Tech For Work by TABGEEKS

Tech For Work by TABGEEKS

By Jesse Nowlin | TABGEEKSTechnology
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Tech For Work by TABGEEKS episodes

  • Generative AI Comes to Google Workspace, Google Drive Search Chips, Connected Sheets for Looker...

    The Google Generative AI machine continues picking up speed as Google announces a flood of updates coming to Google Workspace with Gen Apps, Bard, Google Cloud, and more. Learn all about it by watching the recordings from the Google Data Cloud and AI summit event this week, links below.


    Click here to learn all about the Google ChromeOS Administrator Certification and how to pass it: https://youtu.be/KHPy_n0qVk8


    Silent Releases

    1. Full mouse support now available for Google Sheets and Slides on Android
    2. Move folders from My Drive to shared drives
    3. Multi-instance support now available for Google Keep on large screen Android devices

      4. Published Releases

      1. Connected Sheets for Looker now available for all Looker-hosted instances
      2. Launching in beta: manage working locations with the Calendar API
      3. Admins can install Chat apps for use in direct messages
      4. Find files quicker with search chips in Google Drive


        5. Other Topics

        • Google chip design team benefits from move to Google Cloud

        • Past Event: Google Data Cloud and AI Summit

        • We need Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind for Gmail 

        • Google denies bard was trained with ChatGPT data

        • Generative AI Tools for Better Productivity

        • New Google Photos movie editor for ChromeOS rolling out

        • Google starts letting the public test generative AI in Gmail and Docs

        • Google announces AI features in Gmail, Docs, and more to rival Microsoft

        • Google Assistant might be doomed: Division “reorganizes” to focus on Bard

        • Google is named a Leader in Forrester Data Security Platforms Wave


            • 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

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

            44 min
          1. Release The Bard! Improvements to Content Organization in Google Docs, and Add/Remove Encryption

            Bring on the Bard! Not only did Google announce Google Bard, their answer to ChatGPT, they gave some of us access, and Steve and I were lucky enough to be among those who did. Now, that being said, a couple of things to note. It does NOT currently work with Google Workspace accounts, so I had to dig into my ancient original gmail account from high school to sign up. I asked my Google Assistant what it thought of Google Bard and it immediately had a panic attack switching screens and trying to show me different youtube videos until it got stuck on a black screen. But it knows who we are! More on that later…


            Click here to learn all about the Google ChromeOS Administrator Certification and how to pass it: https://youtu.be/KHPy_n0qVk8

            Silent Releases

              • Enhancing the Google Drive mobile experience on Android tablets

                • Published Releases

                1. Improvements to content organization in Google Docs
                2. Add or remove client-side encryption from a Google Doc


                  3. Other Topics

                  1. Bard is Out (sort of)
                  2. Try Bard and Share Your Feedback
                  3. Google Bard FAQ
                  4. Google opens early access to it’s ChatGPT rival Bard - Here are our first impressions
                  5. Google CEO tells employees that 80,000 of them helped test Bard A.I, warns things will go wrong
                  6. Bard AI is Boring: Google Explains why they want it that way - WSJ Video
                  7. Download the new Google Meet app
                  8. LinusTechTips Hosed
                  9. LawrenceSystems How Linus Tech Tips Got Hacked & Why I Updated Incident Response Plan
                  10. Some questions for the employees behind Google Docs
                  11. Cloud Technical Series - APAC

                      12. 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


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

                      46 min
                    1. Google Next Tickets Available! Google ChatGPT Rival Launch! Workspace Updates of the Week March 20th

                      Updated UI for the editors and Google Drive already rolling out. Major Currents update down in the news section, so if that's relevant to you, be sure not to miss it!

                      Click here to learn all about the Google ChromeOS Administrator Certification and how to pass it: https://youtu.be/KHPy_n0qVk8

                      Silent Releases

                      • Additional details for the updated Gmail experience on Android foldable devices and tablets

                        • Published Releases

                          1. Introducing new Space Manager capabilities in Google Chat

                          2. External label for Google Meet participants

                          3. Provide custom Google Meet background images for your users

                          4. Improving your security with shorter Session Length defaults

                            5. Other Topics

                            1. Google Next Registration is now available!

                            2. The next generation of AI for developers and Google Workspace

                            3. A new era for AI and Google Workspace

                            4. Google backed Anthropic launches Claude, an AI chatbot thats easier to talk to

                            5. Google Workspace, hits 9 million paying organizations

                            6. What I’ve learned from more than 2000 customers looking to innovate in the cloud

                            7. Google Glass is going away, again

                            8. HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook Review: The No-Contest King of Chromebooks

                            9. 9to5Google Log Out: The shape and color of Google AI

                            10. Get Enterprise Ready with Google Meet

                            11. The Pixel Fold is reportedly coming in June


                                12. 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


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                                54 min
                              1. Google Docs/Sheets/Slides/Google Drive UI Update! Workspace Updates of the Week March 6th

                                Updated UI for the editors and Google Drive already rolling out. Major Currents update down in the news section, so if that's relevant to you, be sure not to miss it!

                                Click here to learn all about the Google ChromeOS Administrator Certification and how to pass it: https://youtu.be/KHPy_n0qVk8

                                Silent Releases

                                • Additional details for the updated Gmail experience on Android foldable devices and tablets

                                  • Published Releases

                                  1. Indicate your Google Voice availability with more options
                                  2. Refreshed interface for Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides
                                  3. New updates for Google Meet on Poly Android-based appliances
                                  4. Managed Android devices must upgrade to Android Device Policy during  March 2023

                                    5. Other Topics

                                    • How Google Became Cautious of AI and gave Microsoft an opening
                                    • Google dusts off the failed Google+ playbook to fight ChatGPT
                                    • Google trashes the Chrome Cleanup Tool
                                    • ChromeOS 111 Rolling Out, Fast Pair for Chromebooks is finally here
                                    • Google I/O Has been announced! 
                                    • Google Currents migration to spaces in Google Chat
                                    • Google Workspace Customer Newsletter

                                      • 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


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

                                      39 min
                                    • 🌶️New Spaces are in line threaded, current spaces migrating: Workspace Updates of the Week March 6th

                                      This is going to be a spicy episode as we get into the debate around threaded chats. Steve and I disagree on this one so stay tuned!  

                                      Click here to learn all about the Google ChromeOS Administrator Certification and how to pass it: https://youtu.be/KHPy_n0qVk8

                                      Silent Releases

                                      • Improving Filters in Google Sheets
                                      • Programmatically manage and apply Google Drive label taxonomy changes
                                      • Expanding noise cancellation to phone participants

                                        • Published Releases

                                        1. Save time with suggested work locations in Google Calendar
                                        2. All newly created spaces in Google Chat will be in-line threaded beginning March 13, 2023
                                        3. Expanding noise cancellation in Google Meet to more devices
                                        4. Client-side encryption for Gmail is now generally available
                                        5. Google Keep notes now available on home screen of Android devices

                                          6. Other Topics

                                          • Share your feedback on Emoji Reactions in Google Meet
                                          • Google adds Client Side encryption to Gmail and Calendar. Should you care?
                                          • First look at Google Chrome’s Blink engine running on an iPhone
                                          • Introducing Google Workspace security guidance to address Canadian data security requirements

                                            • 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


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

                                            46 min
                                          • New Smart Canvas features and all of the Workspace Updates of the Week Feb 28th

                                            We had an excellent live event with Lea and Saj from the Google ChromeOS Administrator Certification team and they shared a TON of information on preparing for and passing the certification exam. I took the live feed and edited it into the full-quality version for all of you. Click here to learn all about the Google ChromeOS Administrator Certification and how to pass it: https://youtu.be/KHPy_n0qVk8

                                            Silent Releases

                                            • View your peripheral devices directly in the Google Meet green room
                                            • Improvements to sales and customer service integrations in Google Chat
                                            • 2-pane view on foldable Android devices now available for Meet, Gmail, and Chat
                                            • Optimized zoom experience for Google Sheets on Android devices

                                              • Published Releases

                                              1. Adding Trusted Types to Google Workspace
                                              2. Introducing new smart canvas features in Google Sheets and Google Docs

                                                3. Other Topics

                                                • Google parent Alphabet shuts down yet another robot project
                                                • Three new Specializations help partners digitally transform customers 
                                                • Google Tasks on the web!!!
                                                • Reminder Google Workspace Developer Summit - Toronto and Chicago
                                                  • Hosted in the Google Toronto & Chicago offices on March 9th and 14th
                                                  • Google Workspace Developer Summit Interest Form

                                                    • 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


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

                                                    34 min
                                                  • Workspace Price Increases, ChromeOS Admin Cert, and Workspace Updates of the Week Feb 21st

                                                    We had an excellent live event with Lea and Saj from the Google ChromeOS Administrator Certification team and they shared a TON of information on preparing for and passing the certification exam. I took the live feed and edited it into the full-quality version for all of you. Click here to learn all about the Google ChromeOS Administrator Certification and how to pass it: https://youtu.be/KHPy_n0qVk8

                                                    Silent Releases

                                                    • 360 degree video backgrounds available for Google Meet on mobile
                                                    • Editable widgets now available for Chat app cards

                                                      • Published Releases

                                                      1. New setting for content managers to modify shared drives now on by default
                                                      2. Client-side encryption for Google Calendar is now generally available
                                                      3. Improving accessibility of the “connect device” feature on Google Meet hardware devices
                                                      4. Google Calendar and Assistant Reminders will migrate to Google Tasks soon
                                                      5. Improving the Google Contact management experience
                                                      6. Control the visibility of warning banners in Gmail with a new admin control

                                                        7. Other Topics

                                                        • Google asking employees to help train Bard by rewriting wrong answers
                                                        • Google Chrome’s latest version includes tools to address its memory hog problem
                                                        • Google returns to the Munich Security Conference

                                                          • 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


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

                                                          59 min
                                                        • Don't miss our LIVE ChromeOS Certification Q&A on February 16th! Google Workspace Updates of the Week February 14th

                                                          Breaking News: Do YOU have what it takes to become ChromeOS Certified? Join us for our LIVE event on Feb 16, 2023, discussing the Google ChromeOS Administrator Certification, and answering all your questions. Joining us will be the actual Googlers who built the certification, Leah Coleman and Sajed Sahni! If anyone can answer your questions, it’s them! Hit the remind me button on Youtube so you don't miss it! https://youtube.com/live/yDOnrN51oio

                                                          Silent Releases

                                                          • Increasing visibility into unmovable items in Google Drive
                                                          • Changing the POWER function in Google Sheets
                                                          • New free-hand PDF annotation support in the Google Drive app on Android

                                                            • Published Releases

                                                            1. Expanding SIP Link for Google Voice to Latin America
                                                            2. Expanding the power of Google Sheets with localized formatting and improved CSV imports
                                                            3. Include captions with a Google Meet video recording

                                                              4. Other Topics

                                                              • How to find Noto in Google Docs, Slides, Sheets and Sites
                                                              • Google Data Cloud & AI Summit
                                                              • ChromeOS Fleet Monitoring Best Practices
                                                              • Google is losing control
                                                              • Google is working to bring Bard AI Chat to ChromeOS
                                                              • Don’t update iOS to latest if you use google photos

                                                                • 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


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

                                                                38 min
                                                              • LIVE ChromeOS Certification Q&A on February 16th! Google Workspace Updates of the Week February 7th

                                                                Breaking News: Do YOU have what it takes to become ChromeOS Certified? Join us for our LIVE event on Feb 16, 2023, discussing the Google ChromeOS Administrator Certification, and answering all your questions. Joining us will be the actual Googlers who built the certification, Leah Coleman and Sajed Sahni! If anyone can answer your questions, it’s them! Hit the remind me button on Youtube so you don't miss it! https://youtube.com/live/yDOnrN51oio

                                                                Silent Releases

                                                                • In-line replies for email notifications in Google Classroom
                                                                • Expanding color options in Google Slides, Docs, Sheets and Drawings
                                                                • More ways to work with BigQuery data in Google Sheets

                                                                  • Published Releases

                                                                  1. Google Sheets adds powerful new functions for advanced analysis
                                                                  2. Explore Looker data using Connected Sheets

                                                                    3. Other Topics

                                                                    1. Google is asvking employees to test potential ChatGPT competitors, including a chatbot called ‘Apprentice Bard’
                                                                    2. Google is adding Microsoft 365 integration to ChromeOS later this year
                                                                    3. Acers new Chromebooks are built to be classroom ready
                                                                    4. Back At Google Again, Cofounder Sergey Brin Just Filed His First Code Request In Years
                                                                    5. Workspace Developer Summit
                                                                    6. It Sounds Like Google’s getting ready to compete with ChatGPT

                                                                      7. 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


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

                                                                      55 min
                                                                    7. Google Cloud Next 2023 has been announced! Google Workspace Updates of the Week January 31st 2023

                                                                      Breaking News: Google Next has just been announced for August 29th through the 31st, and it will be in person! We will make every effort to be there in to bring all of you the latest news and thoughts from Google Cloud Next.

                                                                      Shoutout to the new Google Workspace podcast by our friend Troy Edwards: Workspace After Dark: Available on Youtube and Spotify

                                                                      We just released Season 2 Episode 9 of our SaaS Showdown show: The IT Hippocratic Oath.  Check out our latest episodes from tech community rock stars Rose Layton and Colin McCarthy on our Youtube channel and wherever you enjoy your podcasts. 

                                                                      Silent Releases

                                                                      • Rollout update for the new Gmail user interface
                                                                      • Display space names when granting access to files

                                                                        • Published Releases

                                                                        1. Check availability across multiple calendars when using appointment schedules on Google Calendar
                                                                        2. Easily share access to presented content in Google Meet with all attendees
                                                                        3. Improved membership management for spaces

                                                                          4. Other Topics

                                                                          • What do you want from more AI in Google Apps?
                                                                          • Google keeping Area 120 team developing Gen Z consumer product
                                                                          • Google Currents Migration to Spaces in Google Chat
                                                                            • Part one recording
                                                                            • First look: Chrome’s 2023 Design refresh is full of rounded corners and text fields 
                                                                            • Google’s new AI turns text into music
                                                                            • Gmail Search Difficulties
                                                                            • Google Meet Avocor Desk 27

                                                                              • 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


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

                                                                              28 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.