Five hidden tools and tricks for Google Calendar

Came across some really great tips for using Google Calendar. From keyboard shortcuts to some great add ons available in Labs. Several of which I've just enabled on my account.

• Five hidden tools and tricks for Google Calendar

Google Docs secrets: 20 power tips

I came across a great list of power tips for Google Docs that I wanted to share:

• Google Docs secrets: 20 power tips

Fix pictures in position is a new one to me and one that'll I'm sure I'll use now that I know about it.

Upgraded Google Documents List

If you are a user of Google Docs then, there's a pretty good chance you've just noticed the most recent upgrades. The most notable is the improvements to the document list.

Google provides a great interactive help page explaining the new Documents List.

The navigation panel has been cleaned up a lot, and seems much easier to navigate to me. I also found the details pane to be very helpful as well. Seeing a preview and all the shared details at a glance is a big upgrade. It reminds me a lot of OSX Finder's columns view.

Google Chat with Video

If you have a webcam, Google Chat does support video. So from Gmail you can video conference a co-worker in addition to Instant Messaging with them. You just need to install a plugin for video chats to work with Google Chat.

• Video Chat Plugin download

If you have the plugin and a webcam give this a shot. A little camera appears next to a users name if they can video chat back.