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Great Google resources you may not have known about.
by thedrick on June 17, 2013
Anyone can make life easier by using great tech resources such as Google tools. There are many great resources for educators, students and anyone that needs to interact or communicate with others. View the complete list.
Education
With the full suite of applications, educators can use collaboration apps, email, calendars and documents, all online. With a full line of lesson plans, curricula and classroom videos, all from Google, there is something for every educator from K-12 to university level. Google Apps for Education provide a variety of guidelines and tools specifically for students, faculty, the community and alumni. Students can gain instant access to a variety of apps for writing documents, handling email, scheduling on their calendar, and others.
Home & Office
There are many great tech resources for the home and office that include an online calendar, access to the cloud and Google’s Drive where you can create, share and organize all of your things in a single place. Additionally, Google has Talk that offers a free online voice connection for phone calls and instant messaging.
Multimedia
There is no reason to be bewildered on any subject when you can simply find a video concerning nearly every topic on YouTube. Additionally, you can search for the full text of classic books for free, or search hundreds of thousands of current and historical news stories. Google also has Picasa, where you can locate, edit and share your photos, and view stored pictures of your family and friends. Google Play will store and play all of your music, books, movies and android applications on your desktop, laptop, tablet or smart phone.
With the huge variety of great tech resources online, most of which are free, everyone’s life is made simpler. Online resources offer an easy way to organize, do your work, and study, or to just enjoy entertainment.
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Easy Business Phone Numbers using Google Voice
by thedrick on May 17, 2013
Since Google Voice became available to everyone in the United States, many small and medium-size business owners saw the advantage of converting their communication system over to the Internet. The benefits of Google Voice include the fact that it offers a free phone management service that is hard to beat at any cost.
The reasons why you should consider using Google Voices your business phone include:
- Going Local – With Google Voice, you will always have the option of choosing a local phone number in any area code you would like. By having a local phone number in a specific area where you do business, you can attract new customers seeking a local company. Based on the products you sell, you can live on one side of the country, and have a local phone number on the opposite side.
- Lifetime Phone Numbers – No matter how many times your business relocates, your Google Voice number will always stay with you. It is simple to tie all of your existing office phone numbers and wireless carrier numbers to Google Voice. It has the ability to ring any one or all of your phones including those at work, home or on your smartphone.
- Simple Voice Conferencing – The old methods of having to enter a complicated passcode followed by digital strings just to start a conference call are gone. Developed as a simpler approach, Google Voice lets participants simply ring your specific Google Voice number to begin the conference call.
- Inexpensive International Calls – For companies doing business overseas, Google Voice has incredibly low pay-per-minute rates. Local and national calls are free.
- Free Texts – You will no longer have to pay for each text message you send. Google Voice allows free SMS text messages from your Google number.
In all, it just makes sense to use Google Voice as your business phone. It has great benefits, amazing features, and it is free.
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Dropbox: Access Your Files Anywhere
by thedrick on April 2, 2013
Dropbox is simply a must-have online application for anyone that stores documents and multimedia. It is even more beneficial for anyone that works remotely or needs to carry files with them to another location. Instead of needing to carry the entire group of files, each file can simply be acquired through an iPad, iPhone, smartphone, laptop or other mobile device.
As an enormously popular service that offers free file storage on the Internet, Dropbox is the ideal choice for gaining access to your files from anywhere there is an online connection. Additionally, Dropbox makes it much simpler to collaborate with others that share group files. Once you open your Dropbox account (for free), you can easily add files to your own account, or into a group. Working in collaboration, any group member can view or download a file, make changes or update the stored data.
Dropbox is easy to use. As the default of a private online file, you can easily upload any documents, folders, music, videos & photos that is publicly inaccessible. However, it is easy to share your folders with anyone else, or make it publicly accessible if you choose.
Every new account gets an automatic free 2 GB of storage. Users gain all the benefits of using an online service system without any of the hassles. Many other benefits include:
- Ease-Of-Use – Anyone that knows how to save a document or file on a computer automatically knows how to use their account on Dropbox.
- Remote Access – With an Internet connection from anywhere, users can gain instant access to all of their files and multimedia stored on Dropbox.
- Free Storage – Every account has 2 GB of free storage with additional storage of up to 100 GB for a small charge.
- Cloud Storage – Dropbox offers a great place to store files off-line as a backup to a hard drive system.
Having the ability to access files and multimedia from anywhere in the world is a must-have for families, students, employees, and professionals.
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