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June 2010

  • Use comments in Google Docs when working together

    Tue 1st

    Tips & Tricks: Comments in Google documents
    Thursday, May 27, 2010 8:54 AM
    In April, we launched a new version of Google documents. One feature that makes collaboration easier is improved commenting.
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    Comments let you make suggestions about the text in your document without modifying the document itself. When you click [...]

May 2010

  • Hello Google Apps, hello real collaboration

    Fri 14th

    From The Official Google Blog
    Hello Google Apps, hello real collaboration
    5/12/2010 02:53:00 PM
    This is the latest post in an ongoing series about Small Business and resources for entrepreneurs. Previous posts have covered how Google AdWords and Google Places can help business owners use technology to drive success. -Ed.
    I’ve talked to a lot of small businesses that [...]

  • Office 2010 coming soon!

    Fri 14th

    Microsoft Office 2010 is coming out soon and people will be looking to upgrade but we want to pose the question – why?
    The Microsoft Office productivity suite has dominated the workplace and become the defacto standard when it comes to making documents.  Everyone has probably worked with Office at one point or another to some [...]

  • Enhance your networking with Google Calendar

    Fri 14th

    Zach and I at Computer System Works, LLC do a lot of networking to build relationships and our business.
    Since we founded this company it has been vital to our success and we meet people every day who say the same thing. In Indianapolis there is a rich community of active business networker’s, you must [...]

April 2010

  • Oregon’s saving 1.5m annually by chosing Google Apps

    Thu 29th

    The Department of Education in Oregan has been hit hard with budget cuts but chose that technology didn’t have to suffer by switching to Google Apps. All of the Staff and Students in Oregon will have access to all of the tools within Google Apps for Education including Gmail, Docs, Sites, Video, Groups and [...]

March 2010

  • Google Campfire One – Apps Marketplace Launched

    Wed 10th

    So we’re obviously really excited about the Google Apps™ product and last night at the Campfire One we got even more good news!
    Google Campfire One is a developer conference for people working on the Google Platform. Video Below
    Besides sharing with us some more of their clients and how many businesses have #GoneGoogle they released the [...]

February 2010

  • Tungle.Me + Google Calendar™ Schedule Success

    Sun 14th

    Tungle.Me is a great service we’ve been making use of for the last month or two in our office. It saves us a lot of time when it comes to scheduling meetings, events and other things that require schedule coordination between 2 or more people.
    Here is a short video to give you a better [...]

  • Google™ Mail Multiple Inboxes

    Fri 5th

    Google™ Labs offers a number of additional features to help you become more productive or have fewer headaches in a day.
    One such feature is Multiple Inboxes.  This feature is strictly a productivity enhancer, but can be very detrimental if not used properly (just making more work for yourself).
    First step for using this (or any lab) [...]

  • Update your browser!

    Thu 4th

    In the last post we mentioned that Google™ wants to push the envelope a bit more and start offering new and faster features through Google Apps™.  This means they want to use the new HTML5 specification – are you ready?
    If your using Firefox 3.5 (or greater), Chrome, Opera or Safari you should be ready to [...]

  • Google Apps™ Browser Requirements

    Mon 1st

    Google Apps™ is trying to roll out new and better features and part of that process includes using the newly approved HTML 5 spec. What this means to you is that your old web browser may or may not support these features. Google™ will be adding a notification to your accounts if you [...]