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WordPress 2.6 Tip: Disable Post Revisions
19.Jul.08 | 3 Comments
As many bloggers are already aware, WordPress released version 2.6 earlier this week.
One of the big new features is Post Revisions:
With the power of modern computers, it’s silly that we still use save and editing metaphors from the time when the most common method of storage was floppy disks. WordPress has always respected the importance [...]
Google Docs Gets Geared
31.Mar.08 | 2 Comments
I think just about every tech blogger has, at some point, chided Google for letting competitors (such as Zoho) beat them to offline document access and editing. For instance, when I mentioned Zoho Writer offline access back in November I harped a bit…
Today, the Google Docs blog announced “Bringing the Cloud With You.” This [...]
Zoho Writer Gets "True" Offline Mode
26.Nov.07 | 3 Comments
Three months ago, the Zoho folks announced an offline mode for Zoho Writer. While nifty and all, it was essentially read-only and not quite as useful as I might’ve hoped. You could sync your Zoho docs offline for access, but not change anything. (Zoho Show would benefit greatly from this!)
They raised the bar [...]
Offline Word Processing
21.Aug.07 | 5 Comments
Earlier today Zoho announced the addition of an “offline mode” to Zoho Writer. What’s particularly interesting about this announcement is that they did it via Google Gears, so they beat Google itself to an offline offering — with their own product!
However…
Not really. The thing to keep in mind here is that while this new [...]
Google Gears Thoughts
24.Jun.07 | 3 Comments
I use Google Gears with Google Reader and find it works quite well. Yet it leaves me wanting so much more –both in capabilities and additional Gears enabled web applications.
A Refresher
In case you’ve missed all the shouting:
Google Gears (BETA) is an open source browser extension that enables web applications to provide offline functionality using [...]
