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How to directly start new Google Docs or Sheets from the URL bar

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I really like Google Docs and Google Sheets as I can use them freely in my phone, or laptop, that I can also share with others and invite them to collaborate.

As you are still reading this, chances are that you are also a user of these two helpful services. You need to browse through the old files, edit them, or create new ones.

There is a really quick way to create new such files without having to initially go to the landing dashboard where you see all the documents or sheets and then choose to create a new one.

Recently, I learned that there are 2 domains that are very handy, assuming that you are already signed in:

  • doc.new redirects you directly to the page for creating a new Google Doc
  • sheet.new redirects you to a page where you can create a new Google Sheet

Yeah, plain and simple, just like how things we use a lot we wished they were.

I hope this saves you a few seconds of your precious time.

How to see the versions of all Ruby gems that you are using

Maybe it’s been a lot of years and many projects along the way that you have been using Ruby on Rails to develop your projects. Turn things from paper into actual software that makes other people’s lives easier. Of course, it’s hard to learn everything in the beginning and expect to remember all of it for the rest of your life. That’s why we write them, bookmark a link, etc.

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How to find the PostgreSQL version that you are using

Image source: https://docs.datadoghq.com/integrations/postgres/

If you are actively using Rails for developing your projects, then it’s likely that in at least one of your projects you are using PostgreSQL as the database technology. You have already added the pg in your Gemfile and have already started to use it. Then your client asks you about the version of PostgreSQL that you are using, and you may be confused for a bit about it, as you aren’t sure.

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