My New Future with Google Apps

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Google Apps is not a new feature out of Google. It’s been around for a while and I’ve heard about it but never thought about it. Now, I use Google Apps for all of my email. It was fantastic when I picked up my iPhone 4s (bragging) and synced up all my GMail accounts and “boom!” all my contacts are back. The biggest attraction for me was using my Domain (Blogging BLogger). I can create more email addresses than I need.

Everything is going to the “CLOUD” these days so why not store your email in the Google Cloud. Now, I know this “CLOUD” thing seems kind of stormy to some people. Note this: If you’ve had any email addresses from (Hotmail, AOL, Yahoo, Etc..) over the years, you’ve already experienced the cloud.

Google Apps adds mobility beyond POP3 email. It’s nice to read and delete an email and it be in my deleted folder when I get home. I hate reading the same message twice. I use the Postini service. Basically, Postini is your spam and virus wall. It’s a very nice feature that filters spam and possible viruses from ever getting to your inbox. The Postini service sends you daily emails to show what it has filtered giving you the option to deliver it if you like.

Final Thoughts:

Google Apps is my favorite feature. Give it a try… I bet you like it.

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How to ‘Correctly’ Search for Answers

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Ever searched for something and came across a forum that has pages and pages of text and no answers? If not, (being sarcastic) Welcome to the Internet.. my name is BloggingBlogger, and I can tell you what to expect.

Common answers that drive me crazy and make me go elsewhere:

“I’m having the same problem” – That’s fantastic! People who are looking for answers could care less. Why even take the time to type the text.
“Need to know specifics” – I specifically think you’re an idiot for getting my hopes up that you could answer my question.
“Your question should be posted elsewhere” – Well, that helps. How about I just go elsewhere.

These are just a few of many that are nothing but a waste of space:

How about the forums that start off with a question, someone answers with an insulting answer and then you have an online text fight. Granted, some of these posts are amusing to read, but the question never gets answered. Further, someone named IEatPoop thinks he won the argument and posts a link to some intelligent gag site.

Final thought:

Ever wish you could filter Google when doing a search? For example, I search for a topic, and the same website comes up ten times with different titles. IF someone who’s reading my posts knows how to tell the search engine to ignore any answer from a certain website, I would probably pay you for it.

I will continue to add to this blog as I come across more things that frustrate me on the Internet.

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