links for 2009-06-29

• Redirect Visitors To a New Page or Site – HTML Tips and Tricks
  A good reference on how to manage redirects using an htaccess file
  (tags: HowTo web htaccess)

Becoming A Gmail Ninja

Recently, Gmail put out a set of tips on using Gmail optimally. We are considering it as one of the handouts for the digging deeper with Google sessions we are offering to college employees this summer. As part of that review process I found a few tricks that I started to use this afternoon.  As a result I am leaving today with a clean inbox and a compact Google Apps interface.

I hope I can defeat my opponent and earn the green belt at the next gathering.  I am worried, I hear my opponent is Ralph Macchio.

links for 2009-06-28

• Meadville Tribune – State targeting region's pregnant smokers
  What a great program. I hope it is successful

Emails and Event Inviations

We are rolling people into Google Apps this summer and have had a few growing pains with scheduling meetings as people switch from MeetingMaker to Google Apps Calendar.

The link in the compose message window that allows you to add an event invitation that will go in to your calendar and send an invitation that can easily be brought into a calendar has helped to ease the growing pains.  That being said I just made the connect that when you make an event invitation in this way it also brings the email conversations into the event’s description -

This is fantastic!  But also a reminder to be cautious with your email conversations.   They might be available to those who weren’t meant to see it…