The Middlebury Blog Network » google http://sites.middlebury.edu/middblogs Selected Posts from the Midd Blogosphere Tue, 21 May 2013 15:51:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Google Apps dropping support for IE8 on 11/15/2012 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/rJAojjDac5k/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/rJAojjDac5k/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:21:15 +0000 Chris Norris http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=30333 Continue reading → Continue reading →]]> Internet Explorer 10 launches on 10/26/2012, and as a result, Google will discontinue support for Internet Explorer 8 shortly afterwards, on 11/15/2012. After this date users accessing Google Apps services using Internet Explorer 8 will see a message recommending that they upgrade their browser.

The latest versions of Google Chrome and Firefox are the recommended web browsers for Middlebury’s Google Apps instance.

Read more about this announcement from Google here.

]]> http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2012/09/19/google-apps-dropping-support-for-ie8-on-11152012/feed/ 0 Middlebury Google Apps: Drive = Documents http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/HwD8RhJIJAs/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/HwD8RhJIJAs/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:50:04 +0000 Chris Norris http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=28989 Continue reading → Continue reading →]]> Over the next several weeks, Google is releasing Google Drive — the newest member of the Google Apps suite, where you can keep everything and share anything. Google Drive replaces and enhances what you know today as your Google documents list.

What is Google Drive? 

With Google Drive, you can securely upload any file or folder to the web and access the most up-to-date versions of those files from anywhere. You can access Google Drive in your web browser and can also download the Drive application to your Mac, PC, Android or iOS devices to seamlessly access files across any of these devices. You will have 5GB of included storage space for your Google Drive. For more information on Google Drive functionality, please see the product overview page or visit drive.google.com/start.

How will Google Drive be made available to Middlebury Google Apps?

Google Drive will become available on an opt-in basis over the next several weeks. Because Google is releasing Google Drive gradually, some users may not be able to get started immediately, but you can request to be notified when Google Drive is ready for you to opt in.

In the coming months, Google Drive will become the default and will replace the documents list as the way for users to access their files and documents. At this time, all users will have access to the desktop sync clients and mobile applications.

How is the Google Drive online interface different from my current Google documents list?

The Google Drive online interface looks similar to today’s Google documents list with a number of improvements, including new ways to organize your files and enhanced search functionality.

Learn more

To learn more about Google Drive functionality, please visit the Google Drive Help Center.

–Chris

]]> http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2012/04/25/middlebury-google-apps-drive-documents/feed/ 0 A New Look for Middlebury Google Apps http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/o-8woB-vgbM/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/o-8woB-vgbM/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:21:49 +0000 Chris Norris http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=27528 Continue reading → Continue reading →]]> Earlier this year, Google announced a project to bring a new and improved Google experience. Google began rolling out a new look and feel across products to make the interfaces consistent, streamlined, and easy to use. The new look is a permanent change for all Google Apps users and the schedule will be as follows.

Docs: Tuesday December 13, 2011
Sites: Tuesday December 13, 2011
Calendar: Beginning of January 2012

Feel free to write to gadmin@middlebury.edu with any questions!

–Chris

]]> http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2011/12/14/a-new-look-for-middlebury-google-apps/feed/ 0 Does tagging content make it easier to find with search? No. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/jmp4nh0xbUM/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/jmp4nh0xbUM/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:11:09 +0000 Ian McBride http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=27522 Continue reading → Continue reading →]]> I’ve received this question from several people now. Below are two videos from Matt Cutts who works on Google’s Webspam team explaining how tagging content mostly does not affect their search results. This also means that tagging largely will not affect how results appear on Middlebury’s site, since we use Google to provide our search results.

Tags

Tag Clouds

This does not mean that you shouldn’t tag content at all. Tags can still be useful for humans who want to find other posts and pages on a topic. However, if you want your page to be easier to find, your time is better invested in making sure that the content is well written, structured and relevant to a particular topic.

]]> http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2011/12/13/does-tagging-content-make-it-easier-to-find-with-search-no/feed/ 0 Welcome! http://sites.middlebury.edu/googleapps/2009/07/20/hello-world/ http://sites.middlebury.edu/googleapps/2009/07/20/hello-world/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:30:58 +0000 Chris Norris Continue reading →]]> This blog is intended to keep people informed and gather feedback about the Google Apps @ Middlebury project.

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