Archive for March, 2008

Google has just added two right-to-left languages, Arabic and Hebrew, in all features of Google Docs except for spreadsheets. And that brings our grand total languages supported by Google Docs to 40. Wow!And changing your language is as easy as few click. Just click on settings link at top right of your Google Docs view, and you have following ... Full story

Microsoft has launched Office Live (http://www.officelive.com) applications like Google Apps based on SaaS (Software as a Service) model. I was just comparing the Office Live with Googles Apps and here are some important points:LinksOffice Live: http://smallbusiness.officelive.com/Googles Apps: http://www.google.com/awe have done a quick comparison of free editions for small business ... Full story

Google has just launched a new feature to sync your Google Calendar with outlook. The feature called Google Calendar Sync allows you to sync (yes it is short for Synchronize) calendar events between Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook Calendar. What more you can even setthe direction of information flowfrequency of synchronizationHowever there are few limitations (Oh No!) Well, at present the sync is only ... Full story

Can my assistant, also registered as a Google Apps user send emails on my behalf?Yes, you can, here is how:And all you need to do is to add another email address in Settings --> AccountsYou may need to verify this setup (an obvious security feature) and once verified, you are done.Now when your assistant is ... Full story

I want my assistant to be able to keep the calendar updated for me.You can share the calendar with her to make changes. You can share one or more calendars with specific users and specify the permissions for each one of them.To share calendar click on settings, then click on calendars tab and edit the sharing for ... Full story

Recently unveiled feature of Google Talk - "Chatback" is here. So if whether you have a online profile, blog or a , now you can give visitors a feature of "Chat with Me" even if they are not Google Users.Unlike guest book which are a common features on websites 'chatback' will be a powerful interactive real time messaging tool. I have just integrated ... Full story

One of the best feature that I like about Google Calender is ability to create SMS alerts for events. So even if I am on the move, I get alerts from my calender right in my mobile through a text message.In fact I have created a calender for "Birthdays & Anniversaries" and have setup alerts from my mobile. Now, ... Full story

Labels are Google Apps way of organizing mails in folders, Oops ... in Labels. So there will be no more instruction to your secretary to "File It" - now learn to say "Label It".Labels may look a complex way but in fact they are very simple. Just mark any mail (or conversation as they are called in Google Apps mail) with a Label. ... Full story

Google Sites is a great way to build you "Company Intranet". It is one of the best collaboration tool available for business users. Just imagine if everyone in your company can publish on their own? Wow! Google is giving power in the hands of each individual? Here are some of the reason you should start using Google Sites in your company:Easy to use ... Full story