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How to Generate a Google Application Password for Gmail

Want to set up Gmail in your email program and keep running into a password wall? Chances are you need a special kind...

Looking for a historic character to mark the start of a new paragraph or a modern symbol to refer to a section in a...

Confused by log-in woes or concerned a huge store of cookies might be slowing down Edge? Looking for a quick way to...

Hitting the period key three times, feeling the result is… just not right? Wondering if there’s a way to enter those...

Ever had a brilliant thought, idea or insight, thinking “I’ll jot it down later” — and then never remembered to do so?...

Looking to steer clear of clichés during a tête-à-tête at the café? Better concentrate on the vis-à-vis — and on...

Your Emacs cursor blinking is driving you to distraction? You find the cursor all right without having it blink at...

Wondering where Gmail hides your junk mail? If you miss an important email, the spam folder might just be the hiding...

Scrolling through a sea of emails just trying to select a special handful — or all unread messages perhaps? Whether...

Want to open two emails side by side or a reply alongside the original message perhaps? You don't have to open...

Fumbling with Unicode superscripts — and found some superscripted letters don’t even exist? Still want your chemical...

Wish your Mac would save energy without making you wait forever before you can get back to work (or play)? Worried...