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Google: Programming for the Web is the way to go

Google: Programming for the Web is the way to goYeah, rightNo self-interest there. Program for the web?I would venture an easy guess that the most disliked iPhone 'Apps' are the ones that are essentially web-front ends. For some things a web front end makes absolute sense, especially where a lot...

Tags: Channel management, programming, Web, Web application, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-05-27

Opting out of IT

Opting out of ITThis is where the next generation apps come into play..They'll be web based. They'll do pretty much what the business wants out of the box and can be tailored for anonmolies, they will have been jointly developed by other companies doing roughly the same business things.It's happening...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, PRODUCTIVITY, Web Based App, IT IS, Murph, Opting-Out, business thing, Microsoft Corp., information technology

Discussion threads 2008-12-03

Are+3rd+party+mobile+applications+dead%3F+I+hope+not.

Are+3rd+party+mobile+applications+dead%3F+I+hope+not.O/S AgnosticismBrowser applications do drive O/S agnosticism, but, there is still a dearth of mobile web applications which compare with the rich functionality of native o/s binary executable/java-based apps.Developer support for S60 Symbian applications is vastly superior to anything else I have seen.Even more so, developers are turning to scripting...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Channel management, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi, Nokia Corp., S60, mobile, church, Web, mobile application, Web Based App

Discussion threads 2008-02-25

Ray Lane: Good riddance, software business

Ray Lane: Good riddance, software businessI disagree...While I agree that open source, software as a service, and the rise of development in China and India are interesting and important trends, Mr. Lane is greatly exaggerating their impact. Traditional software business models will continue into the foreseeable future along side...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Channel management, Tools & Techniques, Web, software, software-as-a-service, Web Based App, Ray Lane, OfficeLive

Discussion threads 2007-02-08

Google Office: a close-up look

Google Office: a close-up lookCalendarI thought this was a really neat step forward; I love the functionality of Outlook but would love to see it web-based so I can access it. I thought Google had a reasonabel solution, but I have to export the calendar file. It'd be...

Tags: Channel management, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, Web Based App, OpenOffice, Google Inc., Web

Discussion threads 2006-09-08

Step aside Google Spreadsheets. Bricklin's WikiCalc has reinforcements

Dan Bricklin, the co-inventor of the electronic spreadsheet and now the inventor of WikiCalc, and Ross Mayfield, the CEO of wiki solutions provider SocialText, have gotten together in a unique partnership that could be more disruptive to the status quo than most people may realize. Whether it is or not...

Tags: dual modality, Google Inc., Web Based App

Blog posts 2006-06-13

Analysis: Google Spreadsheet and Web Office

Analysis: Google Spreadsheet and Web OfficeJust a questionIsn't this already happening with Simdesk?http://www.simdesk.comThey even have city-specific versions. The one I use is http://www.simchicago.com.Word processor does Office and PDF, spreadsheet, presentations, e-mail client, groups. The only thing missing is a database (http://www.quickbase.com), maybe?Zoho SheetHi Richard,You might want to have a look...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, analysis, Web Based App, Online Spreadsheets, spreadsheet, Google Inc., Web

Discussion threads 2006-06-05

The network computer--it's baaack

The network computer--it's baaackthats a funny joke....Anymore friday jokes floating around?first off, web based applications are 'ok' at best. Even the most fancy java apps, are SLOW, Difficult to Manage and hard to implement on every type of browser.this is a flash in the pain solution to networking apps.Thin computing...

Tags: Thin clients, Channel management, WiMAX, Thin Computing, Larry E., Web Based App, Thin Client Computing, network, Web, point-of-sale, computing, network computer, PC, computer

Discussion threads 2004-11-19

Additional Resources

Web Help Desk Pro 9.2.3.1 (Mac)

This help desk software Pro edition of Web Help Desk for Mac OS X Server offers an industry leading web-based help desk software that empowers IT help desk technicians with iPhone web-app access, email-to-ticket conversion, trouble ticket email notifications, self-service knowledge base, track billable time & materials, LDAP & AD...

Tags: Asset, Web, Apple Macintosh, MacsDesign Studio, Web Help Desk, Help Desk, Call Centers, Asset Management, It Operations, Financial Services, Operational Planning, Finance, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-11-25

Windows Mobile is better than you think

My main gripeis with the antique user interface which is little more than an uninspired, miniaturized desktop GUI.The foundations seems solid enough now - it is quite decent in multi-tasking and is generally responsive.I too believe that if MS can reinvigorate the UI they still has a strong competitor. Oh...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Advertising & Promotion, Operating systems, mobile, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Apple's latest TV ads defend AT&T

Defending the bottom lineThe iPhone is AT&T's highest-profile 3G device. Period. And Verizon's attack ads on AT&T's 3G service coverage may be about as devastating as it gets. After all, haven't we seen quite a number of iPhone users on ZDNet complaining about the poor 3G service...

Tags: Smart phones, advertisement, TV, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., iPhone User, Verizon Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Chrome OS: More questions than answers?

And exactly why....would students be part of the target market or any other particular group for that matter?This is a silly post. Chrome will be lean, cloud based, local caching of data, some and growing off-line capabilities and probably grow in features/capabilities over time. It will NOT be everything to...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Outlook, Wi-Fi, operating system, Google Inc., Chrome, HTML5, Chrome OS

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Chatting (Not Chattering) About Salesforce - Part I

(NOTE BEFORE I START: This is one really long post. So rather than post it in all its glory in a single file or post it here over two days, I'm trying something new. I'm posting the first half here. And the second half on PGreenblog.  Let's see how that...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Customer Service, Twitter Inc., Sales Force, Customer, CRM, Integration, Force.com, Service Cloud 2, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Sales, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Roku becomes cloud-enabled with new Roku Channel Store and Developer SDK

The new Roku Channel Store, which is being rolled out to all Roku devices, will greatly expand the capabilities of the $99 set-top on-demand streaming device. Late Sunday night, Roku announced that its players would now have a "Channel...

Tags: Developer, SDK, Roku Inc., Roku Channel Store, Managed Hosting, Corporate Communications, Cloud Computing, Podcasts, Marketing, Internet, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-11-22

Chrome OS - The good, the bad and the ugly, and how it fits in with Windows, Mac and Linux

Chrome OS - The good, the bad and the ugly, and how it fits in with WindowsI gave it some thought too and realized that Chrome OS only has the bad and the ugly. There is nothing good about it. All data stored in the cloud, and on Google's...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Chrome, Google Inc., Chrome OS, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Mozilla: Still too dependent on Google for revenue; Can it diversify?

well its in Google best interest ...that mozilla is healthy and and kicking .... anyone claiming monopole they point out that they support Mozilla foundation big time ...Google keep its competition alive they should do more invest in ubuntu ... so they...

Tags: Web browsers, SEARCH, Operational accounting, revenue, Google Inc., Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Live from Googleplex: Chrome OS details revealed

Ubuntu 9.10 has more immediate potentialMight I suggest trying Ubuntu 9.10? A phenominal OS with much more to offer then even Windows 7.Open source, free and ready to try today...http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=1122http://www.tuxradar.com/content/vista-windows-7-ubuntu-904-and-910-boot-speed-comparisonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYgWE6Svpaghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16-nad9N3pgNot that I have readI'd stick with 904immediate potential to sink in obscurityGoogle was Linux's last fleeting chance to turn...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu 9.10, Linux, Google Inc., operating system, Chrome OS, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Google Chrome OS announcement

Just as I thought"All data on Chrome OS is in the cloud""All data stored in the cloud in Google Docs":(YeahThat unfortunately is a deal breaker for me.I'll be sticking to my dual boot Windows 7/Fedora Core setup on my netbook.bad and bad no chrome os for me ......RE: Google Chrome...

Tags: Operating systems, Google Chrome, Google Inc., Chrome OS, operating system, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Microsoft shares a few tidbits on IE9 and (lots) more on Silverlight 4

Safari? What Safari ? :-)http://www.tgdaily.com/software-features/39495-safari-4-beta-first-browser-to-hit-100-score-in-acid3-testI know, Steve doesn't like Apple but you're supposed to be a journalist? ;-)Google chrome?IE like Microsoft is stumbling around in a new ecosystem in which spending thousands of dollars is not an option.Plus, it locks you into a insecure OS platform with...

Tags: Web browsers, Scripting languages, Spell Check, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Internet Explorer, HTML5, JavaScript, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Microsoft Office 2010, SharePoint 2010 public betas now available for download

Microsoft still firmly planted in the LAST century.NTLinux Kernel speaks?Hmmm, I'd fear for the future of Linux if this is what comes out of it. You'd think the "many eyes" would have caught such silly logic in the kernel years ago...and looking ready to dominate this oneas well.Google is...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, public beta, Microsoft SharePoint, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux, Office suites, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2009-11-18