How To Use Your Multiple Gmail Accounts at the Same Time

People use Gmail in different ways and some people use it multiple accounts, say professional and personal accounts. For people who need to access their accounts on Gmail all at the same time, Google has some news for you. You can easily log in to your multiple accounts all at the same time in the same browser window. The problem is, singing out in one account leads to an automatic sign off from all places. Also if you start a fresh browser session you will have to use your different accounts separately from different places.The Other Route:

If you have say three accounts on Gmail and one is your primary one that you use most and other two are just secondary and you want to be able to log into all these accounts at once without typing in the login details so many times- we have a solution for you-

Email Delegation is a facility offered by Gmail wherein a person can provide access of his Gmail account to another person, say spouse, without telling them the password and this person will have read-write access to their mail and can access it by signing into their own account on Gmail. Access to all your Gmail accounts can be gained by simply enabling the Email Delegation facility.

Sign-in to one of your secondary Gmail accounts and go to Mail Settings –> Accounts –> Grant Access to your account Choose “Add another Account” and specify your primary Gmail email address here. You’ll now get a confirmation email in your primary mailbox. Accept the request and repeat these steps for all your other Gmail accounts.

That’s it. Once you sign-in to your main Gmail account, you also check all your secondary email accounts by choosing the “Switch Account” option in the upper left corner of your Gmail window. There’s absolutely no need to manually sign in to any of the other email accounts.

This feature can be used only for Gmail as of now and other products like Groups, Docs, Calendar, etc. are not included. Also, they can only allow the third party visitor to your account, an access to the mailbox that you have assigned and not other mailboxes and if your primary account gets hacked then they have all access to your Gmail account.

Five tips for lightning-fast formatting in Word

Even if you’re a diehard mouse person, certain keyboard shortcuts are undeniably useful — especially when it comes to formatting. Here are five areas where you can save time using the keyboard instead of traipsing around the Ribbon or searching through menus for the options you need.

1: Apply styles

Not everyone uses styles to format their documents, which is really too bad — styles are almost always more efficient than manual formatting. But even if you’re style-shy, you’ll appreciate the instant formatting provided by these little shortcuts. They work on the current paragraph or multiple selected paragraphs:

• Ctrl + Shift + N applies the Normal style.
• Ctrl + Shift + L applies the List Bullet style.
• Ctrl + Alt +1 applies the Heading 1 style.
• Ctrl + Alt +2 applies the Heading 2 style.
• Ctrl + Alt +3 applies the Heading 3 style.
• Ctrl + Shift + S will open the Apply Styles dialog box, where you can choose any style available to the document. (In Word 2003, it will move the focus to the Style box on the Formatting toolbar.)

2: Adjust font size

Word offers two types of size adjustment, although it’s a subtle distinction:

• Ctrl + ] increases the size of selected text by 1 point; Ctrl + [ decreases the size of selected text by 1 point.
• Ctrl + Shift + > increases the selected text to the next largest installed point size; Ctrl + Shift + < decreases the selected text to the next smallest installed point size.

So, for instance, the first shortcut would increase a selection of 12-point Calibri to 13 points. But the second shortcut would increase it to 14 points.

3: Modify line or paragraph spacing

These are handy if you’re trying to add white space and/or improve readability in a document but you don’t have a lot of time to spend tweaking the layout and design:

• Ctrl + 0 (zero) applies or removes 12 points of space above the current paragraph.
• Ctrl + 5 applies 1.5 line spacing to the current paragraph.
• Ctrl + 2 double-spaces the lines in the current paragraph.

4: Transfer formatting

I always get some truculent feedback when I share this shortcut — apparently, the Format Painter feature has a militant and devoted following. But this trick offers something Format Painter doesn’t: It remembers the formatting you copied until the end of your Word session. So if you think you may need to apply a particular set of formatting attributes at various times as you work, this trick is golden:

• Ctrl + Shift + C copies the formatting of selected text.
• Ctrl + Shift + V applies the copied formatting to a new selection.

5: Remove manually applied formatting

If you often work with documents created by other people, you’ve probably encountered more than your share of extraneous formatting. You may have even applied some dubious touches yourself, in the form of wild fonts or excessive italics. The fastest way to eliminate all the manual formatting from selected text and get back to the underlying styles is to use these shortcuts:

• Ctrl + Spacebar removes character formatting, leaving just the formatting of the default character style.
• Ctrl + Q removes paragraph formatting, leaving just the formatting of the paragraph style applied to the selected paragraph(s).

Link:http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/five-apps/five-tips-for-lightning-fast-formatting-in-word/996?tag=nl.e101

The complete list of Windows Logo keyboard shortcuts !

Takeaway: The Windows Logo key, which is common on most keyboards these days, can be a powerful tool if you know the right shortcuts.

When it comes to keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Windows 7, I admit to being a bit of a novice. I fall back on the menu system or, now that it is available by default in Windows 7, I use the search box located on the Start Menu. But, as the following list shows us, there are definitely opportunities for increased efficiency within the matrix of keyboard shortcuts.

One of the more powerful, and probably least used, set of keyboard shortcuts involves the Windows Logo key, which is common on most keyboards packaged with a Windows-based personal computer these days.





Table A lists the keyboard shortcut combinations associated with the Windows Logo key and what each combination will do. Take a good look, because there may be a key combination or two you can use regularly that will make your computing life just a little more efficient.

Table A - Source Microsoft

Key combination

Action

Windows logo key Open or close the Start menu.
Windows logo key +Pause Display the System Properties dialog box.
Windows logo key +D Display the desktop.
Windows logo key +M Minimize all windows.
Windows logo key +Shift+M Restore minimized windows to the desktop.
Windows logo key +E Open Computer.
Windows logo key +F Search for a file or folder.
Ctrl+Windows logo key +F Search for computers (if you’re on a network).
Windows logo key +L Lock your computer or switch users.
Windows logo key +R Open the Run dialog box.
Windows logo key +T Cycle through programs on the taskbar.
Windows logo key+number Start the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the program is already running, switch to that program.
Shift+Windows logo key+number Start a new instance of the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
Ctrl+Windows logo key+number Switch to the last active window of the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
Alt+Windows logo key+number Open the Jump List for the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
Windows logo key +Tab Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D.
Ctrl+Windows logo key +Tab Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D.
Ctrl+Windows logo key +B Switch to the program that displayed a message in the notification area.
Windows logo key +Spacebar Preview the desktop.
Windows logo key +Up Arrow Maximize the window.
Windows logo key +Left Arrow Maximize the window to the left side of the screen.
Windows logo key +Right Arrow Maximize the window to the right side of the screen.
Windows logo key +Down Arrow Minimize the window.
Windows logo key +Home Minimize all but the active window.
Windows logo key +Shift+Up Arrow Stretch the window to the top and bottom of the screen.
Windows logo key +Shift+Left Arrow or Right Arrow Move a window from one monitor to another.
Windows logo key +P Choose a presentation display mode.
Windows logo key +G Cycle through gadgets.
Windows logo key +U Open Ease of Access Center.
Windows logo key +X Open Windows Mobility Center.

Link : http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/the-complete-list-of-windows-logo-keyboard-shortcuts/4946?tag=nl.e101
                                                 

More managers value emotional intelligence over IQ

Takeaway: Amidst higher stress levels and economic uncertainties, employers are placing greater emphasis on emotional intelligence when hiring new employees and promoting existing ones.

With smaller staffs, higher stress levels and uncertainties around the economy, employers are changing what they look for in prospective employees. Thirty-four percent of hiring managers said they are placing greater emphasis on emotional intelligence (EI) when hiring and promoting employees post-recession, according to a new CareerBuilder survey. Seventy-one percent said they value emotional intelligence in an employee more than IQ.

Emotional intelligence is a general assessment of a person’s abilities to control emotions, to sense, understand and react to others’ emotions, and manage relationships. The survey was conducted online within the U.S. by Harris Interactive© on behalf of CareerBuilder. The CareerBuilder national survey from May 19 to June 8, 2011, which polled more than 2600 hiring managers and human resource professionals, revealed that EI is a critical characteristic for landing a job and advancing one’s career.

When asked why emotional intelligence is more important than high IQ, employers said (in order of importance):

• Employees [with high EI] are more likely to stay calm under pressure
• Employees know how to resolve conflict effectively
• Employees are empathetic to their team members and react accordingly
• Employees lead by example
• Employees tend to make more thoughtful business decisions

HR managers and hiring managers assess their candidates’ and employees’ EI by observing a variety of behaviors and qualities. The top responses from the survey were:

• They admit and learn from their mistakes
• They can keep emotions in check and have thoughtful discussions on tough issues
• They listen as much or more than they talk
• They take criticism well
• They show grace under pressure

Link : http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/career/more-managers-value-emotional-intelligence-over-iq/3388?tag=bos-vw-three;bos-i2

                                        

10 things you should know about HTML5!

Takeaway: HTML5 may not be a fully finalized standard yet, but it isn’t changing much — and adoption is on the rise. 

A year or two ago, HTML5 seemed like a vague idea that only a few Internet wonks cared about. Now, it feels like HTML5 is everywhere. Thanks to rapid releases from Mozilla and Chrome, and the deployment of IE9 from Microsoft (and IE10 already in “tech preview” status), browser support for HTML5 is available to nearly everyone in a limited (or better than limited) amount. Developers are starting to take advantage of the widely implemented features. With full HTML5 support probably less than a year away, and the specification quickly reaching an unchanging state, this is a great time to look at some things you should know about HTML5.

1: XHTML is no more; long live HTML5 with XML syntax

XHTML was the choice of people who favored precision, particularly for parsing. HTML has always looked a lot like XML, but it never was quite exactly like XML, and as a result, trying to parse it like XML would fail. So a while ago, the XHTML spec was made, to take the HTML language and put it into the XML lingo. When HTML5 first got started, there was work on XHTML 2 as well, but that was eventually mothballed. Instead, the HTML5 spec is written so that you can write HTML5 with strict XML syntax and it will work. And if you send it with an XML MIME type, user agents will parse it as an XML document too. This gives developers the best of both worlds.

2: The 2022 myth, the 2011 reality

One of the persistent misconceptions around HTML5 is that “it won’t be done until 2022.” The typical supporting evidence for this is an interview I conducted with Ian Hickson, the HTML5 specification editor, a few years ago. Ironically enough, even in that interview, he was clear about the 2022 date. But a few people got really worked up about it, and their angry articles got a lot more attention than the actual facts.

The truth is that 2022 is when Hickson expects the HTML5 spec to become a full W3Crecommendation, which means that there are two 100% complete, verifiable implementations. To get an idea of why that is both fairly meaningless and a huge leap at the same time, consider that no other version of the HTML spec has ever achieved that status, mainly because they were too vague for any implementation to be provably correct. The HTML5 specification is getting close to being solidified and unchanging, right now in 2011.

3: It is a Flash and Silverlight killer for many developers

While HTML5 does make numerous improvements in how it is used for marking up documents, the big focus is in applications. The number of features that HTML5 introduces to support application development is staggering. This isn’t to say that Flash and Silverlight are going away anytime soon. But Microsoft has already announced that it’s refocusing Silverlight on the out-of-browser experience. Flash and Silverlight still have capabilities that HTML5 does not have, but the gap is nonexistent for many common purposes now, thanks to HTML5’s new capabilities. It probably isn’t worth rewriting existing applications, but you should see whether HTML5 makes sense for new applications.

4: It is the basis of many new tools

With HTML5 becoming a full-blown application framework, toolmakers are now using it as the foundation technology for their products, particularly those designed to overcome cross-platform development issues. If you are looking to write an application that runs cross platform, and it is within the capabilities of an HTML5 application, you should consider one of these tools. This is especially important in the mobile space, where the alternative is to learn an entirely different language, API, and framework for each phone platform you want to target.

5: The <video> tag is important but controversial

My personal pick for “best new HTML5 feature” is the <video> tag. Before <video> (there is also an <audio> tag), you would find yourself having to turn to Flash or Silverlight to provide a media player on your site. With these new tags, those days are, in theory, over. Why only “in theory”? Sadly, the different browser makers can’t quite decide on which formats to support yet, due to patent concerns. When the dust settles on that, Flash and Silverlight both lose their #1 use case.

6: Google led the way

If it seems like the Chrome browser has a huge head start with HTML5, there is a good reason for that. The HTML5 specification process put a heavy premium and emphasis on written, deployed code. I’m not saying that they “rubber stamped” whatever browser vendors did. But it was hard to convince those involved to write specifications for unimplemented features, and implemented features were likely to become the basis of new items in the specification. Because Chrome seems to have a new version every few weeks, features that Google put into it had an excellent chance of making it into the HTML5 spec.

7: “Standards compliant” is finally provable

Whenever someone claims that a browser is or is not “standards compliant,” I have got to laugh. Before HTML5, it is literally impossible to be provably standards compliant. In many cases, the current specs are too vague or simply silent on important issues (like handling parsing errors) and the result is that different browsers can do wildly different things and still be either standards compliant or fall into the category of “not provably out of compliance.” Even the famous ACID test does not prove too much, since it tests only a subset of the HTML specification. With HTML5, the bar has been raised quite a bit, and it will finally be possible to prove that a user agent is standards compliant. Indeed, one of the reasons behind the 2022 date for “recommendation” status is the need to write full test suites.

8: “Standards compliant” still does not guarantee how it will look

Standards compliance in Web browsers does not do what people often think it does, and HTML5 does not change that fact. A big confusion with HTML is that many Web designers and developers believe that the HTML specification controls the look of items on the screen; it does not. For example, a Web browser can make the <strong> tag use a bigger or different colored font instead of a heavier font, if it likes and still be compliant. Many times, when designers say a browser is not standards compliant, what they are really encountering is the flexibility given to user agents in how to render tags. HTML5 does not change this fact. If you absolutely need a tag to be rendered in a precise way, do not count on the browser’s default behavior; specify your needs in CSS.

9: Parsing is more precise

The HTML5 specification finally introduces precise parsing rules and defines things like what the user agent should do when it encounters a parsing error. As a result, you can expect that some things that used to pass as acceptable or even “valid” HTML in the past will no longer cut the mustard. You will want to get familiar with HTML5’s parsing rules and make sure that your code adheres to them.

10: HTML5 goes far beyond the browser

In previous versions of HTML, there was an inherent assumption that a traditional Web browser was the user agent of choice. While other user agents and content types were supported, there was an implication that they were not as important. HTML5, on the other hand, has a good number of changes to put non-browser, non-desktop-size-screen user agents on more equal footing with traditional Web browsers. There have been a lot of advances with things like how well it works with screen readers and mobile phones. As a result, well-written HTML5 can be a “write-once, view anywhere” framework for developers who need it, and it can reach users (particularly those with a variety of disabilities) who otherwise would struggle with the Web.

Link:http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/10-things-you-should-know-about-html5/2643?tag=nl.e101

                                                  

Why Google Plus is about to change the Web as we know it!

This is the way Google always wanted social networking to work, and this time the company may have pulled it off.

Google’s previous social attempts have been unmitigated train wrecks, if we’re being completely honest. Open Social failed because Google couldn’t get Facebook and other social networks to buy into the idea of a shared social identity. Google Wave missed the target by not being useful enough to attract any users. Google Buzz freaked people out by naively overstepping its bounds on privacy.

So, when Google unveiled its latest social experiment last week — called Google+ — I was extremely skeptical. Still, Facebook is so malignant in terms of privacy and such a mess to use and configure that I was more than happy to give Google+ a try. I just expected that it would be a speed-dating relationship like most of my product reviews and destined to last no more than a few weeks at the most.

Damn, was I wrong. After almost a week, I fully expect this Google+ thing to turn into a long-term relationship. I mean, we’re not buying matching workout suits or anything yet, but this is definitely more than just a crush on the hot, new thing.

To start, Google+ is what Google calls a “field trial” — a fancy way to say that it’s still in beta. For now, it is open mostly to technology industry insiders and the press. Google reasoned that since reporters were going to be writing about Plus anyway, they might as well let them kick the tires. Wise move.

Vic Gundotra, Google’s SVP of Social and the head guy in charge of Plus, said, ”We chose the initial seed very carefully. We wanted a lot of diversity, so we have people that represent over 42 of the world’s languages… We’re trying to really test the product, make sure that we meet people’s privacy expectations, that the systems are working, [and] that we can scale. We’ll slowly grow that initial seed as we’re ready.”

The other Google executive running the Plus project, Bradley Horowitz, added, ”Field trial is the right term. That’s not a euphemism. There’s a lot of rough edges in there and a lot of learning we have to do. The feedback we got in the first 24 hours is tremendous.”

Even with its rough edges and without the masses of humanity having access to Google+, the core experience is pretty powerful, and it’s easy to see where Google is going with this.

As I wrote over the weekend while diving into Google+, the most attractive part is how easy it is to find, add, and organize your friends (I cited that as the main reason you won’t hate Google+). The friend issue is the heart of all social networks, although it’s so obvious that it’s often overlooked. In fact, Twitter still isn’t very good at it, Facebook is a little better, but both of them now look like neophytes compared to the way Google+ does it.

The friend feature on Google+ is called “Circles,” and it turns out to be an intuitive mashup of friending (from Facebook) and following (from Twitter). Circles are basically sets of friends that you can drag and drop into groups, mirroring your existing social circles — Family & Friends, Colleagues, Local Techies, etc. — rather than just the one big lump of friends you have on Facebook that can result in moments of “worlds colliding,” since you have to share all of your updates with all of your friends. On Google+, you can selectively send updates to different circles, and you can quickly click between the news streams of your different circles.

You can also make circles for people you don’t necessarily know but are interested in following their updates (e.g. Tech Journalists, Famous Engineers, Web Celebrities, etc.). This is where Google+ echoes Twitter, because people don’t have to follow you back in order for you to add them to one of your Circles. At that point, you’ll see all of their public updates, and most of these folks make the majority of their updates public in order to be seen by more people (it’s the whole social media narcissism meme, and it has already transplanted itself on Google Plus).

The real killer feature to Circles in Google+ is how easy it is to find and add friends. Everywhere you see a user’s name or avatar you can simply mouse over it, click “Add to Circles,” and then select which circle to add them to. On Twitter, it took me about three years to find about 200 really interesting people (mostly in technology and the media) worth following. It took me less than three days to find that many on Google Plus. Of course, most of them are the same people, so Google+ has the advantage of speed by letting us quickly re-coagulate our existing social graph on the new service.

Link:http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/hiner/why-google-plus-is-about-to-change-the-web-as-we-know-it/8642?tag=nl.e101