Google Accounts

If you have a google account, you have gmail. 
Do you know what else you already have???

►You can start a blog that is public or private, that only invited people can see.  I have several blogs and they are  a lot of fun with easy-to-add gadgets and more.

►You already have a calendar that can give you reminders when an event is near.  You can post the calendar on a blog.  It can be public or private.  If private, only certain people will be able to view the calendar you've posted.  You can allow others to invite people to certain events.

►You have a Picasa Web album.  If you have a blog, the pictures you've posted on your blog are already in your Picasa Web Album.  You can add a slideshow with new pics to your blog.  This is helpful if you have several pictures (or a lot!) and you don't want to post them all individually on one blog post.  Whether you have a blog or not, you can invite people to see albums right in Picasa if the album is not private.
Sample slide show.  (HTML code from Picassa was embedded in the blog post)

►If you are followers of several blogs, you can read all the updates in one place with Google Reader.

►I love Google Books.  A lot of times I'm able to read the first chapter of a book before I decide to buy.  Since I'm already signed into my google account, I can add books to my library and go back to them when needed.
There are many more, and some I've not even tried yet!
Note: When I click on any of these, I'm usually already signed in.

Arrow back to March and April, 2010, to click on the events to see how this calendar works.
If an address is put in the event, google maps feature will locate it.


Have fun learning about google applications!