[March 8th] 📰 Steve Dougherty's This Weeks News You Can Use

Published: Tue, 03/08/22

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Here are this weeks Tips, Guides &
News You Can Use.

Unlike Signal, Telegram chats aren’t end-to-end encrypted.

You only get server-side encryption by default.

But if you want full encryption, you need to enter a separate Secret Chat mode.

This guide will show you how to start an encrypted Secret Chat in Telegram.

Sometimes Google Drive isn’t the best file storage platform for the job.

Fortunately, you have many Google Drive alternatives to pick from.

Why is Google Drive not ideal always?

Many users struggle to fully understand the platform’s features and functionality despite its popularity.

Others have concerns about its cost, security, or capabilities.

Thankfully, there are other options.

In this guide, we’ll examine 15 Google Drive alternatives that are worth looking at.

Before we dive in, let’s take an in-depth look at Google Drive and some of its potential shortcomings.

Wondering how to optimize your Instagram strategy for 2022 but overwhelmed by all of the changes?

In this guide, you’ll discover the four primary Instagram changes happening in 2022 that you need to know about.

Plus you will get the tips to adjust your strategy in order to take advantage of these changes.

There’s been a fair amount of worry recently that blogging is on its way out.

Even blogging guru brand HubSpot found in their research that 40% of people reported not reading blogs at all.

Yikes!

Does that mean we’re losing the central component of our content marketing strategies?

Is blogging going to be dead?

Let me put your mind at ease: no, blogging isn’t going anywhere.

At least not anytime soon. The same HubSpot research that found 40% of people don’t read blogs found that 60% do.

The problem brands encounter with engaging their blog post audience is not that users don’t want to read blogs at all.

After all, they visited your page in the first place, right?

This guide will cover why people read blogs and how you can use that information to grow your blog post audience.

Fast charging allows you to give your device a quick shot of juice and keep running.

But are you damaging your phone's battery in the long run?

Fast charging is becoming a standard feature on smartphones, electric vehicles, laptops, and other gadgets.

It’s convenient as it enables you to juice up your device or car in less time than you would conventionally have to wait.

But as much as fast charging is impressive, does it have any negative effects to battery life?

This guide will break it down for you.