Author Archives: Tom Terrific

About Tom Terrific

Interested in MANY things.

Ring Tones and Location Sharing

Posted on May 13, 2024 by Tom Terrific

Here’s a couple of Android tips that I just figured out. If you want a specific ringtone for specific people, here’s how to do it.– Contacts– Click on the contact you want to add a ringtone.– Click on the 3 … Continue reading →

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Google Photos – adding Text

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Tom Terrific

While it might seem to be easy to add text to a picture in Google Photos, in reality it’s either impossible or a bit of a pain. First off, there are 3 versions you can choose from…

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Is Your Car Spying on You?

Posted on May 5, 2024 by Tom Terrific

Below is a NY Times podcast about this subject. If you want to reduce your data being accessed by the car companies, there are not too many things you can do, but these might help. Don’t install your car’s app. … Continue reading →

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Google Photos on Roku?

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Tom Terrific

I wanted to play my vacation photos on my Roku….here’s my solution. While you can’t create a slide show, you can play your Google Photos Album using the Screen Saver from the Roku app.The disadvantage is that you will have … Continue reading →

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Find My Computer !!!!!

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Tom Terrific

WindowsBelow is a nice video which has instructions for finding your Windows computer. Chromebook Below are the instructions to find a chromebook.https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/7177579?hl=en Here are the basics… Answer from Google Community …..laptops do not have GPS chips in them like phones … Continue reading →

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Help I Lost My…

Posted on January 20, 2024 by Tom Terrific

In the last 24 hours there has been a rash of, Help, I lost my……fill in the blank.People have lost hearing aids, car keys, an iPad and a Google password. The latest, was a knock at the door….a “Mom” was … Continue reading →

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Tile – Never Lose Your Keys Again

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Tom Terrific

For Android users, the Tile Pro or the Tile Mate are devices to help you find your keys or actually anything you want to keep track of.The Pro version costs about $10 extra, but seems to be worth the extra … Continue reading →

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Help – I Forgot My Google Password

Posted on January 8, 2024 by Tom Terrific

I recently got this message from a friend, “Help I forgot my Google Password.” This is actually the 2nd time in a couple of weeks where a friend has forgotten a password. I thought I’d go over the basics on … Continue reading →

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Yearly Backup

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Tom Terrific

Around January 1st, I make a point of doing a backup for all of my data/stuff.

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Pixel Watch 2 Notes

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Tom Terrific

Note 1 – the included band just barely fit my wrist.Later, I did find a larger band in the box. Note 2 – On Amazon “Google Pixel Watch 2 User Guide” has got the basics – it’s free if you … Continue reading →

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