Google is launching an online spreadsheet that will let you load Excel files and share documents online. Up to 10 people can work on the spreadsheet at the same time - the names of people editing and reading it will appear in a chat window. Users can save the documents to their Google account or export them as .csv, .xls or html files. Like the launch of Gmail, Google is limiting the number of new users for software - still in beta - to avoid overloading its systems. Cnet wonders, should Microsoft be worried?
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Member since:2005-07-09
Spots on the west coast, I happen to be lucky enough to be in one, get 10 megabit fiber optic to the front door for around $45.00 USD a month with a 40 gigabyte monthly cap, raised to 80gb for another $20 with a fixed ip for $2 more, installation is free, combined with 20 channels of cable TV and POTS for about $84 altogether You're right, I forget it's not everywhere yet.
Member since:2005-12-02
"Spots on the west coast, I happen to be lucky enough to be in one, get 10 megabit fiber optic to the front door for around $45.00 USD a month with a 40 gigabyte monthly cap, raised to 80gb for another $20 with a fixed ip for $2 more, installation is free, combined with 20 channels of cable TV and POTS for about $84 altogether You're right, I forget it's not everywhere yet."
Very nice. I hope they get that in LA soon!
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2005-12-02
"Now: Broadband almost everywhere, I have a 10 megabyte fiber optic cable terminated in my house, voip works great, video is streaming, working remotely is almost indistinguishable from local. I send someone mail it's immediate."
True in a way, not in others. You say broadband almost everywhere, yet roughly 1/3 of the US can not get broadband and is still stuck on dial-up. All things are relative. If you are on the coasts, fine. If you are in the middle of the country, broadband is not everywhere. There are too many places which can not even get cable let alone DSL. 10MB Fiber would be nice, but also extremely expensive, over $2K US per month. That does not sound all that great and popular to me.