Tag: google

  • Use Google Docs with MS Office

    Today I am working with Google Apps collaboration using MS Office tools on the front end: multi-person, simultaneous editing to the Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint application.  I have some large legacy work that I can’t simply convert to Google Docs but need the benefits of web-powered collaboration: online backup, view only web sharing, file revision…

  • Chrome Extension: Highlight to Search

    Everyone has a list and a love of AddOns and Extensions for Firefox and Google.  I am no different.  And I have gone through the period of time when I have a lot of them, and when I have less of them.  What made the largest difference in my use was when Google made it…

  • The Google Map Buddy

    This tool, from Augmented Reality Software, allows you to do the following: Capture your Google Maps offline and store them as images on your hard drive Print out maps of entire cities at zoom levels that would take hours to put together with the current Google facility Best of all, this tool is completely FREE!…

  • In The Shop: storytlr

    Image via CrunchBase XBMC was a bust for me to use.  It simply had too many issues with configuring my graphics for very little payback.  I continue to use my HPMediaVault with extra software. This week I am installing Fedora 12 and Storytlr In The Shop. From the Storytlr Site: Storytlr is an open source…

  • Introducing Google Public DNS: A new DNS resolver from Google

    Introducing Google Public DNS: A new DNS resolver from Google Thursday, December 03, 2009 Today, as part of our efforts to make the web faster, we are announcing Google Public DNS, a new experimental public DNS resolver. The DNS protocol is an important part of the web’s infrastructure, serving as the Internet’s “phone book”. Every…