{"id":1938,"date":"2014-06-29T06:07:16","date_gmt":"2014-06-29T13:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/?p=1938"},"modified":"2014-06-29T20:31:07","modified_gmt":"2014-06-30T03:31:07","slug":"why-you-should-have-a-googlegmail-and-microsoft-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/why-you-should-have-a-googlegmail-and-microsoft-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you should have a Google\/Gmail and Microsoft account"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you don&#8217;t already have a Google\/Gmail and a Microsoft\/Outlook.com account, there are several reasons that you may need one besides just for a secondary email address.<\/p>\n<p>A Google\/Gmail.com email is used for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A primary or secondary email address due to Gmail&#8217;s superior junk\/spam filtering and syncing of contacts and calendars with a mobile device<\/li>\n<li>Using <a title=\"Click here to view the article\" href=\"http:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/picasa-3-free-photo-management-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google&#8217;s Picasa picture management program<\/a> and free online photos backup on Picasa Web Albums or Google+ Photos<\/li>\n<li>Using <a title=\"Google Drive\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google Drive<\/a> online backup and synchronization folder (similar to Dropbox), and the accompanying Google Docs, a free online document creation and management suite<\/li>\n<li>Required on an Android smartphone or tablet for backing up the device&#8217;s settings, purchasing apps and using location services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Microsoft\/Outlook.com account is used for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A primary or secondary email address due to the\u00a0Hotmail.com\/Live.com\/Outlook.com\u00a0superior superior syncing ability of mail, contacts and calendar between your computer and mobile devices<\/li>\n<li>Using Microsoft Office 2013 or <a title=\"Microsoft Office 365\" href=\"http:\/\/office.microsoft.com\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft\u00a0Office 365\u00a0subscription<\/a> for syncing or managing your subscription<\/li>\n<li>Using the multiple computer settings synchronization offered in Windows 8<\/li>\n<li>Required on a Windows Phone smartphone\u00a0or tablet for backing up the device&#8217;s settings, purchasing apps and using location services<\/li>\n<li>Using <a title=\"Microsoft OneDrive\" href=\"https:\/\/onedrive.live.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft OneDrive<\/a>\u00a0online backup and synchronization folder (similar to Dropbox)<\/li>\n<li>Using <a title=\"Office Online\" href=\"https:\/\/www.office.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Office Online<\/a>, an internet-based\u00a0document creation and management suite<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/why-you-should-have-a-googlegmail-and-microsoft-account\/print\/\" title=\"Print This Article\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/printer_famfamfam.gif\" alt=\"Print This Article\" title=\"Print This Article\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/why-you-should-have-a-googlegmail-and-microsoft-account\/print\/\" title=\"Print This Article\" rel=\"nofollow\">Print This Article<\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you don&#8217;t already have a Google\/Gmail and a Microsoft\/Outlook.com account, there are several reasons that you may need one besides just for a secondary email address. 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