Catch the Google Wave

Google did it again today, overshadowing Microsoft's Bing search engine offering with what be their most ambitious project yet. Google Wave is described as what email would be like if it were invented right now. 

It is a little of everything all mashed up into one giant framework.  Wave is part email, IM, calendar, Twitter, wiki, spreadsheets/docs/presentation, picture sharing, social media, forums, maps and just about everything else on the web.

See the video

Automatic Language Translation

If you receive email from business partners or friends from around the world...you can now make it easier on them and simply tell them to write in their native language.

Google Labs offers a feature in Gmail to have it automatically converted from their language to your default language.  Try it you will love it.  If you don't have anyone to test with, look at some of that spam from other countries...just kidding.

Warning: It will not interpret any messages from your spouse.  (Perhaps I am the only one that has that problem)

Google Calendar Tip #12 Weather Forecasts

Weather forecasts in your calendar

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Are you planning an event, but unsure if the weather will cooperate? Google Calendar's Weather feature displays the weather forecast directly in your calendar to make it easier to plan upcoming events. Once the Weather feature is enabled in your Google Calendar, you'll be able to view the four-day forecast, including the expected highs and lows for each day.

How to set up.

    Click on - Calendar (top Left)

 

    Click on - Settings (top Right)

    Click on - General Tab

    Half way down see these fields, key in location you want for weather.

Important:  Save Changes

New Google Display

We just received our Google Apps Display that we will be using at local events in the Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana area.   Look for us at the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Expo on May 28th.

Tasks In Calendar

The Labs had provided us tasks in our Gmail.  Now, you have tasks in the calendar apps.

• Tasks that have due dates will automatically appear on your calendar in the All Day event section.
  
• To create a task with a due date in Calendar, click on an empty space in Month view or in the All Day section and select the Task option.
  
• To attach a due date to an existing task, click the right arrow next to the task in question in the Task list. Then, click on the calendar icon to select a date.
  
• To modify a task's date, simply drag the task to a new date (as you would with a calendar event).
  
• To mark a task as complete from within Calendar, click on the checkbox next to the task.

Google Chrome Update Scheme Beats Firefox, Safari, Opera

By automatically updating the browser every five hours, Google Chrome provides greater security than its competitors, according to a new study.
By Thomas Claburn
InformationWeek
May 6, 2009 02:30 PM

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Chrome's automatic, silent update mechanism provides greater security than the update methods used by competing browsers, according to a new study.

See the complete article from Information Week.  

YouTube Video about Life at the Googleplex

Rippe & Kingston Becomes Google Certified

As part of our new partnership, Rippe & Kingston has been trained and certified by Google.   Brad Gardner, Walt Riker, Mike Albers and myself attended a week class at the Googleplex in Mountain View, California.

Testing has been completed...and we passed with flying colors!  CONGRATULATIONS!

After a hard day at Google!

Mike Albers takes a brief break in the vibrating recliner after an intense day of education.

Training at Google

Having completed the education training at Google, Brad Gardner is ready and willing to take the exam.

Google Chrome works great with LANSA

If you have not already started using Google Chrome (latest version and not the early early release) you should! There are some great features that are well illustrated in these selected videos. Speed & Flexibility without the crashing of IE!

R&K Endorses Google Chrome

I thought everyone should see these fantastic videos about Google Chrome:

Themes for Forms

Brad Gardner gave me a quick heads up on this while we were meeting with Google!  Now you can easily add themes to your forms.  I quickly changed a form and watched it instantly be reflected in a site that incorporated the theme.  Try it, you will like the "eye candy" it delivers!