How To Schedule An Email To Be Sent At A Later Date Or Time Using Gmail For Free

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I'm pretty sure that some of you there would like to send an email by schedule so you can maybe establish a publishing schedule for your subscribers or just send a report to your boss on a specified day and time. Whatever purpose that this may serve you, the guide below should help you learn how to send an email in Gmail on a schedule.

1. Go here to install Email Scheduler- an add-on for Google Spreadsheet that will do the job.

2. Click the 'FREE' button to install the add-on.

3. After clicking the button, a new tab should open. Click 'Continue' to give the add-on your permission to run.

4. A new window should pop-up following the step above. Scroll down and click 'Allow' to proceed.

5. You're done installing the add-on. Before doing this next step, make sure that you have already composed your email in Gmail and it is saved in your drafts folder. Now, go to Add-ons -> Email Scheduler -> Configure to schedule your Gmail emails.

6. Now, your spreadsheet should look like below. On the right side of the page, select your drafted message from the drop-down and click 'Schedule'.

7. Set the date and time, hit 'Schedule' and you're done. To edit the date and time or cancel the schedule, just hit 'Edit Schedule' or 'Cancel' as shown below.

8. You can also rename the spreadsheet so you can easily identify the spreadsheet in your Google Drive if you need to schedule an email again.

9. To access the spreadsheet where the add-on is installed, just go to your Google Drive and find that spreadsheet.

This brilliant add-on that's provided to everyone for free is all thanks to @labnol! You can actually upgrade to premium for the following reasons:

✓ Perpetual License - you just pay once and use it forever.

✓ Schedule emails on a recurring basis that go out hourly, daily, weekly or monthly.

✓ Easily create duplicate copies of existing drafts in Gmail.

✓ Schedule unlimited number of email messages within Gmail limits.

✓ Track email opens and know when your messages are read or opened.

✓ Complimentary email technical support upgradable to one-on-one support.

✓ Free software updates for lifetime, delivered automatically.

I hope this post helped you somehow! Thanks for reading! Until next post!

Toyozu Mountain Resort (Directions, Rates, Information)

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Ever been to a hot spring? Well, if you're near Nabunturan, Compostella Valley or wanting to go there, their hot springs are waiting for you!

Located at Barangay Bukal, Nabunturan, ComVal Province, Toyozu Mountain Resort is a definite go-to destination when talking about Mindanao Hot Springs. This is one of the several hot springs in Mindanao that's a fair bit developed and child-friendly. I know this first-hand as we went there with 6 kids and they totally loved it!

View the photos that I've taken here:

• DIRECTIONS (From Davao City)
  
  Click this link to view the Google Map directions going to the resort. This map will guide you to the resort going from Gaisano Mall, J.P. Laurel Ave., Davao City to Toyozu Mountain Resort. You can also zoom in to see the street view version of the map. The road going to the resort is 90% concrete and 10% rough road (but not too rough, just enough for a car to pass safely).
  
  
• Rates
  
  I just copied and pasted the following rates listed below from the flyer that they provided to us before we checked out. Feel free to contact them through their mobile number 09296730364 for confirmation. The rates are as of September 2016.
  
  

  Entrance Fee
  Adult	₱40.00
  Children	₱35.00
  Open Cottages
  Small	₱100.00
  Medium	₱200.00
  Big	₱300.00
  Function Hall
  Small	₱1,000.00
  Big	₱2,000.00
  Private Hot Pool/Jacuzzi with Open Cottage
  Nagano/Tokyo/Kobe	₱500.00
  Nagoya/Osaka/Negata	₱800.00
  Sendai/Mito/Nasu	₱1,000.00
  Twin Pool with Cottage	₱1,000.00
  Overnight Rooms
  Good for 3 persons (Non-aircon)	₱1,000.00
  Good for 10 persons (Non-aircon)	₱1,500.00
  Good for 4 persons (Aircon)	₱1,500.00
  Tent (Rent)
  Good for 3-4 persons	₱700.00
  Good for 2 persons	₱500.00
  Tent Corkage	₱500.00

  
  
• Information
  
  Other Amenities:
  Swimming Pool (mixture of hot and cold water)
  Cave with natural steam
  Sauna House with natural steam
  Jacuzzi type private pools
  Parking Area
  Sari-sari store
  
  Their pools close at 5PM. But you can definitely stay overnight as you wish. The location is wide and surrounded by mountains. And did I mention that there's a river not very far from the resort? The river isn't part of the hot springs but it's a steal, right? One place, 2 awesome bodies of water. I guarantee that the smell of fresh & steamy air and the sound of waters clashing will definitely relax your senses.
  
  AND FOR THE BIG QUESTION... How hot are their hot spring/pools? Well, the water from the hot springs ALONE is too hot to handle. I personally cannot tolerate soaking in it. Maybe the sunny day weather caused the water to be hotter, not sure. But the resort made a way for the water to be neutralized temperature-wise by letting a cold water flow with the hot water so everyone can soak in.

My experience there was definitely fun and I sure will definitely go back there soon. We may go back there when the season is a bit cold. For now, we'll live our lives in the city where the time flies too fast. I cannot wait to go back there! Thanks for reading and until next post!

Disclaimer:
I am not in any way affiliated or connected with Toyozu Mountain resort and its owners. I'm just writing this post so that I can help some readers learn about the resort.

Possible Privacy Protection Passwords That You Can Try When You're Locked Out

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If you're like me who got locked out of your own Android smartphone and you're now being asked by your phone to enter a 'Privacy Protection Password' that as expected you cannot remember and now you're just desperate to find out what that password is before following the suggestions in Google to actually reinstall/flash your android with its stock firmware which is obviously tedious but definitely a surefire way to solve it and you just have this little hope that you might actually know the password and your brain just needs a little nudge so you can remember. Wow, that was long. Sorry!

Your Android phone will be locked and will ask for your Privacy Protection Password only if you have enabled it yourself. You might have done this during you and your phone's honeymoon period (usually 1-3 days from the day you first bought your phone when you're usually also discovering/setting everything up to every tiny little setting on your phone). That honeymoon period is just my estimate, by the way, it could be a month for you, or just 30 minutes for someone else, whatever.

In my case, it happened when I removed my primary sim card and changed it to another sim card. Once I turned the phone on, after it booted, it immediately asked for the password. And of course, I forgot that password. You're probably so frustrated right now like how I felt when this happened. I almost followed everyone else's recommendation to just flash my Android phone back to its stock firmware. I wasn't ready to let go of whatever it is that would be gone (files, photos, settings, etc) if I did that. So I tried my best to just remember or guess the password that I have set.

If you want to try and guess the password firstly before flashing your phone, you can try the following hints:

1. Your birthdate (this is the one that worked for me)
   
   You have to try different date formats because you may have set the password up in a certain date format. If your birthday is March 2, 2015, try the following formats:
   
   

   030215
   3215
   03022015

   
   The format above follows the month first- March / 03. You can try and follow the EU date format where the day comes before the month, etc. But you should be familiar about how you personally write dates. In my case, what worked is 03022015. This isn't my birthday by the way, just my date format, lol!
   
   
2. Common default codes
   
   I know that you have set the Privacy Protection Password yourself but believe it or not, some people actually use default codes as their own pin/password so they can easily guess or remember it if needed. The following are the most common default codes that you can try:
   
   

   1111

   1234

   0000

   11111

   12345

   00000

   111111

   123456

   000000

   
   

3. Lastly, try other significant dates (Anniversary, your kid's birthday, your partner's birthday, etc.)

I am genuinely hoping that you're able to enter a correct password following the hints above. If you've tried everything and you're still unable to unlock your phone, you can try following this video tutorial about how you can bypass this and flash your Android phone back to its stock firmware.

Thanks for reading! Bye po!

How to Measure Distance Between Locations Using Google Maps (For Travel)

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Apparently, information regarding Toyozu Mountain Resort isn't fully available on the internet. They have no website, no official social media page and they don't even have a proper Google Maps result. It's frustrating. As of writing, if you search 'Toyozu Mountain Resort' in Google Maps, the first search result is about a different Toyozu and it's far from being a resort. Try it! Although, I did submit Toyozu Mountain Resort now in Google Maps so it will hopefully have a proper result soon!

We've been planning our short day tour there for my son's birthday. Obviously, this would be our first time to go there. And it would definitely ease our travel a bit if we know a little bit of information about how to get there and the distance between our house and Toyozu Mountain Resort. That is so we know the estimated travel duration.

So I manually looked for Toyozu Mountain Resort via Google Street View and after several clicks, I finally found the road going to the resort. Unfortunately, the Google Street View truck didn't turn left so there are no street views going to the actual resort.

Photo captured from Google Maps

Now let's start measuring the distance between here and another location. In my case, our house. You can follow the steps below if you're trying to do the same. Please note that I am using Chrome on a PC.

If you're currently viewing the street view version of your starting location right now, zoom out until you're back in Google Maps view.

Or if you're already in Google Maps view, and you have already determined your starting location, stay there.

Right click on your starting location, then click on Directions from here.

Photo captured from Google Maps

You will immediately notice that a round marker is placed on your starting location as shown below:

Photo captured from Google Maps

Navigate your map so you are viewing your 'end' location. In this case, we are navigating the map's view to our house's location.

Right-click on the map and click Directions to here so you are marking your end location.

Photo captured from Google Maps

Immediately on the right-side of the page, you will see the distance and the travel duration between the locations.

Photo captured from Google Maps

It was just what I needed! I now know how much time we would expect for travel time more or less and how much gas we need for the car. I like to be sure as much as I can before going on an adventure, especially if that adventure is located quite remotely.

Thanks for reading! Bye po!