Google Sites

My Georgetown website compiles various information about the school of arts across several pages, including an overview of the school, class descriptions, and enrollment information.
Starting your website couldn't be simpler with Google Sites: Select a name, URL, theme, and you're ready to go. Adding new pages come with ease thanks to Sites working in collaboration with the other Google apps. Inserting documents, presentations, calendars, and etc. is only a click away.
With Google Sites, anyone can create a website of their own in a matter of minutes.

Sumo Paint: Photo Enhancement

Sumo is very efficient in photo editing. The tools used for creating entirely new images can also be used for editing existing ones. Adding new filters to images or using a certain brush can change it drastically. An old, worn birth certificate can be restored to a pristine copy totally legible. What I enjoyed most about editing in Sumo was how many options you can find if you're intuitive enough. For instance, making certain parts of a photo black and white or in color by working with two different layers is a creative approach to making a task easier. I can't really think of any real complaints I had with Sumo. It's a great program to work with.

Sumo Basics

There wasn't much I learned from this class, since I already took Intro to Microcomputers which included a Sumo segment as well. Overall, Sumo Paint is a great free, online image editing and creating program. Simple paint strokes are enhanced with various filters and adjustments. The image gallery show that in the right hands, Sumo creations are limited only by the imagination.
What I enjoy the most about Sumo is exploring all of the different combinations of tools to see what will come out. Any time an effect is added, I always think "This can be done better." On the other hand, it's somewhat frustrating when you're adding an effect but you're not entirely sure what it does, such as the different paint brush options.

Zoho Reports

Zoho Reports is similar to Access in its database functionality. In Reports, you can store various amounts of data for record keeping. You can make the data link to each other various ways for efficient information reporting. The data is stored in tables. Tables are broken into columns and rows that tell all sorts of information on the table's subject. Different tables can work together. Reports take the information of a table and organizes it into a more visual manner. There are four types of reports: Charts, tabular views, summaries, and pivot tables.

 Chart views covers a range of graphs, including pie, line, bar, and area charts.

 Tabular views let you group the data by a specific record, and also finds group totals.

Summaries displays only the totals of a group, not the individual records.

Pivot tables offer ways to summarize and analyze the data in a table.

Zoho and Google

After working with both Zoho and Google Docs, I've noticed subtle differences between the two. Zoho makes certain customization options easier, such as changing the font color. Zoho also allows you to change the fonts in a spreadsheet, an option I couldn't find in Google's. One issue I had with Zoho was trying to merge the cells in a table in the Writer app. I couldn't find the option, and user interface issues like these are more prominent in Zoho than Google Docs, which is arguably much more user friendly. Because of this, I would choose Google Docs for my business. I feel like it's easier to pick up and learn and would be more efficient.

Google Forms

I was impressed by the Google Forms app. It really made creating online forms a simple process. The interface was easy to navigate and insert your questions. I was also surprised to see the corresponding spreadsheet that allows you to keep track of who's filled out your form. Overall, I feel like this app is another great example for how google apps makes web tools that are easy for everyone to use.

Google Spreadsheet

Having experience with Excel, there really wasn't much that surprised me with Google Spreadsheet. In fact, the transfer of skills between the two is what I appreciated most. I'd have to say the most outstanding feature I learned of was how you could directly import an Excel document into Google Docs and it translates into a Spreadsheet. Overall, I really like working with Excel/Spreadhseet. I like working with numbers, and the "Only Once" rule makes filling in tables a breeze.