Google Docs’ “Upload Any File” Has Limitations

What this means is that programs built for the commercial sector will not work for educational institutions and non-profits using Google Apps Education Edition.

If it weren’t for the customers …

It will be interesting to see if “We don’t want you” is a good business model for Ning.

Horizon Joins Google in Push to Bring Cloud Computing to SMBs

Horizon Info Services is partnering with Google to offer webinars for small and mid-size businesses.

OffiSync 2.0 Preview

OffiSync 2.0 offers greatly expanded collaboration features for MS Office users connected to Google Apps.

Join us for a discussion of the OffiSync Reseller Program and a demonstration of many of the new features.

Do Governments Get Google?

None of the towns we spoke with initially thought of helping gather and track information about the impact of the fiber network.

We Need a New Term

What do you call an image of a file server that runs in an environment in which it exists across multiple processors, pools of memory, and disk that in now way correlate to any specific pieces of hardware?

In The Clouds While On The Ground

Here at Orlando Sanford International, they have WiFi setup with a subscription service, but no way to create a new subscription. It is a work in progress. Good news, though, as Google and other Google services — including Google Apps — are allowed through the firewall for free.

File Server or File Service?

… as most printers include direct network connectivity, spooling, and job management features, the need to have print spooling and drivers running on a server has nearly disappeared. File servers seem to be heading in the same direction.

Quick Tip: PDF files on Sites

To make using Google Sites easier, PDF files attached to pages and file cabinets can now be previewed with the Google Docs viewer so no need to download the file.

Quick Tip: Translate Google Sites

Not multi-lingual? No worries when using Google Sites.

Updates to Google Apps Directory Sync

These improvements make managing Google Apps accounts from your existing directory service just a bit easier.

Recurring Meetings Get Sophisticated

Being able to schedule recurring meetings is a convenience, but managing them can be problematic when changes are needed to one or more of the sessions. Google Calendar has gained new capabilities to deal with this dilemma.

Microsoft BPOS Outages: Cloud vs. Hosted Server

Why would you trust your data on a service, like Sharepoint, where after a disaster impacting your servers hosted by Microsoft, you are likely to wait 6 days to get data that is 7 days old from the point of failure? That is effectively a 13 day gap in information.

Managing Contacts: Eliminate Duplicates

In Google Apps, the process just got easier with the “Find Duplicates” button.

Google Apps and Mobile Device Management

To help enterprises better manage mobile devices like iPhones, Google recently added enterprise admin policies for iPhone, Nokia E Series, and Windows Mobile devices.

Real-Time Collaboration: Presentations

When collaborating in real-time, you can now see on which slide others are working.

Improved Email Formats for Document Sharing

To help clarify communications when sharing documents, Google Apps now generates emails with color coding and new formats.

Breaking News: Google Voice for Business is Coming!

According to a report by eWeek in the UK, Google Enterprise President Dave Girouard has confirmed that a business version of Google Voice will be released in 2010.

Updated Google Directory Sync

This week, Google released an update to the Directory Sync Tool.

Google Groups: A Major Addition to Google Apps

Google Apps Premier and Education Editions now include Google Groups.