With all the free office clones floating about, including Google’s Docs&Spreadsheets, you knew it was just a matter of time that Microsoft would have to offer something to counter. Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley is blogging about such a move. Apparently, the new Microsoft Works will run on an advertising supported model, and will be […]
Tag Archives: Online Applications
MindMeister updated
Image via Wikipedia MindMeister, an online mind mapping tool I wrote about a while back, has recently been updated. Some highlights: New Features: Links on ideas (URL and email links, links to other maps and nodes) Note and link previews Automatic layouting (no overlaps) Automatic canvas resizing (for large maps) Export as PDF Start new […]
Is JotSpot finally ready to be unveiled by Google?
InsideGoogle is reporting that JotSpot may finally emerge from the Googleplex as a part of the Google Application Suite for enterprise customers. It was just a few days ago that I expressed concern that JotSpot seemed to have fallen into some void at Google. It’s good to hear that the wiki application may finally be ready […]
Is Palm about to introduce a web browsing tablet?
Despite all the recent punditry and pronouncements of Palm’s impending sale, the company continues to chug along on the smartphone front, while preparing to unveil a new product line. Could this new product be like the ‘Firefox Computer’ that I wrote about earlier this year? Will it compete with the Nokia N800 that I wasn’t […]
Omnidrive connects Excel files to Zoho Sheet
Back in January I wrote about the rich Word file integration between online storage company Omnidrive’s service and Zoho’s word processor. Well, to follow up on that, Omnidrive has now successfully integrated Zoho’s spreadsheet application to Omnidrive giving you a feature rich read/write/edit capability for Excel files on the cloud. As I mentioned before, this […]
bubbl.us: A light, freeform brainstorming tool
The guys over at Download Squad just pointed us to a new ‘mind mapping type’ online tool called bubbl.us. I’ve been searching for an online mindmapping application, and to be frank, bubbl.us falls far short of the mark for any serious mind mapping. Like most online applications nowadays, bubbl.us incorporates the expected collaborative capabilities. The […]
IT|Redux and ThinkFree offer up a free USB drive with ThinkFree preloaded
If you think you may be interested in weaning yourself off of Microsoft (or Apple) dependence, check out this post from Ismael Ghalimi over at IT|Redux. I’ve signed up, and plan to do a thorough review of ThinkFree’s portable edition when I get the drive. I’ve done some work with the ThinkFree Suite online, but […]
I couldn’t agree more
Toni Schneider, CEO of Automattic (makers of WordPress, Akismet, etc.), recently posted on his blog about his desire to have a ‘Firefox computer’: I run a PC at home and a Mac on the road. Their respective operating systems just don’t get me very excited these days. The only thing I care [sic] about is […]
Highrise, 37Signals finally ready to reveal it’s contact management application
More than a year ago, I wrote about 37Signals’ plans to unveil a ‘CRM type’ application to go along with their wildly successful Basecamp and Backpack online applications. What was then referred to as ‘Sunrise’ has now morphed into ‘Highrise’ just as details are beginning to emerge. The original announcement hinted at a CRM style […]
Box.net now integrates with Zoho Writer
It was just a few days ago that I wrote about Omnidrive’s integration with Zoho Writer. Now Zoho’s announced that another online storage company, Box.net, has also rolled out a similar integration. By opening up their tools via an application programming interface (API), Zoho’s ecosystem has the potential to grow leaps and bounds in the […]
