Google Spreadsheets Gadgets

Many people believe that the key to reaching goals is the ability to visualize success. If you find it difficult to apply yourself effectively or motivate your team to work on something you can't "see," Google Spreadsheets Gadgets give you new ways to visualize data from your spreadsheets. Examples include Pivot Tables, Filters, Gantt Charts, and even animated time-series charts. To add a gadget to a spreadsheet, click the Chart button and select 'Gadget...' from the list. If you'd like to develop a brand new spreadsheet gadget, explore the options at http://code.google.com/apis/visualization/documentation/gadgetgallery.html

Flexible Usernames

You can add '+anything' to your email address, and it'll still arrive in your account. These additional aliases are great for filling out online forms, communicating with clients outside your organization, or signing up for newsletters. Instead of questioning whether you want to provide your primary email address, you can create a 'plus' alias, and then create a filter to organize incoming mail.  Here are some examples:

• I just purchased an online tutorial, and and they want to send me an email confirmation. I can input my email address as username+tutorials@example.com. Then, I can create a filter to label messages sent to my '+tutorials' alias.

• I'd like to sign up for an industry newsletter - but I don't want a ton of mail, and I don't want to see it in my inbox every day. I can sign up with username+newsletter@example.com, and create a filter that labels those messages 'Newsletter' and skips my inbox. Now I can read the newsletters at my leisure, and I know where to find them.