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http://www.google.co.nz/. WELCOME TO GOOGLE APPLICATIONS. A beginner’s guide to what is available from Google many Web 2.0 applications. WHY GOOGLE IT IS FREE – JUST SIGN UP TO A GOOGLE ACCOUNT IT IS PORTABLE – CAN BE USED ANYWHERE THERE IS INTERNET ACCESS
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http://www.google.co.nz/ WELCOME TO GOOGLE APPLICATIONS A beginner’s guide to what is available from Google many Web 2.0 applications.
WHY GOOGLE IT IS FREE – JUST SIGN UP TO A GOOGLE ACCOUNT IT IS PORTABLE – CAN BE USED ANYWHERE THERE IS INTERNET ACCESS IT IS ACCESSIBLE – THE INTER NET IS UNIVERSAL IT MEANS THAT YOU DO NOT NEED MICROSOFT ANY MORE!! -GOOGLE DOCS FOR EXAMPLE HAS MOST OF THE OFFICE APPLICATIONS THAT MICROSOFT HAS TO START CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW www.google.co.nz/
http://www.google.co.nz/ When you open Google and get this page go to the more drop down menu.
http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/ This will bring you to the Google products screen. You can then choose which application you wish to look at.
http://docs.google.com/ For example Google docs: Click on Create new. This will give you access to a word processor, presentation, spreadsheet or form.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRqUE6IHTEA Google Docs in Plain English from youtube Click on the picture to view video
http://www.google.com/talk/intl/en-GB/ Googletalk is a “skype” type of application allowing you to communicate with someone in real time
http://maps.google.co.nz/?hl=en Then there is the well known Googlemaps. This should not need any further introduction.
http://www.google.com/calendar Googlecalendar. This can be synchronised with your Outlook calendar so you can see what is coming up at work from home. Just in case you were desperate to know.
Again, a very full and concise help page. Follow you nose!
http://www.google.com/reader GoogleReader is an application that will give you updates from web pages, blogs etc that you have been following or have an interest in. RSS feeds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSPZ2Uu_X3Y Google Reader in Plain English From youtube Click on the picture to view the video
http://sketchup.google.com/intl/en/ Sketch Upis an interesting drawing application, one of those things that is only limited by your own imagination.