Google Talk Labs Edition

I am a huge fan of Google products and for the most part I think that they are advanced and easy to use. The product that was needing an update was Google Talk and it finally happened with Google Talk Labs Edition. The program itself is super fast and responsive, not like that Microsoft Messenger junk. Contacts that you are currently chatting with are viewed as tabs, and emoticons have finally been added. Besides that you can launch Gmail, Calendar, and Orkut directly from Google Talk ,there is a snooze option where you can disable notifications for 1 hour and the interface is a lot more pleasing to the eyes. Google Talk Labs Edition is a success. 

Gmail Labs

Today when I checked my Gmail account, and went under Settings, I discovered a new feature titled labs. I had been familiar with Google labs where new products are released and public users provide feedback. After discovering this new feature I went to the Gmail blog and did some "research." Currently there are 13 features, with many more on the way. I really haven't played around with them, but there are some excellent ones such as Superstars which adds additional star icons, Custom Keyboard Shortcuts (self explanatory), and Mouse Gestures which allows the mouse to control navigation of email messages. Its because of this openness, and features such as a 7GB storage, and access to photos, calendars, and documents all within the Gmail interface that makes it so appealing. I love Gmail!!!

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Google and Goggle

I was at a "tire store of Canada" today and I saw a package that I thought read clear google, upon a second look it was clear goggle, at this moment I realized that Google had taken over my life. First of all, I absolutely love gmail, if you haven't tried it, you should, it will change your life. Besides having a storage of 2.9 GB, which means you never have to delete your emails, you can access a wide range of Google products. Picassa is a versatile photo editor and is extremely user friendly, photos can be uploaded to the web, and these can be accessed through Gmail. Google Docs can also be accessed within Gmail, and consists of a word processor, spreadsheet, and presentations application. These three are all very basic, but they are done online as opposed to offline which eliminates those nasty file transfers between computers. I usually compose my documents using these three and "spice" them up with other applications. Google Calendar can also be used within Gmail, and is excellent for staying on top of one's busy life. This can be added to Google Desktop to easily see the reminders set for a particular day. Google has many other products (like Google Earth, totally amazing), you should definitely check them out at Google Products, Google is da bomb!!!