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Google does it again with Cloud Connect!
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Thanks Amazon!
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This week, I talked with Dan Russell, a search anthropologist at Google, about the time he spends with random people studying how they search for stuff. One statistic blew my mind. 90 percent of people in their studies don’t know how to use CTRL/Command + F to find a word in a document or web page!…
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If you know me or read my articles and columns you know that I am a Google Lover and so I have to share another one with you. Read their blog but basically now Microsoft Office (at least Word, Excel and PowerPoint) all work in conjunction with Google Docs. You can create, store, edit and…
Disclaimers in Email Signatures are Not Just Annoying, But Legally Meaningless
We’ve all gotten emails with disclaimer signatures, like “This email was intended for the recipients only” or “Our company accepts no liability for this email’s content”. It turns out they’re not just annoying—they probably hold no legal weight, either. Source: Disclaimers in Email Signatures are Not Just Annoying, But Legally Meaningless
Thanks Amazon!
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