Mail
If you're still using Hotmail and Yahoo, then you need to run along home to your mommy. If you're still using AOL as your sole source of email retrieval, then you need to buy a time machine and travel to the present because that's an awful archaic system. Furthermore, if you're a college student stuck using your schools email system, then you need to throw some dirty undies at it.
Stop making your life so hard. Transition to Gmail is easy. Here's why you should:
- 7GB and growing of storage space. I've gotten halfway on my quota so far.
- Threaded email conversations. Keeps reply's nicely organized.
- Add a signature to your emails. Speeds up emailing writing.
- Quickly Search for mail. Never worry about losing an email.
- Add filters to label incoming mail. Let Gmail take care of the labeling.
- Chat features enabled. Keep up and work with your buddies.
- Integration of a Task List. This is useful for reminding you of things you need to do.
- Undo feature. You got about 5 seconds to undo the wrong email you sent.
- Send email as a different username@school.uci.edu or other.
Calendar
Here's why you should:
- Easy Calendar Setup
- Make different types of calendars for aspects of your life
- Easily sync to your mobile device
- Add task to your calendar
- Easily share calendars
- Setup RSVP's with your friends
- Never worry about losing your appointments
Documents
Instead of using Microsoft Office to make your documents, presentations, and spreadsheets, it's
probably about time you learned about cloud computing. Normally we perceive all our files have to be physically stored on your own computer. However, that isn't the case anymore. Now you can store computers both on your computer and on the internet through a service like Google. As a result, your files stay secure in an online environment in the situation that your computer were to crash. In addition, you have better control over each document, you can see revisions, and you can collaborate on documents a lot easier.
Here's why you should:
- Similar functions at Microsoft Office. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles, but its close.
- You can make documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and even forms.
- Easily collaborate and work on any type of document with another person.
- You can access your documents offline if you aren't connected to the internet.
- You can export your documents into Microsoft Office formats, pdfs, and easily publish to a webpage for instant sharing.
Sites
The very website that your viewing was built off one of Googles Tools. Now it becomes even easier to build a clean looking website in little to no time at all. What's also important to note is how Google has made it easier for you to make money through their adsense program. So its definitely a win win for everyone. But that's not the entire story behind Google Sites. Sites is really a location for your and other friends to collaborate and work on a project. You can give access to various individuals and easily have them update the website whenever they are connected to the internet. As a result, building organizational websites are a thing of the past, and no longer does one webmaster have to do everything. Now everyone can make changes and update the website.
Here's why you should:
- There aren't any alternatives right now.
- It's simple to use.
- It's free
- It's a collaborative tool.
- You can design lucrative websites with ease.
Conclusion