Judi Sohn

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What Google+ users can learn from nonprofits

Judi Sohn

I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m fascinated by Google+. Google+ is different, and not just because it’s from Google. Google+ is different, and not just because it’s from Google. Guess what: My daddy won’t use Google+ because my daddy is dead.

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If Google+ was a comfy couch at a conference…

Judi Sohn

For a while yesterday, Google turned on the spigot and folks were able to freely invite others to Google+. Just how frustrating is it that it only works with old-style Google Accounts and not Google Apps accounts. I don’t see myself doing that with Google+ although I do watch for notifications.

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Google now denies program to nonprofits they used to serve

Judi Sohn

At Fight Colorectal Cancer, we switched from web host email to Google Apps in 2007 and we haven’t looked back. Last summer, I set up Google Apps for my synagogue. Google used to offer the Education Edition free of charge to any 501(c)3 organization. Consolidating all the Google nonprofit offerings seemed like a great idea.

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Google needs to stop treating support like it’s an add-on feature

Judi Sohn

Google, I think I’m over you. Nonprofit Salesforce Practitioners (NPSF) is a 6 year-old Google Group now with over 1700 members, averaging around 300 messages a month. Google is switching Groups to a new user interface, which frankly I do not like. I sent out pleas for help on Twitter and Google+. I get that.

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Tip: How to add leading zero for zip codes in Google Docs

Judi Sohn

I’ve helped a number of folks who aren’t Google/Excel pros who struggled with this issue so I thought it might be a good time to blog my simple fix. When Excel (or Google Docs) sees just numbers in a field, it assumes you want the field to be a number. Tagged: Excel , Google Docs , tips & tricks.

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Promevo gPanel: Google Apps management without tears

Judi Sohn

For Google Apps administrators, the offerings in the Google Apps Marketplace seems to be a lot of 3rd party tools that pull in gApps data (Docs, Calendar, etc.) You don't need the Google Apps integration to use the service, it basically adds a layer of convenience. Same with Box.net, SurveyMonkey and many others.

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If you're a Salesforce user, 3 great reasons to use Google Chrome

Judi Sohn

I think Google Chrome is a fantastic browser. I live in Google applications (Gmail, Google Reader, Calendar, etc.) I've been using it as my default on my MacBook and iMac for quite some time now. Every time Firefox or Safari comes out with a new bell or whistle, I try it for a few minutes and then go running back to Chrome.

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