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Searching Gmail Just Got Better

Gmail has a helpful new upgrade: you're now able to search your email by filtering out the size of attachments. So, if you've got dozens of emails about a topic, and several of them have attachments, and you know you want a particular attachment, you can guess at the file size of the attachment, and then search.


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You Can Edit PDFs On Your Chromebook and Netbook

Have you ever wanted to type directly on a PDF? Well, you can. In this short video, Tech Leader Suha walks you through PDF Escape, available in the Chrome Web Store. Suha filmed this on a Chromebook using Chromecastify.


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Printing PDFs From Google Docs

This happens only on desktop computers, not on Chromebooks or netbooks. And the problem occurs when you're trying to print a PDF that has been uploaded to Google Docs. Tech Leader Suha walks you through the solution below.
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Evernote: A Comprehensive Tool for Students and Teachers

If you are not familiar with Evernote, then you are missing out on one of the great web 2.0 products to organize your notes. While Evernote seems to be used for personal note keeping, teachers are using it to support learning.

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