Archive for October, 2008

Google Sites is definitely more popular among the educational institutes than other type of organizations.Here are key reasons why Google Sites is very popular tool:No technical knowledge required like html, stylesheets or javascriptFaster way to develop sitesCan be developed in a collaborative wayCan access from anywhere to make changes (no software required)Saline Area Schools (http://www.salineschools.com) is currently using ... Full story

If you have a "Google Account" you now have an OpenID similar to a Yahoo account. For Gmail users your Gmail address is your OpenID.Google has joined OpenID. By joining the OpenID movement, Google helps all of its Gmail ... Full story

Some new features are released in Google Labs this week. These include Gadgets to see Google Docs and Google Calendar in Gmail interface.With the Google Calendar Gadget you can see your Google Calendar agenda and get an alert when ... Full story

OIT (Office of Information Technology) at Boise State University has been using Google Apps. More and more departments migrating to Google App and they are using Google Apps including Google Sites, and ... Full story

Gmail ContactsGmail will now automatically adds people that you corresponded with to 'Suggested Contacts'. You can move people you correspond with regularly to 'My Contacts'. Gmail's address auto-complete feature will work for all of your contacts, whether they're in 'My Contacts' or 'Suggested Contacts'.To ensure that only the right contacts are synced with your mobile device in the future, Gmail ... Full story

The new feature in Google Apps Mail (Gmail) is "Advanced IMAP Controls"... Full story

Web Worker Daily has given some good tips on how to maintain a zero mail inbox with Google Apps. Some of the tips are really useful and worth reading:Using "Remember the Milk" extension to gmailUsing GreaseMonkey script - Folders4Gmail... Full story

If you use Google’s services a lot, you might have wanted at one time or another to use them as stand alone applications. GMDesk is an Adobe AIR application that allows you to do just that.GMDesk offers you access to GMail, Google ... Full story

Georgetown University's email service is moving to from University servers to Google Apps for Educationhttp://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2008/10/14/georgetown-moving-email-to-gmail-in-spring/ Full story

A recent example of the use of Google Sites for Government Institutions is for Washington DC. The have recently made a Google site public for their upcoming job fair:https://sites.google.com/a/dc.gov/octo-jobs/Home Full story