Write Google Scripts using Modern JavaScript ES6
Google Apps Script has received a significant upgrade ever since it was first released to the public more than a decade ago. Apps Script now uses the V8 JavaScript Engine - it is the same runtime that...
View ArticleHow to Install Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificate with Apache on Ubuntu
This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to install Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate for an Apache server running on Ubuntu 18.04. I’ve created a droplet on DigitalOcean for this example but the steps...
View ArticleA Better Way to Embed PDF Documents in Web Pages
How do you embed a PDF document into your website for inline viewing? One popular option is that you upload the PDF file to an online storage service, something like Google Drive or Microsoft’s...
View ArticleHow to Force Reset GSuite Users' Passwords with Apps Script
You can use Google Apps Script to automatically reset the password of users in your GSuite domain. This script can only be executed under the Suite admin account. You also need to enable the...
View ArticleHow to Generate a Report of Bounced Email Addresses in Gmail
Some email messages you have sent through your Gmail account may not get delivered at all. There could be a problem with the recipient’s email address, like a typo, their mailbox could be full or maybe...
View ArticleThe 101 Most Useful Websites on the Internet
Here are the most useful websites on the Internet that will make you smarter, increase productivity and help you learn new skills. These incredibly useful websites solve at least one problem really...
View ArticleHow to Scrape Reddit with Google Scripts
Reddit offers a fairly extensive API that any developer can use to easily pull data from subreddits. You can fetch posts, user comments, image thumbnails, votes and most other attributes that are...
View ArticleAwesome Mac Apps and Utilities - 2020 Edition
Whether you are a new Mac user or a seasoned veteran looking to do even more amazing things on your Mac, check out this updated collection of lesser-known but awesome Mac Apps of 2020. The majority of...
View ArticleHow to Grant User Privileges in Google Cloud MySQL
When you create a new user account in your Google Cloud MySQL database, it has the same privileges as a root user. It is, therefore, a good idea to limit the admin privileges of the new MySQL user with...
View ArticleHow to Get the Quiz Score in Google Forms with Apps Script
Teachers can use Google Forms to create an online quiz and students can view their test scores immediately after form submission. With Apps Script, you can set up automatic email notifications and send...
View ArticleHow to Encrypt and Decrypt Text Strings with JavaScript
In one of my web projects, I require simple and easy-to-implement encryption and decryption JavaScript library that could encode a piece of text and then decode the encoded string on the...
View ArticleBlock All Incoming and Outgoing Emails Except Specific Whitelisted Domains
The finance team in an organization would like to use Gmail for internal communication only. The corporate email policy restricts the finance team from sharing any files or email messages with external...
View ArticleThe Best Online Tools To Know Everything About a Website
How do I contact the owner of a website? Where is a particular website hosted? What other websites are hosted on that same server? Is the site using WordPress or Gatsby? Which ad networks are they...
View ArticleGoogle Photos - The Good Parts
When Google launched Gmail in 2004, it bundled 40x more free storage space than competing webmail services. It seemed to solve all storage woes and they did not include a “delete” button in Gmail...
View ArticleHow to Move your iCloud and Apple Photos to Google Photos
A friend writes - “Any suggestions on how to combine the Google photo library with iPhoto. Which is a better platform for keeping the photos? Google seems to be very handy in sorting and searching....
View ArticleHow to Import MailChimp Subscribers to Google Sheets
The Gmail Mail Merge addon can now import the email addresses of subscribers from your MailChimp mailing lists into Google Sheets. If you wish to send emails to your subscribers directly from Gmail,...
View ArticleTrack Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases in India with Google Sheets
The Government of India website has a live dashboard that provides, in near real-time, the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in various states of India. This is the best resource to get updates...
View ArticleHow to Send SMS Messages with Google Sheets and your Android Phone
The Mail Merge for Gmail add-on lets you send personalized emails via Gmail but wouldn’t it be nice if a similar solution existed for sending personalized SMS to your contacts directly from your mobile...
View ArticleTech Courses Gone Free! Make the most of your time at home
We are living in extraordinary times, locked down and trying to work from home. This could also be a good time to level up your tech skills and learn something new that could help in the future when...
View ArticleAarogya Setu - How India's COVID-19 Contact Tracing App Works
The Government of India has developed a mobile tracker app - Aarogya Setu - as part of their efforts to contain the spread of Coronavirus in this country of 1.3 billion people. The app is available for...
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