One of my biggest frustrations with Google Presentations has been the inability to easily align text and images. With the addition of “snap to grid”, this problem is solved. You can now use the Alt, Ctrl, and Shift keys to fine tune object and text placement. [ALT] while dragging turns off the grid and gives […]
Google Spreadsheets now include the ability to use Google Script, a means for running server-side Java script. Already available for Google Sites, the addition of Google Script in Spreadsheets gives you the ability to automate complex or repetitive actions. Click here to learn more or to read the overview.
A recent article in Mass High Tech lamented that “Company cost savings still trump cleantech, alternative energy“. The assumption that cleantech and cost savings are mutually exclusive, however, is flawed. Cloud computing lowers carbon footprint and, in most cases, offers significant cost savings. Furthermore, cloud-based solutions shift IT spending from capital expenditures to operating expense. […]
A recent blog entry at CIO.com points out a disturbing practice: Microsoft is tainting Bing’s search results with pro-Microsoft results. If Microsoft is rigging search results, what traps will they place in other online products?
In a move that indicates Microsoft is looking to battle Google Apps in the cloud, Microsoft is now the owner of the Office.com domain (click here). But, if Microsoft is going to going to compete, they will need to move away from the perpetual license business model. Some cannibalization of software sales will be inevitable […]
A few weeks ago, Google added a Labs link to Google Calendar. As with Gmail’s Labs, the Calendar Labs includes new features for users to try that may or may not become a permanent part of the system. User feedback helps the developers improve, pick, and choose. Of the initial Calendar Labs entry, I love […]
Since our last round of postings about Google Site upgrades, Google has added several features. Here is a summarized list: You can add customized maps into your Google sites, including place marks, defined zoom level, and advanced map features Layouts and Themes (more info) 26 new themes are available 7 new layouts Automatic Navigation (more […]
Back in mid-July, Google promoted “Tasks” from a Google Labs experiment to a full feature within Google Apps (all editions, learn more here …) For me, the best part is the level of integration not usually found between email, tasks, and calendars. For example, you can: Turn an email into a task using one click […]
Today’s Google’s Enterprise Blog features Horizon Info Services, one of our customers, and the web developer that brought us together. Access Fitness Management Systems provides consulting and management services to health clubs, as well as being the owner and operator of the Worcester Fitness and Plymouth Fitness clubs here in the Boston area. Horizon was […]
As part of the recent upgrades to Google Sites, Google added the following capabilities: The editing toolbar has been updated to more closely resemble Google Docs. The rendering infrastructure has been modified to improve performance. Related Colors and Fonts settings have been grouped. A “From theme” option to each variable to make it easier to […]
