Tech For Work by TABGEEKS

Tech For Work by TABGEEKS

By Jesse Nowlin | TABGEEKSTechnology
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Tech For Work by TABGEEKS episodes

  • S2E37: Workspace Updates to Keep, Calendar API, Admin Console, and more
    Hello from South Florida! I am on the road this week so apologies for the delay, here's the episode!
    Silent Releases
    • Dual pane view on Keep
    • Multi-instance support on Docs, Sheets & Slides
    • View information about recipients on Android
    • Keep contacts up to date with fewer clicks
    • Notification permission now required for devices running Android 13
      • Published Releases
      1. Calendar User Availability API launching to beta soon, sign-up now and preview documentation in advance
      2. Scaling our Calendar Interop offering
      3. Updating framing options for Google Meet hardware in the Admin console

        4. Other News

        • Turns  out the 12th Gen Intel i3 is an absolute performance monster in chromebooks
        • Zooms Slack competitor gets a new name and features
        • Google Canceled its next Pixelbook and shut down the team building it
        • Next on the road locations announced

          • tabGeeks Resources 

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          Workspace Recap is the only show dedicated to and discussing all of the changes happening in Google Workspace on a weekly basis, as well as how all these changes affect our users and our businesses. Google Workspace is innovating at a breakneck pace, making it difficult to keep up and keep track. Join us each week as we discuss What’s New in Google Workspace, Upcoming Google Workspace releases, and answer your questions.


          Hit the subscribe button, engage with us on Twitter at @WorkspaceRecap and on our website at workspacerecap.com

          28 min
        • S2E36: Updates to Meet, Docs, Classroom, Meet Hardware, Work Insights, Admin Console, and more

          Don’t miss our SaaS focused show SaaS Showdown! We just released the first episode of season 2 all about document collaboration, and introducing SaaSOps Cat! Check out our latest episodes from tech community rock stars Rose Layton and Colin McCarthy on our Youtube channel, or search for SaaS Showdown wherever you listen to podcasts. Enjoy!   

          What do you think of our new title format? Let me know in the comments if you prefer a few key updates or the products that have been updated.

          Silent Releases
          • Refining notifications on the Google Classroom app
          • Insert Google Maps place chips into Google Docs
          • Google Meet now automatically adjusts the volume of meeting participants
            • Published Releases
            1. Dark Canvas theme now available on Google Meet hardware home screen
            2. Easily customize digital signage on your Google Meet hardware through Appspace
            3. Insert emojis inline with text in Google Docs
            4. Work Insights reporting for Google Chat and Google Meet
            5. Google Hangouts will be fully upgraded to Google Chat starting November 1, 2022

              6. Other News

              • Future of Google Currents and Migration to Spaces - 8AM EDT / 1PM BST / 5:30PM IST
              • The future of work is hybrid

                • tabGeeks Resources 

                🦸‍♀️ Continue the conversation over in our Slack community! Click here to sign up

                🎙 Check out our other shows SaaS Showdown, Heroes of IT, and WFX: Work from Anywhere on our Youtube Channel 

                🧑‍💻🙋‍♂️ Need more help? Hire us to lend our expertise to your organization today by checking out our managed services offerings TABServices

                ✉️ Want weekly updates from the TABGeeks Network including top tech news, job openings, and more in your inbox? Sign up for our newsletter here


                33 min
              • S2E35: Push to Talk when Muted in Meet, Improved Sharing options for Visitor Sharing, Search for Spaces in Gmail, and more

                I hope you all enjoyed our live event this past Thursday, if you missed it, I will be uploading a full HD version later this week, and pushing it out to the podcast world as well. Now that I am back at full bandwidth for TABGeeks production, I will hopefully be getting these episodes out on our previous schedule, as close to mid-day Tuesday as possible, and I owe you all a bunch of unboxing and update videos, so stay tuned for that.

                Silent Releases
                • To unmute yourself, press and hold the spacebar. To mute again, release the spacebar.
                  • Published Releases
                  1. Updated “Hey Google” voice control behavior for Google Meet hardware devices
                  2. Upgrade to OAuth 2.0 to continue using Calendar Interop by October 1, 2022
                  3. Adding more flexibility to functions in Sheets
                  4. More ways to collaborate using visitor sharing in Google Drive
                  5. Easily search for Chat spaces in Gmail

                    6. Other News

                    • Here’s an early look at Google’s Chrome browser PWA store
                    • Use this hidden Gmail trick to sort and route email like a ninja


                      • Workspace Recap is the only show dedicated to and discussing all of the changes happening in Google Workspace on a weekly basis, as well as how all these changes affect our users and our businesses. Google Workspace is innovating at a breakneck pace, making it difficult to keep up and keep track. Join us each week as we discuss What’s New in Google Workspace, Upcoming Google Workspace releases, and answer your questions.


                      Hit the subscribe button, engage with us on Twitter at @WorkspaceRecap, and on our website at workspacerecap.com

                      39 min
                    • S2E34: LIVE event Thursday: Getting Workspace Certified, Easily assign Tasks from Docs, Improved quality and performance on Meet on web, Updated UI for managing email quarantines and more

                      Join us THIS Thursday 8/25 at 2 PM Pacific for a LIVE interview with Google's Sara Lerner discussing getting certified with the Professional Google Workspace Administrator Exam.  This event will take place live on our Youtube channel youtube.com/tabgeeks and will cover what you can expect on the exam, how to prepare, and what's involved in taking and passing the test. We hope you will join us

                      Published Releases
                      1. Improved quality and performance for Google Meet effects on the web
                      2. More control over accessibility preferences in Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drawings
                      3. Updated user interface for managing email quarantines
                      4. See how much noise is being removed during Google Meet video calls
                      5. Conveniently connect site visitors with social channels in new Sites
                      6. Enhancements to the “Frame people” feature on Google Meet hardware devices
                      7. New color categorization in Calendar to better understand how you’re spending your time
                      8. Easily assign Tasks from Google Docs

                        9. Other Topics

                        • Google Fends off record breaking DDoS attack
                        • Google Workspace Individual now available in Europe


                          • Workspace Recap is the only show dedicated to and discussing all of the changes happening in Google Workspace on a weekly basis, as well as how all these changes affect our users and our businesses. Google Workspace is innovating at a breakneck pace, making it difficult to keep up and keep track. Join us each week as we discuss What’s New in Google Workspace, Upcoming Google Workspace releases, and answer your questions.


                          Hit the subscribe button, engage with us on Twitter at @WorkspaceRecap, and on our website at workspacerecap.com

                          36 min
                        • S2E33: Meet call control for USB peripheral devices, Improved notifications when editing Microsoft Office files in editors, Delegate access to a shared inbox using a group address, and more

                          We have a lot of updates this week, and from the looks of things, Google is not slowing down. Thanks for listening and enjoy the show!

                          Silent Releases
                          • Delegate access to a shared inbox using a group address
                          • Granular controls for app allowlisting in the Google Workspace Marketplace
                          • Seamlessly delete subsets of Sites
                            • Published Releases
                            1. Office Building support for Working Locations
                            2. Improving data privacy with Client-side encryption for Google Meet
                            3. Stronger protection for sensitive Google Workspace account actions
                            4. The Google Meet and Google Duo app icons are changing, additional information for Google Workspace users
                            5. Better location context for events and RSVPs in Calendar
                            6. Improved notifications when editing Microsoft Office files in Docs, Sheets, and Slides
                            7. Unified experience for Gmail logs in BigQuery, configure your existing Gmail logs to route to Workspace logs
                            8. Control visibility of admin alerts with admin role privileges
                            9. Google Meet call control for USB peripheral devices

                              10. Other Topics

                              • I installed macOS on a Chromebook
                              • Wednesday | August 31st - Working Safer with Google Workspace
                              • Thursday | September 1st - The Power of Chronicle as a Platform

                                • Workspace Recap is the only show dedicated to and discussing all of the changes happening in Google Workspace on a weekly basis, as well as how all these changes affect our users and our businesses. Google Workspace is innovating at a breakneck pace, making it difficult to keep up and keep track. Join us each week as we discuss What’s New in Google Workspace, Upcoming Google Workspace releases, and answer your questions.


                                Hit the subscribe button, engage with us on Twitter at @WorkspaceRecap and on our website at

                                50 min
                              • S2E32: Seamlessly access popular Edu Tech tools in Classroom, Choose Canvas Speedgrader or Google Assignments, GSuite Legacy downgrade still works!

                                Hot off the presses! I have the brand new Visualizing Google Cloud book by Priyanka Vergadia! It contains 101 Illustrated references for cloud engineers and architects as an easy-to-follow visual walkthrough of Google Clouds features. If you are interested in learning more about Google Cloud, grab a copy here:  https://amzn.to/3JMS7cW

                                Silent Releases
                                • Extending grammar features to German (Learn more here and here)
                                  • Published Releases
                                  1. Seamlessly access popular Education Technology tools directly in Google Classroom
                                  2. Choose to grade with Canvas SpeedGrader or Google Assignments

                                    3. Other Topics

                                    • Improving developer agility and efficiency with Google Workspace
                                    • Questex’s Digital Signage Experience Announces Google Executive to Keynote November Event in Las Vegas
                                    • Chrome Enterprise and Education release notes
                                    • C2C 2Gather: Google Cloud Modernization with DoiT (Tue, Aug 30, 3:00 PM (PDT), Google Spruce Goose 16 S Campus Center Dr. Playa Vista, 90094)
                                    • Introducing Data Studio as our newest Google Cloud service
                                    • GSuite Legacy downgrade still works


                                      • Workspace Recap is the only show dedicated to and discussing all of the changes happening in Google Workspace on a weekly basis, as well as how all these changes affect our users and our businesses. Google Workspace is innovating at a breakneck pace, making it difficult to keep up and keep track. Join us each week as we discuss What’s New in Google Workspace, Upcoming Google Workspace releases, and answer your questions.


                                      Hit the subscribe button, engage with us on Twitter at @WorkspaceRecap and on our website at workspacerecap.com

                                      38 min
                                    • S2E31: 2 Simultaneous calls on Voice, Android tablet app updates, new integrated email marketing tools for Gmail, Integrated view in Gmail now default, and much much more

                                      Monster size episode this week and we could not fit the full notes in the show description. For the full episode notes go to our show notes blog post at https://www.tabgeeks.com/workspacerecap/s2e31 

                                      Silent Releases
                                      • Support for two simultaneous calls now available on Google Voice
                                      • The new integrated view is now the standard experience for Gmail
                                        • A unified Gmail, for all the ways you connect
                                          • Published Releases
                                          1. Improving the Google Workspace experience on large screen Android devices
                                          2. Migrate unmanaged accounts to your domain using new “UserInvitation” API functionality
                                          3. Working Location enabled by default
                                          4. Use the Cloud Search Query API to set Suggest Filters to enhance Cloud Search results
                                          5. Assignments audit data now available in the Admin console
                                          6. Better search and suggestion options in Gmail
                                          7. New integrated email marketing tools for Gmail

                                            8. Other Topics

                                            • New Google Workspace Features for Android’s larger screens
                                            • ChromeOS Personalization and productivity features announced
                                            • New video editing and productivity features coming to Chromebook
                                            • Google is making it easier to edit PDFs on Chromebooks
                                            • Bringing Google to Chicago’s Thompson Center
                                            • Google Workspace earns DOD IL4 authorization
                                            • Robot game in Meet
                                            • Our Support for the Economic Opportunity Coalition
                                            • Google CEO Sundar Pichai says productivity is “not where it needs to be”


                                              • 1 hr 12 min
                                            • S2E30: Google Next Official, Larger Spaces in Chat, Live Stream Meet, Docs edits notifications, Delete Chat Spaces, and more

                                              Breaking news! Google Next has been announced! Register here: https://cloud.withgoogle.com/next  Apologies for my video and audio quality in this episode again, I am working on some tweaks on the backend to improve our videos, bring our recordings up to 30 fps and full 4K, as well as better audio sync. It seems something glitched in my full quality recording and I had to revert to the backup.  

                                              Silent Releases
                                              • Rollout improvements for future Google Chat launches
                                              • Series One Desk 27 now in production
                                                • Published Releases
                                                1. Better search options in Gmail
                                                2. Building larger spaces in Google Chat
                                                3. Making Google Chat active user metrics more detailed in the Admin console
                                                4. Control access to experimental Google Workspace apps with a new admin setting
                                                5. Stay on top of changes to document content with edit notifications
                                                6. Allow Google Meet participants to ask questions or respond to polls anonymously
                                                7. Delete Chat spaces and their content, now generally available
                                                8. Prevent spam by adding invitations from known senders only to your calendar
                                                9. Live stream Google Meet events via YouTube
                                                10. Easily access your most used emojis in Google Chat
                                                11. Programmatically manage and apply Drive Labels using new API functionality

                                                  12. Other Topics

                                                  • Google Next
                                                  • New Pixelbooks confirmed at IO and we all missed it
                                                  • Denmark bans Chromebooks and Workspace


                                                    • Workspace Recap is the only show dedicated to and discussing all of the changes happening in Google Workspace on a weekly basis, as well as how all these changes affect our users and our businesses. Google Workspace is innovating at a breakneck pace, making it difficult to keep up and keep track. Join us each week as we discuss What’s New in Google Workspace, Upcoming Google Workspace releases, and answer your questions.


                                                    Hit the subscribe button, engage with us on Twitter at @WorkspaceRecap and on our website at workspacerecap.com

                                                    55 min
                                                  • S2E29: DLP for Chat, Delegate Access in Connected Sheets, Better Sharing options for Appointment Schedules, Trust Rules for Drive in Beta

                                                    Google got back to it this week in a big way, and next week looks to be a big one also! Check out a few events we have posted below that happened recently and are available on demand and some that are coming soon. 

                                                    Breaking news! Google Next has been announced! Register here: goo.gle/3Pp3Wb1

                                                    Published Releases
                                                    1. Allow collaborators to analyze data in Connected Sheets with delegated access
                                                    2. Sync Apple DEP and Google Mobile Device Management servers on demand
                                                    3. Add data loss prevention to Google Chat, now available as an open beta
                                                    4. Better sharing options for appointment schedules
                                                    5. Use Miro within Google Meet for an immersive and collaborative whiteboard experience
                                                    6. Trust rules for Google Drive are now available in open beta

                                                      7. Other Releases

                                                      • Drive for Desktop
                                                        • July 14, 2022 - Bug fix release

                                                        Windows and macOS: Version 61.0

                                                        • Resolved an issue where File Provider users were unable to open mirrored shortcuts.
                                                        • Resolved issues on search and help pages where the wrong text was verbalized by screen readers.
                                                        • Additional bug fixes and performance improvements

                                                          • Other Topics

                                                          • Google Workspace Ask Me Anything: Cloud Identity
                                                          • Preparing for your Professional Google Workspace Administrator Certification
                                                          • Google Meet adds new whiteboard tool with third party Miro
                                                          • SADA Impact - Cloud Transformation Summit Sept 14-15
                                                          • C2C Global hits 25k members


                                                            • Workspace Recap is the only show dedicated to and discussing all of the changes happening in Google Workspace on a weekly basis, as well as how all these changes affect our users and our businesses. Google Workspace is innovating at a breakneck pace, making it difficult to keep up and keep track. Join us each week as we discuss What’s New in Google Workspace, Upcoming Google Workspace releases, and answer your questions.


                                                            Hit the subscribe button, engage with us on Twitter at @WorkspaceRecap and on our website at workspacerecap.com

                                                            44 min
                                                          • S2E28: Gmail visual update rollout has resumed, Space Managers can change access to Spaces in Chat, Duo upgrading to Meet

                                                            Google seems to have taken a bye week with only 1 official release this week, but next week looks like it is gearing up to be a doozy. Enjoy!

                                                            Silent Releases
                                                            • Rollout for visual updates in Gmail has resumed 
                                                              • Published Releases
                                                              1. Space Managers can change access to new and existing spaces in Google Chat

                                                                2. Other Topics

                                                                • Google Duo will be upgraded to Google Meet
                                                                • Gmail Compose window update adds profile avatars, right click menu, and more
                                                                • New Gmail Bug is displaying a warning banner on emails. Now fixed


                                                                  • Workspace Recap is the only show dedicated to and discussing all of the changes happening in Google Workspace on a weekly basis, as well as how all these changes affect our users and our businesses. Google Workspace is innovating at a breakneck pace, making it difficult to keep up and keep track. Join us each week as we discuss What’s New in Google Workspace, Upcoming Google Workspace releases, and answer your questions.


                                                                  Hit the subscribe button, engage with us on Twitter at @WorkspaceRecap and on our website at workspacerecap.com

                                                                  21 min

                                                                About Tech For Work by TABGEEKS

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                                                                Each week, we dive into the latest developments from the world of business technology, with a focus on how these trends impact the tools and systems we use for work. From breaking news to in-depth discussions on business strategy, this podcast is designed to keep you informed and ahead of the curve.