Title: Cool Google projects
Post by: Thorin on April 21, 2006, 04:45:53 PM
Post by: Thorin on April 21, 2006, 04:45:53 PM
Okay, so we've all heard of Google Calendar: http://www.google.com/calendar/ (http://www.google.com/calendar/). And yes, it is pretty cool, especially given that it's a web-based UI. We might even start scheduling D&D sessions through this.
But has anyone seen Google Page Creator: http://pages.google.com/ (http://pages.google.com/)? It's like Frontpage, but without the crashes, without having to install anything, and oh, you can upload files to their servers to use for images, and stuff. If you have a GMail account, try it out. I managed to throw together a neat themed page in a minute. I wonder how much storage they'll give us for that project?
But has anyone seen Google Page Creator: http://pages.google.com/ (http://pages.google.com/)? It's like Frontpage, but without the crashes, without having to install anything, and oh, you can upload files to their servers to use for images, and stuff. If you have a GMail account, try it out. I managed to throw together a neat themed page in a minute. I wonder how much storage they'll give us for that project?
Title: Cool Google projects
Post by: Darren Dirt on April 21, 2006, 05:05:47 PM
Post by: Darren Dirt on April 21, 2006, 05:05:47 PM
Quote from: "Thorin"
But has anyone seen Google Page Creator: http://pages.google.com/? It's like Frontpage, but without the crashes, without having to install anything, and oh, you can upload files to their servers to use for images, and stuff. If you have a GMail account, try it out. I managed to throw together a neat themed page in a minute. I wonder how much storage they'll give us for that project?
I presume you meant http://thorin.googlepages.com/ ;)
Wow, that's a really nice webpage creator thingie...
I spent 30 seconds looking at the features, no playing around yet. But check out the huge # of choices when you click "Change Look":
(!)
Title: Cool Google projects
Post by: Thorin on April 21, 2006, 05:14:10 PM
Post by: Thorin on April 21, 2006, 05:14:10 PM
I think there's more looks if you change the layout. Page Creator supports dual and triple column layout, as well.
Title: Cool Google projects
Post by: Darren Dirt on May 01, 2006, 05:03:44 PM
Post by: Darren Dirt on May 01, 2006, 05:03:44 PM
re. the Google calendar service:
"If people needs further proof of AOL and Time Warner's lack of understanding of the Net and the software/IT world besides the firing of all the programmers on Netscape's payroll that were contributing for years to the Mozilla project, one dark day in 2003 - people who was an invaluable asset for the corporation, allowing it to control its own software destiny and create more opportunities to itself, I refer people to Netscape Calendar. Yes, very few people remember it, but it worked, and it was active. Archive.org keeps a copy I think, dating back to April 1999. Until Netscape management decided to shut it down."
From http://theinquirer.org/?article=31363
Wow, WTG, AOL management! :P
(those screenshots linked above, wow, they are pretty similar ain't they? ;) )
"If people needs further proof of AOL and Time Warner's lack of understanding of the Net and the software/IT world besides the firing of all the programmers on Netscape's payroll that were contributing for years to the Mozilla project, one dark day in 2003 - people who was an invaluable asset for the corporation, allowing it to control its own software destiny and create more opportunities to itself, I refer people to Netscape Calendar. Yes, very few people remember it, but it worked, and it was active. Archive.org keeps a copy I think, dating back to April 1999. Until Netscape management decided to shut it down."
From http://theinquirer.org/?article=31363
Wow, WTG, AOL management! :P
(those screenshots linked above, wow, they are pretty similar ain't they? ;) )
Title: Cool Google projects
Post by: Lazybones on May 02, 2006, 08:33:19 AM
Post by: Lazybones on May 02, 2006, 08:33:19 AM
Hotmail had a free calendar as well. I loved it, then they took it away and made it a pay service.
Title: Re: Cool Google projects
Post by: Darren Dirt on May 31, 2006, 03:05:56 PM
Post by: Darren Dirt on May 31, 2006, 03:05:56 PM
Google's ongoing projects, wow I didn't realize how much they have released so far (much of it "Beta" but hey Puhbeta, Puhbahta...)
This multi-part article discusses where Google is "going", especially focused on marketing and Google's competition. In other words, it talks about the practical benefit of the various Google projects:
http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/8420.asp
This multi-part article discusses where Google is "going", especially focused on marketing and Google's competition. In other words, it talks about the practical benefit of the various Google projects:
http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/8420.asp