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H: How to zip two columns together in a Google Sheets
For example columns are setup as:
A | B
-----
1 | a
2 | b
3 | c
4 | d
5 | e
I want to be able to make column C be like this:
C
---
1
2
3
4
5
a
b
c
d
e
via formula. The two columns will actually be in different sheets and both will be updated over time. I don’t really care about order but I am not sure how to get this to happen.
AI: Install the VMERGE script from the script gallary:
The script you just installed, makes it possible to combine multiple ranges into one:
=VMERGE(range1,range2, ect)
See example file I've prepared for you to play with: VMERGE and Ranges |
H: "Anonymous Animals" in Google Drive: for not-yet-accessed shared file?
I recently used Google Drive to share a file with Anyone with the link ("Anyone who has the link can access. No sign-in required."), but did not yet distribute the link to anyone. Thus, I cannot imagine how anyone might be accessing this file yet.
When I double-checked what exactly recipients of the link will see, I was surprised to find "Anonymous Auroch" and a bunch of other weirdly-named critters visiting this page together with me.
A quick Google-search turned up some explanations on Blogger and on TechCrunch.
But these did not help me understand. Are there indeed anonymous users viewing this file that I have shared? How can this be, if I did not yet publicize the link?
AI: One possibility is that the other "Anonymous" visitors are actually you visiting the page multiple times. Since it does not require authentication, it typically leaves people as anonymous until they do something that identifies them. |
H: What DTP does Wikipedia use for PDF export?
When viewing any Wikipedia article, it is possible to export the article to a number of formats, including PDF. My instinct told me they would use some TeX system (plainTeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt, etc.), but it doesn't quite fit the bill. The result looks 'nice'-ish, but nowhere near TeX's standards.
So, if not TeX, what does Wikipedia use?
AI: If you're talking about Special:Book, then that comes from the Collection extension. That in turn uses several backends for generating the various formats. For PDF, the PDF Writer extension is used:
The PDF Writer uses the Python Reportlab libraries to generate PDF based on a DOM derived from parsing mediawiki-markup using the mwlib parser. |
H: Is it ok to ask your fans to share your page with their friends?
Facebook now allows non-admins to invite their friends to like a page, if some of your friends already like that page.
This article says that we shouldn't ask page fans to "invite their friends to like a page", but I couldn't find anything about it in the Facebook Pages terms.
Is it ok to ask page fans to share the page with their friends? (or invite their friends to like it)
AI: I disagree with your opening statement. As written in Facebook's official Help Center, only Page admins can formally "invite" friends to a Page. Non-admins can share the page with others, but not formally invite.
The portion of the article that you are quoting is referring to the prohibition against using Facebook features and functionality specifically when running (or promoting) a promotion.
As part of one's day-to-day engagement with fans, it is perfectly acceptable to include "calls-to-action" such as "invite your friends", ... etc.
BTW: not everything written in this article is (currently) correct. For example, many of the restrictions regarding what can or cannot appear in the Cover photo have been relaxed. The main restriction that remains is the "20% text rule". |
H: Recover Gmail password using Google Apps admin user
I'm not sure if this is the best site to ask this question so sorry in advance.
Last year I bought a domain and I created a Gmail account and registered the domain in Google Apps. Now I don't remember the password for the gmail account (@gmail.com) but I have access to Google Apps using the admin user (me@domain.com). Is there a way to recover this password using this user? If not, is there other way?
AI: The apps and domain administrator account is irrelevant. You need to use gmail's forgotten password process to recover your passwork, as listed above. Just keep trying, some people report rememebering enough details after the 3rd or 4th try. |
H: Where can I find an estimate of my LinkedIn network size?
Earlier, it was possible to see how big is your network (like circa 10,000 people up to 3rd degree). Now, I am not able to get this information.
Is it somehow possible?
AI: The LinkedIn Network Statistics Link will give you an estimate of your first, second and third degree connections laid out like so:
LinkedIn no longer officially supports network statistics, and according to this article the statistics themselves were never accurate, per se (evidence includes network sizes precipitously dropping, and second and third degree connections decreasing with the addition of first degree connections).
This article, How to Find Your LinkedIn Network Statistics also gives alternatives for finding, estimating and visualizing your network size.
If you enter an asterisk into the search bar which will give you the number of results through which you are searching in your network.
This will also return your number of second degree connections, displayed further down the left-hand navigation bar: |
H: Use specific currency symbol in Google Spreadsheets
'₴' is a currency sign used for the Ukrainian Hryvnia. It's in Unicode since 2004.
I want to use it in spreadsheets as a sign for money values, but Google Spreadsheets doesn't understand it as a number if I add it after or before my value in the cell.
How do I make Google Spreadsheets understand it's currency and display it as a number in my desired format?
AI: Google Spreadsheets uses 'грн.' to identify hryvnia. To use the currency Google tells us we need to:
Select the range of cells you'd like to format or modify.
Click the 123 toolbar icon.
Select the number, date, or currency format you'd like to apply to the range of cells.
You can also add Custom Currencies (like ₴) using the 123 menu as in the screenshot below.
Type in the currency you want:
and you will be able to select them: |
H: URL Shortener that forwards GET Query Strings
I want to create a small URL like goo.gl/xpto but I need it to forward the query string back to the original URL:
goo.gl/xpto?foo=bar => example.com?foo=bar
Which URL shortners do this nowadays?
AI: I found one: SnipURL. There's just one small problem:
http://snurl.com/277769h?chs=240x150
http://snurl.com/277769h&chs=240x150
If I use a ?, the generated URL comes out as:
http://chart.googleapis.com/chart?...&chdl=Sagan%7CCox%7CFeynman?chs=240x150
I need to use the & to start the query string:
http://chart.googleapis.com/chart?...&chdl=Sagan%7CCox%7CFeynman&chs=240x150 |
H: Search for a specific word in all tweets for a given Twitter account
Given a particular Twitter profile, that contains tens of thousands of tweets, what is the best approach for:
a) downloading the text (with date) of all tweets
and/or
b) search for a specific word in all tweets
AI: If you want to search for a specific word (which, I believe, is what you meant by 'work') you can use Twitter's Advanced Search. I've attached a screenshot which includes fields both for Words and for People where you can specify the word(s) and the account(s) you want to search through.
You can also see the related question: How do I search within someone's tweets? |
H: URL shortener with counter and/or stats
Is there any free URL shortener that supports counting? And maybe some logging? If possible, without any registration. As simple as tinyurl.com if possible.
AI: http://goo.gl/ can do it, and it seems it has more advanced stats. Specifically adding .info to the end of the URL to get some detailed analytics. |
H: Find out when a Google document was shared
In Google Docs, is there any way to find out exactly when a document was shared with somebody that I created and shared? This would be useful, at least for me, in finding out exactly when a document was turned in.
AI: If you are trying to find out when you shared a document with other people, AND you notified the recipient by email, then you can search Gmail for your message.
In Gmail, search From:me <title of document> and it should pull back the email that was sent to the recipient. Body of the message starts with "I've shared an item with you"
If you shared a document with someone but suppressed the email notification, then I don't think there is a way to determine when it was sent. |
H: How do I delete my credit card information from Google Play Store?
I once added a credit card to my Google account to buy some apps, but now I would like to remove that information. I cannot find any settings, where I could delete it.
AI: If I'm not wrong, you must connect your credit card to Google Wallet to use it in the Play store. To remove your credit card from Wallet:
Login to your account on Google Wallet.
Click Payment Methods on the left side of the page.
Click Delete next to the card you would like to remove. |
H: Is a separate www bucket really necessary for S3 static hosting?
Per Amazon's instructions on hosting a static site on S3, I set my testing site up with two buckets: mydomain.tld and www.mydomain.tld. Per the instructions, the www bucket is configured to redirect to the top level bucket. In Route 53, the main domain is set as an A record alias for the mydomain.tld S3 endpoint, and www.mydomain.tld is a CNAME to the www bucket endpoint. That all works as expected — traffic to the www domain is redirected to the non-www, and the URL is rewritten accordingly.
However I was playing around with the configuration (partly because it seemed a bit unnecessary, and partly because I just wanted to see what would happen), and it looks like the second bucket is pretty much unnecessary. I removed the www bucket, and changed the DNS for the www subdomain to be an A record alias to the non-www endpoint, and it all seems to work as expected.
Am I missing something? Is this going to fail horribly down the road, or are Amazon's instructions just outdated and/or overly complicated? All I want is to redirect www.mydomain.tld to mydomain.tld, which the simpler setup seems to do just fine.
AI: There's no reason why having two A records won't work as you describe it, but the instructions are good practice because you should decide which is the canonical address of your site, www.domain.com or domain.com and redirect to the canonical name. Using two A records will make the site visible at both addresses.
Apart from the aesthetic considerations, this is particularly important for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) purposes as some search engines will treat your site as duplicate content if it visible at two domains.
By doing the redirect, visitors will be redirected with a HTTP 301 Moved Permanently if they go to the other URL and search engines will see that this is just an alias for your main site. |
H: How to download a conversation in Facebook
I need your help to download the whole- complete conversation with my friend in Facebook. The way I can do that is to scroll (∞) and copy, but that will take more than an hour or a day. Is there any better way to do that?
AI: You could either use THIS FIREFOX Extension
OR
You can download all of your facebook data via facebook itself!
Here's a quote from the facebook help button>search: "download"
How can I download my information on Facebook.
You can download your information from the Account Settings page.
Click at the top right of any Facebook page and select Account Settings
Click General in the left-hand column
Click on "Download a copy of your Facebook data"
Click Start My Archive
Because this download contains your timeline information, you should
keep it secure and be careful when storing, sending or uploading it to
any other services. Learn more about what info is included in your
download. If you don't have a Facebook account, you can request the
removal of your data.
https://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=212802592074644#How-can-I-download-my-information-from-Facebook?
When I download my infomation from facebook, what is included in the
file?
When you download your information your file will include:
Your timeline information (ex: your contact information, interests, groups)
Content that you and your friends have posted to your timeline
Photos and videos that you have uploaded to your account
Your friend list
Notes you have created
Events to which you have RSVP’d
Your sent and received messages
Any comments that you and your friends have made on your timeline posts, photos, and other timeline content
Note that we store different types of data for different time periods, so we may not have all of your data since you joined
Facebook.
Learn more about the different ways to access your Facebook info.
https://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=202639089780201#When-I-download-my-information-from-Facebook,-what-is-included-in-the-file?
Hope this helps. The downloading of your content from facebook might take some time, but it's a one click way to download it, and not loads of scrolling on the chat page...
EDIT:
Also, in Chrome, you can do this (just checked and is this method is functioning properly):
In Google Chrome, open your chat/message of your conversation with your Friend and
right click on the conversation > Inspect Element.
Look for the following DIV code in the html source of the page:
ul class="uiList -cx-PRIVATE-webMessengerReadView__messagelist -cx-PRIVATE-uiList__vert" id="webMessengerRecentMessages" role="log"
When found, right click on it > Copy as HTML.
Save this html code copied in your clipboard, to a blank html document.
That's it, you can print edit or do anything with your copied chat conversation..!
sources:
Facebook - download chat history
Print an entire Facebook chat/message conversation thread |
H: Can I create a Twitter account with a URL?
Can I create a Twitter account with a URL?
Something like this: http://twitter.com/signup?name=NAME&pass=PASS&username=USER .
AI: (Common) websites do not allow registration via GET request.
The are several reasons but the main are security and mass registration avoidance (easier with POST registration):
GET requests can be cached
GET requests remain in the browser history
See more in the link I posted. |
H: Forward tweets automatically to Google+
is there a way to automatically forward tweets to Google+?
This IFTTT recipe seemed to work for a while. Well in Germany it does not work :) I tried it by myself. It's not possible for me to receive this hidden email adress. The SMS server is not answering.
https://ifttt.com/recipes/85782
AI: As mentioned in How do I connect Google + with Twitter? the lack of full read/write API for Google+ means that you can't directly tweet to G+ as of yet. However, there are browser extensions and third-party services that allow you to cross-post.
Google+Tweet allows you to integrate Twitter into your Google Plus account. Certain applications, such as HootSuite have been given enough access to the API to be able to cross-post. |
H: How to sign in to YouTube and Google with different accounts?
One of my accounts got cancelled and I can't sign in to YouTube because it redirects me to the cancelled account page. Also I can't use the YouTube email as my main account.
Is it possible to use one account for YouTube and another account for other Google services?
AI: To use 2 different accounts you can use Cookie Switcher for Chrome or any other cookie extension.
First, sign out of all Google accounts and sign in to the account you want to use YouTube with.
Then, go to YouTube and save that cookie.
Sign out of all Google accounts again and sign in to your default account.
Lastly, go to YouTube, click Cookie Switcher and load the cookie. |
H: How to create a citation alert for a paper without citation in Google Scholar
In theory, creating a citation alert with Google Scholar is easy. Search for the paper, click on the "Cited by X" link just below the result, scroll down and click on "Create alert", and finally confirm by clicking on "Create alert".
However this works only for articles that already have at least one citation. If an article has never been cited, the "Cited by X" link doesn't show up.
This is annoying because as an academic researcher I would like to be alerted when a given article is cited for the first time. Do you know of a way to work around that limitation?
AI: Short answer:
Get the cluster ID (20 digits) of your article
Plug it in the end of the following URL: https://scholar.google.ch/scholar?oi=bibs&hl=en&as_sdt=5&cites=
Click on the "Create alert" button in the left pane of the page.
Long answer
Prerequisites: you need a Google Scholar profile for this.
1. Find the cluster ID of your article
(This exact procedure requires the paper to be in your library. Otherwise you'll need to be creative, the cluster ID is available in many other ways.)
On "My Citations" page, you have a table with 3 columns: "Title / Author", "Cited by" and "Year". Scroll down until you reach your uncited article and click on its linked title.
A modal window with more details about the article opens. At the bottom of the window, you have a line that is entitled "Scholar articles". Hover this link and notice it contains with cluster= followed by a large number.
Copy this link (right click > Copy Link Location in Firefox looks like the easiest way to go) and save the long 20-digits number after the cluster= part (something like 12909901205937540955). This number is the cluster ID of your article in Scholar's database.
2. Find the current citations search URL
Go back to your profile, and click on any number in the Cited by column. This performs a search for citations of an article with a citation.
Check the URL of this page: it ends with an other 20-digits ID of an article with citations after the cites= part.
If you don't have any cited paper, do a normal search and use the "Cited by" link underneath a search result instead.
You should get something like this (as of September 2018): https://scholar.google.ch/scholar?oi=bibs&hl=en&as_sdt=5&cites=.
3. Get the citations page
Now plug 1 and 2 together, for instance https://scholar.google.ch/scholar?oi=bibs&hl=en&as_sdt=5&cites=12909901205937540955
Open this page in your browser.
On the page that loads, you'll see "Sorry, we didn't find any articles that cite..." Despite this fact, you have a "Create alert". This link will now allow you to create a citation alert for your article. |
H: Which set of response links should I use when responding to a meeting invitation in Gmail/Google Apps Email?
When I receive an e-mail invitation via Google Apps, there are two places where it asks if I'm going, and I'm never sure which one to click (see screenshot). Does it matter which one I click? What's the difference, and why does it always ask twice?
AI: There is no difference. The reason there are 2 is because top response is a Gmail add-on that recognizes a Google Calendar invitation, and then displays a Calendar widget to make it easier for you to reply.
The second is the actual invitation email message, which does include RSVP links in the body text. The reason you see both is just that Gmail will add the widget automatically. If you invite a non-Gmail user, they will only see the email body text, and will have to use those links.
My personal preference is to use the top links for 2 reasons:
Clicking on the top link will highlight the RSVP selection in bold and will remember the choice if you open the email again. It's also more convenient to view your agenda as you respond.
Clicking on the top link will let you respond in the email itself quickly and let you move on to other email. Clicking the bottom link will open a new tab and take you to Calendar, which is inconvenient when all I want to do is respond quickly and be done with it. I get no new information when forced into Calendar. |
H: Changing POP settings in Google Apps Gmail
I have an email address, name@mydomain.com which I have integrated with the Google Apps Gmail. I recently changed the servers which host this email address and I'd like to integrate it with Gmail again. To do this I believe I have to edit the POP settings in Gmail under the Accounts menu.
The problem is there is only an option to add a new account, not to edit an existing one. Trying to add my current email, name@mydomain.com gives me an error. Does anyone know of a way I can edit this so I keep my existing email address and not have to make a new one?
AI: I believe you have to add MX records on your email address, name@mydomain.com, and point them to Google Apps MX. I use GoDaddy, but your web host provider should have similar instructions.
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=33353
I hope this helps! |
H: Google Photos "Auto backup" vs "Instant Upload"
In my Picasa Web library, a new directory "Auto backup" has appeared. It contains several albums (one per shooting time).
What is the difference between this and "Instant upload" (that still exists)?
AI: With the latest change to Google+, it looks like "Instant Upload" has been renamed "Auto Backup".
I'm not sure why they didn't just rename the directory. Maybe in case people had made changes. In my Picasaweb, at least, both "Auto Backup" and "Instant Upload" have the same date of last change on them, but "Instant Upload" is empty and is shared only with me.
In Google+ Photos (which is replacing Picasaweb) "Auto Backup" is put in its own category and not with the rest of the albums. "Instant Upload" is nowhere to be seen.
So, to answer your question: "Auto Backup" is now what "Instant Upload" used to be. The "Instant Upload" album seems to be kept around for legacy reasons. |
H: Can I leave feedback for classified item on eBay?
I want to leave feedback for an item I bought on eBay that was listed as a classified, but I can't even find the item in My eBay.
Is it not possible to leave feedback for classifieds?
AI: No you can't.
From the Different ways of buying help article:
When you see a Classified Ad listing, it means that you deal directly with the seller and buy the item at a fixed price. Because your Classified Ad purchase is outside of eBay, you won't be able to use eBay Feedback or eBay Buyer Protection. |
H: How to subscribe to a Facebook hashtag?
I would like to see all Facebook posts with the #AnkiDroid hashtag appear in my Facebook news feed.
How can I follow/track hashtags in Facebook?
If not possible, what is the easiest way to be notified about all such posts?
I guess most of them will be public posts, so maybe a Facebook application or third-party website could provide this?
(similar question for Twitter)
AI: For now the best way to follow the tag is to either search for or click on an existing post with the tag, which will bring you to the Hashtag Page
According to the FB blog post announcing the features, the current rollout of the FB hashtag will allow:
Introducing Hashtags on Facebook
Starting today, hashtags will be clickable on Facebook... When you click on a hashtag in Facebook, you'll see a feed of what other people and Pages are saying about that event or topic.
There will be a hashtag feed that you can currently search and/or click on to, but the follow feature itself hasn't fully been rolled out according to Facebook Gives Marketing Advice For New Hashtags
Facebook users will be able to search for a specific hashtag from the search bar and compose posts directly from the hashtag feed.
The Facebook hashtag system will be slightly different from Twitter since it will still be subject to the same privacy restrictions. From TechCrunch's Facebook Announces Searchable Hashtags, Promises More Features For Following Public Conversations
A company spokesperson told me that from a privacy perspective, hashtags will work similarly to Facebook Graph Search. In other words, you’ll only see the comments that you’re authorized to see. So if I include a hashtag in a friends-only post, then my friends will still be the only ones who can see it in a hashtag search. |
H: How to see who viewed my Facebook profile which is not in my friend list?
I have someone not added in my friends list that randomly visits my profile page. How can I know who visited my Facebook profile page besides the persons i’m already friends with?
I know that right click → Source code → searching for "list" shows the viewers’ IDs, but that is only showing who is already in my friends list.
I need to see who visited my profile and is not in my friends list. Any idea?
AI: Facebook does not make available any list of friends or non-friends that have viewed your profile/timeline. The list you are referencing is the list of friends in the chat sidebar that appears on the right side of the window (if it is wide enough). Facebook claims that this shows the the friends that you've interacted with frequently or recently on Facebook, although it is thought to also include some randomness for serendipity. |
H: How to find new open source projects on GitHub?
How do I track new projects on Github (are there any RSS feeds, scrapable pages or a web app to the same effect)?
On similar open-source hosting/aggregating sites:
NOTE: SourceForge has been found distributing adware/malware with the binary installers, so should not be trusted at all.
New file releases
New projects added
-->
Freecode is the simplest case, but it is unfortunately rather stable and does not reflect my core interests or find new projects sufficiently fast.
AI: GitHub has a developers' API which can be accessed from an unregistered user at the rate of 60 queries per hour.
To see how many queries remain, use this GET endpoint: https://api.github.com/rate_limit
To obtain the list of repositories, this GET endpoint is used: https://api.github.com/repositories
For more details on pagination (30 items per request by default) and other parameters see the docs. |
H: Is there a way to disable YouTube HTML5 video player in Chrome?
A few weeks ago, YouTube started showing half of their videos in HTML5 player for me. Is there a way to force it back to using Flash player only (in Chrome)?
(I'm opted out of HTML5 trial at http://www.youtube.com/html5.)
AI: First join the trial, and then leave it. Leaving the trial is the only way to force YouTube to remember you want the videos played in Flash, but of course to do that you have to join the trial first. It fixed the issue for me. |
H: Is there a way to see how many times other users have viewed a shared item on Google Drive?
Does anybody know if there is a way to see how many times other users have viewed a shared item on Google Drive?
AI: According to the Google Drive product team, no, this isn't a supported function. However, there is a workaround of sorts.
Submit your document link to the http://goo.gl URL shortening service and share that URL only. This service provides information on how many times that link was clicked, which is about as close as you can currently get to knowing how many times your document was accessed.
Source |
H: Enabling the new Gmail 'tabbed view' on Google Apps for Business Gmail accounts
I really like the new Gmail tabbed view layout and use it on my personal Gmail account, but when looking at my work Google Apps for Business accounts I can't see how to enable it. Any ideas?
I'm also the Google Apps admin so I can make any changes in the control panel.
AI: It looks like your users should be able to have it, since it was released in general on the 5th. (source)
Here is what I had to do:
Hold your mouse over "Inbox" on the left side of the window
Click the down arrow that appears.
Mouse over "Default"
Click "Manage your inbox settings"
Check the appropriate tabs that you want, and click Save |
H: Can I save email attachments directly to SkyDrive?
How can I save email attachments in Hotmail directly to my SkyDrive without first downloading them to my computer?
AI: You can't, unless it is for e-mail attachments you are sending.
From a Microsoft rep directly (via this forum which is available now only due to Google cache):
there is a feature in Hotmail that allows the attachments that you’ll
be sending, to be saved directly to your SkyDrive account. To enable
this feature, please refer to the steps below: Sign in to your
Hotmail account and go to your inbox. Click on Options located under
your profile name, choose More options. Under Writing email, click on
Attachments. Choose the option Always send files using SkyDrive. Click
Save button.
This feature is only for the attachment that you, as the sender, will
attach. There is no option that will directly save the attachment you
received in your account, to your SkyDrive. For this case, you really
have to download the attachment first and then manually upload it to
your SkyDrive account. |
H: How can I search for a list of cities in Google Maps?
I would like to see those cities marked in Google Maps:
Bonn, Bornheim, Dorsten, Dortmund, Essen, Feldhausen, Grevenbroich, Hallenberg, Koeln, Krefeld, Moers, Muenster, Neuss, Neviges, Velbert, Walberberg, Wuppertal, Wuppertal
Can I somehow enter that list in the Maps search bar to see those cities all at once?
I thought of something like :
from Bonn over Bornheim, over Dorsten to Wuppertal, Germany
but that search-string doesent work in Google Maps like this
AI: If you don't mind doing this outside of the normal maps.google.com interface, there's a site which lets you Plot multiple locations on Google Maps. You can even save a custom link to the map you've created.
If you don't mind doing a bit of coding, you can pull in the list of locations from a Google Spreadsheet. |
H: Unable to send mail from Yahoo mail account using any browser
The incoming mails are received as usual but I’m unable to send mail from Yahoo mail account.
While trying to send any mail from my Yahoo account, I am getting the blank screen. Only thing is the browser address bar shows this address:
http://in-mg61.mail.yahoo.com/neo/b/compose?&.rand=381039365
What could be the possible reason and how to correct it?
AI: Try this advice of yahoo: http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?locale=en_US&page=content&y=PROD_MAIL_ML&id=SLN3569&impressions=false
Cannot reply to, forward, or send emails
Resolution
The inability to send, reply, or forward emails can be
caused by a program on your computer that prevents the Yahoo! Mail
Rich Text toolbar from launching properly. As a workaround, try
switching to plain text mode when you send an email.
To switch to
plain text mode:
Sign in to Yahoo! Mail. Click the Compose button to
start a new email. Click the double arrow button (<<) at the right
side of the formatting toolbar (just below the email's subject line).
This switches you to plain text mode. Compose and send your email. |
H: Where do I report an improper Wikipedia article?
There is an artwork in the entrance of my University campus. On that artwork, there was an apothegm which belongs to a certain historical artist. Recently the artwork has been restored; in the progress, they removed that apothegm.
A group students from the department of literature who are fans of that artist (the owner of the apothegm) got very angry with this situation. They created a Wikipedia article whose title is the apothegm.
In the beginning of the article (not in English) there are only two short sentences which tell about the meaning of the apothegm and give the name of its owner. The long rest of the article explains the story of how it was written on our campus entrance and how it got removed. It also includes formal criticism targeting the campus president for his decision.
I'm using Wikipedia for accessing information frequently and I'm contributing in it as much as I can. I am very disturbed about this misuse. What can I do about this issue. Do I report it somewhere, or do I add a special code in the page in order to mark it for moderator review?
AI: As Al Everett said in a comment above, Wikipedia makes no secret of the deletion process. There's a Wikipedia page, put out by Wikipedia, about it. |
H: Free Google Reader alternative with mobile web version
I mean something like that (http://www.google.com/reader/i):
What I've tried:
Feedly - no mobile web version
NewsBlur - paid for more than 12 feeds (I have more)
Netvibes - mobile version not usable in Opera Mobile on Android (wap version isn't counted)
Pulse - don't know even how to import rss from Google Reader there o_O Finally managed to import, but this doesn't look like to be a reader for something more serious than 9gag because of "tiles" view
TinyRss - own hosting needed
Fever - paid, own hosting needed (?)
Bloglines = Netvies
Feedshow - no mobile web version
NewsAlloy - no ability to import feeds from Google Reader?
Daily Rotation - something strange...
My Yahoo - no import from Google Reader
Bazqux - paid, no mobile web version
Feederator - no import from Google Reader
Goodnoows - no mobile web version
PublicRSS - no mobile web version
FeedBooster - not managed to login from mobile device o_O
1kpl.us - no mobile web version
ContentGems - paid, no mobile web version
Alesti - no mobile web version
Kedoya - no mobile web version
AOL Reader - mobile web version is not usable in Opera mobile for Android
Digg Reader - no mobile web version
to be continued ...
AI: Feedly started to work ok, finally |
H: Whats the use of random question at Blogger?
While updating my blogger profile, I noticed the "random question" on my profile with a comment you must "save your profile to get a new question". I can't find any relevant sources why a random question is asked over there? What's the main use of it?
AI: It's just a way to inspire you to add useful/interesting information to your Blogger Profile. Certainly you've seen enough profiles that are nothing but a name? |
H: A method to always cc/bcc self in emails sent using Gmail?
The reason I'm asking this- as I know there's a sent folder- is that the account I'm concerned with currently forwards all incoming emails to two managers. However, this account is used by various student workers who use it to send emails, and the managers would like copies of those emails as well. We've been asking the student workers to add the email to the bcc field so it forwards proper, but they often forget to do it.
I've previously tried to arrange filters to send to the managers when sending emails, but they don't appear to work. I'm looking for something within Gmail, or at least would only apply to this single account.
AI: Use Gmail Auto BCC for Greasemonkey. |
H: Why does Amazon sometimes say there are no customer reviews when there are?
For example; at the top it says "Be the first to review this item" but lower it says "Amazon.com: 4.5 out of 5 stars 47 reviews". What's the deal? This is a problem because if I selected to show results from a search with more than a certain number of stars then results like this one may be omitted.
AI: The difference is where the reviews were written. Amazon has multiple sites that it operates from different countries. The link you provided was from Amazon.CA (the Canada site). On the .CA site, there are no reviews available. Instead, it is showing you the reviews from the main Amazon.COM site (the US site).
While these are likely to be identical products, various shipping, marketing or legal reasons may prevent you from getting an identical product when ordered and/or shipped from one country's site to a different country. That is why they distinguish the reviews (and probably why the reviews they show are still listed as "beta"). |
H: Google Script for pulling gmail addresses into a spreadsheet
This Google Script goes through and finds the emails in my Gmail which are in a label called "LabelToGet" and sends me a link to the spreadsheet created with these emails:
function createAndSendDocument() {
// Create a new document with the title 'Email Contacts'
var doc = SpreadsheetApp.create('My Contacts');
var sh = doc.insertSheet('Emails', 0);
// get all messages
var eMails = GmailApp.getMessagesForThreads(
GmailApp.search("label:LabelToGet"))
.reduce(function(a, b) {return a.concat(b);})
.map(function(eMails) {
return eMails.getFrom()
});
// sort and filter for unique entries
var aEmails = eMails.sort().filter(function(el,j,a){if(j==a.indexOf(el))return 1;return 0});
// create 2D-array
var aUnique = new Array();
for(var k in aEmails) {
aUnique.push([aEmails[k]]);
}
// add data to sheet
sh.getRange(1, 1, aUnique.length, 1).setValues(aUnique);
// Get the URL of the document
var url = doc.getUrl();
// Get the email address of the active user - that's you
var emailAddress = Session.getActiveUser().getEmail();
// Send yourself an email with a link to the document
GmailApp.sendEmail(emailAddress,
'Heres the link to it',
'click here: ' + url);
}
It works well, but I have thousands of emails in this label, and the script only seems to be running through the most recent 500.
Does anybody know what might be causing this not to look through ALL emails in that label or what I can do to make that happen?
AI: Gmail.search would only return the first few hundred emails and if you would like to retrieve the later message, you may have to specify the offset parameter.
I previously wrote a Google Script for extracting email addresses from a Gmail folder and it does work with the previous messages as well. |
H: Is there a way to customize github columns in file list?
Right now, it shows:
Filename
Last commit message
Last commit time
Is there a way to include other things, e.g. file size, or to reorder / sort columns?
AI: There is no way you can do it at Github. Maybe Enterprise Github allows that. |
H: How can I find out if my Nokia phone's BL-5C battery is one of the forty million batteries recalled in 2007?
I have an old Nokia cellphone which contains a Nokia BL-5C battery.
Nokia recalled forty million BL-5C batteries in 2007. They created a battery-checker web app that would tell you if your battery was recalled or not. But this web app was taken off the Web in 2011.
Is there any way I can still check my battery online?
AI: Thanks to a Web-archiving service called the Wayback Machine, you can still check your battery online.
Shut off your mobile phone.
Remove the battery.
Flip the battery over, so that you can see its back.
Visit: http://web.archive.org/web/batteryreplacement.nokia.com/batteryreplacement/en/
Follow the instructions there. Make sure to enter the identification number correctly. Do not confuse the letters "O" and "I" with the numbers "0" and "1". If you make a mistake, the web app may falsely tell you that your battery is fine.
Click "Submit".
Your web browser will run a script written in JavaScript which will analyze the identification number you have entered.
If you're sent to a webpage that says, "Your battery is not among those manufactured by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006 and your battery will not be replaced", then either:
your battery was not recalled, or
you entered the number incorrectly.
If the web app instead tries to send you to http://web.archive.org/web/20111028212742/http://batteryreplacement.nokia.com/batteryreplacement/en/rcr1.1/ (a webpage which will fail to load) then your battery was probably recalled. Phone up Nokia. I believe they will mail you a free replacement battery, plus a prepaid mailer you use to send back the recalled battery.
The Wayback Machine is run by a non-profit organization. If you'd like, you can donate money or BitCoins to them. |
H: Using Macros in Google Documents - is it possible?
I want to be able to have some macros, while writing in a Google Document.
The idea is to replace the Quick Parts in Word - so I can have the same functionality in a Google Document.
Any ideas?
AI: Introduction
Google lately added the Google Apps Script functionality in Google Documents and presented some basics on the Google Developers site.
One key feature is the sidebar. This is where the "Quick Parts" could reside. It needs however a bit of coding to do that. See the following example, made by Martin Hawksey: Sidebar
Update 27/07/2013, here's an example I wrote myself:
Code
// global
var app = DocumentApp.getUi();
function onOpen() {
app.createMenu('Quick Parts')
.addItem('Document Property', 'docProperty').addToUi();
}
function docProperty() {
// set variables
var doc = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument();
var fileName = doc.getName(), Id = doc.getId();
var file = DocsList.getFileById(Id), lastUpdated = file.getLastUpdated();
var fileOwner = file.getOwner().getEmail();
// arrays with label and result names
var aNames = ['File name', 'File Id', 'File Owner', 'Last updated by'];
var aResults = [fileName, Id, fileOwner, lastUpdated];
// create Ui
var Ui = UiApp.createApplication().setTitle('Quick Parts').setWidth(450);
var vPanel = Ui.createVerticalPanel().setId('vPanel').setSize(450, 100);
var fTable = Ui.createFlexTable()
.setStyleAttribute('borderCollapse','collapse');
// create labels
for(var i=0, iLen=aNames.length; i<iLen; i++) {
fTable.setWidget(i, 0, Ui.createLabel(aNames[i]));
fTable.setWidget(i, 1, Ui.createLabel(aResults[i]));
}
// add to Ui
vPanel.add(Ui.createLabel().setText("Document Property")
.setStyleAttribute('font-size','175%'));
vPanel.add(fTable);
app.showSidebar(Ui.add(vPanel));
}
Screenshot |
H: What is Google Play?
My first thought was that it is a game search engine. However, it is cluttered with Android apps and Google additionally advertises looking for more Android apps there. On the other hand, searching for google.books, I am redirected to google.play to buy them. So, Google Play is an online shop for everything. Which is right? Which information should I look for in Google Play? Can you filter the apps by supported OS? Can I filter away the ubiquitous Android games looking only for desktop games?
AI: The Google Play Store is Google's online shop for Android apps, music, movies & TV shows, e-books and e-magazines, and some Google devices.
Not for everything. Certainly not for desktop software.
See also: Introduction to Google Play
Let me see if I can clarify.
Google Play is where you...
buy e-books for Google Play Books (Android)
buy magazines for Google Play Magazines (Android)
buy music for Google Play Music (Android)
buy/rent movies and television shows for Google Play Movies (Android)
download/buy apps for your Android device
buy some Google-branded devices
They don't sell anything else there, and I would expect any expansions to be along the same lines. You can download your music DRM-free, but the other media (books, movies, magazines) are locked to the service.
In other words, it's for Google products, or content for Google products. |
H: How to move to the last active row in a Google Spreadsheets
I am using a Google Form to insert data into a Google Spreadsheet.
Is there a shortcut to move to the last row where data is entered?
AI: "Is there any shortcut to move to the last row where data is entered?"
Ctrl + down arrow |
H: How do you search Google Docs by date?
I often need to search for documents by date (created or last modified) in Google Docs.
For example, forgetting where I put it (and the name/content), so needing to search all my Google Docs for files created yesterday, etc.
Is there any way to do that?
AI: Google Drive accepts at least some of the same special search keywords as Gmail.
I searched for before:2013-01-01 after:2012-12-15 and got back only files with "Lasted Edited" dates in that range.
Google support has more information about searching your Google Drive, including the search operators it supports. |
H: How can I move my work location in Google Maps?
Google is convinced I work about 500m from where I really do.
For three months I've been working at "Integratech Limited" in this picture, and spend 8 hours a day there (with my GPS enabled phone), but somehow Google ignore this and think I'm down the road.
How can I force this to change?
AI: Selecting My Places within Google Maps will give you a list of your saved/starred locations. Clicking the dropdown next to Work will let you Edit the address there.
Google also have a help topic on this subject. |
H: Margins that differ for the Headers and Footers from the body of the document
Is there away, inside of Google Documents, of creating a header/footer that has no margins, but to give the body a set of margins? I've set the margins to be 0 for placing a drawing in the header, but I would prefer that the body text not to start at the 0".
AI: Yes. Having different margins for both the header and the body is as simple as clicking Insert > Header or Footer, and adjusting the margin arrow to the specifications that you desire. An example screenshot of a Google doc with different margins for the header and body: |
H: Logout out of all devices for a Google account
I want to force logout on all devices signed into my Google account. I don't actually use Gmail with this account, I use it for primarily for Drive and Calendar.
Recently I've logged into a few third party machines. Although I logged out and have 2-step authentication set up, I would feel happier if I could force logout remotely just to be doubly sure, as with 2 step auth you can click 'remember this computer for 30 days'.
Is there also a way to see all logged in devices/sessions in a similar way to how Dropbox shows you (e.g. Computer Name, Location, Most recent activity).
AI: The Recent Activity page shows the last 20 or so logins, with location, client, and OS.
Their advice on that page, if you notice "unusual activity", is to change your password. |
H: Not seeing messages on Facebook when abroad
I'm from England but I'm currently surfing the web in France on holiday. I checked my Facebook today and I had a message, but when I tried to read it the message isn't displayed. Even the messages mailbox doesn't show; there's only a blue line at the top of the page and blankness. The chat also seems to be stuck with the loading symbol.
Is there something wrong with my Facebook, or is it because I'm on a public domain in a foreign country?
It turns out that when I logged in from another computer in my camp-site, Facebook didn't like it and locked my account I've now left the camp-site and it say to recover my account I have to log in on the computer again (or so I assume) is there anyway I can reassure Facebook that it was me using my account and not someone else??
AI: I have found the problem: I had logged in on a computer on my campsite and, as it was unrecognized, Facebook thought I had been hacked and locked my account. I have managed to go through all of the necessary security measures and regain access |
H: How to reverse the order of selected rows?
Is there an easy way to reverse the order of selected rows?
(Or how about all rows, if that's easier.)
Specifically, in this case, there is no column that could be used for sorting to get them in right order. So, given a bunch of rows in an arbitrary order, is it possible to reverse that order?
As an example...
...after reversal of these 5 rows, "Waitrose 756" should come first and "Moot" last.
AI: To reverse the order of the selected range (as opposed to sorting by a specific column), you could use the following script:
function reverseOrder()
{
var range = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveRange();
var values = range.getValues();
range.setValues(values.reverse());
}
Adding this onOpen script will create a menu item called "Extra", containing an item called "Reverse":
function onOpen ()
{
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var menu = [{name: "Reverse", functionName: "reverseOrder"}];
ss.addMenu("Extra", menu);
} |
H: How Many Ways To Sort in Google Spreadsheets
When I'm working in a Google Spreadsheet, I always use the same routine to perform a sort.
Are there more ways to sort, that lead to Rome?
AI: There are four ways for you to perform a sort. See list below in no particular order:
First (sheet)
Add the build-in filter function, by pressing the funnel and selecting the first row:
Then select the green down arrow in columnA, followed by descending (Z --> A):
Second (sheet)
Use this formula, on another sheet, to perform the sort you want:
=SORT('Build-in SORT'!A2:D,1,0)
Syntax of the sort is: SORT(range, column, sorting order)
Third (sheet)
With the usage of a script, complex sorting is possible as well. This one creates a menu item called Extra, containing an item called Sort:
function onOpen () {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var menu = [{name: "Sort", functionName: "mySort"}];
ss.addMenu("Extra", menu);
}
function mySort() {
SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheets()[2].getRange("A2:D")
.sort({column: 1, ascending: false});
}
Goto Tools, Script Editor, from the menu and add the script. Make sure to press the two buttons:
Fourth (sheet)
Select column A and choose Data from the menu. Select "Sort sheet by Column A, Z --> A"
Make sure to fix the first row (otherwise the header will join the sort....) !!
Example File
I've prepared the following example file: Four Different Sorts |
H: How to add carriage returns to CSV downloads?
In reference to this question:
Google Spreadsheet downloaded as CSV comes out on 1 line?, is there any way to have a downloaded Google Spreadsheets incorporate carriage returns and linefeeds such that if the CSV is opened in Notepad on Windows it appears as multi-line?
AI: On the Google Developer site, Google Apps Script, the following tutorial can be found: Interacting With Your Docs List. In section 3, it describes how to save a selected range to CSV.
This particular line of code introduces a carriage return:
// Join each row's columns
// Add a carriage return to end of each row, except for the last one
if (row < data.length-1) {
csv += data[row].join(",") + "\r\n";
}
else {
csv += data[row];
}
If you run this script and select a particular range, the CSV file will show up (in notepad) having line breaks:
I've added the code below and only revised the onOpen script:
function onOpen() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var csvMenuEntries = [{name: "Save as CSV file", functionName: "saveAsCSV"}];
ss.addMenu("CSV", csvMenuEntries);
}
function saveAsCSV() {
// Prompts the user for the file name
var fileName = Browser.inputBox("Save CSV file as (e.g. myCSVFile):");
// Check that the file name entered wasn't empty
if (fileName.length !== 0) {
// Add the ".csv" extension to the file name
fileName = fileName + ".csv";
// Convert the range data to CSV format
var csvFile = convertRangeToCsvFile_(fileName);
// Create a file in the Docs List with the given name and the CSV data
DocsList.createFile(fileName, csvFile);
}
else {
Browser.msgBox("Error: Please enter a CSV file name.");
}
}
function convertRangeToCsvFile_(csvFileName) {
// Get the selected range in the spreadsheet
var ws = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getActiveSelection();
try {
var data = ws.getValues();
var csvFile = undefined;
// Loop through the data in the range and build a string with the CSV data
if (data.length > 1) {
var csv = "";
for (var row = 0; row < data.length; row++) {
for (var col = 0; col < data[row].length; col++) {
if (data[row][col].toString().indexOf(",") != -1) {
data[row][col] = "\"" + data[row][col] + "\"";
}
}
// Join each row's columns
// Add a carriage return to end of each row, except for the last one
if (row < data.length-1) {
csv += data[row].join(",") + "\r\n";
}
else {
csv += data[row];
}
}
csvFile = csv;
}
return csvFile;
}
catch(err) {
Logger.log(err);
Browser.msgBox(err);
}
} |
H: Is there a way to download a complete Tumblr blog?
Are there any tools that let me download an entire Tumblr blog? I'm not just looking for pictures and videos (I've seen tools for that) but also actual blog-posts (text)? Preferably there would be one tool to download everything (text, pictures, videos).
I don't know to what degree Tumblr uses other "external" (non-tumblr) services to host pictures and videos, but the program should be able to collect all content for a page/post, even if it spans to other hosts.
I'm looking to do this for any blog, not my own, so I have no special privileges. One in particular is about 10 pages.
I use mostly Linux, so a linux-tool or multi-platform (eg. java) would be preferable, though I can run Windows-programs too in a pinch.
Any suggestions would be welcome, even if it can't do everything at once. So suggestions for a good text-downloader, a good pix-downloader or a good vid-downloader are also very welcome.
AI: Depending on what you want to do with it you have a couple of options.
If you're wanting to copy it over to WordPress, you can use Tumblr2WordPress to give you a standard WordPress XML file.
If you want the whole thing, posts & images, use this Tumblr Backup to give you a tarball including everything. A .TAR file is similar to a .ZIP file, and can be opened with 7-Zip if you're using Windows. It's python-based, and the developer even made the code available online if you want to tweak it yourself! |
H: How much storage do I have for photos?
I synchronise my photographs from my iPad with Google Plus and Dropbox. One day I found that Dropbox doesn't have enough space for my photos, but Google Plus takes all of them.
How much storage space do I have at Google Plus?
And another thing: does my storage space at Google Drive intersect with my storage space at Google Plus?
AI: Google Drive, Gmail, and Google+ Photos give you 15 GB of storage space for free. This storage limit only applies if you've chosen to upload "Original" size photos (bigger than 16 megapixels) on your desktop or with Auto Backup on your Android device.
Any photos you upload less than 2048px (or that you let Google+ resize for you) won't count against your limits.
Your storage is shared across Google Drive, Gmail, & Google+ Photos, but you can buy more space if you're running low.
If you use Google Apps at work or school, you have at least 30 GB of storage. |
H: Getting SUM function to work in Google Spreadsheets
I'm trying to get something like this. These are all in minutes I guess it goes that way when I type them like this.
Number Time After Work TOTAL
1 1:52 2:00 (Result Of Course)
2 3:54 2:00
3
4
5
I'm trying to get to plus/add all the "time" plus "afterwork" divided by the number that has a registered value like 1 and 2. I don't know how to use excel (I don't know the terms or what the right formula is called).
I'm completely illiterate about this stuff and I really can't get through the formula explanations, tried couple of stuff but unfortunately failed that's why I'm here, hopefully I can get an answer right away
AI: Assuming Number is in A2, Time B2, after work in C2 and the total in D2, put the following formula in D2
=(B2+C2)/A2
Copy the formula in D2 to D3, D4 etc
Here's an example |
H: How do I select a range programatically in Google Spreadsheets?
I have a spreadsheet like this:
active date name
1 1-Jun-2013 Paul
1 4-Jun-2013 Sheela
1 8-Jun-2013 Paul
1 2-Jul-2013 Henrik
3-Jul-2013 Henrik
10-Jul-2013 Paul
14-Jul-2013 Sheela
I want a counter for {how many times a name is mentioned AND active == 1}. In practice, the active = 1 is manually set when the date has passed, so the criteria could instead be {how many times a name is mentioned AND date < today}.
The resulting list should be like this:
Henrik 1
Paul 2
Sheela 1
I can use =IFCOUNT(C2:C8, "Henrik") to count all occurances of "Henrik", but that doesn't take the active (or date) column into account.
So, If I could programatically select C2:C5 (since A5 is the last date with active == 1, or the B2:B5 cells have a date < today) or make the IFCOUNT check for active == 1 in addition to cellcontent == "Henrik", that would solve this.
AI: A way of doing it is to make another column with
=IF(A2=1,C2,"")
A2 being the active flag and then do the `COUNTIF` on that column.
You could also replace the A2=1 with a date test if you wanted. |
H: Who has added me to their circles in Google+?
How can I view the list of people who have me in their circles on Google+?
AI: Go to your Google+ page
Bring up the left-hand sidebar and click on People (formerly Circles)
Once in your People section you can select Have you in circles from the top, middle, grey bar
Another way to see at least some of the Google+ circles you are in (larger, public circles) is using the Public Circles Database- though this definitely doesn't cover the more quotidien circles (e.g. your best friend's friend list probably won't be in here).
You'll need your 21-digit Google ID number:
You can find it in your browser's address bar on your profile page. Or
use this link: http://plus.google.com/me
For example: My profile page
is: https://plus.google.com/102235836543922327908/posts and my Google+
ID is 102235836543922327908
From there you can search using your Google ID |
H: How to autoshare uploaded YouTube videos to Facebook fan page?
The only way I have found is the Cueler App which has a relevant setting:
However, new uploaded videos are still not shared on the fan page and I cannot reproduce why.
Are there any alternatives that I could try?
AI: This IFTTT recipe Post YouTube upload to Facebook Page should do the trick. You'll need to create an IFTTT (stands for If This Then That) account if you don't have one and add your FB Page and YouTube as "channels" but that's not nearly as difficult as it might sound and you'll be able to customize formatting etc. for posting your vids to the page, among other things. |
H: Trello - what is the purple chevron?
Recently on Trello I'm seeing a purple-coloured chevron pointing up in the bottom-left corner of some members icons on the cards.
Does anyone know what this purple chevron represents?
AI: It's meant to indicate that the member is the board/organization admin.
Previously this was indicated by a blue square/circle. |
H: Inserting rows and adding a cell reference
I'm trying to automate adding new rows if I'm on the last few rows of my sheet. It works, but since I'm also adding a cell reference to it, and checking the amount of free rows left using getMaxRows-getLastRow, it is always assuming that I have no free rows, so it adds another row.
edit : My last row and last column have that reference number, so I'm simply incrementing that last number.
Here is my function that is executed once a cell is modified :
function autoAddRows()
{
var s = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var lastRow = s.getLastRow();
var maxRow = s.getMaxRows();
var lastColumn = s.getLastColumn();
var lastVkey = s.getRange(lastRow,lastColumn,1,1).getValue();
if (maxRow-lastRow < 2) {
s.insertRowAfter(maxRow);
s.getRange(lastRow+1,lastColumn,1,1).setValue(lastVkey+1);
}
}
There has to be a better way?
AI: You were pretty close. Here's a piece of code of which I think works:
Code
function autoAddRows() {
var sh = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var cRow = sh.getActiveRange().getRowIndex(), mRow = sh.getMaxRows();
if((mRow-cRow) < 1) {
var lCol = sh.getLastColumn(), key = sh.getRange(mRow,lCol).getValue();
sh.insertRowAfter(mRow), sh.getRange(mRow+1,lCol).setValue(key+1);
}
}
Remarks
var ss isn't necessary, since you don't use it in the script.
you need the row of the active cell, compared to the last row (getMaxRows)
add all the goodies into the IF statement that need to be executed, when mRow-cRow=0
Example
I've prepared a file for you to experiment with: Inserting Rows + Reference |
H: How do you search only a single folder in Google Docs?
I want to search for files created after a certain date in one particular folder.
I"ve got the date part working right but not the "one folder" part.
I've tried using in: and also "AND " but it only returns the folder, not files in the folder.
AI: Google Drive search operators don't currently support a way to search only within a single folder. It doesn't look like you'll be able to do what you want.
The best you can do is to view that folder and sort by "Last Modified". |
H: Does Gmail POP3 access include emails fetched with POP3?
If I have a Gmail account fetching POP3 email from another source, and I use Outlook Express to access my email with POP3, will I be able to access email messages in Outlook Express that come in through POP3? That already came in through POP3?
AI: Yes, it will as long as I select the "for all mail ever" POP option in gmail settings. |
H: Email threaded discussions to a web app?
I and my co-workers get into long and eventually confusing email threads about what we're working on, or comments and revisions about a certain project.
For example, I'll email several people about a design I've worked on, and everyone will respond back with their own comments and suggestions, and then everyone will respond back again with comments to the comments, etc.
Too many emails are sent this way and it's not very helpful.
Does anyone have a suggested web app, preferably free, that could help solve this problem? Ideally, multiple people could use it, we can upload files to it, make comments, easily show diffs/revisions, etc. I'm less looking for a web app that handles big project collaboration (like Basecamp) - more of the day-to-day stuff.
I did google around, but I'm not sure I know for what I'm searching.
I know this isn't a question about a specific web app, but I thought I'd ask anyway.
AI: Trello is great for quick, collaborative project management. We use it constantly at Stack Exchange.
I know teams that use Pipedrive and Asana as well. |
H: Open Source Alternative to Google Drive
There is already an alternative to Dropbox, namely OwnCloud.
Is there open source alternative to Google Drive? Specifically for document creation where on could create documents/spreadsheet/presentation and store it on the cloud.
AI: Try OX App Suite from Open-Xchange. It's very similar to Google Drive, but from what I have read the community version is open source.
More detailed information can be found here in the OX Knowledge Base.
Here's a quick preview of what it looks like on different devices: |
H: How do I transfer my old Yahoo emails to my new FastMail account?
I'm moving from Yahoo! Mail after being with them for 10+ years. I have their plus service, so I can use POP/IMAP to move my messages (and my current ones are being forwarded now). My problem is that I have a LOT of email I want to move, and I know I can download it all to Outlook (which I pretty much have) and just move it over that way, but I have a bunch of filters that filter my mail.
Is there some automated service that will forward my mail so the original senders are preserved and then the filters could just move everything automatically?
AI: It depends on whether if fastmail support one of those things:
IMAP:
in this case, you can setup your old and new email accounts on a new email client, like thunderbird, and move all message from one folder to another.
Receiving mail using pop3 from an external account:
Gmail support this, it can be setup to download messages from another email account, not sure about how fast mail would support such thing. |
H: How do I switch between Gmail tabs using keyboard shortcuts?
Now that Gmail has rolled out tab groupings of my email, I have two (or more) additional places to clear of new messages.
Unfortunately, in their tour of the feature, they didn't seem to mention any keyboard shortcuts to use. As well, there isn't any mention in the keyboard shortcut window.
Are there any ways to switch between these tabs without resorting to the mouse?
AI: ~ - move to previous tab (left, looping to far right)
` - move to next tab (right, looping to far left)
In a complete accident, I found one of the shortcuts while typing up the question and taking screenshots. I tried to switch Chrome windows with Cmd+` (Mac), but dropped off Cmd too soon. The flip version, was a quick matter of trial and error.
Edit:
Looks like this is now officially in the keyboard shortcuts help screen. They refer to these not as tabs, but as "inbox sections". |
H: Can I mute a friend on Foursquare?
Is there a way to not get notified when a certain user checks in?
They somehow manage over 500 points a day, checking into "somewhere" every few minutes, and it's creating too much noise in my notification center.
Without unfriending, how can I mute them?
AI: At foursquare.com, if you go to the user profile for that user, there is a drop-down that lets you set the notifications you receive from that person.
Simply set that to "Off" instead of "Always On" or "Nearby" and you should be good to go.
On my Android, if I go to the "Profile & History" for one of my Foursquare friends, there's a button directly under their photo that looks like a vibrating smartphone.
Tapping that brings me to the "Push Notifications" screen, which tells me what notifications I'm getting from the person, with a button labeled "Set push notifications".
Tapping that button gives me the option to see what notifications I get from that person:
Off
Nearby
Always
Same as above.
(I expect the iPhone version of the app is very similar.) |
H: Alice hates Bob in Google drive
I want to share theMasterPlan.txt with Bob and Alice in Google drive.
The problem is that Alice and Bob hate each other. If Bob comes first, he can edit the share list, and block out Alice (or vice-versa). How do I prevent this?
AI: The simplest solution I can think of is to set both of their Share settings to "View" or "Comment". This will prevent either from editing the document.
But my guess is that you are looking for something more like the restricting of "adding" or "removing" by a valid editor.
This is also changeable in the "Share Setting" but affects all those the document is shared with.
Open the document's "Share Settings" (located in upper right of document).
Click the "Change" link at the bottom of the "Share Setting" panel.
Select the "Only the owner" option and save.
This will allow all to continue to edit the document, but only the owner of the document will be able to change any permissions. |
H: 2-step Google Authentication for Facebook?
I'm very confident for my account on Google, Dropbox, and Lastpass when they allow me to log in using two factors
the username+password
the Google Authenticator's code generated from my smart phone.
I would love to have the same security protection for my Facebook account.
How can I get Google Authenticator code when signing in facebook.com?
AI: They support it as described here
I quote the solution as below. The 3rd one is the code generator similar to Google Authenticator.
Indeed we can use Google Authenticator to get this code ^^, as @Sathya has mentioned in his answer.
If you've turned on login approvals, there are 3 different ways you
can collect your login code:
We'll send you a text (SMS) message with a login code each time you
need one
You can get 10 codes to have when you need them
You can activate our Code Generator (if you have the Facebook app on your smartphone) or use another app that generates codes |
H: See the author of a question on Quora (without logging in)
I want to see who asked a question on Quora. The question page shows the author of each answer (or shows “Anonymous”), the author of each comment, even the names of the voters… but there's no indication of the author of the question!
I don't have a Quora account.
AI: According to Adam D'Angelo via On Quora, why can't I see the original author on the question page (though I can in my homepage feed)?
We're trying to prevent people from answering the person rather than answering the question by keeping the asker off the question page.
If you're on a question page and you want to find out who added it first, you can click through to the "All Changes" link under the question details.
The “All Changes” link doesn't appear anywhere if you aren't logged in, but the URL is simple to construct (thanks to Michael Hampton for finding this): add /log to the question URL, e.g.
http://www.quora.com/Quora/On-Quora-why-cant-I-see-the-original-author-on-the-question-page-though-I-can-in-my-homepage-feed/log?share=1 Scroll to the bottom (the page loads dynamically, so you may have to scroll down multiple times) to see “Question added by …”. |
H: Can example@yahoo.co.uk connect with example2@yahoo.com?
I have a yahoo.co.uk account and my friend has a yahoo.com account. Can we still connect via Yahoo! like both had the same domain and chat?
AI: Yes, they both belong to yahoo and can be used for chatting. They are just different domain names like while .co.uk is for UK and .com is just general. But its still yahoo, so u DEFINITELY can chat between them. |
H: Upload video tab removed/banned
Ok, so 2 or 3 times a week i share videos uploading em directly in g+, and as i read in some other posts from stackoverflow, you can upload an unlimited amount of videos this way as long as they are 1080p or lower and last 15mins or less.
The thing is, 2 days ago, the upload feature got removed from my account (only this one), i didn't get any notification of any miss-behaviors, neither had any of my post flagged or removed... (ever, my account is like 3 months old).
So, what could it be?, how could i address this problem?
AI: Although it may take a little time to get a response, your best bets are doing the following:
Post a message and be sure to include +Google+ Help in the message. These are the Community managers for Google+ and they are pretty good about replying to problems such as this - although sometimes it takes them a while to reply.
Post a message in the Google+ Discuss community at https://plus.google.com/communities/115758385206378551362 where some of Google+'s Top Contributors, as well as the Community Managers, may be able to help. |
H: How do I leave a community in G+?
To join a community on Google+ I simply have to click "Join Community" at the top of the community page.
However, once joined, I can't see how to leave.
How can I leave a community I have joined on Google+?
AI: The Leave community option is available under the gear in the upper left of the community's page, right above the logo for the community. |
H: Can one still get a free Google Apps Standard account?
I know there was a workaround that was working a few months ago to get a free Google Apps account for one user, however, when I tried the workaround this morning it didn't seem to be working. Does anyone know if it still works? Do I need to be using English (US)? And if it doesn't work, what provider would you recommend (I only need email and IMAP is important)?
An example set of instructions for the workaround: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/google-app-mail-for-free/
AI: Only a couple of days ago the Google App Engine team announced the free single user accounts were being discontinued, negating that workaround.
Outlook.com is the most prominent competitor that still lets user use a custom domain for free. Zoho is another one I've seen mentioned, although I've not personally used either. |
H: What does the "Updates" label mean in Gmail?
I just received an E-mail with the word "receipt" in it, which means it got automatically applied with the label "Purchase related" according to one of my filters. When I went to remove the label, I noticed that the E-mail also had the label "Updates" on it, which doesn't make any sense to me. That label isn't visible on the E-mail from the inbox, and additionally I don't have any labels named "Updates".
What is this label all about?
AI: Gmail is rolling out a new feature for the inbox. They announced it in a May 2013 blog entry.
We get a lot of different types of email: messages from friends,
social notifications, deals and offers, confirmations and receipts,
and more. All of these emails can compete for our attention and make
it harder to focus on the things we need to get done. Sometimes it
feels like our inboxes are controlling us, rather than the other way
around.
The big things is that the inbox now has Tabs
As of now you only have five tabs available:
Primary: Messages from friends and family and other messages that don’t appear in other tabs
Promotions: Deals, offers, and promotional emails
Social: Emails from social networks, media-sharing sites, online dating services, gaming sites, and other social websites
Updates: Notifications, confirmation emails, receipts, bills, and online statements
Forums: Email groups, discussion boards, and mailing lists |
H: Does Facebook remove geotag information from uploaded photos?
I am curious about whether Facebook will remove geotags from uploaded photos automatically? Or is it the responsibility of the user to ensure this information isn't in the photos that they upload?
Many of my friends have public profiles and I am always warning them about this, and I would imagine that the biggest risk comes from publicized location information being freely available in any photos they upload.
AI: According to these sites: http://www.sileo.com/geotagging/ and http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1053234, Facebook does strip geotag info from photos.
Bear in mind that is as of late 2011, though. Also, this is Facebook we're talking about, so this could change with no notice, and it is likely to since geotags would mean more data for them. I am actually surprised they would ever strip anything.
Edit based on the 2nd site: Since the motivation for stripping the info seems to be just to save space (not any kind of privacy or legal policy), it seems even more likely that this will change. |
H: Can't Pay Initial $5 Chrome Developer Dashboard Fee
I've built an extension to Chrome and have loaded it into the developer dashboard, but I get a message that:
A one-time developer registration fee of US$5.00 is required to verify your account and publish items.
When I click Learn More, it takes me to this page. But when I click on PayNow, nothing happens. It just redirects back to the dashboard with the following status:
This publisher is not linked to a Google Wallet account.
This article talks more about how to pay the developer registration fee, but doesn't offer much by way of advice.
I have a Google Wallet account, but can't figure out how to link it with my new developer account.
The same issue was posted recently on Google Chrome Forum and I've added it to the Chromium-Extensions Group, but neither have generated answers yet
AI: Update: 7/18/13
Div from Google has posted an update on the Google Products Forum:
Hi folks:
Thanks so much for your reports -- we definitely want you to get to publishing! We've been working with the team here and it looks like a fix is on its way (hurray). No exact timeline, but it should be here soon.
More from me if I receive any updates. Thanks again for letting us know!
Cheers,
Div
Update: 7/18/13
Joe Marini from Google has posted the following update on the Chrome Extensions Group
If you are having issues paying the fee, please send me a message.
Update: 7/19/13
Div from Google has posted the following update
Hi all! Update from me as promised! The fix has been identified -- woohoo! It should roll out fairly soon. I'll be sure to update one more time (and will stop filling your inboxes :) once it's fully live. Thanks for your patience on this.
Update: 7/19/13
Joe Marini from Google has posted the following update on the Chrome Extensions Group
The fix has been checked in and will go live with the next CWS release on Monday or Tuesday.
Update: 7/23/13 - RESOLVED
Users have posted on the forum that the update is working correctly |
H: Can I show a list of events with Google Calendar?
Currently on a web site that I help administer, we have a custom built calendar built with PHP. The web site is for a performance group, and they have various categories of performances. For simplicity, lets say they have two, dancing shows and singing shows.
We're considering switching to Google Calendar, in order to be able to share the calendar with other sites and other collaborative features that the service offers.
However, we don't want to lose the functionality we have now, mainly to do with how the calendar displays on the group's web site. There are three conditions which call for different calendar views.
One condition is the group's overall schedule, which is a standard
view by calendar month. This is the default Google Calendar display
option, so no problem there.
The other condition is to display the next 3 upcoming events by
category. So on the dance events page, we want to see a list of the
next three dance events. If I have the terminology right, this is an
"agenda" view, but I'm not sure about that. So on this page the
embedded calendar object would need to filter for just dance events.
Similarly, on the singing page, the embedded calendar would need to
filter for singing events.
The last condition is to show upcoming events of all types. So this
would show the next 3 events of dance and singing together, in a
list, ordered by date.
I am unclear on whether or not events can be categorized by type for filtering purposes, and if calendars can be displayed in a list style. I've seen mention of an "agenda" view, but I haven't been able to discern exactly how one enables it.
Are these requirements possible, and if so, how?
AI: Agenda view will help meet your conditions. To do so go to Google Calendar, in My Calendar there will be a cut down on your calendar click on it, then Calendar settings. There you will see "Customize the color, size, and other options" in "embed this calendar". There you would find the agenda view.
Besides that Google Calendars offers api's that can offer great customization.
https://developers.google.com/google-apps/calendar/ |
H: Appointment Booking Software or Web Calendar?
We have an instrument which around 100 students will be using. The plan is to have online slot booking, where each student can book a slot depending on their convenience.
Now the requirements are:
1. Students can book the pre-defined slots.
2. Students can edit only their slots, like cancel the appointment etc.
The first requirement is fulfilled by many web based applications like Google Calendar. The important issue is the 2nd requirement, which is an absolute necessity since, we don't have one person to handle rescheduling or cancelling for such a large number of students.
AI: I have used Doodle in the past and it's an excellent scheduling application. If you set it up so your students can only select one slot, it will work as a first come, first served basis where students can still edit their slots and switch to another available one. You can set the available times and the interface is lightweight and intuitive. |
H: Multiple substitutions in a single text
Is it possible to write such a formula that it will substitute in a text value all occurrences of few values with their replacements?
For example I would like to substitute all occurrences of aaa with 1 and bbb with 2. So that text aaabbbaaa will be changed to 121.
I have prepared an example spreadsheet which also has write access so feel free to add a column with your formula and in the answer just explain it. Also you can add new test cases.
In my “real world” case the look-up table is quite large (45 values) but could be considered “fixed”. So yes, I could just make a formula consisting of 45 nested SUBSTITUTE but such solution is obviously bad.
Also my real case is not as tricky as the example so there is no risk that replacement text will in any way match (even in parts) any of the values to be substituted. (In the example ddd is replaced with a which matches partially value aaa!) So if that causes problems you might skip the “feature”.
And finally in my real case I'm lucky enough to be able to split the text into parts which contain no more than one value to be replaced (and possibly some other character data!). The result could be then joined back into a single string. If that would make it any easier you could use that as well.
I tried using both SUBSTITUTE and REGEXREPLACE where text to be found and replacement text are arrays of values but that results in an array of results rather than multiple substitutions.
I tried also using REGEXREPLACE with VLOOKUP in replacement text that looked up for "$1" (the matched text) but that didn't work. The "$1" within VLOOKUP within REGEXREPLACE was treated literally rather than interpreted as matched text (as it would be if it was used in REGEXREPLACE directly).
AI: As discussed in the thread you linked to in comments, the formula solution is quite convoluted and potentially very slow, if there are multiple instances to be replaced in the string. However with your qualification:
And finally in my real case I'm lucky enough to be able to split the
text into parts which contain no more than one value to be replaced
(and possibly some other character data!). The result could be then
joined back into a single string. If that would make it any easier you
could use that as well.
I believe the solution becomes a little more straight forward (and reasonably efficient, I would say):
=IFERROR(REGEXREPLACE(A2;JOIN("|";Lookup!$A$2:$A$5);VLOOKUP(REGEXEXTRACT(A2;JOIN("|";Lookup!$A$2:$A$5));Lookup!$A$2:$B$5;2;0)&"");A2)
which has the added advantage of being able to be easily converted into an array formula that will populate down the column:
=ArrayFormula(IFERROR(REGEXREPLACE(A2:A;JOIN("|";Lookup!A2:A5);VLOOKUP(REGEXEXTRACT(A2:A;JOIN("|";Lookup!A2:A5));Lookup!A2:B5;2*SIGN(ROW(A2:A));0)&"");A2:A))
I have also entered a custom function solution:
function MSUBSTITUTE(text, subTable)
{
var searchArray = [], subArray = [];
for (var i = 0, length = subTable.length; i < length; i++)
{
if (subTable[i][0])
{
searchArray.push(subTable[i][0]);
subArray.push(subTable[i][1]);
}
}
var re = new RegExp(searchArray.join('|'), 'g');
return text.replace(re, function (match) {return subArray[searchArray.indexOf(match)];});
}
=MSUBSTITUTE(A2;Lookup!$A$2:$B$5)
It would be fairly trivial to convert this to an auto-populating array formula, as well. |
H: How to restrict access to some photos within a shared album in Google Plus?
I uploaded some vacation pictures to Google Plus in an album. Is it possible to share a selected few photos from the album with my friend Mr.X? Will they be able to see the whole album if I share one or two photos from an album?
In other words, can I restrict access to some photos in a shared album?
AI: A Google+ album can have just one sharing setting at a time.
But you can choose and share only selected photos from that album, then the recipient can see only those images, not the whole album - as Google+ creates a new album for those shared photos. The rest stays private.
You can also move / copy those selected photos to a new album with wider sharing settings.
Note: If you tag someone in a photo inside an album, they see all the photos in that album.
Read more from Google+ Photos support:
https://support.google.com/plus/answer/1407859?hl=en&ref_topic=1257351
An article about Google+ photos, albums and how to organize them:
http://googleplushelper.blogspot.fi/2013/06/google-and-your-photos.html |
H: Permanently turn off new Google Maps and go back to old one
I found new Google Maps slow, useless (routes with only two points) and wrong. Is there any way, I can turn it off completely and go back to favored old Google Maps? Or is this — as with everything in Google — one way trip?
I found Google Help text on this matter, but it seems useless. I have the feeling, that it discuss something completely different. It says about lite indicator in bottom-right corner. I don't have something like that. And provided links, that should switch new Google Maps engine between WebGL and canvas-based, simply doesn't work. All of them opens new window with annoying advertisment about new maps.
I even tried pasing part of URL, they're talking about (force=canvas) into any URL that my new Google Maps uses. Of course without any luck.
So... is there any way, I can get rid of new Google Maps, once and permanently?
UPDATE: In these days (April, 2015) Google has announced, that soon new Google Maps will be the only one available. To my extremely negative surprise, this question will become invalid soon! :(
AI: Update 2015-05-07: With Google finally removing "classic" Google Maps, they have introduced "Lite Mode" as the alternative. You can access it via the menu as described in the link, or by adding ?force=lite to the end of the URL, for example: https://www.google.com/maps/?force=lite
Original answer
According to this Google Help article:
Go to http://maps.google.com.
Click the Help button (white question mark in a blue circle) at the bottom.
Click Return to classic Google Maps.
Click Yes in the notification bar that appears.
On the landing page that appears, follow the instructions to opt out permanently.
Any feedback you could provide as to why you wanted to opt out will be valuable in improving the product for you in the future. |
H: How can I delete all (or any) discussions from my Disqus admin?
I put Disqus on my site. This created discussions and URLs in Disqus admin automatically.
However, then I saw I have some mistakes in the URLs. There are many discussions and I don't want to edit the URLs manually.
Is it possible to remove all the discussions, so as to create new ones? And if yes, how?
AI: You would want to register a new shortname to get a completely clean slate. You can do this by uninstalling the plugin, then reinstalling. Then during configuration, select "Create new site" instead of choosing an existing one. |
H: Hide / Delete tweet from own timeline - whilst still keeping tweet visible to @ recipient
I want to send a tweet to someone using @username but I don't want it visible on my timeline. Ideally I could send them a direct message, but they don't follow me so I can't do that.
Is there a way I can send them a normal tweet and then hide/delete it from my public timeline, but still have the tweet available for them to view? (I don't mind if it shows up on their timeline, just not mine.)
AI: Twitter doesn't support that method of conversation. I believe you could accomplish this on Facebook, but with Twitter the privacy features are much less comprehensive. |
H: How does Facebook know when to show "Give a gift"?
Facebook seems to know when people post good news like about a new baby, graduation, or a new job. If you Like or comment on the status, it shows "Surprise {so-and-so} with a gift".
In one case I saw today, the only text for the status was "Well, it's done!" with a picture of his cap & gown, but Facebook still knew it was good news and showed the gift suggestion.
So how does Facebook know when a post is good news?
As a follow-up, I noticed several of the comments said "Congrats" or "I'm proud of you" or just "yay!" Is the "good news" detector based on comments, or more than that? Would it be pretty easy to spoof good news and get a false positive for the gift suggestions?
AI: I couldn't find anything official, but this article alleges Facebook uses "natural language processing". It also notes the button appears for events such as job changes or relationship updates.
This article actually has a Facebook source:
Facebook's Alex Hollander wrote in an email that the Gift button I saw is a new test that is powered by "keywords" -- we're guessing "congratulations" is one of them -- but didn't offer much more information.
The author of that piece demonstrates that it is pretty easy to spoof, even their apology for the fake statuses ends up generating the "Give a gift" button. |
H: How to insert the current date into a Google Spreadsheet?
I've got a spreadsheet in Google Drive and one column is meant for the date the entry is made. Is there a button to do this? I'm aware of the functions =NOW() and =TODAY() but their description says "the value is updated when the document recalculates". However I reopened the document a few minutes latter and it still had the same time. Why is this?
It would be even easier that when I start typing in a new row the column for the date auto-populates.
AI: I was able to reproduce your findings, however, opening a spreadsheet doesn't result in a re-calculation.
Press Ctrl + R to recalculate the entire sheet.
There's one concern about this method: it changes all NOW() formula's into the current date/time.
Therefore you might want to consider pressing Ctrl + ; in the creation date cell and add the date manually.
Reference: Recalculation of Sheet |
H: How can I take the HTML/data from a Google Document and restyle it with CSS?
I have a list in a Google Document that I would like to restlye with CSS. Unfortunately Google Docs no longer allows using CSS/HTML styling within the app itself. What would I need to do to get information from a Google Document and turn the data into a standalone site styled with my own CSS?n Would it involve using a script of some sort? Scraping the info somehow with Regex? Perhaps the Google Drive API would help me?
AI: Yes you can get the content of a document using Google Apps Script https://developers.google.com/apps-script/reference/document/document-app
and generate html output
https://developers.google.com/apps-script/reference/html/ |
H: How can I unfollow people on Fitocracy?
I've found no way to do this on the website or in the Android app.
Is there any way to unfollow people on Fitocracy and remove them from your friend list?
AI: Go to the Profile page of person you want to unfollow. You will find a wrench icon called "Controls" right bellow the "Quests". Open the "Controls" by clicking on the little arrow next to it, then you will found the "unfollow" button. |
H: Demo a presentation over the Internet in SlideShare
SlidePub offers a functionality named Remote Presenter that can be used to do a presentation over the Internet.
Can I use a similar functionality using SlideShare? If so, how? I can't find it on their website.
AI: The SlideShare online presentation feature you are looking for is called Zipcast. Zipcast has both a free version and a paid version. The paid version of Zipcast is included as a feature in the paid SlideShare PRO Account. The features of the free version of Zipcast are:
Unlimited public meetings (ad-supported)
Video & chat included
SlideShare Zipcast works in any modern browser. You can find instructions for how to start a web meeting in Zipcast by visiting the link mentioned previously which links to a slide presentation called Introducing Zipcast. |
H: Create new Google Spreadsheets with timestamp
I'm trying to create a new spreadsheet once we select the specific function from the custom menu item that's selected. I want the new spreadsheet to be "Sheet" and "Timestamp".
I have this created but it's giving an error:
function onOpen() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var menuEntries = [{name: "Generate Traffic Sheet", functionName: "newSheet"}];
ss.addMenu("Generate Traffic Sheet", menuEntries);
}
function newSheet () {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.create(name)
var d = new Date();
var timeStamp = d.getTime();
ss.setName(timeStamp)
}
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
AI: Use the following code to accomplish your task:
Code
function onOpen() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var menuEntries = [{name: "Sheet 1", functionName: "newSheet1"},
{name: "Sheet 2", functionName: "newSheet2"}]
ss.addMenu("Generate Traffic Sheet", menuEntries);
}
function newSheet1 () {
var name = "test";
SpreadsheetApp.create(name).getRange("A1").setValue(new Date());
}
function newSheet2 () {
var name = "test";
var myDate = Utilities.formatDate(new Date(), "GMT+1", "dd.MM.yyyy");
SpreadsheetApp.create(name).getRange("A1").setValue(myDate);
}
Remarks
If you would've ran the debugger, then you would've noticed an error
message: "name variable doesn't exist". See sheet 1 example.
setName() method isn't applicable here for adding data into the other sheet.
If you want to access the new spreadsheet, then you need to create that instance as well.
the getTime() method will return the amount of millisecond from 01-01-1970 on.
I've added two revised code samples, so that you can see the difference
Good luck and happy coding !! |
H: Facebook: What does "seen" in message dialog exactly mean?
Sometimes I write messages to some chicks I don't know personally and they are no friends of friends of mine. Few minutes after I wrote a message, I see a "seen: 8:24" below my message. I can't believe that the receiver chick already read my message few minutes after I sent it. Another important information (for the next example) is, that this receiver is in the same Facebook group as me. I figured out that a receiver which is not a friend or a friend of friend of mine see my message as incoming mark on top bar when she is in the same group. Otherwise the receiver wouldn't see the message as incoming mark.
Another example: Some months ago I wrote another chick which was not in the same group as me so she probably never saw my message (because it's not marked as incoming). Despite that there was a "seen" at the same day. It's improbable that she really read my message.
So what does "seen" exactly mean? Is it just a confirmation of receipt. I doubt that the receiver really read the message or opened it.
AI: technically that 'seen' means, the message thread has been clicked/opened. You can actually read a part of the message by clicking it in the message notification overview without being mark as 'seen' |
H: How to access blacked-out contents on /r/AskReddit?
I am browsing /r/AskReddit and I find a lot of content is blacked-out. Some blacked-out contents are last edit information, username, karma, the whole body of the post. I do not find blacked out content on other subreddits. See the following images for examples:
Image 1:
Image 2:
Image 3:
I have looked around the wiki of /r/AskReddit talking about Spoiler Tags, but these blacked-out contents are not Spoilers as I can make out.
Why are they blacked-out and how are they done so? Is there any way I can access that information?
AI: Most of these are markers to show you that the text has been deleted. There is nothing to see. There really isn't supposed to be a way to access it unless you can find a cache of the page before that text was deleted.
So instead of showing:
[deleted]
the AskReddit subreddit just added in images to visually spice it up
If you look into the subreddit specific CSS you'll see rules like these:
.usertext.grayed .usertext-body:after{
content:url(http://d.thumbs.redditmedia.com/SMBbM5hLWWEayAH3.png)
}
.grayed[id$="A"] .md:after, .grayed[id$="K"] .md:after,
.grayed[id$="9"] .md:after, .grayed[id$="7"] .md:after{
content:url(http://d.thumbs.redditmedia.com/GX9hV2Hz1CjyWYvQ.png)
}
.grayed[id$="F"] .md:after, .grayed[id$="8"] .md:after,
.grayed[id$="Q"] .md:after, .grayed[id$="S"] .md:after{
content:url(http://a.thumbs.redditmedia.com/pp1-TxU_p0Tjfr0N.png)
}
.grayed[id$="4"] .md:after, .grayed[id$="C"] .md:after,
.grayed[id$="P"] .md:after, .grayed[id$="U"] .md:after{
content:url(http://d.thumbs.redditmedia.com/acRgCtL6iCfGYTei.png)
}
p.tagline em:after{
visibility:visible;font-size:10px;
content:url(http://d.thumbs.redditmedia.com/_d-bXQHsj_78q9oK.png)
}
Basically it looks for blocks of the page that fit the rules and replaces the content with "blackout" images.
Here's what a deleted comment looks like:
<form action="#" class="usertext grayed border" id="form-t1_c41aej7qev">
<input type="hidden" name="thing_id" value="t1_c41aej7"/>
<div class="usertext-body">
<div class="md"><p>[deleted]</p></div>
</div>
</form>
One of the CSS rules is this:
.usertext.grayed .usertext-body:after
Anything that has a class of .usertext-body and is inside another tag with .usertext and .grayed classes is replaced by a blackout bar.
Other non-deleted parts of the subreddit showing these blackout bars just happen to be caught in the CSS rules because the classes used by deleted content also show up in other parts of the page. Which is why you can sometimes see it show up on the page where there usually doesn't have anything normally visible. |
H: What does the billing address do in Amazon.com?
I noticed the billing address is different than the shipping address for orders off Amazon.com. When I asked what gets sent to the billing address they kept saying
The billing address will reflect on the on line invoice which you have
the option to view on line or print from the website. A bill only be
sent to the billing address if an account requires payment from our
collections department.
So nothing gets sent to the billing address unless there's an outstanding balance? How does this even make sense since things are paid for by credit card, would Amazon send you a bill if you hadn't paid off your credit card?
AI: Yes, if you have a debit or credit card through Amazon.com, or another form of payment where they are handling the account, that's where the bill or notice would go if you are late on payments.
That address can also be used to verify that the owner of the card is the real owner of the card when they check with the bank or card issuer and compare against the billing address listed on the order. It's one factor in helping against fraud.
But most of the time nothing is sent there. |
H: How to automatically insert a new row and retain functions/formulas from last row?
I have a table with cells that have functions/formulas, like this one:
I need a script that creates a new row, copying with it the functions/formulas of the last used row. I find this script which create a new row but it doesn't copy functions/formulas. How could I implement this formatting copy task in Google Apps Script without having to manually select and copy?
AI: Use the code below to copy also formula's as normal values. Add the code by selecting Tools from the spreadsheet menu. Then select script editor and add the code. Make sure to press the "bug" button and authenticate the script.
Code
// global
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
function onOpen() {
var menu = [{name:"Add New Last Row", functionName:"addRow"}];
ss.addMenu("Extra", menu);
}
function addRow() {
var sh = ss.getActiveSheet(), lRow = sh.getLastRow();
var lCol = sh.getLastColumn(), range = sh.getRange(lRow,1,1,lCol);
sh.insertRowsAfter(lRow, 1);
range.copyTo(sh.getRange(lRow+1, 1, 1, lCol), {contentsOnly:false});
}
Remark
Setting the contentOnly to false will yield a standard copy. Setting it to true, will paste only values.
The example script you found, does way more then pasting values.....
Example
I've created an example file for you: Add Row With Formula's |
H: How to write in super large letters in an ordinary textfield?
I came across a YouTube whose title was made of letters that were not part of its logo. Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZkgIjJlsxA (it appears they letters have been removed, or YouTube disabled it). These letters are considered part of the text and provide a huge advantage over other videos in terms of visibility.
How did the makers of this video create these giant letters?
Is it a special font, or perhaps a hack using some foreign writing system?
AI: It is done using block element characters that look like they spell another word:
█▬█ █ ▀█▀
It is actually an ASCII art with the following characters: █ ▬ ▀
It can't be used to spell all letters of the alphabet, but you can try. Other characters can help as well.
Here I just wrote the first part of your username: █ ╔╦╗
I gave up because the R is hard to draw, but I am sure there are some online generators out there.
I am not sure YouTube approves of using such tricks, though. |
H: Editing multiple similar shapes in draw.io
My question is actually two-fold. I'm rather new to draw.io but I'm coming across two difficulties.
Let's suppose that I have used a shape to illustrate similar things (let's say that I have used six Database shapes, all with the same size). If later on I want to modify their size, I can't see another way than changing them all one by one.
Is there another way? I have in mind Microsoft Powerpoint in which I can select multiple shapes and right click (or use the top menu) to change their sizes.
Again, if I have used a shape to illustrate similar things (let's say that I have used six Actor1 shapes) but later on I want to change those identical shapes to another (from Actor1 tor Actor2). One way I see to do it is to change them one by one. I do suppose it's not possible to do otherwise at the moment, is it?
AI: Try File, Edit and replace shape=xy with shape=zx using a text editor. |
H: Can I see my Gmail inbox tabs as IMAP labels?
I like the new inbox tabs (categories) feature on Gmail, but it's only useful on the web interface. If I use a mail client like Thunderbird I can't see the tabs. Is there any way to give all the messages in tabs an specific IMAP label to see them from Thunderbird?
AI: There's any way to give all the messages in tabs an specific IMAP label to see them from Thunderbird?
Unfortunately, this isn't possible yet. |
H: How to allow users with a link to view documents
I own a Google account, and use Docs (spreadsheet in Drive) to make a document to be shared with anyone having the link.
However the only options available (in Sharing) are
share with people of the organization
share with people of the organization mentioned below
share only with people mentioned below
There is no Share with "Anyone with the link". I tried to change the settings but that doesn't seem to be possible.
From a Google account, how to I make a Google doc (spreadsheet/Drive) visible to anyone having the link?
AI: In the Admin Console, click on the Google Apps logo:
and select Google Drive:
In de Google Drive area, select "Sharing Settings":
and select this option:
Start URL's:
https://admin.google.com/url/AdminHome#Home
https://admin.google.com/url/AdminHome#AppDetails:service=Drive+and+Docs&flyout=sharing |
H: Hide who a Google+ post is shared with
How can I hide who a Google+ post is shared with? Currently, it looks like anyone I share a post with can see who else I have shared the post with.
AI: For private posts, that is correct, and an intentional decision. There is no BCC equivalent in Google+ except to create separate posts. This is intentional because the people commenting on the post may expose each other while posting comments. |
H: Does IFTTT's Gmail to Dropbox recipe still work if I archive the email manually?
I have an IFTTT recipe which monitors my Gmail inbox and appends the subject line and body of the email to a file on my Dropbox. The problem is it seems to only check once every 10 - 20 minutes or so. I'd like to be able to archive the emails from my inbox (call it OCD), but then I'm worried that IFTTT won't pick them up. The question essentially is does IFTTT look at:
all mail received since the recipe was created?
all unread mail since the recipe was created?
all unread mail still in the inbox, i.e. the RSS/Atom feed of emails?
I've not been able to turn up any info on this on the IFTTT website so thought I'd ask here in case anyone knows. If not, I'll do some testing and answer myself for the sake of having an answer on the web.
AI: Having done tests on four possible cases, these are the results:
Left in inbox unopened - picked up by the trigger
Left in inbox opened - picked up
Archived unopened - not picked up
Archived opened - not picked up
So the relevant factor is whether the email is still in the inbox. You can take a look at it, but not archive it otherwise it won't be picked up next time IFTTT checks for new emails.
Edit
I should probably add that on contacting IFTTT support, the answer I received doesn't agree with the results of my testing.
"Your Gmail Recipes will fire every time a new email arrives in your inbox that matches the Recipes you've set up."
That's not strictly true as we can see, so it's worth testing these things out for yourself.
The trigger check also runs only approximately every 15 minutes, so if you have something time sensitive this can't be relied upon. |
H: What is the red and green price in ebay.com listing?
I see sometime the price is in read, sometimes it is in green. What does the color mean?
AI: Listings with a green price are those that were successfully sold. Listing with a red price are items that finished without a sale.
Source. |
H: What does “completed listing” mean in ebay.com?
When searching for items, I see the box on the left as below. What does completed listing mean?
AI: A completed listing is a listing that has already resulted in a sale or that has expired with out a sale. In other words, it is no longer an item that can be bought, but the listing remains on eBay showing the final purchase price and winning bidder (if applicable) for 15 days.
Source. |
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