Google Chrome OS Detailed Nov 20, 2009
The applications show in the OS dropdown ranged from basic word processors and calendar apps to specialized web outlets, like Hulu and Facebook. The foundations of the Chrome OS are almost entirely cloud-based, or in other words, located remotely on dedicated servers. (IGN Gear)
Windows 7 upgrade may be chore for some Oct 22, 2009
That also means reinstalling all the programs you use every day, from word processors to World of Warcraft. None of the necessary steps is especially difficult; indeed, Microsoft provides very good tools to ease the pain. (Boston Globe)
8 ways the American information worker remains a Luddite Oct 13, 2009
Only 9% would be happy to switch their word processors, while only 10% of Outlook users would be happy to have their e-mail switched. Telecommuting remains tiny. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Word processing kills the art of cursive Sep 24, 2009
We all are now so used to our word processors that typing has become one of the most important skills of modern times. With the stroke of a key, we can now instantly communicate messages across the world. (The University Echo, TN)
• Becoming Howard Sep 12, 2009
Becoming Howard When I started my career as a journalist at a metropolitan daily newspaper nearly 30 years ago, we were just making the transition from electric typewriters to word processors. As you might expect, this was a fairly significant transition - especially for the Old Guard, like Howard. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
The long road to HTML 5 Aug 29, 2009
For example, there are online spreadsheets and word processors from Google and others. Those applications require advanced functionality, such as the ability to save a Web application to a local hard drive so users don't need to download it every time they need it. (FCW.com)
‘Weller’s War’ salutes a legendary writer Aug 7, 2009
Breathes there one of us who could, in our relative ease, comfort, and safety, write on our back-lit word processors a passage remotely like this, filed from Papua in late December 1942. . (Boston Globe)
Lessons for Startups in the Deal Jul 30, 2009
Microsoft's deep dive into word processors and spreadsheets was the clear sign to WordPerfect and Lotus 1-2-3 that this was a space worth fighting for. Microsoft's massive investment into video games, mobile operating systems, and search are clear indications that Sony's PlayStation (), Google's Android, the iPhone, Google, and Yahoo are very important products and companies. (BusinessWeek)
Microsoft to Offer Office Software on Web Jul 15, 2009
Tom Austin, a vice president with technology research firm Gartner, said Microsoft's Office strategy indicates it is trying to shift the profit-generating engine of the Office business unit toward hosted services, like email, rather than tools like word processors. Austin said Microsoft appears willing to accept lower profitability on its Office products in exchange for greater reach, which it can use to boost overall revenue by selling business customers email and other collaboration services. (SmartMoney)
Commentary: Google, Microsoft in free-for-all Jul 9, 2009
As entrepreneur Alex Iskold has , Google is using the profits from its search advertising dominance to fund its competition with Microsoft in word processors and spreadsheets (Google Docs). Microsoft, meanwhile, is doing just the opposite: using the profits from its dominance of word processors and spreadsheets (Microsoft Office) to subsidize its competition with Google in search (Microsoft Bing). (CNN -- Tech)
Collaboration Jul 5, 2009
c-- styles for logos and headline links do not modify internet, red, or black styles. Intranet Journal Subjects. (IntranetJournal)
The Death of Windows Jun 19, 2009
In the last few years, scores of applications that your operating system used to manage have migrated to the browser: word processors, IM clients, e-mail, games, music players, personal finance tools, and on and on. Which leads inevitably to the question: If the primary function of computers these days is to run a browser and connect to the Internet, do we really need Windows and its. (Slate)
10 must-see John Travolta performances Jun 16, 2009
This one had word processors and aerobics. Of course everyone figured those word processors were going to be a fad but that aerobic dance was here to stay. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Early Apple documents show growing pains Jun 3, 2009
As Word Processors are replacing typewriters in the real world, students need to learn word processing, not just typing. MAC will help the student of the 80 s learn the tools of the 80 s.. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Defending Dowd's Plagiarism Response May 19, 2009
Others have blamed the sticky cut-and-paste function of their word processors or claimed the words that they copied weren't that unique, so what's the big deal. Or they've appealed for a get-out-of-pillory-free card because they didn't deliberately copy that passage. (Slate)
The Vanishing Newspaper May 17, 2009
Newspapers may not survive in their present form, just as hot lead gave way to cold type, and typewriters to word processors, but no other medium can provide what a newspaper does: a constant compendium of news, opinion, advertising, entertainment, editorial quirks and miscellaneous tidbits, all organized by someone exercising at least some minimal judgment. Rather than have all that sliced and diced and scattered over innumerable Web sites in no particular order. (Townhall.com)
Getting the small things right May 17, 2009
In an era of word processors, Edward used a fountain pen. In an era of bytes, Edward cherished nibs. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Economy Helping Cloud, SaaS Vendors to Shine May 7, 2009
Google sells business versions of the email, calendar spreadsheet and word processors it offers consumers, offering them extra collaboration and archiving functions. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), which has been relatively late to embrace cloud technology, offers online marketing software, programs targeted at small businesses and is getting ready to bring its widely used line of Office software online. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Norway tests laptop exam scheme May 2, 2009
The laptops issued to the students are used for everyday schoolwork and come with standard software, such as word processors, spreadsheets and calculators installed, as well as subject specific applications for particular courses. For instance, said Bjorg Helland, project manager for digital literacy at Nord-Trondelag county council, media students would have their machines fitted with Adobe Photoshop. (BBC News -- Europe)
Playing with some pretty grim visions of the future May 1, 2009
I like having them in there it can get lonely with only spreadsheets and word processors for company but we are still working out our relationship: I want the tiny humans in Virtual Families, a new downloadable game for PCs and Macs, to do my taxes while I sleep; they want me to force them to pick up the loose socks that inexplicably appear throughout their home. We'll work it out, eventually. (Globe and Mail)
Get to know your secretaries Apr 28, 2009
She must be well versed in productivity software especially word processors, spreadsheets and even database systems. She must be a fast typist and someone who can multi-task. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Changes in education over the years comes down to technology Apr 16, 2009
"Grades weren't put on computers-we had grade books. You used paper and pencil, but now it's word processors [on computers]. You used to use newspapers and encyclopedias, but now you research on the Internet. A lot of money is spent to keep up with changing technology, and for students to get a job and compete after school, it's necessary to promote that.". District reading specialist Bill Knickerbocker Sr., too, commented on the changes technology has brought to education. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Code cracking Apr 13, 2009
Computer code with a hidden purpose can be found lurking beneath DVDs, video games, and software such as spreadsheets, or word processors, Marc Cieslak found out. The secret add-ons are often little jokes or tips-of-the-hat by programmers who have slaved for months and even years over a piece of software. (BBC News -- Technology)
Obama vs. the culture of greed Apr 11, 2009
His spokesman decried the firm's "recklessness and greed." Editorial writers burned up their word processors with denunciations. Congressmen ran for cover, demanding the hide of whomever had approved the bonuses. (Yahoo News)
How to plan a cloud architecture Apr 1, 2009
Most enterprises find that the generality of applications like spreadsheets, word processors, etc. are also the most difficult to support. (SearchWindows2000.com)
Acrobat.com Gains Three Needed Features Apr 1, 2009
Adobe's online collaboration suite, , gains three great features this month, one that even desktop word processors lack. We covered the launch of Acrobat. (IntranetJournal)
Recycling events set by business, school Mar 27, 2009
Electronic items that will be accepted for no charge are adding machines, answering machines, calculators, camcorders, cameras, citizen-band and two-way radios, CD and tape players, cellular phones, cords and cables, desktop computer CPU devices (but not monitors), fax machines, handheld electronic organizers and games, hard drives, joysticks and game controls, keyboards, laptop PCs, main frames, computer mice, modems, pagers, portable CD players, postage machines, printers (including laser and... (Fulton Sun, MO)
Comment: Cisco clarifies its cloud vision Mar 14, 2009
Big data centers act as host computers remotely running any application from spreadsheets and word processors to big back-end corporate computing jobs. It's a win/win. (EETimes)
Reporter's Notebook: Mechanicsburg will hold quilting open house Mar 10, 2009
Mechanicsburg residents will be able to recycle the following: answering machines, camcorders, CD players, copiers, CPUs, duplicators, DVD players, fax machines, hard drives, keyboards, laptops, mainframe computer equipment, microwaves, mobile phones, modems, monitors, mice, pagers, peripherals, printers, printed circuit boards, radios, remote controls, scanners, stereos, tape players, telephones and telephone equipment, televisions, transparency makers, uninterrupted power supply (UPS) systems,... (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Kill Your Computer Mar 2, 2009
Schillace, who came to Google after co-creating one of the first Web-based collaborative word processors, Writerly, is surprised at how quickly the whole cloud thing has taken off. Not just the sheer numbers of people trying out cloud apps, but the "OK, I get it" factor. (Slate)
Cloud computing is still vulnerable to the perfect storm Mar 2, 2009
The one key exception to the online/offline backup system is online word processors such as Google Docs and Zoho. They store your files on the internet and there's currently no easy way to keep an up-to-date copy of all the documents and spreadsheets on your computer as well. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Use of computer technology grows at elementary level Feb 25, 2009
"It's about having the teachers more familiar with the equipment, beyond just using computers in the classroom as word processors or research tools for the Internet," Honomichl said. "The classes show how to do different things in the classroom to help the students meet those (statewide) technology standards.". (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Concern over Newton's new home business rules Feb 25, 2009
The current ordinance [comes] from 1986: a time when there were word processors, a time when there was no Internet of any widely usable format We are updating an outdated ordinance that does not fairly address issues or concerns regarding small businesses in the city, Banash said. During the Monday night meeting, many said that given the economy, this was an inopportune moment to alter how home businesses operate in Newton. (Newton Tab, MA)
CLAIM: SOCIAL WEBSITES 'HARM A CHILD'S BRAIN'... Feb 24, 2009
They point out that students no longer need to plan essays before starting to write - thanks to word processors they can edit as they go along. Satellite navigation systems have negated the need to decipher maps. (The Drudge Report)
More specialty Linuxes to the rescue Feb 24, 2009
The desktops include: General, comprising KDE's Konqueror file manager/Web browser, a link to XCHat, and an Xterm window; Help, consisting of manuals and tutorials in a variety of languages; as well as Office, which includes word processors Abiword, kwrite, and leafpad, a PDF reader, the gnumeric spreadsheet, and several calculators. Root is another desktop, presenting primarily configuration applications -- everything from wireless configuration and sound-card configuration to the KDE control... (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Asustek May Use Google's Android in Netbooks, in Challenge for Microsoft Feb 20, 2009
While Google offers , Microsofts Office software continues to dominate the market for word processors and spreadsheets. Microsoft Confident. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Google's Android Software May Challenge Microsoft in Portable Computers Feb 20, 2009
While Google offers word processors, spreadsheet programs and other business applications online, it hasnt made much of a dent yet in the dominance of Microsofts Office software. If those programs replace Windows-backed applications, then an Android netbook will have a better chance to succeed, said , a Gartner analyst in San Jose. (Bloomberg)
