Google Updates Recap for October 23 – November 24, 2023
Welcome back from Fall break! We’re happy to announce a more organized way to see what Drive files you have that need activity from you on both the Web and Mobile, a new way to respond to some of those things through the Drive app for Google Chat, and 1:1 Google Meet calls on mobile. […]
Google Feature Updates Overview: April – July 2023
We interrupt your weekly Ramscaping broadcast with April through July’s new Google features blog post, where we’ll discuss the latest new features now available or rolling out to your VCU Google account. Ramscaping will resume on Wednesday! Since we have so much to cover, we will be using a slightly different format this time and […]
Welcome to 2023: Feature Updates, Upcoming Storage Changes, and more!
We’re excited to start off the year with a quick look at a brief recap of the bigger updates from last year, some upcoming feature updates, a mention of important upcoming changes to storage, and finally a mention of our training opportunities and the new IT Status page. Also keep an eye out next week […]
Google Updates Recap for July 25 to August 19, 2022
In this features update, we discuss several new and exciting features in Google Meet and Google Calendar, as well as a new SpeedGrader option for Google Assignments and edit notifications for Google Docs. If you’d like to subscribe to the blog to be notified of the latest posts, get started by clicking the “Follow” located […]
Additional Gmail security settings being turned on for VCU Google accounts
Collaboration Services will be enabling several advanced security settings in Gmail for all VCU Google Workspace accounts to enhance security and keep users safe. These security settings will include protection from suspicious email attachments and add transparency about following shortened links and links to untrusted domains. With these changes, mail will continue to be delivered, […]
Google Updates Recap for March 7 to April 8, 2022
In this recap, we will begin to include a table of contents for our updates recaps to provide an easy-to-scan outline of the contents of the post and make it easier to find what you’re looking for. We’re also excited to announce more of the previously announced features from the last Google Cloud event are […]
Google Updates Recap for January 10 to March 4, 2022
In this post, we have some of the latest updates including those for the upcoming Spaces experience in Google Chat and a look at the new design for Gmail for those with Google Chat enabled. We also will be talking about the future of Google Currents regarding an announcement from Google about its sunsetting. Gmail […]
Google Updates Recap for October 25 to January 7, 2022
Happy new year! After a few slow months for feature releases, we have accumulated the most notable features and changes. We are hoping 2022 will be a year packed full of great new features. Google Docs Easily add to Google Docs with the new universal @ menu The universal @ menu is a feature previously […]
Google Updates Recap for September 27 to October 22, 2021
Here’s the Google Update round-up for September 27 – October 22! This list of updates features some of the major announcements made at Google Cloud Next, which includes document approvals and AppSheet integrations in Gmail. Google Sheets Important: Upcoming menu changes to Google Sheets Google Sheets menus are being updated to make it easier to […]
Google Updates Recap for August 23 to September 24, 2021
Here is our round-up of features from August 23 to September 24, 2021! This round of updates brings several quality-of-life improvements and features. Google Chat “Rooms” are also now being renamed to “Spaces” in preparation for the new Spaces features coming soon. Gmail Improved search in the Gmail app on Android devices New drop down […]