Google Apps For Dummies
by Ryan Teeter and Karl Barksdale
Google Apps For Dummies
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About the Authors
Ryan Teeter is an accomplished writer and technology trainer. He has worked closely with business teachers throughout the country and consulted with the National Business Education Association, businesses, and school districts on Google Apps implementation. Ryan spent time working at Google in Mountain View, California, as an External Training Specialist, developing curriculum used for training Fortune 500 companies.
When hes not conducting training workshops or writing, Ryans pursuing his passion for teaching as a doctoral student at Rutgers University, where hes completing a PhD in accounting information systems. (www.ryanteeter.com, www.technonerd.info)
Karl Barksdale was a former Development Manager for the Training and Certification team at WordPerfect Corporation and a Marketing Manager in the Consumer Products division. He was also the External Training Manager for Googles Online Sales and Operations division. Hes best known for authoring and co-authoring 59 business and computer education textbooks. Albeit, the job he enjoys most is teaching at the Utah County Academy of Sciences, an early college high school on the Utah Valley University campus. (www.karlbarksdale.com)
Dedication
Ryan Teeter
This book is dedicated to my parents and my friends, for whom this book was originally intended.
Karl Barksdale
For Hilary, Cory, and Mari, who make it all worthwhile.
Authors Acknowledgments
This book wouldnt have happened without the inspiration and guidance of Esther Wojcicki of Palo Alto High School and Jeremy Milo, the Google Apps Product Marketing Manager at Google. Nor could we have accomplished so much without the External Training Team at Google, of which we were so fortunate to be a part. Heres to Lance Cotton, Erik Gottlieb, Lauren Frandsen, Kristina Cutura, Charbel Semaan, Tyrona Heath, Mary Hekl, Brian Schreier, and Jared Smith. You guys rock!
Wed also like to give special recognition to our outstanding team at Wiley Publishing, including Greg Croy, executive editor; Jean Nelson, project editor; Laura K. Miller, copy editor; James Kelly, technical editor; and the other incredibly talented and amazing people who made working on this project a real treat.
Along those lines, wed also like to acknowledge our friends and colleagues at the Rutgers Business School and the Utah County Academy of Science for their support.
Finally, we acknowledge you, the reader, for trusting us to help you make the most out of this amazing and incredibly useful technology.
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