Google Apps Adds Google Sites

If you are a Google Apps user and a loyal fan of my book -- "Google Apps Administrator Guide" -- I have some good news!

I have uploaded "Bonus Chapter 13: Google Sites" for that seminal book to the Boles Books Writing and Publishing website.

Google Sites is the latest addition to the Google Apps suite of programs.

Using Google Sites, you can now add interactive communication workflows so you may more easily share files, create tasks and set announcements.

I walk you through the Google Apps Dashboard setup and your first template design.

Enjoy!

Google Apps in the .EDU Domain

"The Wired Campus" is reporting Google Apps for Your Domain is finding a strong foothold in education:

Trinity College Dublin has switched to Google's e-mail application, Gmail. And universities in Egypt, Kenya, and Rwanda have also made the switch, the BBC reported yesterday. In Dublin, the news service says, "the addresses and domain name still remain the same -- but underneath the bonnet, it's a service provided by Google." Trinity College officials say they made the decision to outsource because it let them maintain a robust e-mail system at no additional cost; Google does all the work. Arizona State University made the same decision late last year to switch to Gmail, which also comes with a calendar and instant messaging, two items that are very attractive to students.

We use Google Apps for Your Domain here at Boles University to manage our email, calendar, documents, blog and our virtual lives!

We like Google Apps so much, we're writing a book about it -- Google Apps for Your Domain Administrator Guide -- for Thomson publishing.

Boles Books Writing and Publishing

It is a great delight for us to tell you about a new book from Boles Books Writing and Publishing -- one of our premier content partners.

Google Apps for Your Domain is a new book in process written by David W. Boles and published by Thomson under their Course PTR imprint.

You may read this blog entry for more information and also visit the official website for the book.