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Calendar
Calendar
The Calendars that make up your world
There is a bunch of calendars that come with your calendar. What do they do? Who put them there?
2019-11-26 #calendarThe complete guide to time zones
We can make time zone differences almost disappear.
2019-04-30 #calendarInternal, unified out-of-office
Unified OOO will change the way we go to the beach.
2019-09-23 #calendarAutomate your Calendar notifications
Categorize your calendar notifications and deal with them faster.
2019-10-08 #gmail #calendarHome office forever, back to the office or hybrid - Calendar will let your team know.
2021-09-23 #calendarMake your calendar reflect your unique life, and help others respect your times.
2022-01-13 #calendarAppointment schedules: Use cases
Customize calendar to fit your individual needs and style of work.
2022-06-21 #calendar
Chat
Chat
How to (properly) silence Chat
All the ways to shut up Chat, and the best way to do it.
2018-11-29 #chatManaging difficult situations in Chat
Not everything you do in Chat is pleasant. How to do it gracefully?
2020-06-30 #chatConfigure Spaces so that everyone can join them without invitations, to get more done.
2022-08-12 #chat
Chrome
Chrome
Why you can't install Chrome extensions
Why are extensions blocked, by default?
2019-02-28 #chrome #securityPowerful things you can do with the address bar of the world's most popular browser.
2019-10-29 #chrome
Cloud Search
Cloud Search
What if you could find everything?
Cloud Search makes all other services more valuable, but is under-used. Let's change that!
2019-06-27 #cloudsearch10 ways of searching - from Meh to gold standard
How does searching work in practice throughout Google Workspace?
2019-03-12 #strategy #cloudsearch
Contacts
Contacts
Where do(es) Contacts come from?
Why is it the way it is, and what are Other Contacts?
2020-05-26 #contactsGetting more value out of Contacts
Shortcuts and less-known facts that can make your life easier.
2020-05-28 #contactsCyborg vision thanks to Contacts
How to use the side panel to write better emails and organize yourself.
2021-03-04 #contacts #gmailSome love for your profile picture
Cause a great first impression, or an even better one.
2021-03-16 #contacts
Docs
Docs
How to make work effortless and professional looking using styles.
2020-09-29 #docsMixed page orientation in Docs
Why did it take so long and what it is really useful for.
2021-01-19 #docsDocs understands your documents and summarizes them for you - all other services get huge upgrades.
2022-04-07 #drive #docsSeparating drafting and sending allows you to write professional deliverables.
2023-03-13 #docs #gmailStoring reusable text of all sizes builds up a library that makes you work smarter.
2023-11-09 #docs #gmailWhy I’ll never write without Duet AI again - and neither should you.
2023-11-28 #docs #ai
Drive
Drive
Drive for Desktop - Introduction
What it does, how it works and why it is important.
2018-10-23 #driveWhy shared drives are the way they are
What is behind the design decisions that went into shared drives?
2019-10-22 #driveVisitor sharing: Collaborate with Clients
How to collaborate securely and unbureaucratically with non-Google users
2020-10-27 #driveControlled collaboration superpower
The trade-offs behind why big companies cannot let Drive sharing roam free.
2020-10-29 #driveAI requires information for personalization, clashing with short retention policies.
2023-06-13 #drive
Gmail
Gmail
As Gmail and Calendar's evolution runs rings around the competition, the products are diverging ever more and those users are left behind.
2019-12-12 #gmail #calendarWhy don't you send Confidential Mode messages?
Some use cases for one of the most requested, and then under-used, Gmail features so far.
2020-01-09 #gmailHere is why you don't send Confidential Mode messages. I think.
Five hypotheses on why so few people use Confidential Mode. And a sobering conclusion.
2020-01-16 #gmailWe are trusting email blindly - but email content can be not what it seems to be.
2020-01-30 #gmailWhy you cannot use Gmail for mail merge
and some alternatives to mass mailing in Gmail
2020-04-30 #gmailUse cases and how muting differs from similar functionality such as snoozing and archiving.
2020-05-07 #gmailMixing internal and external replies can land you in hot water. Gmail can prevent getting you in.
2021-06-01 #gmailWhen to use what, to confidently create order in your inbox.
2021-06-29 #gmail
Meet
Meet
Recording and live streaming Meets work with the concept of "Meet owner" important, but few people know about it.
2019-02-21 #meetAnnoying habits when it comes in Meet. Nothing that can't be corrected with a friendly reminder!
2019-10-02 #meetMeet backgrounds: The two class society
The impact on customizable backgrounds on meeting culture
2020-07-07 #strategy #meetGoogle pivots: Meet the new glue
Google is starting to consolidate its services and tie them closer together. Meet will play a key role.
2020-07-30 #strategy #meetHand raising: Order in your client meetings
Give everyone a voice - without disrupting big meetings.
2020-12-03 #meetMeet replaces VOIP, video calling and large-scale web conferencing, saving organizations millions.
2021-09-02 #meet
Sites
Sites
Tasks
Tasks
Other services
Other services
How your Google directory is related to your Currents profile, and how to edit it.
2020-04-07#currentsCross-service posts
These have it allCross-service posts
The best possible intranet? We have it.
Why Google Workspace is our intranet, and why we should use it to build the best portals ever.
2019-08-29 #drive #sites #cloudsearch #strategyA perfect Friday - Google Workspace style
You have made it through another busy week - get ready to enjoy the weekend without remorse on Monday.
2019-10-24 #gmail #calendar #gtdStrategy
Strategy
Google's other cloud: What is GCP?
Workspace is part of GCP - what is that bigger brother?
2018-07-30 #strategy #GCPMachine written, Human accepted
"We are at a point in AI where 10% of your replies are machine-written, but human accepted." Is that AI coming for a part of my job? Is it AI making me more productive?
2018-08-14 #AI #chat #gmailGet to know the gold standard of software adoption and what it means for Google Workspace.
2018-10-02 #strategyThe underground change movement
Your coworker is still using Excel. Turns out there's actually a lot you can do.
2018-12-06 #strategy3 ideas from Google Cloud Summit
Google just wrapped up their annual Cloud Summit. Here are my three favourites ideas!
2018-12-11 #gcp #strategy2019 promises to be a year of increasing maturity, but similar levels of change.
2019-01-09 #strategyDecommissioning is what corporate geeks call the controlled retiring of systems. That can be harder than it seems.
2019-03-21 #strategy #change #changeManagementCitizens, stack those certifications!
Your company needs people like you, certified in Google Workspace and GCP.
2020-06-04 #strategyCloud Next 2020: Your playlist
The industry-defining conference changed format and everyone's invited. What will you watch?
2020-07-09 #strategy #gcpFrom attention grabbing to communication strategy
Instead of escalating spamming tactics, use Google Workspace to promote a self-service information culture.
2020-08-25 #strategy #currents
Leaders are responsible for keeping their team on track, in sync - no better tool than Google Workspace.
2020-11-03 #strategy #changeManagementIt's useful and addictive - but does it fit into a Google Workspace environment?
2021-01-28 #strategyWhen it comes to adoption, HR has an outsized role to play - extending past the onboarding day.
2021-02-09 #strategyA proposal: We can reduce the email flood gradually by creating manageable processes, outside of email.
2021-09-07 #strategy3 takeaways from Cloud Next'22
Google Workspace is growing and answering the right questions.
2022-11-10 #strategy335 changes tracked, introduced Duet AI - let's recap this milestone of a year.
2023-12-04 #strategyTHE SINGULARITY & AI
THE SINGULARITY & AI
The Singularity, an introduction
What is it and why should you care? And why does this blog have such a strange name?
2018-06-27 - #singularity #AI #aboutMeArtifical Intelligence and the singularity
Why is it so important? And will the robots get us all?
2018-07-06 #singularity #AIWith all the talk around here what the Singularity may be, what do I think will happen? What can/should we do?
2018-07-12 #singularity #AI #aboutMeWhen it comes to technological progress, our job (as society and individual) is to stay ahead and not be overwhelmed. There is actually a lot we can do to enjoy the ride.
2018-08-30 #singularity #AIProblems: Hard and soft causes
In order to understand what AI is used for today and where it is heading, it helps thinking of "hard" and "soft" causes to problems.
2018-09-11 #singularity #AIMost likely, we will be working 9-5 and complain about the weather, but maybe we'll serve each other a little more.
2019-01-15 #ai #singularityHere's the second part (so far) of jobs that are just starting to shape up. And they're very interesting!
2019-05-30 #ai #singularityIdeas on how to improve your skills for free, while you have time.
2020-03-24 #singularityQuantum computing threatens the internet's security - the unfolding story behind an arms race.
2022-08-04 #singularityBusiness reasons behind the hype, and what it means for the AI field.
2023-02-07 #singularity #AIABOUT ME
ABOUT ME
Here is a selection of books on topics related to this blog - Artificial Intelligence, the Singularity, Google in general.
2018-09-25 #aboutMeSo I attended my first seminar and found my tribe
I attended my first seminar to get deeper into about Getting Things Done, and met enthusiastic people from all walks of life I instantly related to.
2019-02-05 #GTDPage updated
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