The way IT should be
I’m amazed that so many people don’t know about Gmail for Business. Or at least, the number of people who believe that using it requires them to have [yourname]@gmail.com as their email address. The thing is, Google Apps for Business (the enterprise version of Gmail and Google’s other products) has been around for almost as [...]
If you use Google Apps for Business, you can now sync your tasks between Outlook and Google Apps. (And, if you also use a BlackBerry, there are a couple of options for accessing those tasks on your mobile device.)
Previously, I talked about what Google Cloud Connect is, and whether it’s useful. Now I want to explain how to actually use it. Setting up Google Cloud Connect Download and install the new version of Google Cloud Connect. When you open Microsoft Word (or Excel or PowerPoint), the Google Cloud Connect bar should be visible below [...]
What is Google Cloud Connect? I’m a big Google Apps and Microsoft Office user. So I was very excited when, in February 2011, Google released Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office. The aim of Cloud Connect is to enable you to edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files using the full featured Microsoft Office tools you’re so [...]
Since its launch in 2006, Google has offered a free version of Google Apps to organisations of up to 50 users. That’s about to change. Fewer Users From 10 May the free version will be limited to just 10 users. Google chose to deliver the news in the middle of a blog post ostensibly about making Google [...]
I’ll state my bias upfront: There’s no question that I’m a Google fanboy. However, as a longtime Microsoft user – yes, god forbid, I’m even still a PC guy – I like to keep abreast of what they’re up to. A bit of history When Google launched Gmail in 2004 I was smitten. I bored [...]