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Spicing up spreadsheets

At Google's I/O developer conference in San Francisco this week, CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi met with Jonathan Rochelle, product manager of Google Docs, to discuss the Web-based collaborative office suite. Find out what's going on in the "sexy" world of spreadsheets.

Tags: Google Inc., Spreadsheet, Productivity, News, kara tsuboi, jonathan rochelle, google, gadget, flow charts, gnatt, spread sheets

Videos 2008-05-30

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Lotus Symphony 1.3 (Mac)

The IBM Lotus Symphony suite--which is available at no charge--can help you take back control of your IT budget while giving most users the tools they need to excel at their jobs. Designed to handle the tasks that most people perform in a professional setting, IBM Lotus Symphony tools enable...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, OpenDocument Format, Spreadsheet, IBM Corp., OpenDocument Format (ODF), Productivity, Emerging Technologies

Software downloads 2009-08-20

Maintenance Parts Bin Professional 7.7.5 (Windows)

MPB is not just limited to maintenance inventory. Create as many databases as you like and title each one what you will. It can be used for tracking computer parts or automobiles. You can create new databases in MPB for different departments, projects, edit field labels to suit your needs,...

Tags: Inventory, Microsoft Windows, NathanHunt Software, MPB, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-05-18

GOOG beats MSFT and all other tech firms in profit per employee

GOOG beats MSFT and all other tech firms in profit per employeeProfit is easy.When all you have to do is print more money.Google and MicrosoftMaybe it just takes more people to do what Microsoft does then Google? Microsoft actually make things, Google just sell ads and fool around with some...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Google Inc., tech firm, MSFT

Discussion threads 2009-05-16

Restore My Files Data Recovery 6.01 (Windows)

Advanced Data Recovery is an advanced software for data recovery. It recovers lost or deleted graphic files, music & video files, Zip Files, word docs, spread sheets, presentations, and files lost during a power outage. Files emptied from the recycle bin. Restore deleted or lost files.

Tags: Data Recovery, Microsoft Windows, Video, File, Lean Investors, Advanced Data Recovery, Corporate Communications, Storage Management, Databases, Marketing, Storage, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-03-02

Lexmark E460dw

The Lexmark E460dw is a monochrome laser printer geared toward midsize businesses that demand a high output device that can print documents as quickly as possible. It's a single function printer, so it can't fax, copy, or scan, but it does offer wireless printing via a built-in wireless print server....

Tags: Printers, Wi-Fi, printer, Lexmark E460dw, Lexmark International Inc., E460dw, wireless

Product reviews 2009-02-27

Citrix Receiver for iPhone

Citrix Receiver for iPhoneCopy/Paste is inter-process on the iPhone, but...No copy and paste and no backgrounding: these are consequences of compromises Apple made in order to manage memory and optimize telephony, e-mail, and music. (It could also be these were held in reserve to have some sizzle to sell with...

Tags: Flash memory, Copy/Paste, Apple iPhone, Citrix Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-12-29

Hello, Google, is anyone in there?

Hello, Google, is anyone in there?If you use the Cloud, expect rain.Why would anyone use Google when they could set up their own collaboration cloud for the price of a decent PC - one with no software costs.Zimbra on a Linux PC is a great collaboration suite. E-mail, documents, spread...

Tags: Collaboration, Groupware, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-07

Intel: Linux has 'no place' on desktop

Intel: Linux has 'no place' on desktopIt's GainingI think Ubuntu and Wubi have made big strides in putting Linux on the desktop. My first encounter with Linux was back in the early(?)/mid 90s. I installed an early Slackware version of Linux on my 486 (along with OS/2, PC/DOS, Win 3.1...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Intel Corp., Ubuntu, Wubi, newbie, Linux, Microsoft Windows, desktop

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

Pulling money out of thin air. Or, why wind power should be a neighborly concern.

Pulling money out of thin air. Or, why wind power should be a neighborly concern.I guess the video maker is contesting that the polar ice isnt meltingntHe showing that you're dumber than dirtYou don't even realize that the ice displaces more volume than liquid water and the melting makes the...

Tags: wind energy, neighborly concern, ice, thin air

Discussion threads 2008-07-19

Sun Exec: Your 'Eco Data Center' doesn't have to cost millions. Some tips for getting there.

OK, so here’s the $100 million question: Do you really want to spend that much to make your data center more green or at least more efficient? I thought not, which is why I agreed to speak with Sun Chief Technologist for EcoDC and Virtualization Services, Phillip Morris, about more...

Tags: Data Center, Virtualization, Sun Microsystems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-16

New Microsoft Office subscription bundle to hit in mid-July

New Microsoft Office subscription bundle to hit in mid-JulyVery nice comboI can't wait for computer manufacturers and builders to start bundling this with systems. Seems like a good idea - like software assurance for home users.RE: New Microsoft Office subscription bundle to hit in mid-JulyI think you can have...

Tags: Microsoft Office, OPEN SOURCE, New Microsoft Office subscription, New Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2008-07-02

Zoho's pivot and macro capabilities: tipping point?

Today's addition of VB Macro and pivot table support to Zoho Sheets is possibly the most important step forward for the Zoho suite of business applications. These two capabilities are top of list for keeping Microsoft Office customers loyal. Pivot tables are extensively...

Tags: Business Application, Microsoft Visual Basic, Zoho, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Development Tools, Programming Languages, Microsoft Office, Financial Accounting, Office Suites, Software, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-04-28

Promises, promises: A look at Waste Management's case against SAP

Promises, promises: A look at Waste Management's case against SAPBetter than the other reason to give your garbage man's Daughter a computerBolivia and Amar Maha Roma; spending his new life on his personnal Land Expansion off the Coast of India. It is beautiful there from the video I've seen, India....

Tags: Sales strategy, Hardware upgrade, Sales force management, SAP AG, Waste Management

Discussion threads 2008-04-01

Why Dell needs a handheld

Why Dell needs a handheldWhere can Dell best compete?There are already plenty of phone manufacturers and there are several good music players available. Where can Dell best compete? Dell had an excellent PDA. I may be the odd one, but I use my Dell Axim X51v for at least...

Tags: Handhelds, PDAs, Palm Inc., smartphone screen, HP iPAQ, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Axim, handheld, Dell Needs

Discussion threads 2007-12-10

The three reasons why 3G iPhone won't matter that much

The three reasons why 3G iPhone won't matter that muchPerhaps 3G doesn't matter in red-hot Portland - but the rest of us want it!I have been a 3G user for as long as it has been out. I have a 3G AT&T and a 3G Verizon phone. (Yes I do...

Tags: Cellular phones, WIRELESS, 3G, phone, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2007-11-29

Jimmy Wales and Enterprise Wikis

At the Summer Davos in Dalian, China, I was able to speak to Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, about wikis in the enterprise. Wikipedia has become not only the world’s most popular wiki, but the ninth most popular web site in the world. Jimmy is here as a Young...

Tags: Difference, Wiki, Wikipedia, Enterprise, Jimmy, MediaWiki, JN, JW, Wikia, John Newton

Blog posts 2007-09-14

New nanomaterials able to cover large areas

Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new nanomanufacturing technique which can be used to produce nanostructures measuring tens of square centimeters. This new technique, dubbed 'soft interference lithography' SIL, can lead to nanomaterials with optical properties mimicking some metamaterials in the natural world such as peacock feathers and butterfly...

Tags: Technique, National Science Foundation, Researcher, Northwestern University, Property, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2007-09-12

I Heard on Line Backup Is Free!

The decision as to the suitability of on line backup to one depends very much on the type of user and the type of data worked with. The value of the data must somehow be measured tangibly in monetary terms. In effect, the intangible value of the holiday photos may...

Tags: Value, Backupanytime, Backups, Productivity

White papers 2007-08-16

Can Apple's new Pages replace Word?

Storing data in documentsI ordered Apple's new iWork '08 package Tuesday and it arrived two days later. I've had the prior iWork suites but found little use for them as Microsoft's Office suite - which I've used for 15 years - met my needs without a learning curve. But I've...

Tags: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Apple Inc., Small Business, Apple iWork, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2007-08-14