“Guilt-free IT, hand tech stress to me” includes:
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Okay, just tried this out and I have to say, Rapportive is the most useful and awesome tool I’ve seen since…well…my last blog post. If you use Gmail or Google Apps and work out of your inbox, like I do far too often, I suggest you give Rapportive a whirl.
Frequently I have a need to download and install the same software on all my client’s computers. I’m forced to repeat the process of downloading the software from various sites and then installing on each computer. I’ve fallen in love with ninite.com for the software that they’ve conveniently compiled, but their list is not complete and sometimes I just want to install one or two which makes Ninite feel kind of bulky.
I’ve decided to utilize dropbox.com to host the installation files right from a folder on my computer. Now all I have to do is download the software once to that folder and it will all be accessible in one place (from this blog post)!
Occasionally, I can update the installation files with the latest versions. As long as the file names stay the same, the following links will continue to work without any adjustments needed.
See notes at bottom*
*I didn’t make any of this software and am not liable if you decide to install it. This list may not include the most recent versions. Occasionally I may prefer an older version of a program or to wait until a new version has had time for any kinks to be ironed out before installing on my client’s computers. For the most recent versions, please check on the software developer’s sites.
I found the instructions provided by Google on how to create a custom CSV file for importing your contacts into Google Contacts to be lacking to say the least! To figure out what column headings Google Contacts accepts for import, I created a test group and added an example contact with all available fields filled in. Since Google Contacts doesn’t let you export individual contacts, I then selected the test group containing the example contact for export in Google CSV format.
When I opened the exported Google CSV file, I discovered many new column headings that map to custom fields. I deleted all of these columns since what I want to know is what column headings map to actual fields not custom fields. I also discovered how Google formates types like Home, Work, Other, etc.
Column headings for the street, city, region, postal code, country did’t work. At least I couldn’t figure out how to import any text entered in those columns. I could only get the Formatted heading to import address data.
To get started, download the Google Contacts CSV import template.
Always nice to now how to tweak your OS to your liking.
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