Wiki Wednesday:Google Tools, Part I

October 26, 2011

Save Time | Make Life Easier | Bring a Smile

Google Apps

Gmail Tips & Tricks

● Drag to attach● Insert images in the message instead of attaching● Filters and search● Search, label, and archive● Forward conversation in chronological order (More > Forward All)● Forgot to attach? Gmail will stop you.

● Don't forget about this blog post: 3 Email Shortcuts

Customize Your Account

● Account settings review

● Google Labs

● Stars/Labels

Google Docs

● What's new?http://www.google.com/google-d-s/whatsnew.html

● Templates

● Revision history (Like Word's Track Changes)

Calendar

● Tasks● Easy add● Find a time● Offline

Google Products

http://www.google.com/intl/en/about/products/

Maps

● Traffic (Activate through Google Maps, browser-based and Android app)

● Earth (Download)

● Body (Android App)

● Google Sky [Space] (Browser-based and Android App)

● Gallery: Alps, Amazon, Pompei, and many, many more

Google Groups

Stay "In the Know"

● Google Alerts○ Filter and Reader Exercise

● Google Reader○ Adding subscriptions○ Keyboard shortcuts○ Reading tips○ What's Hot in Google Reader?

● Google News:○ Now with Editors' picks

Fun from Google

Google Doodles

● To see archives, go to Google.com and click "I'm Feeling Lucky" button

● Beautiful pieces of art● Tribute or celebration● Interactive and fun● And sometimes distracting. It's reported that the Pacman

doodle took 4.82 MILLION hours of productivity in May last year (source).

● History and "how it's made" of Doodles: http://mashable.com/2011/08/03/google-doodles/

Say What?

● http://www.wdyl.com/

● http://lmgtfy.com/

Next Time

Wiki Wednesday:Google Tools, Part II

November 16th11:30