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Jay Peters

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    Jay Peters
    Jay Peters
    Google is going to let you “follow” a collaborator in Google Slides.

    You’ll be able to click a person’s avatar in a shared Slides doc to automatically stick with that person as they’re moving between slides. Check out the GIF in Google’s blog — the feature looks like a super useful way to keep track of where a partner is working in a presentation.

    Collaborate with colleagues in Google Slides through a new ‘Follow’ feature

    [Google Workspace Updates]

    Jay Peters
    Jay Peters
    Disney Plus’ new ads tier isn’t available on Roku devices.

    Disney just launched its $7.99 per month Disney Plus Basic ad-supported plan, but if you want to use it with a Roku device, you can’t, according to a Disney support article. It doesn’t work with Disney’s Windows desktop app, either.

    I tried out the new tier, and it’s pretty much what you’d expect: it’s Disney Plus with ads.

    Disney Plus with ads isn’t a very good deal

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