Tech For Work by TABGEEKS

Tech For Work by TABGEEKS

By Jesse Nowlin | TABGEEKSTechnology
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  • S2E7: Currents Shutdown and migration to Spaces, Manage overdue tasks in Calendar, Participate in Meet pools and QA on Chromebase, Introducing Google Journeys, and more

    Is our audio quieter for you than it was last year? Seems there is an issue on Google Podcasts at least that the audio is showing up quieter than last season, shoutout to Ian North for bringing that to our attention. We are going to work on getting that fixed for everyone. 

    No updates yet from Google regarding the sunsetting of the G Suite Legacy Free plan, but we are staying on top of it and will let you know as soon as we have something. 

    Here are this week's updates:

    Silent Releases
    • Japanese grammar suggestions for Google Docs 

      • You'll now see grammar suggestions as you type in Japanese in Docs. Grammar suggestions can help you write faster and more accurately.

      Published Releases
      • Manage overdue tasks in Google Calendar
      • Participate in Google Meet polls and Q&As on Chromebase for meetings 
      • The future of Currents and the next generation of collaboration in Spaces 
      • Google Voice calls between many European numbers are now included in Google Voice licenses

        • Other Releases

        • GCDS
          • Release notes for 4.7.14
          • Added the Google Workspace Frontline SKU to the default licenses list.
          • Added support for group aliases.

            • Other Topics

            • Google Journeys help you continue previous searches in Chrome
            • A special offer for small businesses using Google’s legacy G Suite
              • Microsoft Pricing Changes

                • 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

                Check out our other shows as well as our weekly newsletter and exclusive IT Professionals Slack Community at https://www.tabgeeks.com!

                28 min
              • S2E6: New Integrated View in Gmail rolling out NOW. Google Next 2022 Save the Date announced, New Workspace SKU for non workspace users called Essentials, Guide to G Suite Legacy Free Shutdown

                Can you believe we are in episode 6 already?? Where did the first 6 weeks of this year go? Good lord. 

                Hope you are ready, Google is rolling out the new updated interface to Gmail which includes Chat, Spaces, and Meet moved into the leftmost sidebar allowing for easy rapid switching between the apps, and it works really well. Google rollout begins today and will give people the option to opt in. Later it will be forced. 

                Published Releases
                1. New integrated view for Gmail features email, Google Meet, Google Chat, and Spaces in one place

                  2. Other Topics

                  • Google Next Save The Date 
                  • Essentials Editions - If there is an essential starter, that paves the way for essentials enterprise?
                  • G Suite Legacy Free Edition Shutdown - What should you do about it? What is Google doing about it?

                    • 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

                    tabGeeks Resources

                    Check out our other shows Supporting IT Support and SaaS Showdown as well as our weekly newsletter and exclusive Slack Community at www.tabgeeks.com!

                    47 min
                  • S2 Special LIVE Edition: G Suite Legacy Free Shutdown - What should you do about it? What is Google doing about it?

                    Google Workspace has made the decision to stop offering G Suite Legacy Free to the grandfathered in users who have been using it for many years now. This was likely an attempt by Google to recoup the lost money from businesses getting away with not paying for a decade, and bring them on to the updated Google Workspace paid plans. What they did not anticipate, was angering their most loyal customer base, us admins who have been using Google Apps from the very beginning. We have added our family members, have over a decade of email history on our accounts, and have purchased content on the various services offered by Google using these accounts.

                    Listen as we discussed with Workspace experts the impact of this decision, Google's response and general surprise at the backlash, as well as a possible new offering for a Google Workspace Family Plan, and downgrade options. 

                    To watch the video on Youtube, and read the chat that took place alongside, click on this link: G Suite Legacy Free Live Discussion Hosted by Workspace Recap on YouTube Live 

                    Head over to https://www.tabgeeks.com/tabgeeks-blog/gsuitelegacy for the full blog post surrounding this topic. We will be continuously updating our post as this continues to develop. 

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

                    tabGeeks Resources

                    Check out our other shows Supporting IT Support and SaaS Showdown as well as our weekly newsletter and exclusive Slack Community at www.tabgeeks.com!

                    1 hr 23 min
                  • S2E5: LIVE Event tomorrow discussing the G Suite Legacy Shutdown, Create watermarks in Docs, Voice Support for more Poly cloud connected deskphones, Directory Sync Beta, and more

                    We will be hosting a LIVE show TOMORROW on Youtube to discuss the G Suite Legacy Free account shutdown. Join us as we discuss with Workspace experts the impact of this decision, Google's response and general surprise at the backlash, as well as a possible new offering for a Google Workspace Family Plan, and downgrade options.  Google will not be able to join us on this show, but they are answering questions we have submitted and we will be answering everything we can live on the show.

                    Can you believe we are in Episode 5 already? Where did January go!? 

                    G Suite Legacy Free Live Discussion Hosted by Workspace Recap on YouTube Live - Wed, 1pm CST

                    Published Releases
                    1. Originality reports are now available for Google Slides files
                    2. Create or import text watermarks in Google Docs
                    3. Use the Cloud Search Stats API to keep track of billable usage
                    4. Google Voice support for more Poly cloud-connected deskphones
                    5. See when a message is deleted in a Google Chat space
                    6. New Navigation bar functions in Google Drive
                    7. Use Directory Sync beta for fast and easy sync of users and groups
                    8. Categorize content and enhance content protection at scale with Google Drive labels

                      9. Other Releases

                      • Drive for Desktop Version 55.0 Released

                        • Head over to https://www.tabgeeks.com/workspacerecap/s2e5 for the full show notes including the links referenced in this episode.

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

                        Check out our other shows as well as our weekly newsletter and Slack Community at www.tabgeeks.com!

                        tabGeeks Resources

                        Continue the conversation over in our Slack community! Click here to sign up or go to tabgeeks.com/slack

                        Check out our other shows Supporting IT Support and SaaS Showdown on www.tabgeeks.com

                        43 min
                      • S2E4: G Suite Legacy Free Shutdown, Page break before paragraphs in Docs on Mobile, Improved editing in Chat, Warning banners in Drive alert users of suspicious files. Live event Feb 2nd!

                        Google dropped a bombshell on its most loyal fans this week when they announced our beloved OG G Suite Legacy Free Edition accounts would be forced to begin paying or be shut down. In this episode, we will discuss this decision, and follow it up with a LIVE question and answer event on February Second on our Youtube Channel. We already have one Googler confirmed and are working on getting more, as well as experts like us to discuss the decision and answer your question. I hope you will join us. The tentative date is currently Feb 2nd at 11 AM Pacific (1PM Central). 

                        Silent Releases
                        • G Suite Legacy Free Shutdown
                          • Published Releases
                          1. Add a page break before paragraphs in Google Docs in mobile
                          2. Improved editing experience in Google Chat on the web
                          3. Warning banners in Google Drive alert users of suspicious files

                            4. Other Topics

                            • Google Workspace Invisible Changes
                            • G Suite Legacy Free Live Discussion Hosted by Workspace Recap on YouTube Live - Wed, 1pm CST (subject to change)

                              • Head over to https://www.tabgeeks.com/workspacerecap/s2e4 for the full show notes including the links referenced in this episode.

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

                              Check out our other shows as well as our weekly newsletter and Slack Community at www.tabgeeks.com!

                              tabGeeks Resources

                              Continue the conversation over in our Slack community! Click here to sign up or go to tabgeeks.com/slack

                              Check out our other shows Supporting IT Support and SaaS Showdown on www.tabgeeks.com

                              38 min
                            • S2E3: Improvements to Meet Hardware Troubleshooting, Classroom now exports to Follett Aspen, Live Translated Captions now GA, Companion Mode with Meet Hardware and Nest Hub Max

                              Starting to get back to business as usual as we have 4 official updates this week. I finally got my hands on the elusive Asus Chromebook CX9 which was announced a year ago at CES and only just arrived. I will be doing an unboxing video (my first so please be gentle), so subscribe to the Tabgeeks Youtube channel to get updated when that goes live.

                              As we said last week We invite all of our podcast listeners to join us over on YouTube. Please do us a huge favor and subscribe on Youtube even if you don’t usually watch videos, as we need to reach a certain number of subscribers to unlock the full feature set and get our custom URL.

                              Published Releases
                              1. Google Classroom now supports grade exporting to Follett Aspen, a third-party Student Information System
                              2. Improvements to Google Meet hardware issue troubleshooting
                              3. Live translated captions in Google Meet are now generally available
                              4. Use Companion mode with Google Meet hardware and Nest Hub Max to maximize collaboration during hybrid meetings

                                5. Other Topics

                                • The New Gmail iOS widget is finally live (Nov 10)
                                • Thinking about moving your workloads off the cloud? Event with Miles
                                • IT Leaders: Pay Attention to These 8 Security Megatrends for 2022
                                • The Pixel Exclusive rebirth of a beloved Android Feature
                                • Asus Chromebook CX9 Unboxing!

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

                                  Check out our other shows as well as our weekly newsletter and Slack Community at www.tabgeeks.com!

                                  tabGeeks Resources

                                  Continue the conversation over in our Slack community! Click here to sign up or go to tabgeeks.com/slack

                                  Check out our other shows Supporting IT Support and SaaS Showdown on www.tabgeeks.com

                                  47 min
                                • S2E2: New Enterprise Certificate Condition for Context Aware Access Rules on Managed Devices, Import Larger PPTX files to Slides

                                  Google is busy this week with their big sales kickoff, and still managed to get out a few updates for us, but it is a shorter episode. Hopefully, they will get up to speed soon and we will have a lot more to talk about. 

                                  As we said last week We invite all of our podcast listeners to join us over on YouTube or click the link on our website workspacerecap.com. Please do us a huge favor and subscribe on Youtube even if you don’t usually watch videos, as we need to reach a certain number of subscribers to unlock the full feature set and get our custom URL.

                                  Silent Releases
                                  • PPTX file limit increase in Google Slides
                                    • Published Releases
                                    1. Use a new enterprise certificate condition to set context-aware access rules for company-managed devices

                                      2. Other Topics

                                      • Workspace Recap YouTube Playlist
                                      • Accelerate22
                                      • Meet the expert: Google Workspace Event
                                      • Why my 2 person company bought a Workspace Enterprise Plan

                                        • > Episode 46 with Asher Thompson

                                        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

                                        Continue the conversation in our tabGeeks Slack community, exclusively for IT Professionals. Head over to tabgeeks.com/slack to register

                                        Full show notes available here: https://www.tabgeeks.com/workspacerecap/s2e2

                                        28 min
                                      • S2E1: Launch of Season 2 and our Video Show on Youtube! Workspace Wishlist 2022 from Jesse, Steve, and our guest Christian discussing the features we want to see in 2022

                                        Welcome to Season 2 of Google Workspace Recap! Happy New Year 2022 (I know, I can't believe it either)!

                                        Steve and I are proud to announce the expansion of this podcast into a video show as we have been teasing for months. This is our first episode, and we invite you to check us out on Youtube if you prefer to watch us talk about all things Google instead of just listen. If you are enjoying our show on Spotify, you can watch it there as well, since we have been invited for early access to Spotify's Video Podcasts! 

                                        This will be a year of growth and experimentation for us as we launch the show on to YouTube in a video format and try new things and ways of doing things including working on this opening. We are thrilled to have you along for the ride and can’t wait to hear your input! 

                                        In our first episode of 2022 we have no official updates from Google (even they have to take vacation once in a while) so we have a guest and have put together our Workspace Wish Lists for 2022. Enjoy!

                                        Wish List (Steve)

                                        • Easier app deployment for Windows Management
                                        • Bitlocker key escrow
                                        • Admin Console APIs
                                        • More APIs for User Settings of Core Apps
                                        • DLP for Chrome, Chat, Gmail
                                        • Investigation Tool all data from BigQuery logs

                                          • Wish List (Jesse)

                                          • Google Meet Collaborative Screen Sharing (one person shares and everyone can laser point/ draw on/ add notes
                                          • Google Meet auto translation captions that actually work/assign CC to an individual
                                          • Google Meet Chat Saving
                                          • Deep Tasks Integration, ability to assign tasks to anyone in your org regardless if they are in a Room or not
                                          • Rollout of already announced features (Gmail redesign, Smart Canvas etc)
                                          • Make Google Shared Inbox more like a basic helpdesk
                                          • Merge Keep and Tasks checklists
                                          • Google Auth/Gmail Apple Watch Approve Login
                                          • Google Chat Slack Features: Link to thread, better bots, integrations beyond notifications
                                            • Create Tasks in chats not just rooms

                                              • Wish List (Christian)

                                              • Meet 1080p
                                              • Meet sidebar
                                              • Meet transcript
                                              • Assign tasks in Google Tasks
                                              • Streamline/unify Google Keep and Tasks
                                              • Tasks unify Drive action items
                                              • Rollout pageless Google Docs
                                              • Rollout Google Sheets timeline view
                                              • Google Tables general availability
                                              • Better shared/collaborative inbox experience
                                              • Sync Calendar-Gmail out of office
                                              • Chat link to message/thread
                                              • Chat external custom status
                                              • Voice stand-alone licenses
                                              • Better iOS experience
                                              • Easier Google Workspace/Gmail to Google Workspace migration

                                                • Other Topics

                                                • 2014 Wishlist (some of these just launched!)
                                                • Google Tasks on the web will soon add favorites and list views

                                                  • 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

                                                  1 hr 4 min
                                                • E52: Last Episode of 2021! Recap of our Recaps, our favorite releases, and 2 last minute ones. 289 updates in total for the year!
                                                  Welcome to the last episode of 2021! It has been another turbulent year as offices continue figuring out work from home and their hopeful return to offices, most of which has not actually happened. Workspace had a monster year with 289 updates, and Workspace Recap was there to help you learn and understand each and every one of them. We look forward to growing our show and expanding into video episodes in the new year, not to worry, these will still be audio-focused shows and you will be able to continue listening on your favorite podcasting platform as well!
                                                  Check out Steve and Jesse’s favorites on the blog post
                                                  Published Releases
                                                  Set custom rules for incoming Google Voice calls
                                                  Quick access to restore recently deleted users from Admin console homepage
                                                  Other Topics
                                                  Chromebook Owners are using Android Apps 50% YoY - What does that mean for PWA’s?
                                                  A Year in review: Advancements in infrastructure at Google Cloud
                                                  Google Meet in 2021: A year of accelerated innovation
                                                  2021 Year in Review | The Numbers
                                                  289 Updates (20% more than 240 in '20)
                                                  67 Q1 Updates
                                                  69 Q2 Updates
                                                  87 Q3 Updates
                                                  66 Q4 Updates
                                                  25 Weekly Recap posts
                                                  Hit the subscribe button, engage with us on Twitter at @WorkspaceRecap and on our website at workspacerecap.com
                                                  Check out our other shows as well as our weekly newsletter and Slack Community at www.tabgeeks.com!tabGeeks Resources
                                                  Continue the conversation over in our Slack community! Click here to sign up or go to tabgeeks.com/slack
                                                  Check out our other shows Supporting IT Support and SaaS Showdown on www.tabgeeks.com
                                                  33 min
                                                • E51: Drive notifications for content violations, Meet Hardware now can be used as Digital Signage, Meet Breakout Room participants auto move back to original meeting, Meet Duo Drama, Log4J 2, and more

                                                  Welcome to the penultimate episode of 2021 as we head into the new year and get ready to add video to this and our other tabGeeks shows. Don't worry, if you prefer audio, we will still be pushing the audio as podcasts, and the video will be of us recording the podcast, not converting it into a video show that also dumps the audio track into a podcast. 

                                                  If you listen to us on Spotify, they just launched ratings, we would greatly appreciate it if you could give us a rating! Thank you!

                                                  Silent Releases
                                                  • The filmstrip in Google Slides is now collapsable
                                                    • Published Releases
                                                    1. Prevent unwanted invitations from being added to your calendar
                                                    2. New notifications when Drive content violates abuse program policies
                                                      3. Content compliance rule to cc admins
                                                    3. Easily see which account you’re currently using in Google Calendar on mobile
                                                    4. Automatically move breakout room participants back to the original meeting
                                                    5. Use your Google Meet hardware-connected displays as digital signage
                                                    6. Expanded occupancy detection capabilities for Google Meet hardware devices
                                                    7. Configure member restrictions for groups, now generally available
                                                    8. Making dynamic groups more powerful with custom user attributes and OrgUnit queries

                                                      9. Other Topics

                                                      • Kim Nilsson mentioned the great deals offered as part of the work safer program are US only
                                                      • Google Meet Duo Drama
                                                      • Google Cloud recommendations for investigating and responding to the Apache “Log4j 2” vulnerability

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

                                                        Check out our other shows as well as our weekly newsletter and Slack Community at www.tabgeeks.com!

                                                        50 min

                                                      About Tech For Work by TABGEEKS

                                                      From the publisher's feed

                                                      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.