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- 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....
- Tags: Writely, Intel Core 2 Duo, Microsoft Corp.
- 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...
- Tags: Channel management, RSS, Web Office Widgets, Web, Writely
- Discussion threads 2006-11-20
- Google Docs to go 'offline' and more
- As you probably know, I really like to dig through source code -- and sometimes I find things. Googles newly designed Writely (or "leftly" according to the source code) has a few very interesting things hidden away for us to discover.Online word processors arent as "handy" as one installed...
- Tags: Google Inc., Salesforce.com Inc., Writely
- Blog posts 2006-10-11
- Google combines Writely and Spreadsheets
- Google combines Writely and SpreadsheetsMessage has been deleted.Two days, two developments.Two days, two developments. I know the web-centric world moves fast, but Google just punched it into overdrive. First, they bought YouTube. Wether you think it was investment or not, this much is certain. It signals...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Google Inc., spreadsheet, Microsoft Corp., Writely
- Discussion threads 2006-10-11
- Google Docs to hit shelves tomorrow
- eWEEK writer Steve Bryant says Google will be announcing a new product called "Google Docs" tomorrow at the Office 2.0 conference. It will glue together Googles online productivity suite that currently includes Google Spreadsheets and Writely.These two products arent yet ready to replace traditional software on most PCs --...
- Tags: Google Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-10-10
- Google moving data from Writely?
- Google moving data from Writely?writely-com.l.google.comNow they've migrated Writely to Google Accounts, they're actually using writely-com.l.google.com as a CNAME for the www.writely.com address.
- Tags: Writely, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-09-22
- Writely added to Google accounts
- I received this notice for the Google Writely Team last night:In a few days, we will update your Writely account to use your Google Account registration settings.This means you'll need to use your Google Account password when signing in, not your Writely password (if they're different).If you've forgotten your Google...
- Tags: Google Inc., Writely
- Blog posts 2006-09-20
- Google welcomes Writely sign-ups
- Google welcomes Writely sign-upsGoogle welcomes Writely sign-upsOf course they welcome the sign-ups, they want to harvest all your info. No thank you.
- Tags: sign-up, Writely sign-up, Writely, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-08-21
- Need a Writely invitation? No you don't
- Need a Writely invitation? No you don'tConsistencyYes, I would definitely appreciate a consistent interface throughout all google applications as well as one account for all. Just like you I was surprised that they didn't wait to open writely till they had switched it to google accounts.... oh well..I Wonder...Since...
- Tags: Writely, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-08-20
- Need a Writely invitation? No you don't
- After Google purchased Writely, an online word processor along the same lines as their spreadsheet application, the door closed on anybody wanting an account but not having an invitation. According to the Writely website, signups were suspended until the service moved to Google's servers.Just over a month ago, Google...
- Tags: Google Inc., Writely
- Blog posts 2006-08-20
- Google Writely: Will competitors be wronged?
- TechCrunch heralds the availability of the Google online word processor, Writely, with a warning to other Web-based word processing applications: “Google’s Writely released; will another sector be squashed?”Online ajax-rich word processor Writely began accepting new accounts today after closing registration when the company was acquired by Google in March. A...
- Tags: Google Inc., Kiko
- Blog posts 2006-08-18
- Google Spreadsheets v.1.1.4d
- Google Spreadsheets v.1.1.4dWritely soonI concur that Writely will probably launch soon - the Writely web server has just recently started running on Linux rather than Windows Server according to NetCraft. That means the porting of the ASP.NET code with Mono to run on Linux may well be complete -...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Google Inc., spreadsheet, right-click menu, Google Spreadsheets, Writely
- Discussion threads 2006-07-13
- Google moving data from Writely?
- Today Google is performing "maintenance" to Writely that will be finished sometime this afternoon. All your documents remain read-only during this period -- which got me thinking.They obviously didn't take down their servers to do hardware or OS upgrades, otherwise nothing would be available -- it has to...
- Tags: Google Inc., Writely
- Blog posts 2006-06-25
- Writely beta
- The Writely online word processor lets you type and edit text documents with speed and minimal fuss, as long as you have stable Internet access. If you take work on the road, this app can eliminate any clumsy workarounds you may have used in the past, such as e-mailing yourself...
- Tags: Word processors, Microsoft Word, RSS, Microsoft Office, Writely
- Product reviews 2006-06-21
- The Winds of Change Are Blowing
- The Winds of Change Are BlowingWonderful insightYou know- I read that news announcement and didn't reap half of what it truly meant because I didn't know the background as far as the personality of the new leadership. I appreciate the insight I gained from this read. ManiFor crying out...
- Tags: Groupware, E-mail servers, Channel management, Web browsers, SLA, Microsoft Corp., Writely
- Discussion threads 2006-06-15
- Google guns for Microsoft
- Google guns for MicrosoftGoogle guns for MicrosoftAfter getting my invitation today and giving it a quick run through, I would have to say no Microsoft does not need to be worried. Most companies and people for that matter won't trust it nor have the need for it. The...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Word processors, Disruptive Technology, object-oriented, Google Inc., spreadsheet, Microsoft Office, advertisement, Writely, Microsoft Corp., MSFT
- Discussion threads 2006-06-06
- Will Google's limitless business plan test the limits of its ethics code?
- Will Google's limitless business plan test the limits of its ethics code?Are pyramid sales schemes legal in the USA?The GOOGLE ad model, with its affiliates programs, seems awfully like pyramidal sales that are illegal here. Those that get to the top of the pyramid can have unfair advantage over others.Many...
- Tags: Portals, Web technology, Word processors, ethics, Google Inc., shark, Writely, portal
- Discussion threads 2006-05-15
- Truth is: Web Office takes more resources than Vista
- Truth is: Web Office takes more resources than VistaQuite beleivable, actuallyAt home I have a Pentium II 266 mHz machine w/64 MB of RAM running Windows XP Home. Is it fun to use? Not really. It takes a while to boot (about 2 minutes from BIOS to logged in and...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Scripting languages, Microsoft Windows, Channel management, Microsoft Windows XP, OOA/OOD/OOP, Microsoft Windows Vista, AJAX, RAM, Ruby, Web, Writely, web app, object-oriented programming, Ruby on Rails
- Discussion threads 2006-04-25
- Corporate PCs: Underpowered for Vista. Overpowered for Writely?
- Corporate PCs: Underpowered for Vista. Overpowered for Writely?Vista Will Be Well Worth The UpgradeWhat is wrong with the upgrade treadmill? If it wasn't for it, the PC industry would not see as much innovation as it sees today. So you have to pay periodically for new hardware and software....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows Vista, Writely, software, new hardware, hardware
- Discussion threads 2006-04-24
- Corporate PCs: Underpowered for Vista. Overpowered for Writely?
- I'm not singling out Google's Writely because I think it has a better shot against Microsoft's Office than any other Web-based contender. I just needed to pick one (of the many Web-based offerings) to make a point that Microsoft could be seriously shooting itself in the foot if what...
- Tags: Gartner Inc., Microsoft Windows
- Blog posts 2006-04-24
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