5 New Google Apps Features to Keep You Organized, Productive

14.06.2011
The constant evolution of Google Apps means there's never a shortage of updates to its suite of productivity tools. The last month was no exception, either: Among its many tweaks and new components are five updates that stand out from the rest.

From pivot tables that help you decipher your data to an easier way to manage your calendar, check out these five features you may have missed that keep you organized and productive.

Gmail's new People Widget does a few things to help keep you organized. First, it aggregates contextual information about your contacts that is already available to you, but might be hard to find.

For example, the new widget--which is rolling out to everyone over the next few weeks--displays a contact's latest Buzz update, most recent emails to you, their calendar and availability and recent shared documents.

The People Widget also provides quick ways to contact the person, displaying buttons under the contact's information to chat, email or talk with them, as well as buttons to start a group chat session and schedule meetings.