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H: How can I upload files to Google Drive?
Before Google Docs became Google Drive, I could upload Word documents I wanted to edit, but now I seem unable to do it. Am I missing something, or is there really no way to upload files to Google Drive through the web interface? So far I've had to email the document to myself, open it in Google Drive and save it, which works in a pinch, but is a bit too 90's for my tastes.
AI: The Upload button is right next to the Create button. It looks like a hard disk drive with an up arrow coming out of it. |
H: Re-activate the new Gmail compose
After my first toying around with the new Gmail compose I clicked on the button that said 'I want to keep using the old compose' or something similar with the same meaning.
Now I want to try it again, but I don't find any option to reactivate the new Gmail compose.
How do I do it?
AI: When you deactivated the new compose feature, your Gmail should have refreshed.
To get it back, just click Compose, and you should see a message at the top that says "Try out the new compose experience" Clicking this will refresh the page again with the new compose feature enabled. |
H: Sum until empty line function in Google Spreadsheet
I'm using this data layout a lot:
A B C
1 Name1 Count Total
2 A 1 =SUM(B2:B4)
3 B 2
4 C 1
5
6 Name2 Count Total
7 D 1 =SUM(B7:B8)
8 E 2
It is useful to present data to viewer, but it is ugly to maintain. If you have to add an entry to a given category, you have to edit corresponding SUM manually.
I'd like to be able to write something like =SUM_UNTIL_BLANK(B2).
Is it possible with Google Spreadsheets?
AI: Set the summation to cell C5. If you insert a row above or below, then all formula's will be adjusted accordingly. You can add this to the cell as well:
IF(SUM(B2:B4)="";"";SUM(B2:B4)) |
H: What is the meaning of this two letter code in the YouTube logo?
I see a new logo with CA at youtube.com. Does anyone know what it means?
AI: That is due to you accessing the Canadian locale of the site.
If you go to http://www.youtube.ca you'll be redirected to http://www.youtube.com/?gl=CA with the CA in the logo.
If you accidentally got to that version you can just visit http://www.youtube.com/?gl=US and it will give you the US version.
The two letters signify the two-character country code for countries. A complete listing can be found here |
H: Linking to Hotmail's Junk folder?
How would I create a link that takes a given user, who is logged in to Hotmail in their browser, straight to their Hotmail's junk folder?
We're a new website and we send out a verification code via email, but Hotmail users have trouble finding our mail because it usually lands in the spam folder (and no, we're not spamming at all). In Gmail for instance it's pretty easy to link to a search in:all so the user will find it even if it's sorted in spam.
AI: It looks like the Junk folder ID is 5 (fid=5).
You can use this link:
https://mail.live.com/mail/InboxLight.aspx?n=1&fid=5
I modified the n variable to be sure that it wasn't required to be specific because it was a longer number when I first logged in.
Also note, there is a number of subdomains that they'll be redirected to, but it looks like whether they are logged into their account or not they'll land in their junk folder. I tried this on an incognito window to be sure it worked and was redirected to the junk folder.
just for notation sake, the original link looked like this:
http://bl174w.blu174.mail.live.com/default.aspx#!/mail/InboxLight.aspx?n=1217260055!n=1466329077&fid=5 |
H: 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?
AI: Google is very good about doing redirects with subdomains.
Have you tried contacts.google.com? |
H: How to make Google+ circle renaming reflect on Android app
I renamed a G+ circle, but it hasn't reflected in the Android app. I hit refresh many times, changed views between circles, went into notifications etc, but the name is still the old one. How can it be fixed?
AI: This question is better suited for Android Enthusiasts than here, but here's some things to try.
You probably just need to wait for things to sync. (In fact, I'd be willing to bet money that the issue will be resolved before you come back to read this answer.)
Under Settings | Accounts | Google | (your account) make sure Google+ is checked. If it is, try unchecking it then checking it again. This should force a sync.
If the above doesn't work, try the standard measures to deal with a truculent Android app. That is, try the following, in order, and stop when the issue is fixed:
From Settings | Apps | Google+
Force stop
Clear cache
Clear data
Restart the phone
Uninstall and re-install (the nuclear option) |
H: Compute number of occurrences in a column of a spreadsheet
I have a Google Spreadsheet with a single column that holds string values (Twitter screen names) such as "user1", "user1", "UserX", and I would like to count those values so that I can easily craft a bar chart out of it. So the result should be
value occurrence
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user1 2
UserX 1
... ....
Please note, I only want to look for whole words, and not part words. For example, the words 'on' and 'one' appears in the word 'money' - I would not count this (i.e., only the word 'money' is counted).
Hope that is clear enough. What formula should I use?
AI: In Google Spreadsheet:
Prepare all unique items: =UNIQUE(A1:A10)
Count them: =COUNTIF($A$1:$A$10,B1)
Added them together: =CONCATENATE(B1," ",C1)
See example I've prepared: Find the number of occurrence of a word |
H: Convert a date in Google Spreadsheet?
I have a Google Spreadsheet with a date row in UTC time, such as 12/6/2012 11:14:32
I want GMT+2 local time, so how can I convert the date in Google Drive?
And, if not possible, is there a way to do that in Excel, at least?
AI: In MS Excel try this:
=A1+TIME(2,0,0)
Same with Google:
=A1+Time(3,0,0)
Adds 3 'Hours', 0 'Minutes', 0 'Seconds' to the date/time value of A1
Additionally if only you use the main sheet you can go into the sheet settings and change it's timezone accordingly. |
H: If a user is removed from a Trello organization, but didn't get removed from all boards, how do you delete them completely later?
We had a user that left the organization; in deleting the user from the organization, they didn't get removed from all boards (the wrong option was selected when deleting them at the time). Now that user is still lingering in the system on some cards and I didn't see an obvious way to remove them other than manually removing each instance of the user. Is there an easier way to mass-remove the user when their profile no longer shows up under the organization?
AI: You can remove the user from each board that they are on; that will remove them from all cards on the board. There is not (currently) an easier way to do this. |
H: 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 there anything that makes this possible?
AI: After more research, doesn't look like this feature is available yet.
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/google-plus-discuss/-cJeQltplhE |
H: How to delete a folder in Google Drive
I wanted to delete a folder in Google Drive and found myself figuring out how: no option to delete. See screen shot:
The support site clearly states that it is possible, with the trash bin: support site google drive. Drag & Drop works, but......
Has anybody got a clue?
AI: To delete folders click the My Drive option which lists all the folders in your drive and then u can select whatever folder you want to delete and then right click and select remove or click the trash can icon. |
H: Counting unique rows in spreadsheets
How do you run the COUNTUNIQUE function on several columns?
Running COUNTUNIQUE(A1:C3) gives me 8, because there are 8 unique values, I want it to return 3 because I have 3 unique rows.
| A | B | c |
-----------------
| a | 1 | |
| b | 2 | foo |
| b | 2 | foo |
| c | 3 | bar |
P.S. I use Google spreadsheets, but I guess it's the same in Excel and LibreOffice Calc
AI: In Google Spreadsheets:
=count(unique(A2:C5)) |
H: Is Twitter sneaking through my Gmail contacts?
For some reason I keep getting emails from Twitter:
twitter_username, we found some people you may know on Twitter
All the suggested people are coming my Gmail contacts. The email registered in twitter is not a Google account and I only forward incoming emails to my Gmail account.
Could that be the reason? Is there a way to stop Twitter looking into my contacts, or perhaps stop Google giving my info to twitter?
AI: I have no inside information on how Twitter calculates 'user affinity'...but it seems likely to me that it's a 'two-way street' problem.
By that I mean, even if you haven't used Twitter's Find My Friends feature, a number of people who have you in their address book may have used that same feature to import their Gmail/Yahoo/Hotmail contacts. With the info from those people, Twitter knows to not only suggest you to them - but also them to you.
When you add in other 'tells' (e.g., mutual people you both interact with, geographic proximity, etc), chances are Twitter can make a good guess as to who's a connection and who's not. And then you get a somewhat-creepy email that seems to know more about you than it should.
LinkedIn does a similar thing - which is why you'll often receive a People You May Know suggestion on LinkedIn of someone you haven't spoken to for years. Perhaps you were automatically added to their email contact list years ago. When that person then imports their contacts into LinkedIn, LinkedIn makes the two-way connection in the background - and recommends they connect with you as well as you connect with them.
This is how I wound up getting a 'LinkedIn connection' suggestion from someone who emailed me about renting a room in my apartment off of a Craigslist ad almost 10 years ago (& 1000 miles away).
Which, not gonna lie, was a little creepy. |
H: Is there any way to avoid messages from getting deleted from your Sent items?
If I delete an email thread, it also removes all of the emails from my sent folder. Maybe it makes sense for that to happen but I wanted to see if there was a way to remove an email thread from my inbox but still keep my sent emails in the sent folder.
Any suggestions?
AI: I wanted to see if there way a way to remove an email thread from my
inbox but still keep my sent emails in the sent folder.
The best way to do this is to use the strength of the gmail labels and archiving system.
Use labels to attach key phrases to the conversation. Each message/conversation can have multiple labels. The conversations in your inbox have the "Inbox" label. Clicking the archive button, removes the "Inbox" label. The conversation still has the "All Mail label, plus what ever other labels you have attached to the conversation. The conversations that include a message you sent can be found under the "Sent Mail" label.
The list of labels on the left side of the window allows you to quickly show only those conversations with that label. You can also use In:labelx or label:labelx in a search string to find a conversation with that label. |
H: How can I make my Tumblr blog public?
When I created nameOfBlog.tumblr.com I set it to require a password. I would now like to make it public.
How can I do this?
AI: To change your blog to a public blog go here: http://www.tumblr.com/blog/nameOfBlog/settings
Scroll to Password section (near the bottom)
Uncheck the box labeled: "Password protect this blog"
Click "Save"
Notes:
I wasn't able to find this setting on my existing Tumblr blogs
It may be that once you post something public you can't turn it back into private (unverified) |
H: Total number of videos uploaded by a channel?
In YouTube, is it possible to know the total number of videos uploaded by a channel without actually counting it?
I am only able to see the total number of "Video views" and not the number of videos uploaded.
AI: When you open any video it will display the owner's name and the total amount of videos they have to the right, like below:
If this doesn't work for you, use the answer by Geniusknight. |
H: How can I find out when a particular Google Streetview scene was shot?
Looking at scenic roads, I think it would be quite interesting to know when the Google Streetview took the particular photo. In the linked example, it would give me an impression of possible snow conditions in a particular place at a certain time of the year.
Is it possible to find out the (approximate) date for which this scene was taken? If yes, how?
AI: There is a small little text saying "Image Date: March 2011" at the bottom of the street view (from the link you provided), though I can't confirm that it refers to the date the Street View image was taken, but its quite likely the case as there isn't any other images that it can refer to.
Hope this helps in getting an approximate date of when the image is taken, and it seems fairly accurate. |
H: How to delete a GitHub wiki page?
I created a wiki page in my project's GitHub repository, for storing some loose notes and links, and GitHub automatically created a wiki page called "Home", containing the text "Welcome to the [repository] wiki!"
There are two problems with that. First, the new "Home" page is completely useless to me. Second, and most importantly: in order to access the page I created, I have to click the "wiki" link from the repository home page, and then the "Pages" tab, and then the link to the actual wiki page I created.
So I decided to move the content to the "Home" wiki page, to make it more easily accessible. Since there doesn't seem to be a "rename" function for GitHub wiki pages, I simply copied the contents of my page to the "Home" page.
Now, how do I delete the original wiki page so it doesn't clutter my repository?
AI: As mentioned on this thread of the GitHub Google group, repository owners can delete pages from the edit view.
The delete button might be easy to miss, since the buttons from the view mode:
...become only slightly different in edit mode:
Perhaps GitHub should consider making the interface more obvious (e.g. making the delete button red, or something like that) |
H: Can I hide an image that I no longer need for the current project?
I'd like to “hide” an image on a card in Trello—not delete it—, since it has been part of the project, but I don't need it currently. So a “hide image” option will be really useful!
AI: Unfortunately you cannot hide an image attached to a Card.
You can remove (delete) an image from a card and you can opt to not use an image as a cover (visible without opening the card), the image remains attached to the card.
To deselect a cover, open the card, and click the "Remove Cover" link next to the image that is currently the cover (it has a blue border). |
H: Gmail, how to forward email to group using a filter
I run the office lotto syndicate.
I get a results email that I want to detect via a filter, and forward to a group containing the lotto syndicate members.
Is this possible? I can't seem to figure it out..
AI: Not directly, no.
You need to set up a mailing list, such as on Google Groups. (Really it could be any of a number of services. The key is that there is a single email address to use that will send all messages sent to it on to member email addresses.)
However, there's a bit of setup involved and your syndicate members will need to do a little work as well.
This is how I'd do it:
Create a Google Group. It will have an email address like mylottosyndicate@googlegroups.com
1
In Gmail Settings, under "Forwarding and POP/IMAP", use the "Add a forwarding address" and add the email address for your Google Group
A confirmation email will be sent to that address and you need to follow the directions therein so that you can auto-forward to that address. Since you're the admin of the Google Group you should be able to see it in the web interface. (It'll probably be emailed to you anyway.)
Follow the instructions to confirm that you own the address. Now you can use the address in a Gmail filter
Create a Gmail filter that acts on the messages you want to auto-forward. As its action, forward the messages to the address you just confirmed
Once you confirm that the messages are acted on appropriately, use Google Groups to invite the people you want to join. (If memory serves, you can't add them directly. You have to invite them. It's a spam prevention measure.)
That should be it. You don't need to use Google Groups, obviously. There are other mailing lists/forwaring services out there. (Personally, I'd probably use an autoforward mailbox provided by my ISP. No need for invites there; I can add the addresses that I want.) The key is that you need to be able to prove to Google that the mailbox to which you want to forward messages is under your control.
1You may need to add forwarding-noreply@google.com to the group so that the confirmation code gets sent to the group. After confirmation, you can remove it. (h/t to Emil.) |
H: How to filter emails from Google Docs?
Emails from Google Docs are sent from the personal email address rather than from noreply address.
So when I receive a notification about that somebody has shared a document with me, I see somebody@gmail.com address in the "From" line. However, these emails usually don't have any useful meaning and I want to filter them to a particular label for GMail notifications to move it away from Inbox. Since there is no filter parameter like "sent via" how can I do that?
To make it clear, I am interested in filtering incoming emails.
AI: All sent items from within Google Apps are signed like this:
example@example.com (Google Drive)
If you search for those items in the search field like this:
you can either:
Select them manually, to do what ever you want;
Prior to searching, you can create a filter. |
H: How can you have a way to tell who made an event on a shared google calendar? Different colours?
I'm sharing a google calendar with people who aren't good with computers. Is there an easy way to tell who made what event? I was thinking, is there a way for me to set the default background colour that people make events with? For example can I choose person A to create events with background colour green, person B to create events with back ground colour yellow, person C to create events with back ground colour red etc. If I can't change the default background colour for them is there a way they can do so themselves (all though if it's complicated they may not be able to figure it out)?
AI: When you click on an event on the calendar, it will show who created the event on the calendar. The different colors are only applicable to differentiate between events from different calendars. |
H: Forwarding emails from outlook.com to Gmail
I need to forward e-mails to my Gmail account from outlook.com (due to their IMAP lack), but I don't find the option in the settings or anywhere—their layout is highly unintuitive.
Note: Please note that I am not talking about MS Outlook or MS365, I’m talking about the new outlook.com. I also do not want to forward from Gmail to outlook.com—that is described in the help already.
My initial research (below) shows that Microsoft doesn't provide this information.
Initial research:
Google;
Outlook.com help: Information is missing;
Frequently asked questions: Don't help regarding my question;
Microsoft Help forum: Mod's avoid answering the question in several threads;
"Turned off features": I didn't do the phone activation, but I already got my account and email address for at least four weeks.
According to this article, mobile access is possible, but it doesn't work for me on iOS.
AI: First of all, click on the settings icon in the top-right of the screen and then More mail settings
Then, click on the Email forwarding link (under the Managing your account section)
Choose the Forward your mail to another email account option, and enter your Gmail address in the Where do you want your messages to be sent? textbox. If you do not wish the emails to be deleted when forwarded, check the Keep a copy of forwarded messages in your Outlook inbox. |
H: Temporary storage webapp
I have a file foo.zip, that I want hosted on the internet somewhere, and that can be downloaded with a wget command. I have tried a few options (including Google Drive), but each time I end up downloading the containing website, as opposed to the file for which the download starts automatically.
Basically, I need a direct link to the file, e.g. www.example.com/foo.zip, as opposed to a "hashed" link such as www.example.com/1928394819293840124857. How can I host a file online and have a direct link to it for download with wget?
AI: You can use Dropbox for this as well. Check the answers to this question on Web Apps and this one on Superuser to see how you can link directly to the file you want to download. |
H: Google search to give day given date
I often want a day given a date. Is there a quick Google query that will immediately give me the calendar day given a date, in the same way that I get an immediate result for the queries 23*35 and time in China?
[To clarify, I want a query of the type day of 22 December 2012 that will return Saturday.]
AI: Not exactly what you are looking for—not a Google solution—, but you can ask Wolfram Alpha for this information. See for example, what day was May 12, 1862. |
H: Can my protected tweet be seen by the recipient who doesn't follow me?
So the description for protected tweets are:
Only confirmed followers have access to @foo's Tweets and complete profile. Click the "Follow" button to send a follow request.
But what if I tweet to a user who doesn't follow me, will he/she be able to see my tweet?
Hey, @userwhodoesnotfollowme can you see this tweet?
AI: No, they will not be able to see the tweet. |
H: Archive one mail from conversation view
Possible Duplicate:
Can I archive only certain messages within a conversation?
Is there any way of moving only one mail from conversation to Archive?
For example if you accidentally move Sent mail to Inbox it would be only possible to move it back by turning off Conversation View in Setting:
Conversation View:
(sets whether emails of the same topic are grouped
together)
AI: I am not able to duplicate your issue:
"Move to Inbox" adds the "Inbox" label to a conversation.
Archive strips the "Inbox" label from the conversation.
Sending a message adds the "Sent Mail" label to a conversation.
"Move to" command when looking at the "Inbox" label adds label X and "archives" the message, stripping the "Inbox" label
The archive button doesn't touch the "Sent Mail" label. |
H: Where can I see the date I created my Gmail account?
Well, it's a long time I'm using my Gmail account. Today, I had a talk with my friends about the date we created our Gmail accounts and we all had some guesses about it. Is there any option in Gmail info/settings where I can see the date I created my account?
AI: Go to Settings → Forwarding and POP/IMAP
See the POP download: → 1. Status: POP is enabled for all mail that has arrived since xx/xx/xx
EDIT:
The most appropriate solution (as of now) is-
Go to: https://www.google.com/settings/takeout
Click "Create an archive"
Click on "Google+ circles > Transfer your Google+ connections to another account"
You'll see the account creation date |
H: Can I merge two of my Facebook accounts into one?
I have two accounts on Facebook, can I merge them?
My Facebook account was locked due some explicit content (somebody hacked my account). So, I created a new account, but most of my friends are connected to the first account. In the meantime, I requested and followed the steps to recover my Facebook account. Now I have several different friends in both accounts.
Is there any means to merge my accounts?
AI: As Facebook help center reports merging two Facebook accounts is not possible yet, but Facebook provides you with merging duplicate pages option:
We don't currently offer a way to merge two accounts. Before you close any of your accounts:
Download the information you've added to the account you don't want to keep (messages, pictures, friends' Facebook URLs, etc.)
Add the account you're keeping as an admin for any Groups or Pages you manage
Once you've moved all of your info onto a single account, please delete your duplicate account.
If you don't know how to delete your excess Facebook account see this question already asked on webapps. |
H: Is it still possible to get the Twitter cover on the top?
My profile has changed it's lay-out. There used to be option to have a big wide cover at the top like on the picture below, but now I have "Tweets, Following, Follows, Favorites, Lists" on the top-left and the cover more on the right.
You can see the cover is very wide and located at the top. I liked this better than the new profile page with the cover on the right and menu options on the left.
AI: You can’t. This is the new layout, that has been rolled out to all users starting December 12. (Source.) |
H: Making Gmail to use "Reply all" automatically in mailing list replies
I am using Gmail and have subscribed to several mailing lists (Mailman based).
Gmail defaults to "reply to person" instead of "reply to list" when I try to reply the mailing list messages.
Is there any way to change this behavior?
AI: It’s either all or nothing, meaning that you can change the default behavior, but it will affect all of the emails you receive, not just the ones from your mailing lists.
To change the default behavior, follow the steps below:
Go to Settings → General
Search for Default reply behavior
Set it to Reply all
Click Save Changes at the bottom of the page |
H: Visibility of recommendations on LinkedIn
I have a profile on LinkedIn with a few recommendations from others. When I view my own profile, I can see the recommendations. I have been performing a few tests and, apparently,
if someone who's a direct connection views my profile, they can see the recomendations on my profile.
If someone who has a LinkedIn profile, but it's not a direct connection of mine, visits my profile, they can't see the recommendations.
If someone who doesn't own a LinkedIn profile, or is logged out, visits my profile page, they also can't see the recommendations.
In my opinion, a key point for building a great linkedin profile is to get goot recommendations, but what is the point if potential employers can't see it?!
Or I'm making some mistake and there's a setting somewhere to publicly enable this?
AI: Unfortunately, in order for people to see your recommendations, they must be a first connection. All others can see the number of recommendations you have, but that is it.
My suggestion to you would be to connect with the recruiters and individuals that you want to see your profile. That is the best solution.
Also, LinkedIn gives you an option that will allow you to export your profile to a PDF. If you do this, you will have a hard copy of your profile that will include your recommendations.
Steps to export
Go to "Profile"
"View Profile"
In your header area, click on the drop down arrow next to the "Edit" button
Click on "Export to PDF" |
H: When changing a Twitter handle, does Twitter auto-redirect new tweets?
We've recently changed our company name (more a variation of official name, but has the same effect). We want to change our Twitter handle to reflect this, the new handle is available and we can change it in the settings tab.
Before we do, so that there is no negative SEO/social implications, does anyone know whether Twitter will redirect tweets to our new handle if someone writes @oldname?
AI: Twitter won't redirect tweets to your new handle if someone tweets to your old handle. Your old handle will be left for grabs so anyone will be able to use it.
I suggest you take possession of your old handle (simply sign up as a new user with a different email address) and note in the description what your new handle is (and why).
That way, even if someone mistakenly uses your old handle (which is unlikely) you'll be notified of it since you'll be in control of it and you'll be able to answer with your new handle then.
Also, if you forget you've left a link to your old Twitter handle somewhere on the web, people will still be able to find you. |
H: Is there a known place for gathering all my public profiles in a single place in the Web?
I have many accounts with public profiles in different web-services. They are, for example, linkedin.com, coursera.org, bitbucket.org, projecteuler.org, dropbox.com and etc. Unfortunately, not all of them support the OpenID technology.
What is the best known method to gather all of those profiles in a single place in the Web to take advantage of easy sharing?
AI: You could list and link them all in the profiles of one of a social network, or use a service like about.me, or on a page on your website or blog.
Edit - A quick search shows that Flavors.me might be a good site for this. From their home page -
Pull Everything Together
Automatically organizes content from 35 services – more than anywhere else – into an elegant and cohesive online presence. |
H: What is the fundamental difference between linkedin.com and skillpages.com?
I have found no fundamental difference between linkedin.com and skillpages.com.
Why is skillpages.com's popularity growing?
AI: SkillPages seems to rely more on skills than professional network reach which LinkedIn started with.
The formality seems to be lower in SkillPages as well.
As the about page and video suggests, it's a site that is used to find people with a specific skill set which may not be possible in professional networking sites like LinkedIn that rely on more resume style information.
Example: I cannot find a drummer who also sings on LinkedIn |
H: Low quality video but high quality sound
I am in France for the holiday, and the internet connection is not that great. Actually, I have to select 240p for my YouTube videos. I am following a YouTube course. While a poor video quality is acceptable, a poor audio quality is more of a problem.
Is there a way to have high quality audio despite low quality video on YouTube?
AI: No this isn't possible, seeing that the video and audio are linked when they stream. To get the highest quality sound you need the highest quality video.
Source: http://evolver.fm/2011/02/08/how-to-get-better-sound-on-youtube/ |
H: Exporting / publishing a file on Github
I have a few .js, .html, and .css files on my GitHub. I'd like to make these files publicly accessible as libraries to anyone with an internet connection.
Is this possible?
Currently, the URLs to my pages are GitHub versions of the code not the actual file. I just want a URL for the actual file.
AI: The raw files for GitHub repositories are stored at:
https://raw.github.com/user/repository/branch/filename
For example:
https://raw.github.com/slhck/dotfiles/master/.zshrc
You can access this file by clicking the Raw button for a file: |
H: 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 $@ as the key words, the result contains no highlight signs like $@, which is useless for me;I have also tried bash "$@" or bash \$@, however there seems no improvement.
Can anyone give me some hints?
AI: Search engines don't index the whole text. They toss most punctuation and index only the words that are left and where they were found using something called an inverted word index.
I think the reason you can't search for $@ is because it's just not in their index. They tossed it as punctuation. Consistent with that, notice that if you search for $@ alone, you get no matches. |
H: YouTube only needs one spam flag to remove a video
In YouTube there is the option to flag a video, using the report feature below the video
In the help section it is stated that
If you see a video that you know is spam, based on our Terms of Use and/or Community Guidelines, you can report it to us for review by clicking the "Flag" link under the video. Then follow the steps below:
Move your cursor over the "Select a reason" drop-down to see our flag menu
Click "Spam" as the reason for flagging
Click the "Flag This Video" button to report the video
The video will then be reviewed by our staff.
So I reported a video based on affiliate links, I assumed it would take a few days or the flag even rejected or at the very least be based on numerous other flags as well.
The video was immediately removed
Before it looked like
What's the reasoning/logic for such a speedy action, it doesn't seem that the flag was actually reviewed. Is this a bug or will I able to kill videos with the single click of a button?
AI: I am assuming that the video in question is this one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6tVbS0c-3Y
Which I see as being removed for violating the terms of service.
I am guessing that either:
Your flag was immediately reviewed and upheld
Or
Certain flags, such as spam flags, mean the video is automatically removed. Once reviewed by a member of the YouTube team I presume it can either be reinstated or left as being removed.
It does seem really efficient if your flag was reviewed immediately but not impossible. The YouTube help documentation does state that any flagged videos are reviewed promptly 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
When YouTube users identify inappropriate content, as described in our
Terms of Use and Community Guidelines, they are able to flag the
video. Each flagged video is promptly reviewed by YouTube
administrators (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) who immediately remove
any content that violates the Terms of Use. |
H: Send from Email with avatar attached
I have multiple E-Mail addresses which I have added to Gmail so that I send mail with that address.
I am wondering if it is possible to connect these email addresses to separate avatars, without having to create a Google+ profile for them.
I could then have my company logo appear next to my email whenever someone reads my mail in Gmail.
AI: You can create individual signatures (each having seperate avatars) in Gmail. This will enable you to insert the signatures for incoming and outgoing e-mails. It isn't done automatically however...
See following reference about creating multiple signatures: multiple signatures. |
H: How can I export my history in Google Translation?
I want to print those words or statements that I've used Google translate on. Is there any way to export them to spreadsheet, say Google Docs?
AI: Google translate doesn't keep a history of things you've translated. Since this is the case there isn't no way to export your previous translation history. |
H: Why can't I see some YouTube videos on my iPhone?
On a few YouTube videos, when I load them up on my iPhone, I get an error stating:
Not available on this platform
Can anyone explain to me what is the issue with these videos that they can't be seen on the iPhone? (Is it due to size etc?)
AI: While uploading videos, the author has an option to enable viewing on mobile platforms. If the author's prevented viewing on mobile platforms, then you'll see this error message.
The error message also comes if the video contains some copyrighted media and the copyright holder has decided to not let the video be viewable on mobile platforms.
If your upload has been claimed by a copyright owner, the owner may be able to restrict the devices on which the video is available.
To learn more about the status of your video and the actions you can take, please visit YouTube's Copyright Center here. You can also view answers to common questions here. |
H: Webapp for counting out calendar days?
Is there a webapp in which I can input something like "six months and two weeks from now" and get back a date?
AI: Yes, it's called WolframAlpha. |
H: How to re-promote a Facebook post?
I had a Facebook post that I promoted, and the promotion has run out. It was actually very successful and I want to promote the same post again. However, I see no such option anywhere on the post promotion menu. I also see nothing about this in the Facebook help section. Does anyone know how to do this?
AI: You can only promote a post on Facebook once. If you want to promote it again, you'll need to create a new post and promote that.
You can only publicise a recently made post. This is usually up to three days. If it's from a personal account, it's within the last six:
Why can't I promote a post?
You can only promote posts you've shared recently, typically within the last 6 hours. Group posts and private messages are not eligible to be promoted.
When you run a promotion on a post it will run long enough as to make it unable to promote the same one again. |
H: Google search results from custom time/date range
The only option Google offers is to get results from the past hour. Is it possible to get results from the past 3 hours, for example? From the past 2 years would also be useful for me.
Related:
How to do a Google search for webpages last updated within 2 years?
AI: For finding all google result from 2011-12-31 till 2012-12-31
add daterange:2455927-2456293 to your search term
you have to update both numbers every day you wanna do the search
this link helps you converting a date to a serial
You will get the same by using the custom range search option
Unfortunately you can't search for past 2 hours using the same method. |
H: Google Spreadsheet Comments
I have a Google Spreadsheet with several boxes with the little orange triangle indicating a comment associated with that cell. Unfortunately, I haven't made any comments, so cannot delete these boxes. How do I go about clearing these cells without deleting everything and starting over?
AI: Per the Google Drive Help page:
We've received reports of users seeing comment indicators on cells in which no comments exist, as well as comment indicators in the incorrect cell after a sheet is resorted, duplicated, or amended by copy/paste.
Our team is aware of the issue and working on a fix. As a workaround, if you notice out-of-place comment indicators, simply refresh the spreadsheet. All comment indicators should appear in the correct cells again.
Following these instructions, I tried simply hitting the refresh button and all of the phantom comments disappeared. I guess sometimes the easiest solution is the best one. |
H: Disable Google keyboard shortcuts
I'm currently using Firefox on Ubuntu 12.10 and disabled Google keyboard shortcuts, mainly because if I wasn't typing in the right box, I would suddenly be doing weird things to my inbox. But disabling Google keyboard shortcuts didn't work. I thought it might be a script thing, but all scripts except Google Analytics are allowed to run (using NoScript).
Is there are way to completely disable these shortcuts, or customize them so that I can use them with the control or meta keys?
AI: Solved (by Alex, see comments above): press ? in Inbox view and enable/disable keyboard shortcuts there. |
H: How can I delete messages from group chat in Facebook?
My friend and I chatted some personal information between us in a group chat being absent minded. So now we are stuck. We need to delete those messages permanently. So is it possible to delete the messages permanently so that no other group member can see the chats? None of us are admin of the group. So if we request the admin, can he do that (he is a trustworthy person)? Does he have this authority?
AI: I am sorry to say so, but it is absolutely not possible to do that at all.
When you delete the conversation from your account, it will just go out of your view for ever, but will be available to be read by everyone else. |
H: Can one change his Facebook profile into a Page? What happens to his friends?
One of my friends on Facebook, is a good-looking guy who started singing and sharing his music with public on his Facebook profile. Now he has about 5000 friends on Facebook and is quiet famous for part of people.
He's just created a Facebook page and has received around 100 likes. Now he thinks about using the potential of his 5000 friends to promote his page on Facebook. Can he change his profile into a page or transfer his friends to there? If yes, so what happens to his current friends? Should he invite them or ask them for permission?
AI: Yes, he can. His friends will become subscribers to the new page.
When you convert your personal account to a Facebook Page, we'll transfer your current profile picture and add all your friends and subscribers as people who like your Page. Your account's username will become the username for your Page, and the name associated with your personal account will become your Page's name. If you want your Page to have a different name, consider creating a new one.
No other content will be carried over to your new Page, so be sure to save any important content before beginning the conversion:
Download your timeline information. You can download a file that contains all of your sent and received messages and all of the photos and videos you’ve uploaded to Facebook.
Appoint a new group admin to any groups you manage. You'll be unable to manage groups once the conversion begins.
When you're ready, start converting your personal account to a Facebook Page.
Source. |
H: Formula to return time difference but not display 0
I have a Google Sheets with start (C) and end (D) timestamps. I am calculating the time difference using =(D1-C1). I have copied the formula to empty columns which returns a 0 time difference.
Is there a way to hide the value if it returns 0?
AI: The following formula will do just that:
=IF(D1-C1=0;"";D1-C1)
It says: if the result of D1-C1 equals 0, then show nothing (""), else show the result. |
H: Is there any way to open facebook.com with another URL?
Our admin is blocking facebook.com. Is there any other way to access Facebook, like using a different site or URL?
Also, we can’t open it from a mobile device.
AI: One possibility is: If the admin edited the hosts file to block Facebook, you can get access to Facebook by the IP address instead of the domain address. Putting that IP address in your browser directly will bypass the barrier from the hosts file. You can get the IP address by pinging facebook.com from your computer. To do so, Press Win + R key (to open the Run command box). Type in the following command and hit Enter.
ping facebook.com -t
This will open a command prompt and it will show the IP address of facebook.com.
You can also use an online web proxy like hidemyass.com. |
H: How can I remove a subfolder from My Drive without removing it from my collaborators?
Somebody shared a folder with me.
I moved it into "My Drive" to sync it (I should have copied, but I did not know at the time).
Now I want to remove a subfolder of that folder from "My Drive". But if I delete it it will disappear from the collaborators too.
I can't drag it out of "My Drive".
Is there any way to do so?
It's ok if it disappear from the initial folder but can be found at another location - I just want it out of My Drive, because I don't want to sync it.
AI: If you're the "owner" of that subfolder, set the owner as someone else. Then when you delete it it will only be removed from your account; the other people with whom it is shared will still have access to it. |
H: How can I get the password of an openID associated site?
Login to Stackoverflow.com supports OpenID authentication. Alternatively, we can login using using Google account (among others).
Once we associate any supported account, an openID is associated with SO.
How to get password of this associated openID? Currently I use google credential to access SO, but want to use open id credential (explicitly).
AI: You don't have an explicit "OpenID credential". OpenID is a standard for authentication; the whole point of it is that you have an account from some provider, and they authenticate you for other sites. It's not that a Google account comes with some OpenID certificate; the Google account is the OpenID account. |
H: Notebook Description in Evernote?
In Evernote, is it possible to add description to a Notebook? I have looked around but did not find anything.
Am I missing something?
AI: There is no description for Notebooks in Evernote at this time. The functionality is fairly simple, you can create groups of notebooks (Stacks) but that is about it. Stacks don't have descriptions either. |
H: Tagged facebook photo's not showing up in friend's view.
I had strict privacy settings that prevented anyone's posts from showing up on my timeline. I was just tagged in a few photos that I would like to appear in my Box photos when friends view my profile. I've changed the future posts settings to include friends "can post on my timeline" but it seems too late. I've added one photo as a test in my Timeline Review. However when I "review what others see" as a friend with zero restrictions the photo isn't showing up in my timeline or my box photos. Below is a screenshot of the test photo's settings and my privacy settings. Is there any efficient way to allow people to view these photos?
All "custom" in the below screenshots are friends, except a limited group.
AI: Someone else was able to point out my glaring error.
The setting "When you're tagged in a post, who do you want to add to the audience if they aren't already in it" was only me. I've changed it to friends and now it works.
Thank for reading it. |
H: Why is "never show" in GChat not removing a user?
I've been having an issue with GMail Chat lately.
Setting aside how annoying it is that Google Plus adds people to your chat list when you add them on Google Plus, I've been choosing to "never show" most of these people rather than blocking them. However, lately, I've noticed that a few of these users will still show up despite my expressly choosing them to never show.
Deleting the contact doesn't seem to resolve the issue. Removing the person from my G+ circles does. Is there a better fix for this?
The only chat-related GMail Lab I have enabled is right-hand chat.
AI: The problem looks to be your integration with Google+, and the setting you have there. What you can try doing is changing the setting that automatically shows people in your circles in your chat list. Here's an article describing how to enable or disable Circles for chat.
Try this:
Go to Google+ and open the chat window (probably minimized at the bottom right of the screen)
Click on the drop arrow next to your name
Open the privacy settings
Under "Choose who can chat with you" select Custom
Select which circles will allow people to be added to your chat, or deselect all to avoid it altogether
Hope this helps! |
H: Trello Default List Label(s)
In Trello, is there a way to set a default label for every card created in a list?
AI: There's no way to set a default label for cards created in a list. You might try the keyboard shortcuts to add them quickly, though. https://trello.com/shortcuts |
H: Auto-updating column in Google Spreadsheet showing last modify date
Trying to figure out a way to have column two auto-update to show a timestamp of the last update. I realize the doc shows a timestamp of the last modification, but we have a lot of clients accessing and adjusting the doc at the same time. So this request was put in. I'll admit I have not done coding, so this is beyond me.
Myanda had posted something that seemed along the right path, but we are not sure how to implement it for our needs:
Google Spreadsheet Timestamp?
AI: Ok, here is a modified version of the code in my previous answer:
function onEdit(e) {
// Your sheet params
var sheetName = "MySheet";
var dateModifiedColumnIndex = 2;
var dateModifiedColumnLetter = 'B';
var range = e.range; // range just edited
var sheet = range.getSheet();
if (sheet.getName() !== sheetName) {
return;
}
// If the column isn't our modified date column
if (range.getColumn() != dateModifiedColumnIndex) {
var row = range.getRow();
var time = new Date();
time = Utilities.formatDate(time, "GMT-08:00", "MM/dd/yy, hh:mm:ss");
var dateModifiedRange = sheet.getRange(dateModifiedColumnLetter + row.toString());
dateModifiedRange.setValue(time);
};
};
What this does is grabs the row of any cell that is changed and assigns a timestamp to the second column of that particular row.
To implement, all you need to do is go into the spreadsheet and click on Tools > Script Editor. In the resulting editor page, just paste this in there. Since this is an onEdit() function, it should work without having to add anything else to the cells of your spreadsheet, just paste it into the editor and save it.
For the timestamp, I set the format to MM/dd/yy and left the time. If you want to change it, you can just change the use of Utilities.formatDate. |
H: How to lock a Google Docs?
I would like to lock an important Docs in Google Drive, so that modification I made in fly-by-mistakes don't get saved. I am the owner of the document.
Is this possible? Or is there a feature request for it somewhere?
AI: Publishing is one way to prevent unwanted changes. The other way (if this is a Document) is to open it in View mode.
For example, when you open a document you should see the edit mode:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/<doc_id>/edit
If you enter the URL with view at the end then it will open for you in View-only:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/<doc_id>/view
It's not an elegant solution, but I thought I'd leave it here. |
H: Is it possible to undo a flattr?
I just clicked the flattr button on a person's page on Flattr, but I wanted to flattr one of their "things" instead, which I did immediately afterwards. How can I remove/undo the first flattr?
AI: Unfortunately not. You can see as some extra love being sent to that creator. |
H: Why do some people start their tweets with a dot?
Nowadays in my Twitter feed I have started seeing Tweets with a preceding . (dot) in them. I don't know why they do so. Here is such an example.
Why are they wasting their one character for .? Especially if they already have a limit of 140 characters?
AI: If you start a Tweet with "@username" then only that person and people following you and that person will see the Tweet.
If you want to be seen to be addressing a particular person then adding something before the "@username" is the simplest way to do it.
You could do something like:
Did you know @username ...
or
Hi, @username ....
but these would take up even more characters from the rest of the message. A single character takes up the least space and a dot is the least obtrusive.
It's all about bragging to your followers. You are saying "Look, I'm in a conversation with @username" :) |
H: 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, which I am certain of.
Any suggestions on how to start receiving e-mails once again?
AI: You should try checking whether your subscription frequency has somehow changes, or your membership was altered in some way. To do this:
Go here: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!myforums
Next to "Create Group," click on "Edit Memberships"
Make sure that the group you're looking for is in this list, otherwise you've been somehow removed :)
Next thing to check would be the email subscription frequency. You can find this in the dropdown in each group. Make sure it is set to "all email" |
H: Permalink Settings for the wordpress.com blog
Wordpress has a plugin for Permalink Settings through which we can fully customize our URL and structure it into sub-folders as we like.
I want to know if wordpress.com also offers the same feature? Free or paid?
AI: Permalink settings are not part of hosted blogs on WordPress.com
You can’t modify the PHP code behind your blog
You can see setting custom post link settings as part of the PHP code behind your blog. (Even if it relies on .htaccess of Apache servers).
If you would like to set your own permalink structure you must host a version of WordPress elsewhere.
Removing this option from the blogs hosted on WordPress.com allows them to better control and maintain the quality of the server and site performances as the wrong type of permalink structure can make a site unusable. |
H: Popular for the last week and today on youtube
In the iPad YouTube application there is a list of most viewed videos for the last week and for today.
Is it possible to get the same list on the YouTube web interface?
AI: Most viewed today and Charts. That should be all you need to know. |
H: Mark all items as read in Pocket (Read It Later)
For Google Reader I can just do "Mark All As Read" and all unread articles are checked off.
I'd like to do the same for getpocket.com (formerly Read It Later) but I don't see a button or something for it.
I'm now scrolling past 200 articles, then bulk editing them, but with 3K items to go I'm thinking: there must be a faster way to do this.
How can I "Mark all as read" in getpocket.com?
AI: That’s not possible at the moment, as described here:
http://help.getpocket.com/customer/portal/questions/383159-mark-all-read |
H: How to redirect mail from Gmail account to Google group mail
Is it possible to redirect mail from one Gmail account to Google group mail id. If possible then how? I had seen these type of problem but all I found are unsolved:
Automatic Forwarding: Gmail to Google Groups
AI: Go to on Setting -> Forwarding and POP/IMAP -> Add a forwarding address then it popup box to enter email id and then you have to enter verification code send on parent mail id to which you redirect mail. |
H: What to do when you can login to googleapps superadmin account of a previous owner of your domain?
I bought a domain 1 year ago. I recently decided to integrate googleapps to it. Turns out it already has an account. Since I don't have the password, I was able to reset the password by verifying the domain ownership. Now I have access to all the account (I am a superuser) and its email from previous owners.
What should I do?
Can I (should I) delete the users and start from scratch?
Notify the previous owner?
What are my resposibilities, legally or otherwise?
AI: Looking at the fact that you bought your domain 1 year ago, and only recently changed your MX records to point to Google servers for Google Apps, I would suggest that you delete all the users in the Google Apps account and start from scratch. I don't think there is a need to contact the owner since it has been over one year ago (and the original owner should have moved by then).
Of course, it doesn't harm to send a polite email to the original owner telling him/her that you are going to delete everything (since it does not belong to you anyway). If there is no reply after a week, its good to respect others' privacy and delete everything and start from scratch again. |
H: How to add a custom font size to Google Spreadsheets dropdown menu?
How do I add a custom font size for a Google Spreadsheet dropdown menu default values?
There are some defaults like 14pt, 18pt, 24pt and 36pt, but I would like to have a font size like 30pt, is it possible?
AI: There's no way to do that in Google Spreadsheets, only the font sizes you already mentioned. There is however the possibility to do that via Google Apps Script. The following piece of code will create a menu option (upon opening):
function onOpen() {
// get active spreadsheet
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
// create menu
var menu = [{name: "Set font size", functionName: "fontSize"}];
// add to menu
ss.addMenu("Font", menu);
}
function fontSize() {
// set active spreadsheet
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
// set active sheet
var sh = ss.getActiveSheet();
// create input box
var fontSize = Browser.inputBox("Set Font Size:");
// get active cell and apply font size
var cell = sh.getActiveCell().setFontSize(parseInt(fontSize));
}
You can create your own script but adding this one to your own sheet:
In the example file I created, you can play with it: fontSize |
H: Is there a way to display check list items on the Trello board without specifically having to click on the card?
Just for specificity's sake, I have a checklist with two items in a card on a list on a board. When viewing the board, only the card's description is in view, but I'd like to see the individual items on the list.
Is this a current feature and if not, is it possible to implement in the near future?
AI: Not currently, at the moment you must open the card to see which items have been completed.
Without opening a card you can only see how many items that have been completed across all checklists (eg: 2/9, even if 1 item in a checklist of 4 and another item in a checklist of 5 have been completed). |
H: Is there a limit in the number of GitHub organizations a single account can create?
What is the limit to the number of GitHub organizations you can create in a single account? It doesn't seem like there is a public disclosure regarding the number of organizations that one account can register. So, is there a limit?
AI: With most things on GitHub, if you don't see a hard limit published, you'll have to consider the main guideline of "be reasonable".
If it gets to a point where you're creating that many organisations, you might get a friendly warning email from support. They'll then work with you to determine if it's abusing their system or ask why you need to create so many orgs in the first place.
It wouldn't be any different really compared to their "soft limit" on repo sizes. They do suggest keeping things under 1GB, but if you go over that, they'll ping you and work with you to get it under.
Other than that, you should be okay to create as many as you need "within reason". |
H: Using HTML In Trello Cards
I'm using Zapier to forward Gmail emails to make new Trello cards as they come in under a specific label. The emails are HTML emails and when Zapier creates a new card in Trello I see all the HTML tags.
Is there a way to enable HTML in Trello cards?
AI: Trello uses Markdown in its description, not HTML.
However, there are online tools that convert from one to the other, such as Pandoc. I don't think Zapier has any content conversion utilities, so you might have to do this manually after the card is created. |
H: Harvest for Trello plugin not showing in Fluid app
I have enabled the "Harvest Time Tracking" plugin in Trello. However, I cannot see the plugin under "Actions" when I view Trello in a Fluid app. (For those who are not familiar, Fluid let's you create a standalone app from a website.)
I've tried to clear the cache in Fluid, both in the app itself as well as using CCleaner, but nothing I've tried allows the "Track Time" option to show up in the Fluid app (I can see this option just fine if I simply browse to trello.com, however).
AI: Developer of Fluid here.
You might try changing your FluidApp's User-Agent string to Safari:
Main Menu → Fluid App Menu (to the left of File menu) → User Agent → Safari
Then reload the page (or "go home" with command+shift+H). |
H: 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 results for
"usingscript:http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.8.3.min.js"
vs
"usingscript:http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jQuery/jquery-1.8.3.min.js"
AI: Blekko's "webgrep" feature does exactly this.
https://blekko.com/webgrep
Another alternative is to use CommonCrawl's dataset, which costs ~ $70 in AWS time to grep through once. |
H: I cannot register a specific Hotmail account
I'm sending an email to let's say xyz@hotmail.com and Hotmail returns error email that the email was not delivered to xyz@hotmail.com - same as when the account does not exist. So I have tried to register it and it says that I cannot register that account.
Why I cannot register it?
Is there any waiting period?
(Note that the account name that I'm trying to regiter is not something like mail@hotmail.com or admin@hotmail.com.)
AI: Hotmail will not let anyone else register with an existing Windows Live ID username before 365 days after that username has been cancelled/deleted.
It may also be possible that someone has registered a Windows Live ID username without opening a hotmail account. In that case, nobody else can use that Windows Live ID username in a hotmail email-address. |
H: How to send a private message to a Facebook user?
I only use Facebook as an alternative to OpenID but sometimes need to send a private message to someone I'm not friend with.
I checked the "Sending a Message" page on Facebook, which says:
Start typing a name or email address into the To field. Names of
friends and other people you know will appear in a dropdown
How can I find the name or email address? I didn't find this on someone's FB page, and just copy/pasting the FB name doesn't work:
Do I need to be friend with someone before being able to send them a private e-mail?
AI: Seems like mcdonaldsfrance is a page. You can send message to any user or page (if it’s enabled in their privacy options) with this URL:
https://www.facebook.com/messages/{username}
For example, for McDonald's France the URL will be: https://www.facebook.com/messages/mcdonaldsfrance. From here, you can send messages to this page—as far as I can see, this page allows messages.
The method you are trying to use is for friends only! |
H: Selecting a sequence of sheets in Google Docs / Spreadsheets
I have a Google spreadsheet where each sheet is a student group, say, Group1, Group2, Group3 etc. Each sheet is organized identically.
I would like to summarize some information from all sheets into a final one. Since cell A1 of each sheet has the student group name, I'd like to code something like:
**Group name**
=Group1!A1
=Group2!A1
=Group3!A1
...
Is it possible to code/script this with Google Docs? I have the impression that yes it is, but I cannot find the way to code it (being pretty useless with spreadsheets, all apologies).
AI: Update based on OP's feedback
What might help you then is =INDIRECT
For example: =INDIRECT("Sheet" & ROW() & "!A1")
What this formula does is uses the current sheet's own row to help define what information is being pulled. In this case, starting with cell A1, the formula will be evaluated as =INDIRECT("Sheet1!A1")
What =INDIRECT does is allows you to use text strings to define reference ranges when pulling data, thus you can use & to concatenate a string and insert an automated way of iterating through the various sheet numbers. To get the summarized data in A1 of all sheets, just drag the formula in the summary sheet all the way down the column to have the formula auto-fill each of the following roles. Here's a screenshot:
What's happening in my example is that on Sheet1 I have "Status" in cell A1. Looking at my formula in columnC, you'll notice that =INDIRECT is pulling that value from A1. The following entries is from autofilling (click and drag) the formula down to other rows, making =INDIRECT concatenate different Sheet #s based on the row().
OLD ANSWER Which does not use =INDIRECT
Without knowing more about the format of your specific Groups' sheets, you have it almost correct in your example.
If you rename sheets in your document to a custom name, you need to reference them using quotes. If you add single quotes around the sheet name, you've got it:
Group name
='Group1'!A1
='Group2'!A1
='Group3'!A1
...
You can also add summary information in a sheet, like:
Groups Total Sum
=sum('Group1'!B1:B13)
That will give you the sum of values in Sheet Group1, column B, rows 1 - 13.
Note: if you're ever confused as to how to reference a value from another sheet, you can always just:
Go to the summary sheet
Select the cell you'd like to edit
Hit = to start a formula and then
Click to another sheet/cell and see how the formula bar autofills the information. |
H: Count Occurrences of Words
I'm having the following set of data:
A simple COUNTA would yield n=4. Using the above-mentioned formula will give also n=4.
The answer needs to be however n=6: Jacob Jan (1x), Jacob (2x), Jan (3x)
How can I count the number of occurrences of each word in column A?
AI: Hm, that's an interesting question. If you're looking for just the n of terms in the array, you can do this without splitting the terms.
=SUM(ARRAYFORMULA(LEN(A1:A4)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1:A4, ",", "")) + 1))
Alright, here's what's happening in this formula.
In A1, we take the len() of the string and subtract the len() of the string after substituting the comma. In this case we get 9 - 9 = 0. We then add 1 to get 1 (the number of terms in the cell)
We can use arrayformula() on this to apply the same subtraction function to every cell in the given range (in this case A1:A4)
The final piece is to sum() the numbers from the resulting range and get the total # of terms that are split on the comma.
Let's look at cell A2 to see a case of when the comma is used. We take len(A2) which is 10 and subtract len(A2) after substituting the comma for a null character "" which is 9. We get 10 - 9 = 1 then we add 1 to the total to get 2 which is equal to the number of terms in the cell.
Hope this helps! |
H: How to find the webpages linking to a pdf?
I found an interesting PDF with my last Google research, via a direct link to it ( Google result was like "http://example.com/somefolder/interesting.pdf").
I would like to put the pdf in context, that is to say find a webpage linking to it. How can I find it? I tried to google http://example.com/somefolder/interesting.pdf, but I got only one result (of course the pdf itself). If I google "example.com/somefolder/interesting.pdf" I get no result.
Does that mean that the original pdf is an "orphan" attachment?
Is there any option in advanced search that I missed?
Maybe is there another search engine with this feature?
AI: Google has a special HowTo page for you here where you will find advice how to search for a specific link - just as you've described.
Use the "link:" operator.
For example, to find pages that link to www.google.com, use [
link:google.com ]. You can also search for links to specific pages
like [ link:google.com/images ]. |
H: Transpose an address list to rows
I have a good old list with addresses:
Because I want to re-arrange the list (and make it more 2013), I need to transpose the list like this:
I've tried to use the TRANSPOSE formula, but that doesn't work.
Is there some other way?
AI: If the data has the same repetition as shown in your example, throughout the list, then the following formula would help you out:
=TRANSPOSE(INDIRECT("A"&(1+(5*(ROW(B1)-1))&":A"&(4+(5*(ROW(B1)-1))))))
Copy the formula downwards until it hits a ref#.
I've included a Google Spreadsheet file for you to take a look: Transpose an Address List
Good luck with your 2013-ish address list. |
H: Custom domain for Google Apps mail doesn’t work
I use the free edition of Google Apps to handle mail for one of my domains, say foo.com. I have set up a custom subdomain called mail.foo.com for the domain users to read their mail at. (That’s a standard Google Apps feature.) Recently this domain stopped working – when I run traceroute on the domain the packets simply get lost somewhere in the Google’s network:
10 google-118152-ffm-b7.c.telia.net (213.248.102.234) 25.478 ms 27.971 ms
google-ic-120086-ffm-b7.c.telia.net (80.239.193.138) 31.644 ms
11 72.14.238.46 (72.14.238.46) 29.284 ms 82.576 ms 24.265 ms
12 * * *
What am I doing wrong?
AI: I have found the problem. In order for the custom URL to work, I had to create a CNAME record for mail.foo.com. As my domain hoster’s administration interface only permits me to use an IP address for the CNAME record, I had used the IP address of ghs.googlehosted.com at that time. Apparently the address has changed lately, and the old one no longer works. After updating the CNAME record to the new IP address of ghs.googlehosted.com the service is back online. |
H: Is there a way to report the wrong translation of Facebook?
I was browsing Facebook in a language other than English, and I spotted an incorrect translation. My question is, how do I report that the translation is incorrect and send in the corrected version of the translation?
AI: How can I report bad translations?
If you see a bad translation on the site, you can downvote the string by searching for it in the Translations app and clicking on the 'x' next to the translation in question. You can also suggest an alternative translation, or vote up an existing translation. If the bad translation remains on the site, you can raise the problem with the Translator Community Group for your language. You can find join this group by clicking on the link on the right hand side of the Translations app. If the problem persists, let us know.
Source. |
H: Transfer WordPress site from local to production site
I would like to use WordPress to design and work on my new website, but I would like to test it on my local machine before I get the first version. So I thought about installing WordPress on my MacBook running OS X Lion and working then on it.
Once I am happy with my website, will it be easy to "transfer" it to the definitive site?
AI: there are two popular ways (among others) to transfer a dev WP site to production:
copy all files to your destination server and then deal with the data issues by going into mysql and updating the urls (via find and replace) to thenew url
alternatively, you can just simply install a new version of wordpress on the destination server and do a data import (which imports a file that was exported from your other WP site using the wordpress export tool http://codex.wordpress.org/Tools_Export_Screen) |
H: How can we view the whole spreadsheet instead of just the form in Google forms?
I have been given a link to a Google docs form where I was supposed to enter some data. The URI looks something like this:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/formResponse?formkey=foo
Is there anyway I can see the the responses already submitted by people using the 'foo' value (or may be some other hack like that)? Also, any idea how Google docs generates the keys?
AI: If you were given the link but do not own the form, then no - responses are private unless the response spreadsheet is shared with you.
If the response spreadsheet was shared with you however, then you can just search for that document title in your Drive list, and it will appear as a normal shared document.
No idea how Drive generates document keys, but they are different between the spreadsheet and the actual form, again to make sure that the responses are private unless explicitly shared with others. |
H: Filtering issues without certain tag on GitHub
Does the current GitHub issue search engine provide any way for users to search for reports without certain tag?
Classical use-case would be having a granular grouping such as [bug], [enhancement], [feature] etc. I'd like to search for all items without the [bug] tag.
AI: I'd be happy to be proven wrong and delete my answer... but I think at the moment the answer is no. Not even the API for github Issues seems to allow this.
For your example, I think your best bet is to search for all labels except [bug]; or create a new label "non-bug". :)
You can of course contact github and put this "filter-out" feature in their suggestion box. |
H: How to create email address in format of "me+foo@provider.com"?
I was looking on a person's resume and he has put his email like this: foo+resume@gmail.com.
I am talking about that additional +resume. I want to know:
How this type of email address works?
How do I create email like that with my present Gmail address?
I tried creating an email address with + in between, but Gmail only allows letters, numbers and periods.
AI: Anything after the + sign in the email prefix is generally ignored by mail servers and resolves and sends to the address without the [+word]. It's a way to easily track who sends you email.
In your example, foo@gmail.com would receive the email, and "+resume" would be ignored, but the recipient (foo@gmail.com) will receive an email with foo+resume@gmail.com in the recipient (TO) list.
See Gmail reference: Using an address alias |
H: Which WordPress themes can be used for free on a startup website?
We have decided to use WordPress for the website of our startup.
How can I be sure whether a given theme can be used for free?
AI: Pretty much, any theme you find on the wordpress themes page are available for free. Sometimes theme developers will release a free version of a paid theme with feature limitations. In this case you will probably be notified that you have the option to "upgrade" after you install the theme.
The most foolproof method is just to download the theme and install it. If it installs and you can use it with no problems, and you didn't pay for it, then it's free :) Unless, of course, you're looking for pirated themes, then shame on you. |
H: How can I copy in or include other GitHub users to an issue?
When I create a new GitHub Issue, I can assign a user. Then both myself and this user will then become participants in the Issue and receive updates.
I sometimes want other users to also receive notifications on the ticket even if they are not the current assignee. How can I add other users to the Issue at the time of Issue creation?
AI: You just need to include their username in the issue.
When you @mention a GitHub username anywhere in the context of an issue or pull request, that person is notified and subscribed to future updates.
So if you wanted a GitHub user by the username, tornadosandwich, to be notified that you want them to see the issue, just put @tornadosandwich in the body of the issue and it will notify them.
Would like to know what @tornadosandwich thinks about this.
This will only work if the user has allowed it. If they never respond or acknowledge being included they may have unchecked both boxes in their account settings under the Notification Center:
Participating
When you participate in a discussion or someone brings you in with an @mention. |
H: How can I see what keywords are searched most on Google during the last month?
I'm currently analyzing keywords related to my business and I see how it can change the keyword selection process when you know what users are searching for.
Then I thought that it would be nice to know what is becoming popular among internet users of a specific country, this way I'll sense the market change easier. But I couldn't find options to see what keywords are most searched during a time period.
Does Google Trends provide users which such data?
How can I extract these data from Google Trends?
AI: If you go to the Trends page and enter an empty search query (just click the blue search button with no terms) you should be taken to the results page.
What this will show you is (I believe) the top searches (under "Related"). There is also a side-nav filter option to show you the results of the last 30 days among other options.
You can also check out the Trends Help Center for more info. In particular, you can search for the top searches in a particular category:
How do I see the top searches within a category?
Without entering in
any search terms, choose a category using the drop-down menu. You can
also apply a location filter or a time filter using the appropriate
drop-down menus. Then, click Search. |
H: Link to directions on Google Maps with one destination prefilled
I want a link on my site which visitors can use to get directions to my location. Is it possible to create a link to a Google Maps directions page, where one end of the directions (the destination) is pre-filled?
AI: Set the origin (Place A) as "current location" and the destination (Place B) as your desired address. Then save that link.
For example:
A current location
B Sydney Opera House, Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
The URL will look something like https://www.google.com/maps/dir/-33.8592754,151.2096187/Sydney+Opera+House,+Sydney+Opera+House,+Bennelong+Point,+Sydney+NSW+2000,+Australia/@-33.8592754,151.2096187,9z (there may be more characters, but it will start similarly).
Then change the URL to something else like this:
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/current+location/Sydney+Opera+House,+Sydney+Opera+House,+Bennelong+Point,+Sydney+NSW+2000,+Australia/
So you'll replace the first set of numbers seen (longitude and latitude) with the string current+location and copy all from https to just before @.
Whenever someone clicks on that link it will start from where they are located, no matter where that is, and show directions to your designated location. |
H: When I read a message from Facebook through and IM app (Pidgin) and close the window, can it be marked as read on Facebook web as well?
I use Pidgin for chat on Facebook. Often when people write to me, I just read it and close the window that displayed their message (typically: me: by them:by -->[I close the window]). Now this leads to a red Facebook notification on the web about unread message - but I have read it.
Is there a way to achieve such behaviour (possibly with other clients)?
Or is it something that Facebook just does not permit?
AI: Facebook has it's own application, and at least for that one, it correctly tracks messages as being read or not. That application can be downloaded here: https://www.facebook.com/about/messenger |
H: What Insights are provided on Facebook for reaching the 30 "people like" level for a page?
On the Facebook "Admin Panel" there is a section "Insights" which states:
Once 30 people like your Page, you'll get access to insights about
your activity.
What does this provide?
AI: It provides some statistical information about the Like in your page, such as total likes, trends etc About Page Insights. |
H: In draw.io, is there a way to automatically position a swimlane or process diagram?
I've drawn a workflow/process diagram in draw.io, but each time I make small changes I have to move everything else around. Is there anything that automatically re-positions the diagram when I make such changes?
AI: Look in the menu under Arrange → Layout. For a process you probably want one of the flow layouts. You can select the swimlanes or members of the swimlanes and apply the flow layout in the direction you want in each case. |
H: How to private and hide some modules in last.fm profile
I have a profile on last.fm
I want to hide it completely from any search results. Maybe show it
only to people to whom I give direct link.
I don't want visitors to see the any modules there like Library and Top artist and top tracks.
How would it be possible to achieve this?
AI: Last.fm doesn't have the concept of "private" profiles, neither can you selectively hide modules, so this isn't possible.
sidenote: I use last.fm for music discovery - hiding these is pointless and goes exactly against why you're using last.fm. |
H: Automatically assign member when date is added
I'm new to Trello, but one of the features that I love is being able to see all the work assigned to me. When I sort assigned tasks by due date I get a nice view of my assigned tasks.
But, there are a lot of tasks, on my personal board for example, that don't show up, because they were not assigned to me.
Is there a way to auto-assign tasks for boards with only one member, or always prompt to assign a task to a member when a date is selected?
AI: No, this functionality doesn't exist.
If you'd like the Trello developers to consider this feature, please email feature-ideas@trello.com - Web Applications SE is a more general forum for existing functionality of web applications, not development.
Great idea though :) |
H: Is it OK to share your Facebook access token with others?
I came across this particular app which is spreading virally among many Malaysian Facebook users:
https://www.facebook.com/SpritzNetworks/app_190322544333196
The app is asking users to copy paste a so called Sony Xperia Mobile token into their app.
Apparently the supposed mobile token is actually the users’ Facebook access token created for that particular Sony Xperia app.
What are the repercussions of sharing the Facebook access token with the app this way?
AI: You open yourself to access you most likely don't want to give. An access token is a way for a user to state that they are giving limited access for an application to see data.
Copy pasting the access_token means that you bypass the OAuth flow that prevents any hijacks of your account.
The access_token is in plain sight because the redirect_uri is set to http://facebook.com which doesn't handle the response.
As the User access token is passed to your redirect_uri in the URL fragment, it therefore must be retrieved using some type of Javascript - this depends on the Javascript framework you want to use, some examples include querystring.parse in Node.js or jQuery BBQ.
https://www.facebook.com/dialog/oauth?response_type=token&display=popup&client_id=104018109673165&redirect_uri=http://www.facebook.com/&response_type=token&perms=&scope=publish_stream,offline_access,user_photos,friends_photos,publish_actions,read_stream,email,user_status,user_activities,user_likes
Gives the intruder (https://www.facebook.com/SpritzNetworks) access to the following
publish_stream
offline_access
user_photos
friends_photos
publish_actions
read_stream
email
user_status
user_activities
user_likes
Many shady pages, use Xperia app as a way to coax users into giving their access token
Summary: Don't give out your access_token, you aren't even supposed to know it exists in the first place. |
H: How can I wrap text in a text box in draw.io?
I have a text box, and when I enter text it flows as one long line. How can I make it wrap? There is a video on YouTube, but it is not clear what the text to enter is.
AI: Select the shape(s) where you want the label to wrap
Select the "text" panel in the right-hand panels
Tick the "word wrap" option. (If "word wrap" doesn't appear then check resizable under Style → Property and then it should appear.) |
H: Set from address based on sender to address
I've got a number of email addresses forwarding to my gmail. I've also set up in my gmail so that I can select my "from" address to be these email address which forward to gmail. However, sometimes I forget, and people get confused when they receive an email from my personal address.
Is there a way to set up my "from" address to default to the "to" address of the email I'm replying to?
AI: You can have gmail "Reply from the same address the message was sent to"
Open gmail settings using the gear /settings
click Accounts and Import
In the "Send mail as:" section click the radio button "Reply from the same address the message was sent to" |
H: Finding time when Google Contact got created
Is there a way to find out when a particular contact in my Google Contacts addressbook got created?
AI: This information is not traditionally exposed through the Google Contacts online interface. However! You can get access to "created" and "updates" dates and times using the Google Contacts API.
If you're not a developer, you can use the API Playground to visually walk you through making a request to the Google Contacts API to get the data you want.
Go to API Playground, login to the Google account you want to fetch contact added/updated dates for, and select the dropdown for "Contacts v3", then select "Authorize APIs".
Click the "Exchange authorization code for tokens" button:
Click "List possible authorizations" and select "List Contacts"
Click "Send the request" and copy everything after the XML response (starting with <?xml version='1.0'...)
Open up your favorite text editor and paste the contents in. You can now Find the dates inside of the XML file. |
H: How do I restore my entire Trash can to Inbox in Gmail, not just one page at a time?
Gmail erroneously moved all 16,000 of my messages in all folders to Trash. Now I have to restore them, at least to my Inbox, if nothing else, where most messages resided. However, I can only select messages one page at a time. At 50 messages per page, this could take a looong time. Is there a way to move all contents of the Trash can at once?
AI: I have just found out how to do this, thank God. When you select all messages in a page, a new line pops up just above the topmost message; in that line, there is an underlined "select all 16,000 messages". Click that, and then you can perform an operation (such as move) to all your messages. |
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