This project was a complement to the Google tools project. It measures how often we are using this project and for what purposes and if it useful or not. As student we use a variety of tools to help us with our studies. Each one of Google tools has a different usage that helps you to finish your work on time and achieve better results. In this blog I am going to talk about ten of these tools and rank them according to their helpfulness.
Gmail
Actually, I was the trainer to this tool. I had an account in Gmail before but I didn’t know how useful Gmail can be and find out its great features. Now I am using only Gmail as my primary email. I use filter option to organize my emails to different categories. Also, I use Gspace in Firefox to use the huge space the Gmail provides to store my file in. generally, I found Gmail very useful and it makes you use only Gmail .
Google Chrome
Google Chrome is the fastest web browser that Google provides, with the ability to load fast and search fast. Now I am using only chrome as my default browser. It is very convenient and helps me to save my time and do my work easily. I really like Google chrome with its different colorful theme and for me it is my beloved browserJ
Google Calendar
As we are busy student who have now time or enough space in our brain to remember, we need something that helps us to remind us with our daily deadlines and tasks. After introducing Google calendar I found what I was seeking for. It is the tool that will help me to be more organized person and reminds me with my different task and deadline. I liked Google calendar, it is very useful tool and I will continue using it.
Google Language tool
I use this tool whenever I come across difficult and new vocab or when I am viewing websites in different languages. Google language tools allowed me to use different terms and to enhance my vocabulary in my reports. It is a very useful and I will continue using itJ
Google Desktop
In Google Desktop you can search your computer and the net all from your desktop. Moreover, you can install and add different gadget to your desktop as I did in mine. I added weather, you tube, my calendar, clock and scratch pad. Google desktop made my life easier; whenever I need a file and cannot remember its name I just type its first letter and Google desktop search bar search it for me. I love using this tool.
Google Finance
As a finance student, we did many projects that are related to the finance market. Google Finance helped me in searching for a specific company’s financial records easily. It also allowed me to find about their news, market, portfolio and its stock market. It was a very handy tool.
Google Alert
Google alert help me to be a loyal reader to my favorite websites. I used this tool to notify my through my email about the latest updated information our news in those website. I rarely read nowadays but whenever I have time I can simply go to my Gmail and find out more about these websitesJ
Google Reader
This tool allowed me to collect all the websites that I want to read from all in one place so it is easy for me to one this page and read through different updated news and items. I wish I had more time to read all the websites that I subscribed with.
Google News
Google news collects all news that you are interested in all in one page. In Google news you can also create your own section by adding different search term that you want Google to search for in that section. Whenever I had time, I logged to Google news and read through some news. It is a useful tool to news reader and it also saves their time.
iGoogle
iGoogle is a beatification of the Google homepage. It also allows you to add different gadgets that you are interested in same as Google desktop. In iGoogle you can create your own Google interface with whatever you want and feel it is convenient to you. I use iGoogle when I want an easy access to my Gmail or calendar.
Google Blogs
I used Google blog to record my weekly main events and reflect on some of my subjects or videos that I saw.
Blog Search
I didn’t use this tool very much only when I was searching for finance blog.
Google Docs
I used this tool to complete some of my group project and shared document such spreadsheets and power pints with my colleagues.
Google Earth
In Google earth I was able to geotag some places that I have visited with photos. I used 5 different places.
Google groups
I created my own group in Google group and posts some articles that are related to my studies and other interesting posts that I want to share it with my group.
Google labs
I chose two tools in Google lab, one is similar pictures and other is Google translation. I found both of them useful and easy to use. And I liked them very much.
Google Picasa and Picasaweb
In Google picasa and picasaweb I created an online album that I can share my picture with different people. Also, I changed and added some effect on different pictures. It is a very useful and easy to use tool.
Google scholar
In Google scholar you can search articles, books and other papers that we as student might needed for our studies like, I used Google scholar to search for a book on marketing mix one of our projects in my marketing for financial services course.
Google searching
There are various and easy ways to search for a particular thing. For example, when you want to search for a weather in one area just type weather along with the city name then I will directly give you the weather in that area.
Google Sites
I used Google site to demonstrate my daily usage of each Google tools through screen shoots. I created 20 pages in my site each page talks about each tool and how I used this tool.
Finally, each tool had different usage and each one of them help me in a way to complete my tasks easily with better outcome. Now I can say that I love Google and its great creations...,
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