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Google Spreadsheets Are Better Than Microsoft Excel

That title is a pretty bold statement.
I could write a long post about how document sharing, collaborative editing, integration with Google Gadgets, etc are all game changing features. The thing is, that post would take too long to write and I don’t have that time right now. Luckily I can back up my claim with […]

Google as a Business Intelligence Platform for Small Businesses

Last week I wrote some thoughts about using the Mac OS X Dashboard for business intelligence. I still think that is a neat idea, but so much has changed in a very short period of time.
The main thing that changed is obviously Google AppEngine. Like with every major tech story these days there has been […]

Spreadsheets 2.0

Google Spreadsheets are great. They can easily be shared without having to setup file servers. They can be updated via the API so that data can be kept current without user intervention. Unfortunately, it is pretty watered down compared to Excel.
Excel spreadsheets are great. They can contain complex calculations and charts. They can easily be […]

Real Time Blogosphere

On the rare occasion that someone links to my blog, I like to know about it. That is even more true for the websites of Plato’s Closet Cool Springs and Plato’s Closet Murfreesboro.
Enter Google Alerts.
I set up Google Alerts using my phone’s email address. It is like Twitter’s “track” for the entire internet. So hey, […]

Hyper Local Tagging

I wrote yesterday about the location-based tagging app I would like to see come to mobile phones. Today I saw Rex posted about Google Maps having a new collaborative editing feature for custom maps. I decided to create an East Nashville map showing all the local businesses. I got the map started […]

Location Tagging App for Android

Damn I wish I wasn’t so busy. I mean, I love what I am doing, but I am too busy to start another project. But…
If I was going to start a new project, I would enter an application in the Android Developer Challenge. What would my application be? Location tagging.
I have […]