Posts Tagged google-apps
Microsoft Announcing Web-Based Office
Posted by Hassan Alsheikh in Articles on July 13th, 2009
A web-based Word
As rumored before, details are now surfacing that Microsoft is planning to release a suite of web based office tools for MS Office 2010 (the thing they probably should have done with “Windows Live” some years ago). For instance, the accompanying Word for the browser will, according to Techcrunch, “retain the same look and feel as in the desktop. The browser version still has the ’ribbon user interface,’ where you can change fonts, size, formatting, styles etc.”.
Other programs for which web versions will be rolled out are PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote, as Techcrunch – which shows off a couple of screenshot – says. While having less features than their desktop counterparts, these web apps are going to be free.
So, as Google announced they’ll be competing in the OS market with Chrome (where currently MS is dominating), Microsoft is beginning to become better competition in the web apps market (where Google Apps is trying to get a hold). To be continued.
[Via Techmeme. Image by Techcrunch.]
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Google tips for recent grads
Posted by Hassan Alsheikh in Articles on July 11th, 2009
Summer has arrived, and that means graduation. Our hearty congratulations to the class of 2009! Now that you’ve packed up your dorm room and picked up your diploma, what’s next?
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Google Apps is out of beta (yes, really)
Posted by Hassan Alsheikh in Articles, Google on July 7th, 2009
We’re often asked why so many Google applications seem to be perpetually in beta. For example, Gmail has worn the beta tag more than five years. We realize this situation puzzles some people, particularly those who subscribe to the traditional definition of “beta” software as not being yet ready for prime time.
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Google Spreadsheets Data Validation
Posted by Hassan Alsheikh in Articles on February 19th, 2009
Google Spreadsheets, part of Google Docs , has a new feature: cell content validation. For instance, you can select a column which is supposed to contain email addresses only
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Sync Google Calendar and Contacts with Mobile Devices
Posted by Hassan Alsheikh in Articles on February 10th, 2009
A number of official Google blogs have just announced that Google Sync – a way of synchronizing your Google Calendars and Contacts with mobile devices – is now available for iPhone and Windows Mobile, and that other devices which support SyncML can also use Google Sync, but only for contacts. Google Sync, which was previously only available for Blackberry devices, uses “push” technology, which means that any online updates made to either your Google Account or Google Apps account – if your administrator has enabled the “Google Sync” option in the Mobile dashboard – are pushed to your device within minutes using your mobile data plan, rather than having to either dock your device to sync with your desktop applications or check Google’s servers for updates every few minutes like POP3 and IMAP mail accounts
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