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Kevin was able to overcome some eccentricities found in Google Apps to successfully organize the TEDxBuffalo conference. Have you used Google Apps to organize and coordinate an event or other group collaboration? What was your experience? What hurdles did you have to overcome?
And I'm not talking about the infrastructure, I'm talking about the admin tools. Google Apps is absolute garbage if you have more than a handful of people, or your business needs any kind of "real world" infrastructure.
If your goal is to start a tiny-ltitle non-technical organization, and you know you don't need ANY features that you don't already explicitly know will work exactly as you want them to, go for it. If you plan to grow, this isn't the option for you, because sooner (not later) you'll end up forklifting the entire thing in favor of a real infrastructure, whether it's hosted at some cloud-provider elsewhere, or not, the "all-in-one" model for Google Apps is inherently a consumer concept--not remotely useful for a serious business or organization with real technology needs.
If your goal is to start a tiny-ltitle non-technical organization, and you know you don't need ANY features that you don't already explicitly know will work exactly as you want them to, go for it. If you plan to grow, this isn't the option for you, because sooner (not later) you'll end up forklifting the entire thing in favor of a real infrastructure, whether it's hosted at some cloud-provider elsewhere, or not, the "all-in-one" model for Google Apps is inherently a consumer concept--not remotely useful for a serious business or organization with real technology needs.
The inability to scale up to large projects is a real problem, but it is the same problem Microsoft Excel had--it ain't a real database. Yet people used it like a database then brought their same incorrect ideas into Access.
The real problem isn't the software; it is the way people try to do collaboration. Groups that get it figured out work well and the software helps, but it cannot drive the collaboration process.
I find Google Apps easier than coordinating stuff thru e-mail which is usually my only alternative.
The real problem isn't the software; it is the way people try to do collaboration. Groups that get it figured out work well and the software helps, but it cannot drive the collaboration process.
I find Google Apps easier than coordinating stuff thru e-mail which is usually my only alternative.
Definition....
Expert - One who did it, made the mistakes, wrote the solutions down, and uses them.
Expert - One who did it, made the mistakes, wrote the solutions down, and uses them.
an "ex" is a has-been...
a "spurt" is a drip under pressure...
an expert is a has-been drip under pressure!
I know...but it is phonetic!!
a "spurt" is a drip under pressure...
an expert is a has-been drip under pressure!
I know...but it is phonetic!!
"...the vehemently viral ???TED Talks??? videos that even your uncle in Omaha thinks are nifty."
I love it when something I've never heard of is referred to as 'viral'. Apparently many of these things aren't as 'viral' as supposed.
Otherwise, this was an interesting review of the product.
I love it when something I've never heard of is referred to as 'viral'. Apparently many of these things aren't as 'viral' as supposed.
Otherwise, this was an interesting review of the product.
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