Add Stuff to your Google Start Page

There's a ton of useful gadgets that can be added to your personal Google Start Page.  And it's really easy to do.  In this example I'm going to demonstrate how to add the WACC Radio gadget to your start page.

First go to your Google Start Page (http://its.atlantic.edu).  Locate the Add Stuff link as depicted below and click on it.

You should now be at the page where you can add stuff to your start page.  There's categories on the left.  In this case we want to locate the WACC Radio gadget in the ACCC Content category which is most likely selected by default.  Locate the WACC-Radio gadget and click Add it now to add it to your page.

That's it!  If you want to add other gadgets choose a category on the left then just click Add it now under the gadget that interests you.  When you're all done adding gadgets click Back to homepage.

Your Start Page will now have your newly added gadget(s).  Feel free to move them around by dragging them around by their header.  

If you're interested in creating a gadget info can be found at the developer page.  Or if you have some suggestions for a gadget let me know.

How to set up a free blog using Blogger

While I'm sure we're all aware that employees have access to Gmail now, there's also many other great Google Apps that we have access too as well.  Today I'm going to discuss how to setup your own free blog using Blogger.com and your existing atlantic.edu account.

First login to your account through its.atlantic.edu navigate to your email.  At the very top of your email screen you'll see a couple of links like pictured below.

Click on the more link to discover all the other Google App goodness that awaits you.  From the listing of the many Google Services available to you (I recommend you check them out when you have a second) locate the Blogger one that's under the Communicate, show and share heading.

This will take you to Blogger.  This is a very popular and free blog host.  As an employee with an atlantic.edu email address you already have a Google account and can login with your email address and password to get started.

And that's it, you're now logged into Blogger and can follow the simple steps to setting up and customizing your blog. Congratulations you are now the proud owner of your very own blog!