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- Does Google acquisition of Writely improve ODF standing in govt?
- Does Google acquisition of Writely improve ODF standing in govt?Why do I want my personal word processing documents on Google's servers?I just don't get it...FinallyFinally somebody that can unseat microsoft and stop all of the microsoft lockin in on documents.Knee jerk reactionRead the article and you would know. Thanks...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Does Google acquisition, govt, Writely, OpenDocument Format
- Discussion threads 2006-03-13
- Does Google acquisition of Writely improve ODF standing in govt?
- Google's acquisition of Upstartle, the makers of Writely, the Web-based word processor, has interesting implications for government, especially in light of the battle royal over Massachussetts' attempt to standardize on the Open Document format. Taking for granted that documents with certain security levels would not be developed over...
- Tags: Writely
- Blog posts 2006-03-10
- Writely: Great changes, same paradox
- A religious epiphany encapsulated as a business transaction. That's the only explanationEdwards calls it Microsoft's Pearl Harbor, it looks more like Google's Trojan Horse to me. for Gary Edwards' raving endorsement of Google's acquisition of Writely in response to Dan Farber's comments on the deal. The only explanation...
- Tags: Writely
- Blog posts 2006-03-10
- IBM's Sutor responds to ODF SDK analysis
- IBM's Sutor responds to ODF SDK analysisReally Simple AJAX SDK for ODFA good start would a simple AJAX API and SDK that had some support for basic editing of a minimal subset of the ODF schema. I'd expect that this SDK could be relatively easily integrated into backend persistence APIs...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenDocument Fellowship, Writely, OpenDocument Format, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-03-08
- Writely warms to OpenDocument
- Writely warms to OpenDocumentNever heard of itNever heard of Writey - and honestly don't care. I'd rather my word processor stay where it belongs - on my harddrive.Translation supplied."Microsoft intends to accommodate OpenDocument in its dominant Office suite via third-party products rather than native file format support."This translates to: "Microsoft...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenDocument Format, laptop computer, Writely
- Discussion threads 2005-11-21
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- Holiday Gift Guide 2008: MP3 players
- I rarely see people carrying portable CD players anymore as it is much more convenient (size of players, amount of music, battery life) to burn your music to digital format or simply buy it online and download it to your PC/Mac. Many MP3 players support video too, but I'll focus...
- Tags: Device, Apple iPod, Page, MP3 Player, Microsoft Zune, Apple Inc., Video, Apple iPod Touch, MP3, Music, Zune Device, E-series Walkman, SanDisk Fuze, Zen X-Fi, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-11-22
- Automating peer review may do much more
- It's important to note that this is a process which, because of the need for security, and the lack of data format standards, has not been computerized before. Getting it into templates makes many important things possible by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Acesis, XML, Open Source, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-11-22
- iPhone vs. Android development: Day 5
- Today is the last day of a 5-day course on iPhone programming class led by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. During the course I've been taking notes on how development for the iPhone compares to development for Android. By the way, BNR also offers Android courses if you're interested....
- Tags: Program, Apple iPhone, Web Service, Android, iPhone API, Settings App, Android Preference, Cloud Computing, Web Services, XML, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Marketing, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Technology for Providing Educational Video on Demand on Campus
- Much hope has been placed in the past on Educational Television for improving educational standards and distance education. However, in many countries the impact of this technology has been limited. Some of the reasons are discussed along with possible technical solutions. One solution that has been developed at HP Labs...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., VoD, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Satellite TV, Video On Demand (VoD), E-learning, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2008-11-21
- Hands On: The BlackBerry Storm
- First off, a warning: Be very skeptical of any review you read in the next 24 to 48 hours that proclaims to be the definitive word on the Blackberry Storm. While clearly I have my own early impressions, the Storm is so different than any other smartphone...
- Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Phone, Screen, Network, Verizon Communications Inc., Customer, Video, RIM BlackBerry, Plan, Blackberry Storm, E-mail, Handhelds, Keyboards, Online Communications, Hardware, Peripherals, Josh Taylor
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Top 5 Netbooks
- The biggest surprise of 2008 was the arrival of netbooks. Asus was the first in the pool with its Eee PC, and after some initial hesitation, the big guys were forced to jump in as well. Acer, Dell, HP and Lenovo are all among a long...
- Tags: ASUS, Hard Drive, Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Battery, Memory, Acer Inc., Intel Atom, Intel Corp., Dell Inspiron, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- iPhone vs. Android development: Day 2
- Welcome to day 2 of a 5-day course on iPhone programming presented by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. During the course I'll be blogging about the differences between Android and iPhone development. [Read: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5] ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, User Interface, Localizable.strings, Android Eclipse Plug-in, UINavigationController, UITabBarController, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- CRM 2009 Forecast: How'd I Do in 2008? Gimme A High Four!
- Usually, when I begin my forecast for the coming year, I like to look at how I did the previous year - which is usually disconcerting to say the least. So, in honor of my first non-intro post for this ZDNET blog, I'm going to be nakedly transparent and show...
- Tags: Social Media, Business, Tool, CRM, Zoho, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Consumer Watchdog overreacts about Gmail
- ConsumerWatchdog.org isn't too impressed with the way Gmail works -- they are convinced that Google isn't respecting the privacy of their users. Click here to watch the video Some things mentioned in the video may be concerning to some people, but everything mentioned can...
- Tags: Message, Google Inc., Google Gmail, Consumer Watchdog, ConsumerWatchdog, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Security, Internet, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- Sun adds Apple native support to StarOffice 9
- Sun on Monday announced that StarOffice 9 was available with native Mac OS X support. The company's latest StarOffice statement gets a revamp throughout and makes it easier to edit PDF files, blog and publish wikis. It also supports Open Document Format, Microsoft Office--legacy and OOXML files--and...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Apple Inc., StarOffice, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- OLPC is dead...What Kindlenomics taught us
- Fellow ZDNet blogger, Jason Perlow, wrote a neat piece suggesting that, if electronic versions of most college textbooks existed, it wouldn't take many semesters for the average undergraduate to pay for the Kindle on which to read them. In fact, with a fair amount of arm-waving, it wasn't too...
- Tags: Student, Hardware, Textbook, One Laptop Per Child Project, Kindle, Kindroid, XO 2.0, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-11-16
- Firefox security makeover: 11 vulnerabilities, 4 critical
- Mozilla has released a new version of its flagship Firefox browser to fix a total of 11 vulnerabilities that expose users to code execution, information stealing or denial-of-service attacks. Four of the 11 flaws covered with the new Firefox 3.0.4 are rated "critical" because of the risk...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Vulnerability, JavaScript, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Gmail Backup (exe)
- This program is aimed to back up and restore your Gmail mailbox. You will need to activate the IMAP access to your mailbox, to do so, please open your Gmail settings and under POP/IMAP tab activate this option. The messages are stored in the local directory in files which names...
- Tags: Google Gmail, Backup, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet
- Software downloads 2008-11-12
- With Glue, AdaptiveBlue frees us from the tyranny of the site
- Glue from AdaptiveBlue has been out since late last month, and various sites have provided reviews of this useful little tool. See, for example, Dan Farber, Chris Morrison, Sarah Perez, and Jennifer Zaino. I am not going to write another review. I would, however, recommend that you...
- Tags: Network, Site, Semantic Web, Social Networking, Networking, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Paul Miller
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- Facebook: Will you go for its latest ad plan?
- Facebook, which is reportedly being outhustled on ad sales by MySpace, is rolling out a new model to advertisers. The aim: Get you to interact with an ad. According to the Wall Street Journal, Facebook introduced the ads in August and is now rolling it out to...
- Tags: Facebook, Advertisement, MySpace, Advertiser, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
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