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Category: Tech

  • Google Docs Rocks!

    Introduction

    First trial of the Google Docs . Seems to be working perfectly. Only if they allowed a document to be edited in the print layout format. That would allow more control over the formatting and see exactly what the final print would look like, right when you are working on the document.

    Points I like about it:

    1. Clean and neat interface, no cluttered tool bar
    2. Ability to export as PDF
    3. All MS Word short cuts work as they should
    4. Collaboration option
    5. Inserting comments, symbols and tables
    6. Of course, the Google tag 🙂

    Points I dislike about it:

    1. Cannot be used on a slow Internet connection (like the one I have at home)
    2. No print layout 🙁
    3. No options of inserting tables

    Overall I think that the product is a sure shot winner. I am very pleased with the final product. Google, keep rocking guys!! Oh, by the way, this post was composed directly from within Google Docs and from my home. One oddity however, when I posted it from Google Docs (Writely) it was posted on my blog with a time stamp of tomorrow (Jan 08) and after 4 hours of posting it.

  • The selfish gene wins

    Little did I realise when I started reading The Selfish Gene a couple of days back that Mr. Dawkins would be the man of the year 2006.

    You can read a very interesting piece by him on God, titled “Why There Almost Certainly Is No God” here.

    Meanwhile you can also check out the computer config on the top of my wishlist here. Only if someone could replace the Quad G5s with Quad-Quad Core Intels 🙂

  • Foot-in-Mouth Awards

    The Wired guys have done a 2006 Foot-in-Mouth Awards. Though the entire list is humorous and right up there, this particular entry, methinks should not have been there. I mean all this guy said was the truth, and nothing but the truth. CEOs in general are people who say twisted things in a more confusing matter. But Billy Boy believes in providing you the straight dope.

    “Let’s face it. We’re not changing the world. We’re building a product that helps people buy more crap — and watch porn.

    ~ Seagate CEO Bill Watkins“

    Personally, I think the one by Senator Stevens is the best on the list.

  • WTF 2.0

    There should be an end to stupid categories in Webnonsense!!

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    More on our IT Dept here. I must admit however, that Digg is now unblocked.

  • Reclaim the Web!!

    Firefox