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Which Vista Edition is Right for You?

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

ExtremeTech posted pretty good descriptions on which Windows Vista is right for an user. There are six main editions of Windows Vista. We’re not going to go into the Starter Edition in this article, because there simply isn’t that much to say. There is no pricing announced, and you won’t find it on store shelves or as an option from major OEMs. It is targeted at large institutions in developing areas—it’s the Vista version for a developing-nation government to buy 50,000 licenses for use with aging computers. Since it’s not even going to be an option for consumers or businesses, and only serves to complicate matters, we’ll cut it from the matrix entirely. Visit ExtremeTech to see the checklist.

Google Spreadsheets

Tuesday, June 6th, 2006

Creating spreadsheets

Create basic spreadsheets from scratch.
You can start from scratch and do all the basics, including changing the number format, sorting by columns, and adding formulas.

Upload your spreadsheet files.
Upload spreadsheets or worksheets from CSV or XLS format - all your formulas and formatting will come across intact.

Familiar desktop feel makes editing a breeze.
Just click the toolbar buttons to bold, underline, change the font, change the cell background color and more.

Sharing spreadsheets

Choose who can access your spreadsheets.
Just enter the email addresses of the people you want to share a given document, and then send them a message.

Share documents instantly.
People with whom you share a given spreadsheet can access it as soon as they sign in.

Edit with others in real time.
Multiple people can edit or view your spreadsheet at the same time as you - their names will appear in an on-screen chat window.

Storing spreadsheets

Edit from anywhere.
There’s nothing to download; you access your spreadsheets from any computer with an Internet connection and a supported browser.

Never lose your work.
Online storage and auto-save mean you need not fear hard drive failures and power outages.

Easily save and export copies.
You can save your spreadsheets to your own computer in CSV, XLS and HTML formats.

PS3 Launch Date and Price

Tuesday, May 9th, 2006

Playstation 3 will be hitting store shelves in the United States on Nov. 17, just in time for the busy holiday shopping season.

The machine will be sold with a built-in hard drive and consumers will be able to choose between a 20-gigabyte version for $499 and a 60-gigabyte version that will cost $599.

At a press conference at Sony Picture Studios, the game and electronics giant showed off their biggest surprise: a controller that will likely compete with Nintendo’s Wii.

The new Playstation 3 controller looks virtually identical to the Playstation 2 controller, but gamers can move the controller itself to interact with games… [continue reading @ ABC News]

Yahoo! Mail Beta

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Yay…I finally got it. I thought I’d never get an invite but I did.
Well here are few screen shots

Inbox w/o reading panel Inbox with reading panel
Contact compose mail in new
tab within same window
RSS feed

Read Reviews @
Unofficial yahoo blog
SiliconBeat
Jermey’s Blog


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