails to a certain group of your contacts, it can become rather tedious to constantly have to select them over and over again. A better method is to create a Group list that contains these contacts, then you only need to select the list when you wish to send those contacts an email.

Gmail: How to Enable Desktop Notifications for Chat and New Messages (Chrome Only)

If you are a Gmail on Google Chrome then you have all you need to receive desktop notifications for new email and/or chat messages. Here’s how to enable them so it will be easier to know when someone is talking to you.

Backup Gmail Offline to Mac Mail or Windows Outlook

This guide is an alternative, offline method of backing up your Gmail emails.  I will explain how to setup your Gmail account to use POP and in turn use Microsoft Outlook Mail or Apple Mail to download your entire gmail account to save offline.  You can archive the messages in Apple Mail or save as a PST file in Outlook. Keep reading for the details.

Windows Phone 8: Enable or Disable Auto-Upload to SkyDrive

By default, the Photos app in Windows Phone 8 will automatically upload your photos and videos to your SkyDrive account. While this automatic feature can be useful at times, it also consumes your data plan. If you do not have an unlimited data plan, you should consider turning this feature off.

Photoshop CS6: Create Flaming Text Effect

Eye-catching text is important for any project. Flaming text often provides an overdose of eye candy. This tech-recipes tutorial will cover the creation of the proper layer styles to build text which will appear to be en fuego. I am using Photoshop CS6 but similar steps will work on prior versions.

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