Tech For Work by TABGEEKS

Tech For Work by TABGEEKS

By Jesse Nowlin | TABGEEKSTechnology
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Tech For Work by TABGEEKS episodes

  • E032: Smart Compose comes to Comments in the Editors, Directly Open Office Docs, Updated Emoji experience in Chat, Forms auto save progress, ChromeOS eSIM Support and Enhanced Video Calling

    This week started strong with a few releases on Monday and one on Tuesday, then that was it. Short episode this week, but we are working on getting some more guests to come on soon to fill in when we have short weeks like these. Enjoy!

    Published Releases
    1. Smart Compose now available in comments for Google Slides, Sheets, and Drawings
    2. Directly open Office editing from shared links
    3. Updated emoji experience in Google Chat
    4. Your progress is automatically saved as you respond to forms and quizzes

      5. Other Topics

      • ChromeOS 92: eSIM Support, Enhanced Video Calling

        • 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

        29 min
      • E031: Meet PWA! New font for vision impaired, Improvements to braille mode for Docs, Disable File Transfer in Chat, Dynamic Security Groups now live, Voice Enhancements, and more

        Google adds another PWA to its arsenal, introducing Google Meet PWA! Course, as far as we can tell it's the same as the web version, just in a PWA. I really wanted to see them add the sidebar, but maybe that is still coming. We are going to look for someone at Google to be a guest on the show and explain the advantages of a PWA other than a nice icon on your Dock/Taskbar. Stay tuned! 

        Silent Releases
        • Delegate Information is now available in Gmail Log Search
        • New font in Workspace improves accessibility for vision-impaired
          • Published Releases
          1. Improvements for braille mode in Google Docs provide a richer, more interactive experience
          2. Disabling File Transfer in Google Chat
          3. Alert Center enrichment with VirusTotal threat context now generally available
          4. Use dynamic security groups for group-based policies
          5. Workspace for Education Plus now syncs Google Classroom courses and rosters with Student Information Systems
          6. Enhancements to Google Voice
          7. Search within a folder in Google Drive on iOS
          8. Assign SSO profile to organizational units or groups with the new SAML Partial SSO beta
          9. New enrollment privilege and naming updates for Google Meet hardware in the Admin console
          10. Use the new Google Meet web app for better meetings on desktop devices

            11. Other Topics

            • Delivering API stability with Google Enterprise APIs

              • 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

              42 min
            • E030: Gmail Emoji Update, Workspace Status Dashboard design update, Block Shares from another user in Drive, Slides side by side editing comes to Chat and more

              In case you missed it, Google Cloud Next registration is open! We forgot to mention it in the episode, but you can register now. Sadly, it will be a virtual event again just like last year, and we wish we could see you all in person. Maybe we can work on some kind of an in-person update of our own. Stay tuned! 

              If you are interested in subscribing to our weekly updates newsletter (coming soon!) go to workspacerecap.com/newsletter and fill out the form! 

              Silent Releases
              • Gmail now displays the latest emojis
              • Improved Tabular Data Handling for Gmail DLP
                • Published Releases
                1. Updates to Google Workspace Public Status Dashboard and service status alerts
                2. Hangouts to Google Chat upgrade beginning August 16th, with option to opt-out
                3. Fundamental data regions now available to more Google Workspace customers
                4. Bulk convert Classic Sites to new Sites using the Classic Sites Manager
                5. Block shares from another user in Google Drive
                6. Select multiple tabs in Google Sheets and perform basic actions on the selection
                7. Image placeholders make it easy to work as a team with images in Slides themes and layouts
                8. Easily collaborate and share Slide presentations with side-by-side viewing in Google Chat

                  9. 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

                  41 min
                9. E029: Drive for Desktop transition begins, Slash commands now available in Chat, Business Starter and Frontline SKU's now work with PIN Sharing, Background replacement in Meet on iOS, and more

                  Back to our normal schedule of updates, releases, and analyses by Jesse and Steve. Also, we are working on spinning up our weekly tech news newsletter, if you are interested in subscribing go to workspacerecap.com/newsletter and fill out the form! 

                  Published Releases

                  1. Backup and Sync users should begin transitioning to Drive for desktop
                  2. Improving email security with BIMI
                  3. Slash commands and dialogs now available for Google Chat bots
                  4. Google Workspace Business Starter and Frontline customers can now collaborate with people who are not using a Google account in Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Sites
                  5. Easily navigate through the Admin console using the updated left-hand navigation bar
                  6. Enhanced desktop security for Windows is now available for Google Workspace Business Plus customers
                  7. Google Tasks now available in Google Workspace Essentials and Enterprise Essentials
                  8. Replace your background in Google Meet, now on iOS
                  9. Use Google Assistant on more devices

                    10. Other Topics & Links

                    • Chrome OS hardware is getting weird — and that's just the way we like it (July 14)
                    • Extending access to Google Meet for Glass Enterprise Edition (July 14)
                    • Free your business from ransomware with Chrome OS (June 29)

                      • 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 8 min
                    • E028: Show if you are meeting in person or remote on Google Calendar events, Scheduled Refresh on Sheets available, background image on Keep mobile, and receive shared calendars on mobile

                      Shorter week, shorter episode. Google released only 2 updates this week with 2 little ones tacked on for good measure. 

                      Apologies for not getting this episode out sooner, it's just been one of those weeks. 

                      Enjoy!

                      Published Releases

                      1. Indicate whether you’ll join a meeting virtually or in person on Google Calendar
                      2. Scheduled refresh improvements for Connected Sheets now generally available

                        3. Silent Releases

                        • Add a background image to Google Keep notes on mobile
                        • Allow Users to receive shared calendars on mobile (link to: Share your calendar with someone)

                          • Other Topics & Links

                          • Custom Chat Status
                          • Nira - a real-time access control system

                            • 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

                            26 min
                          • E027: Auto Group Chats from calendar events now suggested, Meet Hardware getting New UI updates, More info posted about apps in Marketplace, Updates to Live Streams now with cross domain streaming

                            Short week, short episode. Some big news on the Google Cloud front, Apple is now Google Clouds largest customer of cloud storage, amazing to see the alliances drawn over time as massive providers work together in some areas, and fight tooth and nail in other areas. 

                            Enjoy!

                            Published Releases

                            1. Google Chat will automatically suggest group chats based on your Google Calendar
                            2. Expanding Google Meet visual refresh to Meet hardware portfolio
                            3. Admins can view more information about apps in the Google Workspace Marketplace before deploying to their users
                            4. Enhancing live streams in Google Meet with captions and cross-domain live streams

                              5. Silent Releases

                              • Spelling autocorrect is now available when you write comments in Sheets, Slides, and Drawings

                                • Other Topics & Links

                                • Apple reportedly increases spending on Google cloud services by 50% year over year, exceeds 8 exabytes of storage
                                • Google Drive for Desktop Adds Google Photos Upload and Multi-Account Switching
                                • Kaseya Hack

                                  • 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
                                • E026: Drive File Link Changes: Admin Decision needed, Better search in Chat, New UI when managing users and domains in Admin console, New Contacts UI and more!

                                  We made it to week 26! We're now half way through the year, in case you needed that heart attack...  and things are happening as fast as ever. Pay special attention to the Google Drive file security link update this week, it's likely to affect a lot of files. Also, if you are a Zoom user on Chromebooks, take a look at the other topics for the link to the new PWA with a ton of features that were missing compared to the windows and mac apps. Enjoy!

                                  Published Releases

                                  1. Improved search in Google Chat
                                  2. Use the Classic Sites Manager to download archived backups and control editing of sites in bulk
                                  3. Update to some Google Drive file links, admin decision recommended before July 23, 2021
                                  4. Launching a new online community for Google Workspace admins
                                  5. New streamlined experience for managing users and domains in the Admin console
                                  6. A new Google Contacts experience provides richer information about your colleagues and stakeholders
                                  7. New and improved Google Chat user interface, now for everyone
                                  8. Use custom templates in new Google Sites for consistent structure and design for your sites
                                  9. Visual update to the Gmail search box

                                    10. Other Topics & Links

                                    • Drive update email looking like borderline phishing
                                    • Zoom releases a PWA for Chromebooks on the Google Play Store
                                    • Google Technical issue allowing anyone without 2FA enabled to reset their password through account recovery
                                    • Job link for IT Manager Jesse is hiring for, feel free to say you heard about it here! 

                                      • 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

                                      54 min
                                    • E025: Announcing the Google Cloud Community! GCC is a place to Collaborate With Peers and Product Experts. We talk to 2 Googlers on the team responsible for this amazing new community

                                      We have 2 amazing Googlers joining us to talk about the launch of the Google Cloud Community. Join us for an exclusive interview and announcement of Google's brand new Google Cloud community from Wayne Mcculloch the Global Head of the Customer Success Solutions Team at Google Cloud, and Andrew Biernat Lead of Google’s Cloud Customer Community.

                                      This community is the next step in Google's process of connecting more with us, their users and customers, to better understand and support our needs. Wayne and Andrew revealed to us that Googlers will be involved in this community, and will be accessible to members for questions and discussions around products and features. Go to googlecloudcommunity.com to register now! (Site will be live 23 June 9am America/Los_Angeles)

                                      Published Releases

                                      1. Evolving Rooms in Google Chat to Spaces to create a richer, more collaborative experience
                                      2. Get more control over how files can be shared with trust rules for Google Drive beta
                                      3. Enhanced content classification and DLP with Drive labels beta
                                      4. Stronger data security and privacy with Google Workspace Client-side encryption beta
                                      5. Background noise reduction in Google Meet now available to more users and turning on by default
                                      6. New admin settings to control who can join your organization's Google Meet calls, and which calls your users can join
                                      7. TLS support for Google Meet
                                      8. Improvements to Hand Raise in Google Meet, including automatic hand lowering, better notifications, and more
                                      9. Enable audit logs for Google Cloud Search
                                      10. Important changes to how the Google Calendar API manages and limits queries

                                        11. Other Links

                                        • Molokai 2 Oahu Paddleboard World Championships

                                          • 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

                                          59 min
                                        • E024: Breaking News! Google announces a flood of updates detailing the next evolutionary step for Google Workspace, Video backgrounds in Meet, Approved list of Apps in Marketplace and more!

                                          We interrupt our normal format for a breaking news discussion and analysis with special guest Christian Newman to help us detail it all. 

                                          Google Chat Rooms is becoming Spaces which is WAY more than a name change and a facelift. Google is making a jump to catch up to others in the market in a big way and we had a lot of fun going through it all on the podcast. 

                                          Of course, we follow it up with our regularly scheduled updates and discussion. Enjoy! 

                                          Published Releases
                                          • Replace your background with a video in Google Meet
                                          • Option to replace your background in Google Meet is now available on Android
                                          • Find admin approved applications in the “Approved for you” section in the Google Workspace Marketplace

                                            • Other Topics

                                            • Google Voice is now available in Belgium
                                            • Easily view the number of Google Meet hardware devices in your organization in the Admin console
                                            • Google Workspace for everyone ($9.99 and $7.99 Pricing - TechCrunch)

                                              • Published Releases (Early)

                                              • Evolving Rooms in Google Chat to Spaces to create a richer, more collaborative experience
                                              • Get more control over how files can be shared with trust rules for Google Drive beta
                                              • Enhanced content classification and DLP with Drive labels beta
                                              • Stronger data security and privacy with Google Workspace Client-side encryption beta
                                              • Background noise reduction in Google Meet now available to more users and turning on by default

                                                • Keep it locked here every week for your regular dose of all things Google 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

                                                Episode 24

                                                1 hr 6 min
                                              • E023: Meet Gentle Quality Notifications, Meet Quality tool for failed joins, New Comments Area in Sheets, Color folders in Shared Drive and Shortcuts, and more tips

                                                Google continues to polish Workspace with added features to Meet, Sheets, and Drive. Some of these features seem extra just to compete with zoom, but are still necessary. Keep an eye out for the next episode or two for our next amazing Googler guest, stay tuned! 1

                                                Published Releases
                                                1. Introducing gentle quality notifications with tailored recommendations and quick actions
                                                2. New Meet Quality Tool support for failed join attempts
                                                3. New ways to discover and navigate comments in Google Sheets
                                                4. Customize the color of your folders and shortcuts to folders in Google Drive

                                                  5. Other Topics

                                                  • Jesse is looking for a new job
                                                  • Rclone
                                                  • Google Workspace Admins Video with RClone
                                                  • Google is moving parts of YouTube to its cloud service
                                                  • Tips and Tricks from Google’s resident iOS expert
                                                  • How to get unlimited Google Photos storage for life


                                                    • Keep it locked here every week for your regular dose of all things Google 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

                                                    Episode 23

                                                    44 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.