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- Google Docs
- A family of Web-based applications from Google that includes word processing, spreadsheet and presentations. Launched in 2006, the word processor in Google Docs was formerly Writely, developed by Upstartle,...
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- New Microsoft Office subscription bundle to hit in mid-July
- Microsoft has given its new Office-based software-plus-service bundle a new name -- "Equipt" -- and a due date (mid-July), company officials said on July 2. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Docs, Microsoft Corp., Equipt, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Google Docs now has a PDF viewer
- Google Docs now has a PDF viewerre: Google Docs now has a PDF viewerI don't know what is sadder, the fact that your job involves tech and you don't know how to use Adobe or the fact that you are still employed at a tech job without knowing Adobe because...
- Tags: Google Docs, Google Inc., PDF viewer, Adobe PDF, Adobe Systems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-14
- Google Docs now has a PDF viewer
- As ubiquitous as Acrobat Reader is, it's clunky, and I often wish there was a dedicated PDF viewer as part of Google Docs. Well, now there is! You can simply upload PDF files to your Google Docs to take advantage of this new feature. After...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Docs, Adobe PDF, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-06-13
- Work anywhere, do anything
- The ability to work anywhere is a wonderful thing. The one thing students seem to struggle with nowadays is motivation factors and in my honest opinion, I would say because there are too many distractions when you're at university. Whether on or off the campus, you still want to see...
- Tags: Microsoft Office Live Workspace, Google Inc., Google Docs, Microsoft Office Live, Word-processor, Adobe Acrobat.com, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-06-10
- Does it blend? Zoho and Google
- The announcement earlier today that Zoho has added an import capability for those using GoogleDocs to its Writer apps is great news. It is something I asked for a short while ago and is an excellent example of how an agile cloud computing vendor can respond to a need when...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Docs, Commoditization, Abundance, Zoho Writer, Business Services, Tools & Techniques, Software As A Service (SaaS), OpenOffice, Management, Emerging Technologies, Office Suites, Software, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-05-28
- Is the time right for iPhones in Ed Tech?
- A growing number of kids in our school have iPhones, or at least iPod touch models. They're everywhere at WPI, where I'm finishing up my masters. Most students aren't using them for much in the way of academics, but as I increasingly use my own phone (a mere...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Google Docs, Smart Phones, Free Trade, Construction, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Finance, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-05-11
- Google Docs gets some new features, templates will come soon
- Google Docs gets some new features, templates will come soonTemplates idea is greatI think the template idea is cool, the tech savvy and the geek crowd will certainly latch on to it! But Google should be beware of making things too complex. The idea is to keep it simple stupid,...
- Tags: Google Docs, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-27
- Google Docs gets some new features, templates will come soon
- If you have used Google Docs since the beginning, you will know that the service goes through changes quite often. This round of changes includes some great new features that I'm sure people will be happy about. First, when viewing the Docs list, the share button...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Docs, CSS, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-04-26
- Google Docs offline illustrates open source maturity
- Google Docs offline illustrates open source maturityI am eagerly waiting to try out the offline features, but, my account hasnot been updated yet as far as I can tell. How will we know? Will there be the green arrow at the top like Google Reader? Will it prompt us right...
- Tags: open source maturity, Google Inc., Google Docs, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-04-02
- Google Docs offline illustrates open source maturity
- Now that Microsoft Word is a standard, maybe Redmond should worry about making certain it stays a leader. The rapid delivery of an offline feature to Google Docs illustrates the benefits of standardization and the maturity of online office suites, according to a competitor. ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Docs, Zoho Writer, Vembu, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-04-02
- Google Docs gets a facelift, adds new menu
- Google Docs gets a facelift, adds new menuI noticed that yesterday. Google Docs just keeps getting better. It reallyis fun to use software that is constantly adding little new features and getting better right before you eyes. But, I really wish they would give a little more love to the...
- Tags: Google Docs, Microsoft Office, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice
- Discussion threads 2008-03-26
- 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...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Docs, Tool, Productivity, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-03-26
- Microsoft 'Albany': A 'ValueBox' to compete with Google Docs
- Microsoft 'Albany': A 'ValueBox' to compete with Google DocsTo compete with Google, it needs to be free, and at most an easy download.Consumers will be getting used to free Office Suites that do everything they need.RE: Microsoft 'Albany': A 'ValueBox' to compete with Google DocsOne major limitation of Office Home...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, office suite, GoogleDocs, Google Inc., Google Docs, ValueBox, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-26
- Microsoft 'Albany': A 'ValueBox' to compete with Google Docs
- After a number of Microsoft beta testers received last week cryptic invitations to test a new product codenamed "Albany," the guessing games began as to exactly what Albany was. While invited testers still have not received any Albany code, theories regarding exactly what Albany is have...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Docs, Albany, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Desktops, Office Suites, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-03-26
- Zoho steps up enterprise game; Launches Zoho People
- Zoho on Monday launched Zoho People, a human capital management tool that could be quite useful for mid-sized businesses. The move also shows how Zoho intends to reach well beyond its online office suite, which is really just a set of starter apps for broader enterprise ambitions. ...
- Tags: Game, Google Inc., Google Docs, Human Capital Management, Zoho People, Human Capital, Productivity, Performance Appraisal, Pricing, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-10
- Microsoft refreshes beta of its Google Docs competitor
- Microsoft refreshes beta of its Google Docs competitorwhy is this a competitor to google DocsThe lsat time i checked and even form your statement office live workspace is basically an online storage center where users can view and track changes to a document created in office. so how does this...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Docs, Microsoft Office Live Workspace, Microsoft Office Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2008-02-29
- Microsoft refreshes beta of its Google Docs competitor
- Microsoft has quietly released an update to its Office Live Workspace service, which the company first rolled out in beta form in December 2007. The just-released Office Live Workspace update, according to a posting on LiveSide.Net,includes a new activity pane for keeping track of what's happening in...
- Tags: Microsoft Office Live Workspace, Google Inc., Google Docs, Microsoft Office Live, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-02-29
- Microsoft's software-plus-Yahoo! play
- Microsoft's software-plus-Yahoo! playYou don't get itThe "software plus services" idea is that each sells the other. Have a look at recent versions of Microsoft's office suite and see what I mean: every time you hit a key, it pops up a reminder that it would be [b]soooo[/b] much better...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Microsoft Office, Google Docs, Microsoft Corp., software-as-a-service, Google Inc., software
- Discussion threads 2008-02-01
- Offline support for Google Docs being tested
- Offline support for Google Docs being testedURL[i]After it is done, you are able to launch http://docs.google.com even without internet access.[/i]I guess if this were available on the live servers, you'd be able to launch http://docs.google.com even without internet access -- but that's not the URL I was using... ;-)Untill they...
- Tags: Programming languages, Scripting languages, Java, JavaScript, Google Docs, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-28
- Offline support for Google Docs being tested
- Tony Ruscoe is at it again, he found an experimental server for Google Docs and noticed a link at the top that says "Experimental! Offline Access" in big red letters. Clicking the link popped up a Google Gears box that asks the for access. ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Docs, Tony Ruscoe, Productivity, Servers, Hardware, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-01-28
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