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Smart phone numbers

In an article about Microsoft's smart phone hopes and dreams, some interesting numbers are revealed: Around 118 million smartphones were sold last year, according to market researcher Canalys. Symbian captured 67 percent of the OS market. Microsoft came in second at 13 percent. RIM [in third place...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 05-13-2008
Google Friend Connect

Looks like Google will finally launch its long-awaited social networking play tonight. How does it announce such a thing? By announcing ... that it will soon make an announcement: Tonight at Campfire One at the Googleplex , Google will announce a preview release of Google Friend Connect, a service that...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 05-12-2008
Inside Microsoft's War Against Google

Business Week takes on Microsoft's future and comes to the same conclusion I have. It's all about cloud computing: Before yanking the Yahoo offer, [Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer] had begun laying the groundwork for a strategy to compete with Google in online advertising. He's convinced that...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 05-09-2008
What might have been: A look back at Microsoft/Yahoo! coverage in WinInfo

Well, it looks like Microsoft's attempt at a hostile takeover of Yahoo! is over. And really, thank God for that one: Yahoo! is the tech equivalent of a bad loan, something that would have come back to bite Microsoft sooner rather than later. So while it's unclear what the future holds--I'm...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 05-04-2008
Google Email Uploader (Google Apps only at this point)

My initial reaction to this was less than enthusiastic--I mean, the very notion of uploading several years worth of email to Gmail, it just curdles the blood. But the more I think about it ... Yeah. I have to do this. And if you've made the transition to Gmail, as I have, you may want to think about...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 04-05-2008
Offline Google Docs

The Google Operating System blog discusses the next major milestone for Google Gears, enabling offline use of Google Docs: Google Docs will slowly roll out an option to view and edit documents offline using Google Gears. Unlike the Google Reader implementation, Google Gears will automatically detect...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 04-01-2008
Finally: Google Calendar Sync

I've got an unbelievable number of emails about this, but Google yesterday released its own (free) Google Calendar Sync tool, which provides one- and two-way sync between Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook: Sync your Google Calendar with your Microsoft Outlook™ calendar Access your calendar however...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-06-2008
Gmail Supports the Shift Key

So apparently this has been around for a while , though I admit I never knew about it. Yet another way in which Gmail is just excellent: Not sure since when Gmail is supporting the Shift key in certain situations, but I find it very useful. The following two examples work in the normal version of Gmail...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 02-08-2008
Google testing offline access to Google Docs

First, Google Reader. Now, Google Docs. Google Blogoscoped reports: After playing around with one of Google’s not-so-private experimental sites, I can confirm that offline access is currently being tested. When I visited the site recently, I saw this message: Experimental! Offline Access Of course, I...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 01-29-2008
50 Tips, Tweaks and Hacks to Make the Most of Google Calendar

Christina Laun at the Virtual Hosting Blog comes up with 50 ways to get the most out of Google Calendar . Some are quite interesting: Much like Gmail, Google Reader and Google’s other products, Google Calendar is fast becoming the application of choice for users all over the world. With great functionality...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 01-21-2008

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