I used Google Docs to put together presentations that I showed at workshops in conferences the last two years.  I thought that passing out a link to the presentation to my audience is a great way to give people access to the presentation.  No hassle of collecting email addresses and sending big PowerPoint files.  Unfortunately, I’ve been unhappy with Google Presentations right from the start.  What bugs me the most is how text appears in different sizes on different operating systems.  My presentations were first built on my Mac in Firefox 2 at home.  Since the majority of the world uses Windows, I would review the presentation through the PC (also in Firefox 2) at work.  All the time and energy I spent to make the presentation looking awesome seemed to be lost on the PC. And I am not alone.  Someone else complained about the same OS-dependent problem.

Slide shown on the Mac

Slide shown on the PC

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I have been using Google Apps for over 2 months ever since my ISP switched its email service to Google and maintains their own domain name. I really like the easy access of webmail just like everyone else who uses Gmail or other webmail service. Previously, I used mail2web to view new messages while I was away from home and I had to download messages to my computer once I got home. Using mail2web doesn’t allow me access to my old messages so the new webmail access is a breath of fresh air. Aside from webmail, the ISP also promoted Google Docs as part of the reason behind the transition. Continue reading “Using Google Docs” →