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- Google Docs gets a facelift, adds new menu
- As part of Google's suite of tools that will one day be a serious threat to Microsoft Office, Google Docs has been going through many incremental changes over the past while. The latest change is the new Menu structure -- and it's very good. I feel a lot...
- Blog posts 2008-03-26
- Why a gPhone (Google Phone) is a lovely... no, an awful.. no, a lovely idea
- Why a gPhone Google Phone is a lovely... no, an awful.. no, a lovely ideaExactly what I thoughtHave a look at my blog entry called Googl-i-Phone. I reckon Apple and Google have a market-destroyer if they would just play nice and move away from a single-network tie-in.http://www.zachbeauvais.com/node/34What do you reckon?What...
- Discussion threads 2007-10-17
- Here's my idea for Google Phone GUI: opening screen with these six function boxes
- There's lots of talk about an impending Google Phone. One meme says it is coming within a month. As someone who has used - and written about- smartphones for several years, I think I have a good idea of how a Google Phone GUI ought to be...
- Blog posts 2007-09-25
- The Content in Google Apps Belongs to Google
- The Content in Google Apps Belongs to GoogleHorribleThis is basically the same thing youtube's user agreement states. Terrible business practice.could be worded better but..."Content on or through Google services which are intended to be available to the members of the public" says all content on email, spreadsheets, private groups, etc...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-28
- Google Docs redesign looks great
- The new intervace is very usable, and addresses many of the issues people were asking about. Let's talk about each of the improvements individually.First, you will notice the interface. There isn't just one thing about it that I particularly like -- it's all pretty good. It's speedy, AJAXy...
- Blog posts 2007-06-26
- Google Presentation application peeks around the corner
- Dirson, a spanish Google blogger, found an interesting link in his Gmail when he opened an email message with a PowerPoint attachment. The link reads "View as slideshow" which opens up a new window with the slideshow that works through your browser. The feature, unfortunately, isn't widely available...
- Blog posts 2007-05-16
- Dave Winer vs. CNET, platforms of personal expression (PPEs), and why Grandma matters
- A couple of days ago, I did Scoble vs. Ballmer. Now, its Winer vs. CNET. In their search for the creator of the first blog, News.coms Declan McCullaugh and Anne Broache refer to one of their candidates Dave Winer as irascible (a common misconception regarding Mets fans from Brooklyn or...
- Blog posts 2007-03-21
- New pieces to "Google Presently" puzzle
- "Google Presently" is rumored to be Googles version of Power Point. If it comes to fruition, it will likely be a part of Google Docs. One "trusted tester" sometimes uses what appears to be a garbage filled blog to discuss bugs he finds in projects he tests. ...
- Blog posts 2007-03-15
- The problem with punditry re: Google Apps vs. Office
- The problem with punditry re: Google Apps vs. OfficeGoogle Apps is not FirefoxI agree. Firefox works because it's better than IE6 or IE7. Google Apps isn't better, overall than Office. I use Google Apps and enjoy it. It's collaboration features are the main reason I prefer it...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-24
- Google vs. Microsoft: David and Goliath?
- Google vs. Microsoft: David and Goliath?More like Goliath vs Goliath...I can't possibly see how Google / Microsoft can be a 'David', they are both multi-billion dollar companies, holding different sectors.Poor story title I think..Not competition for Microsoft yetI use the writely.com editor that Google bought, daily, for just keeping a...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-22
- NetJaxer (exe)
- NetJaxer is a free and easy way to integrate your favorite Web 2.0 applications like Gmail, TadaList, Digg, Writely, Kiko, Meebo, financial sites, and other Web 2.0 application sites right into Windows. NetJaxer combines a reguarly updated catagorized and searchable web directory of 100's of Web 2.0 application sites that...
- Software downloads 2007-02-02
- Microsoft hurt by poor Live branding, analysts say
- Microsoft hurt by poor Live branding, analysts sayLive is poor compared to GoogleWith google, I get mail, contacts, calendar, and then customised home page, google notebook, google pages your own webpage, blogger, writely and google spreadsheet. Amazing. And for $0. Hard to imagine.I've got a Live account too, but I...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-27
- MySpace: Coming to the enterprise?
- Is MySpace coming to the enterprise? According to Business Week it is.On what does Steve Hamm base his assertion? IBMs announcement today of “Lotus Connections.” IBM describes its offering as “the industrys first platform for business-grade social computing”: Lotus Connections facilitates the gathering and exchange of information through professional networks,...
- Blog posts 2007-01-22
- Google's secret weapon is a four letter word
- While some calculate Google’s bandwidth to gauge if “Google wants to, in its own way, control the Internet,” I assess Google’s Web footprint and ask “Is Google ‘The Internet’?”Robert Cringley says “In fact, they probably control it already and we just havent noticed.” I have noticed, at this Digital Markets...
- Blog posts 2007-01-20
- Google VP speaks of plans for the coming year
- Dave Girouard, VP and general manager of Googles enterprise division, went on record in an interview with internetnews.com about what we can expect in the coming year. It sounds like they have big plans in the enterprise space -- and I have a feeling it will start with "Google...
- Blog posts 2006-12-26
- Google trying to buy Microsoft Office clone?
- Google is reportedly looking to buy a Korean company thats known as a Microsoft Office clone. According to a report by Vnunet.com in Taipei, Google is trying to buy ThinkFree, a Korea-based company that builds and office suite that mimics Microsoft Office. Vnunet reports: The Google...
- Blog posts 2006-12-12
- The week in reYou
- A look at the week in Talkback... John OGrady had an interesting test comparing the temperatures of Apples Core Duo and Core 2 Duo laptops. OGrady found the Core 2 Duo ran significantly cooler than its predecessor....
- Blog posts 2006-11-24
- Web Office Widgets
- Web Office WidgetsWidgets and flakes are waste of time?If you think about this real hard you might come to the same conclusion as I am coming to. Widgets and flakes are a bit of a time waster, as there is no real proper use for them. Why would one want...
- Discussion threads 2006-11-20
- Web Office Widgets
- Now that office software is becoming a big part of the Web landscape, were starting to see widgets (i.e. mini web apps) appear that have office functionality. The personalized start page Pageflakes has just introduced a couple of new office "flakes", which is their term for widgets. The new ones...
- Blog posts 2006-11-20
- Find a bug? Don't bother reporting it
- Find a bug? Don't bother reporting itReply replySo does that mean you will treat us very well for reading your blog post and replying to it?Jeremy Harrishttp://www.helmetheadcyclegear.comhttp://www.helmetsunblocker.comZDNET! - ENOUGH with the unclearable "Take This Pole" Slider. Damn.....NTDependsIt probably depends on what product you're filing a bug about. When I...
- Discussion threads 2006-11-17
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