Many CCB folks use Google products. Here's some of what ChemIT knows of some of those services, as an FYI.
Backing up your Google-related stuff
Consider doing this since your items at Google can disappear at any time, usually through the account being hacked.
Options ChemIT has heard about. Please share if you have any experience with these, or other services. Thanks!
http://spanningbackup.com (Oliver considering using, as of 9/3/13)
Chromebooks and the like
Oliver has some personal familiarity with these devices. Some tips/ tricks:
Install software to allow you to use OWA as if using an Exchange-approved browser, such as FireFox, instead of Chrome (which is your only option on a Chromebook).
This gets you the full-function interface, not the dumbed-down one.
The linked page below tells you how to get your Chromebook's Chrome browser to access the full web-based Outlook.com (Outlook Web Access; OWA). This includes getting access to week-long and month-long views in the calendar, not just a day's view. Wonderful!
Summary:
1) Downloaded "User-Agent Switcher for Chrome".
2) Selected Firefox 15. (NOT IE or it will not work and it pesters you do download ActiveX!)
It will be nice once MS recognizes Chrome as capable of full access from within Exchange. :-)
Oliver set it up so the browser is seen as "Chrome" usually, but when it hits "outlook.com" it masquerades as Firefox automatically. I did that through the Switcher's settings.
N.B. Knowing about this tool may come in handy on Mac and Windows systems for accessing or browser testing "picky" web sites, too.