Home Office Envy! » Google Tools http://homeofficeenvy.com A reason to take work home. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:18:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Gmail! Finally on my domain! http://homeofficeenvy.com/google-tools/gmail-finally-on-my-domain/ http://homeofficeenvy.com/google-tools/gmail-finally-on-my-domain/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:56:36 +0000 Long calendaringcpanelgmailgoogle appsgreat solutionmailwebhost http://homeofficeenvy.com/google-tools/gmail-finally-on-my-domain/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Gmail! Finally on my domain!", url: "http://homeofficeenvy.com/google-tools/gmail-finally-on-my-domain/" });]]> Well, I did it! My “default” Gainesville, Florida law firm domain (LdLegal.com) is offically using Gmail and Google Calendar for mail and calendaring!

google apps on my domain!

It took a bit of finagling, but it was worth it. All emails to me@mydomain.com are officially delivered in Gmail format!

I’ve been using it for all of 45 minutes and I’m hooked. Haven’t really merged over my contacts yet (Outlook does display contacts with phone numbers and addresses quite well) but I’m not sure Outlook stands a fighting chance if Gmail figures out how to display it any better.

If you know anything about your webhost and you use Cpanel, it’s actually quite easy. In fact, maybe I’ll charge a small fee to help people set it up.

Visit Google Apps and learn how it might be a great solution for your domain!


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]]> http://homeofficeenvy.com/google-tools/gmail-finally-on-my-domain/feed/ Gmail on Your Hosted Domain? http://homeofficeenvy.com/google-tools/gmail-on-your-hosted-domain/ http://homeofficeenvy.com/google-tools/gmail-on-your-hosted-domain/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:10:35 +0000 Long emailgmail googlegoogle appsingeniouswebmail service http://homeofficeenvy.com/2007/06/11/web-tools/gmail-on-your-hosted-domain/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Gmail on Your Hosted Domain?", url: "http://homeofficeenvy.com/google-tools/gmail-on-your-hosted-domain/" });]]> Don’t know if this is news to anyone else, but I just discovered that Google is beta testing the ingenious Gmail interface for website owners who love Gmail, but want to keep their own email addresses (you@yourdomain.com). The following is straight from the beta testing signup page (for those of you who are interested in trying it out … if Google thinks you’re worthy!)

Bring Gmail to your domain.

This special beta test lets you give Gmail, Google’s webmail service, to every user at your domain. Gmail for your domain is hosted by Google, so there’s no hardware or software for you to install or maintain.

  Gmail - 2 gigabytes of storage and search tools that help your users find information fast. Instant messaging from right inside their accounts.
 
  Google Talk - Users can call or send instant messages to their contacts for free – anytime, anywhere in the world.
 
  Google Calendar - Users can organize their schedules and share events and calendars with others.
 
  Control Panel - Easily manage user accounts, aliases, mailing lists, and chat settings.

Click here to visit the page directly: https://www.google.com/a/Home

Derek, owner/author of 5ThirtyOne.com got a chance to review this firsthand and until I’m personally invited to try it (if), he’s posted quite a comprehensive (and technical) review of his experience: http://5thirtyone.com/archives/218/trackback

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