Despite what I said yesterday about only 1% of users actually using Google Docs, it seems that this isn’t really a deterrent to other pundits thinking that perhaps Microsoft has something to worry about.
The fact that Microsoft has been talking about releasing the next version of Office for oh so long, it’s not like we don’t have options anymore. We used to need Office in order to be productive, but not so much anymore with suites like Open Office, Zoho, and Google Docs available.
Now, I love Google Docs, and I have to admit, I’m not using it nearly as much …read more

If you’re waiting to get your hands on office online, you’re going to have to just keep on waiting. Turns out that less than 1,000 Microsoft employees are currently using office online as part of a test that’s slated to go through till February, at least.  Consumers will get the opportunity to check the Office online out sometime in 2009, when however, remains to be seen.
Not much has been said about when Office Online will be ready, or, for that matter, even when consumers will actually be able to start playing with it. Ideally,  consumers will get a peek at …read more

Microsoft has confirmed that they will be releasing web based versions of Word, Excel and Powerpoint that will run on any browser, including Firefox and Safari. This new service will allow for creating, editing, collaborating, and sharing documents using the web.
Microsoft won’t say when the new version of Office, known as Office 14, will arrive, but Microsoft Business Division President Stephen Elop said that a technology preview of the browser-based products will come later this year and that a beta version will be released in 2009.
There’s a full Q&A with Microsoft Blogger, Sarah Perez here, including a discussion about whether …read more

Here are new features and updates with Google Docs, just in time for the back to school season:
Built-In Dictionary

 Encyclopedia

 Table of Contents

To read more about this updates, please click the links below:

Back to school with a bunch of new features 
We launched Table of Contents, too

[ via Google Docs Blog ]

If you’re a fan of Google web applications, then this might be a help for you. GMDesk is a tool that allows you manage all you Google apps like you have a stand-alone application for all. You do not need to open all those application separately but have it with GMDesk run for you in just one environment.
Fire up GMDesk, and just alt-tab (on Windows or Linux) or Cmd-tab (on Mac) to shift between this application and the other ones you are running.

GMDesk offers an easy menu as well as keyboard shortcuts to switch between different Google services, and you …read more

Just checking over MSDN blog, I stumbled with this new cool app called Photosynth… not Photosynch. This is yet another application born from Microsoft Live Labs. This tool allows you to store and organize photos and render them in a 3-D environment. Cool eh?

To download, click here and just follow the simple steps. The application will install two programs: a browser plug-in for you to be able to view synths and the Photosynth application itself for you to create and manage synths. To view some example of synths, please visit http://photosynth.net/explore.aspx

Yet another improvements from Google Docs, making users feel more comfortable and productive. Now, Google Docs created a new menu called ‘Form’, allowing them have instant access in form creation without opening spreadsheet instead a direct menu access.

Adding fields or questions to your form is now easy with a dropdown box. It gives you the option to add text, paragraph, multiple choice, checkboxes, lists, and scaling.
[ via Google Docs Blog ]

Alfresco is an Open Source Alternative for Enterprise Content Management (ECM). And with its latest version, Alfresco Labs 3 has 4 major components:

Microsoft Office SharePoint Protocol Support
Alfresco Surf Platform
Alfresco Share
Alfresco Repository API

This new Alfresco Labs 3 will help you build collaborative websites and dynamic web applications. You can see more details at http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Alfresco_Labs_3.
John Newton cited in his blog, “We believe that the Enterprise Content Management market is evolving from specialized software for information intensive activities to become a major component of business and infrastructure for knowledge workers. Although over 90% of the Fortune 1000 have at least one type of …read more

Here’s a video tutorial on how to use Google Docs for Feeds:

When you’re using Firefox browser, you will encounter windows once you download something from the web. It allows you to choose from Save As only or Open with some default application installed in your PC.

With this new Firefox Add-ons developed by Denis Remondini, you will be able to open documents or files online, without the need of installing any software to read the files.
Open IT Online allows you to open your documents and images online without the need of any software to be installed. It handles:
- Documents (*.doc, *.rtf, *.odt, *.sxw)
- Spreadsheets (*.xls, *.csv, *.ods, *.sxc)
- Presentations (*.ppt, *.pps, …read more