Andy Wolber, Author at TechRepublic

Andy Wolber

Bio

Andy Wolber helps people understand and leverage technology for social impact. He resides in Albuquerque, NM with his wife, Liz, and daughter, Katie.

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Security

How to Check If Someone Else Accessed Your Google Account

Review your recent Gmail access, browser sign-in history and Google account activity to make sure no one other than you has used your account.

Custom building blocks and variables in Google Docs. — Illustration: Andy Wolber/TechRepublic

Software

How to Use Custom Building Blocks & Variables in Google Docs

Learn how to create standardized documents with consistent content quickly in Google Docs in many Google Workspace editions.

A long article, and an AI summary of the article. — Illustration: Andy Wolber/TechRepublic

Artificial Intelligence

3 Free Ways to Get an AI Summary of a Long Web Article

Asking Bard, Perplexity or Pi for an article summary is a great way to get started with these AI systems.

Illustration: Andy Wolber/TechRepublic

Artificial Intelligence

How To Access Google Bard Quickly (Step-by-Step Guide)

Learn six ways to configure fast access to Google Bard on a computer, phone or tablet so you can start a chat and explore a topic rapidly.

Google Domains to Squarespace. — Image: Andy Wolber/TechRepublic

CXO

4 Things Google Domains Customers Need to Know About the Sale to Squarespace

Google Domains customers may want to evaluate their options following Google’s decision to sell the Google Domains business to Squarespace.

Software

macOS Guide: Screen Sharing With Google Meet

Sharing your screen on a video call isn't as simple as it seems. Here's what you need to know to share your screen on a Google Meet call for macOS.

Moving from Google Bard to Google Sheets. — Illustration: Andy Wolber/TechRepublic

Software

How to use Google Bard with Google Sheets

Learn how to prompt Bard to produce content and calculations that you can export or copy to a Google Sheet.

Hand-drawn icons of Google Sheets with the text Smart Chips, Dropdowns, Finance, Smart YouTube Titles, People, Files, Dates + Events, and Places written around it — Image: Andy Wolber/TechRepublic

Software

How Google Sheets smart chips let you pack more into cells

Type the @ key in a cell to insert a chip in Google Sheets that links to a place, person, file, event or much more.

Screenshot showing how to use Google Bard. — Illustration: Andy Wolber/TechRepublic

Artificial Intelligence

How to use Google Bard (2023): A comprehensive guide

This is a complete guide on how to use Google Bard. Learn how Google Bard can help you boost your productivity, creativity and more.

Google Meet presentation with the text Presenter Controls in Google Meet handwritten above it. — Image: Andy Wolber/TechRepublic

Software

Google Meet: 3 presenter controls for smoother presentations

Learn how to display speaker notes, add a co-presenter and share presented content with session participants in Google Meet.

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This hiring kit from TechRepublic Premium contains a job description, sample interview questions and a basic want ad to help you find the best candidates for a virtual reality designer position. From the hiring kit: INTRODUCTION While the concept of virtual and augmented reality applications has been around for decades, the technological ability to render ...

Andy Wolber

How to Check If Someone Else Accessed Your Google Account

How to Use Custom Building Blocks & Variables in Google Docs

3 Free Ways to Get an AI Summary of a Long Web Article

How To Access Google Bard Quickly (Step-by-Step Guide)

4 Things Google Domains Customers Need to Know About the Sale to Squarespace

macOS Guide: Screen Sharing With Google Meet

How to use Google Bard with Google Sheets

How Google Sheets smart chips let you pack more into cells

How to use Google Bard (2023): A comprehensive guide

Google Meet: 3 presenter controls for smoother presentations

New User Education Checklist

ACH Payment Process Policy

Hiring Kit: Virtual Reality Designer

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