recently, i have developed a love for google tools. not only for its simplicity but its usability/user friendly-ness. i do not know how many of you out there are using the google tools.. but one thing i would say is that they really make me feel that they are developed by people who want to make your life easier.. and i am not paid by google to say these!. .. maybe i am just easily convinced/impressed..let my sharing begin

having started working as a telemarketer in my company, it was important for me to keep update on the appts of the sales team as well as the dates available for making appts. they innitally had a white board in the office where every one could keep track of each other's schedule. but as the sale team got bz.. they were seldom in the office and that makes things harder to keep track of. then someone proposed having an calender that can be shared.. so i googled for it.. and to my sweet suprise google calender has that function and is quite easy to use as well.. i took me abt a day to figure it out..but in the end i managed to set up the sale's team's appt schedule. colour coded by person.. include a sg calender for public holidays. it was a simple on.. with reminders by email/sms if u want to include that.. and u could share it with friend/ collegues .. i can imagine..if the whole ntu use it.. most prob students will have each other's schedule so we can book each other for projects!! how mechanical that would be! and i though having an organiser was the most organised i could be.. but with google calender.. u could invite people to view it.. so you can set a time where everyone could meet..lol amazing.. how tech can control our lives.. on the other side.. make things so paperless.. and effortless..

another interesting thing google has (something not new/old) is
google adsense.
google adwords,
google analytics

... at this stage i am still tryinh to understand how all these work! wanted to put some ad sense on my blog.. but i messed up cos i had an acc b4.. and i forgot abt the password..lol anyway.. ad sense is the that add ads to your website , while ad words is one that allows u to buy keywords and attract people to your site.. complicating? i think so.. but as a marketing student.. i really feel that they are good tool to make use of in the world of today.. everyone is googling! comeon.. if one day if u take away google from me.. i will feel v sad.. and left with yahoo?.. i will feel even sadder.. although i can tell they are really trying v hard to pull up their socks..

and next would be
google notebook!
1) Clip useful information.
You can add clippings of text, images and links from web pages to your Google Notebook without ever leaving your browser window.
2)Organize your notes.
You can create multiple notebooks, divide them into sections, and drag-and-drop your notes to stay organized.
3)Get access from anywhere.
You can access your Google Notebooks from any computer by using your Google Accounts login.

that would prob means no more opening up word/ notepad to cut and paste info for reseach!!...lol but later still have to transfer..lol but i htink hassle is truely lessened.. thats all for today! gtg sleep le.. share again next time!