Going Goolgle

I don’t think this is what they meant by going Google.

If you know much about me, you probably know I’m a Google fan. I’ve been using their apps for a few years now, and they are virtually integrated into my entire day. So why not have a blog that feels like the majority of my online experience? Unlike Gmail, this is still beta though. I’ll be tweaking things here and there… maybe even broadening support for IE users. Ugh.

So here are my favorite Google apps:

• Gmail – I use it for ALL of my email accounts. One interface to rule them all.
• Calendar – I have several calendars. I share calendars with my wife, integrate them with my contacts, and push them to my iPhone.
• Tasks – Love the Gmail and Calendar integration.
• Voice – I use this a LOT. SMS the easy way, and I love the transcribe feature.
• Reader – I burn through roughly 10,000 posts a month, star, share, and email all the time.
• Contacts – had a rough spot with Contacts early on when my iPhone nuked them all… but they’ve since been restored and I can’t imagine living without it! CRM, my size.
• Talk – I plug it in with Adium. Beautiful.
• Maps – I have several custom maps I use to scout areas for photography and such.

Less trafficed Google projects:

• Blogger – my first blog. Love the service.
• Docs – Because I hate MS Office… I’m a designer – I’m allowed to hate it.
• Alerts – Catches what Reader doesn’t.
• News – I dig the service, and really enjoy this interface for it.

So there you have it. My tribute to the apps I love and live by. Thanks Google.

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