Office Applications, Cloud Office Applications: An Open Letter
Alright, there are a dozen office suites out there that sit in various places on one’s computer, in the cloud, can do X, Y, and Z and the list goes on. However, I don’t want to talk about any of those suites. I want to talk about the suite we all want, the suite that [...]
Can Office 365 Help Microsoft’s Future?
Microsoft today took the wrappers off their Office 365 offering and allowed any business to try out the beta version. The general availability is scheduled for sometime later in the year. Office 365 is Microsoft’s answer to other online Office Suites such as Google Apps and Zoho Office Suite. After dilly dallying for a long [...]
Google Docs, Why 90% of Users Should Migrate Yesterday
Google Docs That video alone pretty much says it all. It isn’t about the word processor, or the device, it’s just about writing what you want when you want and how you want. The old legacy mindset of an installed word processor is a bit feeble these days. Especially considering the integrity of Google Docs [...]
Microsoft Word is Desktop Software. Supposedly. Then Why Does it Fail to Load Offline?
Dave Michels’ recent post, I thought I Was So Cloud resonated well with me, since I’m experiencing the same pain regularly, even without the dramatic experience of a cashed harddisk. I’m now using 4 computers, not counting the iPad, and like Dave, “I am so Cloud”, so moving between them should be seamless. It almost [...]
Getting Office 2010 without Office 2010 From Central Desktop (Well Kind Of, and Conditions Apply)
I had a briefing recently from CentralDesktop CEO Isaac Garcia who was super-excited about their new product offering, Central Desktop for Office. The product is built on top of technology licensed from OffiSync and, quite simply, it gives Microsoft Office users online collaboration and a “SharePoint” experience” without Office 2010 and without SharePoint. With the [...]
Don Dodge Dumps Microsoft After it Dumps Him
It’s less than two weeks ago that Microsoft let Don Dodge go, along with 5,000 other employees. He parted gracefully, then soon posted: Getting dumped by Microsoft was a life changing event…for the better. The future is very bright. The opportunities are amazing. Don probably set a World Record in the speed of getting a [...]
Wired Does Not Get Creative Commons Licencing?
I found a good summary assessment of the recent MS Office announcement over at WebMonkey: MS Office on the Web: What it Is and What it Isn’t. I liked to content enough to link to it from my hastily written initial take, then as I looked at it again, I found something weird. Do you [...]
What I Expect From MS Office Web
I have zero interest in Microsoft Office 2010, the PC product. The last Office I bought was 2003, and I don’t need more: done installing and forever updating bloatware on several computers just to keep productive. Yet I am watching the Office 2010 related news this morning, for what it means to Web-based computing. The [...]
Yes, Outlook is Broken, but Who Cares? Do You Really Want More Inbox Spam?
(Note to self: this post won’t make me popular… oh, well). The last thing I can be called is an Outlook-fanboy. I broke out of Outlook-prison long ago and never looked back, have consistently spoke up against how Microsoft abuses their users, but this time all I can say is the “Fix Outlook” debate is [...]
Using eBay as SaaS Marketing Tool?
This listing on eBay is hilarious, almost makes me wonder if it’s a true listing or carefully planted advertising for Google Apps (and SaaS in general). But the seller appears to be real, has been on eBay for ten years… Here we go, get Microsoft Office w. Outlook for $75, because: It’s brand new and [...]
Mohammed, the Mountain, Google and Zoho (Oh, and Microsoft Sharepoint, too)
If the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed will go to the mountain. Legend says when the Founder of Islam was asked to give proof of his teaching, he ordered Mount Safa to come to him. When the mountain did not comply, Mohammed went to to the mountain, raised his hands and thanked God [...]
Your Data May Be So Safe Even You Can’t Access It
When several, seemingly unrelated threads on TechMeme discuss the same things, you know they are onto something big. Today it’s data. Where you store it, how accessible / safe it is – and no, today’s s safety discussion isn’t about protecting it from intruders: it’s about whether you, the rightful owner can assess it safely. [...]
