Chapter 27

Gmail and Google Docs

Google apps are an excellent free resource for businesses. Imagine having an email account that is yours for life, that doesn’t change when you change jobs or change Internet providers. And this email account has instant messaging and video calls built in. What if it came with an online calendar where you could share your schedule with anyone you wanted anywhere in the world? What if you could easily send invitations to meetings, create word processing documents, spreadsheets, and presentations without having to purchase expensive desktop software? Imagine having access to your files from any computer in the world and being able to access your files from your phone or tablet. Imagine being able to share those ...

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