Google Apps Script is a JavaScript platform built specifically to create different types of apps and automation tasks for Google Workspace products. You can use it to interact with almost all of the Google products. Today, we're going to learn about some of the best Apps Script functions aimed at Google Sheets users. With the help of these functions, you can automate some of the most common and repetitive tasks you do when working with a Google Sheets file. Google Apps Script is a collection of easy-to-use APIs that ease programmatic interaction with Google products. Let's get started!
Transforming Retail Advertising: How Digital Signage Solutions Are Outpacing Traditional Methods
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Let's talk about evolution—no, not the kind that involves finches and natural selection—but rather the kind that's transforming the retail advertising industry. I've been walking the fascinating and, let’s be honest, sometimes confusing corridors of the tech world for decades now, and it's increasingly evident that the winds of change are gusting through retail faster than ever.
How to Cast or Mirror Android Screen to a Windows PC
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Nowadays, projecting the screen of one device onto another's screen is quite common. People often project screens of various devices to their smart TVs. Today, we're going to learn how to cast or mirror an Android smartphone's screen to a Windows PC. It applies to other platforms (Mac and Linux) as well. Although there are several premium tools and software to help you do the same, we'll take a look at the free and easiest solution to get the job done. Make sure you're not running a very old version of Android and have at least Windows 7 on your PC. Let's mirror our Android smartphone screen on a PC.
8 Tips on Content Writing to Attract More Followers
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What makes people come back to certain blogs and sites? Is it the information they receive? Is it the positive tone? Perhaps, people choose certain writing styles and delivery manners. It’s always hard to predict or explain posts’ success. Yet, there are certain rules you can follow to try your best to attract followers. Here they are.
A Beginner's Guide to Understanding robots.txt for Better SEO
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If you're a proud owner of a website, you may have dealt with robots.txt file. It's applicable for self-hosted websites where the administrators directly access and edit this file. It's a powerful way to help you dictate how search engine crawlers and content indexing robots access a website. In this tutorial, we'll learn how we can use this file to manage the indexing of our website—which in turn—decides the visibility of content on the search engines. If you're on a hosted platform, chances are that you may not have the privilege to access or edit this file. But still, knowledge of this file can benefit a website owner.
7 Ways Technology Can Improve Your Retail Business
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Technology’s impact on the retail industry has been seen by some as a double-edged sword. The swift rise of e-commerce has brought about the downfall of some of the biggest retailers in the world. But it’s also evened out the playing field and presented more opportunities for up-and-coming businesses—especially those that hail from the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) and startup sectors.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Installing Custom Fonts on Windows
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Whether it's a print or a digital world, fonts are an important part when it comes to presenting content in front of viewers or readers. Windows OS comes with a set of default fonts which is more than enough for an average user. However, graphic designers, web developers, and writers often need custom fonts in their applications. In this guide, we'll learn about installing these custom fonts on a Windows PC. Broadly, fonts are either free or paid. The installation of both types is the same. Although installing and using custom fonts is easy, there are some cons associated with it. We'll discuss that too in this post.
6 Ways to Remove EXIF Data or Metadata From Photos
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Every digital photograph has some information associated with it. It's embedded right into the image file and is not visible. This metadata is known as Exchangeable Image File Format (EXIF) which contains information like the camera model and its settings, geolocation, date, and time when the photo was taken. The EXIF data can be sensitive if the image in question needs to be distributed. The image owner may decide not to share the EXIF data with others. In such a case, it's important to remove this EXIF data before sharing the photograph with others. Let's learn how to remove EXIF data from photos.
A Guide to Understanding Different Types of SD Cards
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When it comes to digital storage, there are different types of storage technologies used for different types of electronic gadgets. One such storage technology is the SD card. Nowadays, different types of SD cards are used in medium to small-sized electronic devices to store media and raw data. In this guide, we'll explore the features and characteristics of different types of SD cards. It'll give you a fair idea about the type of SD card you should choose for your work. The most common use of SD cards is either use them as extended storage in smartphones or as the primary storage in digital cameras.
10 Best Resume Builders to Get Shortlisted Quickly
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With so much competition in every domain, you need to be the best to get hired among a large group of applicants. The stepping stone to climbing the hiring process ladder is to create a resume that stands out from the crowd. But, creating a professional resume that attracts the attention of recruiters needs some skills or a bit of experience. Fortunately, there are several online tools built specifically to make resumes. In this post, we'll take a look at some of the best resume builders that are easy to use and gives you a plethora of options to create a resume of your preferences. Let's get started and build resumes.
Linux Package Management: How to Use Apt and DNF
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No matter which Linux distribution you're using, package management is critical for installing, updating, and removal of software applications. Almost every popular Linux distribution has its package management system and understanding its functioning is important to efficiently manage a Linux box on a day-to-day basis. In this tutorial, I've picked three popular package managers viz., Apt, Yum, and DNF, that are supported by some of the most popular Linux distributions. We'll take a look at some of the basic commands of these package managers to make you familiar with their features.
UX vs. UI: Understanding the Difference and Importance in Design
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When we talk about web design in general, people often confuse User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) resulting in the use of these terms—interchangeably. Whenever you're creating a digital product, understanding both UX and UI is essential to deliver an exceptional experience to the end user. In this article, we'll learn about both UX and UI and their role in the web development life cycle. It'll help you understand how both of them are essential to give the best possible user experience to the user. So, let's get started and try to demystify both UX and UI from a designer's perspective.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Extracting Audio from Video Files with Ease
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Sometimes, we want to extract the audio track from video files to use them separately for different purposes. This audio extraction process can be done in different ways. In this tutorial, we'll learn about extracting audio from video files and saving them in the form of MP3 files. We'll take a look at different types of tools to achieve our goal. Before we move ahead, I must emphasize that using copyrighted audio for your projects and commercial purposes should be avoided at all costs. Use stock or adequately licensed audio to avoid any copyright claim. So, let's get started and learn to extract audio tracks.
How Digital Signage Has Made Printed Menu Boards Obsolete
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You only have to look around you to realize that digital signage is taking over from static printed advertising and informational materials. This is particularly obvious when you go to a café, bar, or restaurant. These days, it is quite rare to see handwritten specials or menu boards.
A Beginner's Guide to Understanding Cryptocurrency
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In the fast-paced realm of finance, cryptocurrency has emerged as a transformative and revolutionary technology, redefining the landscape of transactions, investments, and value preservation. With its decentralized structure and forward-thinking functionalities, cryptocurrency presents an unprecedented avenue for individuals to experience unparalleled financial autonomy and seize promising opportunities. This post serves as a comprehensive guide, delving into the intricate details of cryptocurrency, and elucidating its multifaceted applications and advantages. Let's learn and understand cryptocurrency.