Topic: Web-Based Software

Google Drive goes live. Is it worth a look?

Google Drive, the new cloud storage system from Google, launches this week. 

20 essential Android tips and tricks

Several weeks ago, we highlighted 20 useful iPhone tricks everyone should know. We got such good feedback from that feature that we wanted to share the love with Android users – who, after all, make up the largest proportion of the smart phone community.

Google plans to challenge Dropbox with cloud-sync service: report

Rumors have been circulating about a Google cloud-storage service that would give easy access to media wherever there's an Internet connection. Now, a new report suggests that Google is planning to launch the service in just a few weeks.

With Office 365, Microsoft says, hey, Google, get off of my 'cloud'

Office 365 puts documents in the 'cloud,' and Google Docs in its crosshairs.

Greetings readers (Hi Mom!) and apologies

Out with the old, in with the new: Create a five-year sketch

In December and January, The Simple Dollar is posting a daily series focusing on specific activities you can do right now to set the stage for a great 2011. Out with the old, in with the new.

Where do I vote? Ask Google.

Google has unveiled a handful of tools to help Americans find their local polling station by zip code – and track the latest poll numbers once they've left.

Book review: Getting Organized in the Google Era

A new book by the former CIO of Google offers to help you make use of tools like cloud computing to organize your life.

Google Apps to be a part of every classroom in Oregon

Gmail and Google Docs are now available to students, staff, and teachers in every school district in Oregon. Could Google Apps help improve the classroom experience?

Google Apps Marketplace open for business

The Google Apps Marketplace will make it easier for companies to download and manage third-party applications, Google says.

Google Docs file storage tiptoes toward 'GDrive'

On Tuesday, Google announced that its free Docs service would begin allowing users to upload files of any type, up to 250 MB apiece, and up to 1 gigabyte total.

Rupert Murdoch: Get lost, Google

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch said he would consider blocking Google spiders from indexing his companies' content.

Google News down - world ends, zombies attack

Google News went down for nearly two hours on Tuesday. Luckily, zombies did not take over the Earth during that time.

Can Google Fast Flip bring print readers online?

Why are they calling it 'climate change' now?

For news junkies, a new tool to sort through the clutter

Dow Jones chief: Google a 'digital vampire'

Google News now linking to Wikipedia – a recipe for disaster?

Where's the environment section on Google News?

Google: whipping boy for distressed publishers

One month later, has Chrome’s polish lasted?

Google has attracted few converts with its Web browser but it's thinking long term.

Sarah Palin's speech written by a vegetarian

Time magazine says that Matthew Scully, the man behind Palin's speech, refrains from eating meat.

The web's best 'easter eggs'

Google News weirdness

Sometimes you have to wonder how the Google News algorithm goes about selecting its images to accompany stories.