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10 features of Google Docs you should be using

Google Docs is packed with powerful tools. Here are 10 that will help you get more out of Google’s free word-processing app. Talk instead of type For times when you’d rather use your voice than your fingertips to type, give Google Docs’ voice typing tool a try. From the top of an open document, go …

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Get 2GB of Google Drive space for free (again!)

Same as last year, Google is now offering an additional 2GB of Drive storage for users who complete the Account Security Checkup, in honor of Safer Internet Day. This year, you only have until February 11, 2016, to complete the checkup. Right now users can do the same checkup (it’s been spruced up a bit) and receive 2GB of space …

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Backup backflip: Microsoft cuts OneDrive storage across the board

Microsoft has announced a major overhaul of its OneDrive storage plans, blaming a “small number” of over-enthusiastic users for exceeding reasonable use for its unlimited storage service. As a result, Microsoft will not only axe its unlimited storage offering for Office 365 Home, Personal and University subscribers from early 2016, but it will also cut back storage limits on all …

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Spring cleaning for your Gmail

Spring cleaning month is coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean you should stop optimizing the tech in your life. Gmail can be a source of stress if you don’t have a good system in place for responding to email, or the ability to easily locate contact information. Fortunately, these changes are just a few clicks away. Here’s seven …

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Organize and file your taxes with your smartphone

Few of us like to do our taxes. Entering numbers over and over, lengthy questionnaires and looming fearing of a large tax payment all make the yearly process feel tedious and exhausting. Luckily, in recent years our smartphones have become great tools to manage your taxes from start to finish. With an army of apps, you can take the sting …

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How to get the most free online storage

Jason Cipriani/CNET Editors’ Note: This article was originally published April 24, 2012, and has been updated to reflect current offerings. If 2014 isn’t known as the year of wearables, it could be known as the year of cloud storage. Between updates to Google Drive and Dropbox, and revamped offerings from Apple’s iCloud Drive, Amazon’s Cloud Drive and Microsoft’s OneDrive, access …

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