| OverviewThis is the Safari online edition of the printed book. Google Apps Deciphered Compute in the Cloud to Streamline Your
Desktop Use Google Apps to Improve Productivity and
Collaboration, Reduce Costs, and Eliminate Technology Hassles! Google Apps gives you virtually all the
business and productivity software you need–all of it free,
or available at extremely low cost. Because the suite of Google
Apps runs on Google's network in the cloud, you avoid the
hassles that go with desktop software. Getting started with Google
Apps is easy–but if you want to make the most of it,
you'll need expert guidance that Google's online help
doesn't provide. Get all the help you need, right here. This is your start-to-finish guide to
setting up Google Apps, migrating to it, customizing it, and using
it to improve productivity, communications, and collaboration.
Scott Granneman introduces every leading component individually,
and shows exactly how to make them work together for you on the web
or by integrating them with your favorite desktop apps.
You'll find practical insights on Google Apps email,
calendaring, contacts, wikis, word processing, spreadsheets,
presentations, video, and even Google's new web browser
Chrome. And, drawing on his extensive experience helping companies
move to Google Apps, Granneman presents tips and tricks you simply
won't find anywhere else. Coverage includes • Choosing the right edition of Google
Apps for you • Setting up Google Apps so it will be
easier to use and manage • Migrating your email, contacts, and
calendars to Google Apps • Administering and securing Google
Apps • Integrating Google Apps with other
software and services • Leveraging Google Sites to
collaborate across teams, organizations, or the entire world • Making the most of Google Talk voice
calls and instant messaging • Implementing Google's office
productivity tools, including Docs, Spreadsheets, and
Presentations • Using policy management and message
recovery to control and secure your messaging • Customizing efficient Google Apps
Start Pages for you and your colleagues • Sharing important and useful videos
with your colleagues • Maximizing the innovative features
of Google's new web browser, Chrome SCOTT GRANNEMAN is an author, teacher, and
entrepreneur with extensive experience in Google Apps migration,
setup, and training. As Adjunct Professor at Washington University,
he teaches popular courses on technology, security, and the
Internet. A monthly columnist for SecurityFocus and Linux Magazine,
he has authored four books on open source technologies, including
The Linux Phrasebook. As a principal at WebSanity, he manages the
firm's UNIX server environment, and helps develop its Content
Management System, which is used by educational, business, and
non-profit clients nationwide. www.1and100zeroes.com Editorial ReviewsProduct DescriptionGoogle Apps Deciphered Compute in the Cloud to Streamline Your Desktop Use Google Apps to Improve Productivity and Collaboration, Reduce Costs, and Eliminate Technology Hassles! Google Apps gives you virtually all the business and productivity software you need–all of it free, or available at extremely low cost. Because the suite of Google Apps runs on Google’s network in the cloud, you avoid the hassles that go with desktop software. Getting started with Google Apps is easy–but if you want to make the most of it, you’ll need expert guidance that Google’s online help doesn’t provide. Get all the help you need, right here. This is your start-to-finish guide to setting up Google Apps, migrating to it, customizing it, and using it to improve productivity, communications, and collaboration. Scott Granneman introduces every leading component individually, and shows exactly how to make them work together for you on the web or by integrating them with your favorite desktop apps. You’ll find practical insights on Google Apps email, calendaring, contacts, wikis, word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, video, and even Google’s new web browser Chrome. And, drawing on his extensive experience helping companies move to Google Apps, Granneman presents tips and tricks you simply won’t find anywhere else. Coverage includes • Choosing the right edition of Google Apps for you • Setting up Google Apps so it will be easier to use and manage • Migrating your email, contacts, and calendars to Google Apps • Administering and securing Google Apps • Integrating Google Apps with other software and services • Leveraging Google Sites to collaborate across teams, organizations, or the entire world • Making the most of Google Talk voice calls and instant messaging • Implementing Google’s office productivity tools, including Docs, Spreadsheets, and Presentations • Using policy management and message recovery to control and secure your messaging • Customizing efficient Google Apps Start Pages for you and your colleagues • Sharing important and useful videos with your colleagues • Maximizing the innovative features of Google’s new web browser, Chrome SCOTT GRANNEMAN is an author, teacher, and entrepreneur with extensive experience in Google Apps migration, setup, and training. As Adjunct Professor at Washington University, he teaches popular courses on technology, security, and the Internet. A monthly columnist for SecurityFocus and Linux Magazine, he has authored four books on open source technologies, including The Linux Phrasebook. As a principal at WebSanity, he manages the firm’s UNIX server environment, and helps develop its Content Management System, which is used by educational, business, and non-profit clients nationwide. www.1and100zeroes.com |
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Reader Reviews From Amazon (Ranked by 'Helpfulness') Average Customer Rating: based on 3 reviews. An outstanding, thorough review, 2009-05-16 Reviewer rating: Any college-level library or computer collection strong in applications processing will relish an in-depth review of Google Apps, which offers business software free. From choosing the right edition of Google Apps to exporting calendars and emails to it, making it secure, blending it with other software and using its extensive features, GOOGLE APPS DECIPHERED: COMPUTE IN THE CLOUD TO STREAMLINE YOUR DESKTOP is an outstanding, thorough review.
| Take me to the Cloud..., 2009-03-30 Reviewer rating: Audience: Any Technical Individual interested in utilizing Google Apps as their "Cloud Computing" environment.
Skill: Some- Technical Knowledge Required
Readability: Fast Read
Information: Reference Material & How-to's
Pro's:
This is an excellent starter book for anyone interested in migrating a small organization to Google Apps. The book provides great reference sites and "real world" troubleshooting recommendations related to Google's Cloud Environment.
The book is divided in 7 parts:
Part 1: Getting Started with Google Apps
Part 2: Gmail
Part 3: Google Calendar
Part 4: Google Docs
Part 5: Google Sites
Part 6: The Other Services
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Part 7: Appendices
The priceless parts/chapters of this book are:
Part 2: Gmail
Chapter 7-10:
These chapters will take you through a detailed overview of Gmail which includes integration and migration. It will also provide the reader with a solid understanding of troubleshooting common issues and maintaining your Gmail "Google Apps" Environment. These chapters are the "must-know" for any IT Staffer managing GMail via "Google Apps."
Part 3: Google Calendar
Chapter 11-13:
These chapters are the "must-know" for any IT Staffer managing Google Calendar via "Google Apps."
Part 6: The Other Services
Chapter 18-21:
These chapters pull together the many "Cloud Computing" resources out there in "Google Land" and aid the reader in consolidating "Cloud" technologies. Chapter 20 discusses "Things to Know About Using Message Security and Recovery"- This is a "must-know" for all IT Staffers seeking email security and recovery recommendation within "Google Apps."
Con's:
If you are seeking migration tips for Google Docs- this is not the book for you. There is a chapter related to Google Docs but most of the information can be found on Google Forums or Groups. The subtitle of the book is, "Compute in the Cloud to Streamline Your Desktop"- in most general cases, Documents are included in that realm. This book does a poor job of promoting a migration solution to Google Doc.
Comments:
Overall, this book is worth the price and is a "must-have" for any IT Staffer supporting a Google Apps Environment. I love the Martian novel references peppered throughout the book.
The author should consider putting together additional books titled:
"Google Apps Deciphered- Small Business Environments": with a focus on small business environments
"Google Apps Deciphered- Enterprise Business Environments": with a focus on enterprise business environments
"Google Apps Deciphered- API The Cloud Environment": High-Level Technical Resource with a focus on Google Gears integration and API's. | An good how to book for using Google Apps, 2009-03-26 Reviewer rating: I needed to set up Google Calendar, Docs, Mail and Groups for a small NGO, then train the principals in their use. Because many of the services are free, Google Apps provides a very cost effective alternative to commercial programs if you can live with the idea of someone else storing all of your data.
I had a copy of Google Apps for Dummies to work from, which was pretty good but I always like to reference from a couple of sources. So I got this book. I really like how each program is covered in good depth, with excellent instructions. Common gotchas are pointed out and work arounds are given.
The book even offers some ways of using your existing desktop programs in conjunction with Google Apps, some of which hadn't occurred to me. Coverage is also given to backing up your online data, which probably too few people bother with. Google is good but not infallible.
I have only one small problem with the book and that's because the question of whether or not to even use Google Apps for sensitive information is a good idea or not isn't really addressed. If you're dealing with trade secrets of other sensitive information an online or cloud computing service may not be the best choice. |
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