Google Calendars has its own Lab (Finally!)

A few weeks ago, Google added a Labs link to Google Calendar. As with Gmail's Labs, the Calendar Labs includes new features for users to try that may or may not become a permanent part of the system. User feedback helps the developers improve, pick, and choose.

Of the initial Calendar Labs entry, I love the Next Event widget, which counts down the hours and minutes until my next meeting, and the Jump to Date feature that lets me quickly go to any date in the past or future.

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Where do Google Enhancements Come From?

Ever wonder where new ideas for Google Apps come from? Here is a peek into Google Labs as published on CNN.COM

Import/Export Gmail Filters

As part of a continuing "series" of posts, here are some of the recent feature enhancements for Gmail from the teams at Google Labs.

• Filter Import/Export -- Export your mail filters as a file: back them up, share them, or save them before deleting so you can restore them later. Import one of these files to quickly add or restore filters. These options become available under Settings/Filters when you enable this Lab.

To use Lab features, your administrator must allow access to Labs. Go into Labs and click on "Enable".

SMS (Texting) and Google Talk

As part of a continuing "series" of posts, here are some of the recent feature enhancements for Gmail from the teams at Google Labs.

• Text Messaging (SMS) for Chat -- Send and receive text messages (SMS) in Chat. US phones only for now.
  

To use Lab features, your administrator must allow access to Labs. Go into Labs and click on "Enable".

New Features from Google Labs

As part of a continuing "series" of posts, here are some of the recent feature enhancements for Gmail from the teams at Google Labs.

• Title Tweaks -- Changes the order of the browser title and tab title so that "Inbox (xx)" is first. This lets you see the number of unread items in your inbox when using another tab and when the window is minimized.
  
• Multiple Inboxes --- Add lists of emails in your inbox to see even more important email at once. The new lists of threads can be labels, your starred messages, drafts or any search you want, configurable under Settings.

To use these features, your administrator must allow access to Labs. Go into Labs and click on "Enable".

You can "Unsend" a message in Gmail

As part of Google Labs, Google released a new feature that lets users "unsend" emails. The feature holds emails for 5 seconds and provides a link to "unsend" the message.

This feature is available to all Google Apps Enterprise Edition users with Google Labs active.

If you do not have the Labs beaker icon, or have questions about turning on this feature, contact us.