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iCloud Takes Your Computing To The Web
7:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | iCloud is a new addition to the roster of cloud-based operating systems, tools that allow you to store not just your files online but the applications you access them with. More »
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Zoho Writer 2.0 Brings New Looks And Menus To Web Writing
11:00PM Kevin Purdy | Zoho, the ever-improving online editing suite, is rolling out Zoho Writer 2.0, comprising of a serious overhaul of the menu and writing interface and features pulled from user requests. Along with the new drop-down menus pictured above, the ubiquitous Zoho sidebar now sports a search feature, multiple document selections by holding Control and clicking, and a few other improvements. The documents themselves get auto-insertion of header and footer fields, word and character counts in the status bar. All in all, Zoho Writer now has a striking resemblance to your average word processor, and a lot of the buttons and options explain themselves a bit better. More »
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Box.net Challenges Google Docs
4:50AM Adam Pash | For whatever strange reason, popular file-sharing service Box.net has just added a new web document feature that looks very much like previous efforts from Zoho or Google Docs. We love Box.net for its easy file sharing, iPhone app, and open storage platform, but we can’t see this taking off any time soon. Thoughts? [Box.net Web Documents via Life Rocks 2.0] More »
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LiveDrive Offers Unlimited Online Storage
9:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | LiveDrive, not to be confused with Windows Live Skydrive, is a free and unlimited online storage service. LiveDrive users can upload an unlimited number of files, and while the size limit per file isn’t explicitly stated anywhere on the site I had no trouble uploading multi-GB files. The upload speed maxed out the available upload bandwidth I had, someone with a much faster pipe will have to weigh in on what the upload ceiling is. Users running Windows XP/Vista machines are able to download a stand alone client which adds a virtual drive to their computer assigned to the letter L. According to the site a client for Mac users is in the works. During the sign up process users are able to select a custom domain, http://someusername.livedrive.com, for accessing their files and sharing them. While the service is in beta, accounts are free. LiveDrive [via TechRadar] More »
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Open IT Online Adds Image Editing, Other Online Document Options
1:05AM Kevin Purdy | Windows/Mac/Linux (Firefox): Open IT Online, a Firefox extension that adds online editing/viewing options for all sorts of files you click on, has updated to include online image editors and an easier setup screen. Since we last looked at it, the add-on has added Picnik and Pixlr to its options for opening images (and background images), and added a simple screen for choosing mainly-used services, to avoid having to individually set each file type. Google Apps users can also differentiate their hosted services from standard Google Docs accounts. Open IT Online is a free add-on, works wherever Firefox does. Open IT Online [Mozilla Add-Ons via Download Squad] More »
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SkyDrive Upgrade Goes Live With 25GB Of Space
12:30AM Kevin Purdy | Windows Live, intended to be a landing page for social activity and Microsoft’s cloud-connected apps, is rolling out a host of redesigns and upgrades, but none so exciting (to our eyes, anyways) as the anticipated jump of the SkyDrive online storage service to 25GB capacity. As the Digital Inspiration blog points out, SkyDrive seems to be a central part of the Redmond giant’s web ambitions, so it’s not likely to go away or shrink. Aside from the raw upload/download capabilities, having a SkyDrive account gives you a few other cool abilities, which we’ll detail below. More »
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Gladinet Mounts Web Storage Apps As Virtual Drives
9:00PM Kevin Purdy | Windows only: Free utility Gladinet Cloud Desktop removes the web interfaces from Google Docs, Picasa Web Albums, Windows Live SkyDrive and Amazon S3 Storage, mounting them instead as folders you can add, remove, or open documents from. Gladinet hides most of the back-end technology that pulls it off, asking you only for a username and password. Once mounted, it’s easy to, say, open a Google Docs file in your local copy of Microsoft Word, or directly add pictures to folders in your Picasa or SkyDrive accounts. Read on for a look at how Gladinet works, along with a 10-minute video that explains more of its features. More »
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Etherpad Tracks Group Editing Or Coding With Colours
9:00PM Kevin Purdy | Etherpad, a collaborative-minded text editor forged by a group of ex-Google employees, focuses on making documents live and easy to collaborate on. That means that, at this point, the interface is pretty much straight text on numbered lines, but two or more people can work on a document in real time using a single URL to share, with different colours highlighting their work, a chat function for explanation, and revision-minded saving. For JavaScript coders and teams, there’s also a syntax highlighting function, and, well, that’s about it. If you, like many Lifehacker readers, dig the advanced but back-to-basics style of Notepad++, Etherpad might be right up your alley. No sign-up required. Etherpad [via TechCrunch] More »
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Roll Your Own Online Office With OpenGoo
9:00PM Kevin Purdy | Maybe you like the convenience and portability of Google Docs, Zoho, or any of the myriad other online office suites and scheduling applications out there, but you’re not crazy about posting your documents and organizational data to Google or anyone who can guess your password. OpenGoo, a free office package that’s easy to install on nearly any modern web space, gives you go-anywhere access to your own documents, calendar, contacts, tasks, and even email. We took OpenGoo through a test installation and grabbed a few screens to show off the suite’s slick interface and features, so read on to see how you can test out your own web-as-desktop experience without pledging allegiance to any one web firm. More »
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