After seeing an article on
Slashdot concerning
Writely, which is an online wordprocessing app that was bought by google, I decided to give it a spin. As with other online apps from Google it makes great use of
AJAX in order to give the user an experience similar to something that's on your machine locally. Here are some of the features:
- Import from a number of sources including MS Office and OpenOffice
- Export to the same formats as well as HTML and PDF
- Collaborate on files with other users
- Post entries to your blog after editing in Writely
Nothing is perfect however, and so there are flaws as well:
- Must store files on Google's server in order to always have them available
- If internet access goes down there goes your work
- No integration with Google Spreadsheet or multimedia
- No encryption for sensitive data
Overall I think it's a good start. Apparently it's been in an invite-only beta stage for about a year now. How often will I use it? Probably not very. When I'm on a computer I usually have MS Office or OpenOffice installed. The blog posting feature is nice but not really an improvement upon the built-in editor in Wordpress and not as feature-rich as Windows Live Writer, which I'm using now.
To learn more, the original blog post located on Slashdot is located
here.
[tags]word processing, online, google, OpenOffice, MS Office, Writely[/tags]
Wordpress has released version 2.0.4. This happened last week so I guess that I haven't been paying attention. It's mostly a bugfix and security release but you should still upgrade in order to keep things running smoothly. I'll be doing that myself later on tonight. Instructions are posted on the
Wordpress Codex.
[tags]wordpress, blog, bugfix, new release[/tags]
That is all. Thanks.
[tags]internet, freedom, information[/tags]
Apparently addictive personalities will seemingly find any reason to take something enjoyable too far. I play video games, drink, play poker, and a host of other things that are apparently 'addictive' and yet I am able to lead a normal life. It's interesting to see how just about any leisure activity can become addictive to certain people. I ran accross this at
Engadget:
If you're worried your World of Warcraft habit might be getting a little out of hand, you might think about checking yourself into the Wild Horses Center in Amsterdam. Their video game rehab program, which was started by addiction specialists Smith and Jones, is designed to help you replace the excitement of the fantasy world with real world experiences such as therapy sessions and group interaction.
[tags]games, engadget, addiction[/tags]
