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Google takes Docs mobile
How does the prospect of viewing your Google spreadsheets one glorious column at a time sound? Google's introduced a version of its Docs word processing and spreadsheet app for handsets -- and about all we can say is that we hope they're already well on their way to version 2. The system's currently view-only, which we guess is all well and good, but seeing how you can only peep a single column of your spreadsheets on screen, it sounds darned near useless. As Unwired View points out, plain text document viewing works best at the moment -- as if we don't already have plenty of ways to view plain text on our phones. Come on, Google, we know you can do better.[Via Unwired View]
Documents To Go 10 does Office 2007 on Palm OS
Ah, Docments To Go -- a constant, trusty pillar for countless PDA users for what seems like an eternity. Ironically, one could argue that DataViz's suite loaded on a high-res Palm OS device actually makes a better platform for loading up Office docs on the go than a Windows Mobile device does (certainly Smartphones, that's for darned sure). On cue, DataViz has dropped Documents To Go 10 for Palm OS, which rocks support for Office 2007 documents -- an important feature to be sure, considering that Microsoft totally threw 2007's file formats in the mixer. Even though Palm OS (Garnet OS, if you will) is getting embarrassingly long in the tooth at this point, we guess it's a comforting feeling to know that the third-party powerhouses are hanging in there with hot new apps -- or, as the case may be, worthy upgrades to old ones.
iPod 101 support docs
Apple just went nuts releasing a slew of iPod 101 support documents, most likely just in time for all the iPod-toting user who are about to unwillingly embark on a new side career this holiday season: supporting their family members and friends who just got their own little white (or black, or pink...) music player. Instead of forcing you to trudge through Apple's Support docs, using their less-than-stellar search, I thought I'd link everything I found for your bookmarking pleasure. Don't forget the last doc about backing up one's library, as well as the backup overview our own Scott McNulty wrote about this rocking new feature when iTunes 7 launched: iPod 101: Beef Up My Battery iPod 101: View Videos iPod 101: Set Up a Slideshow iPod 101: Eyeball my Artwork iPod 101: Put Pictures on my iPod iPod 101: Give the Gift iPod 101: Browse and Buy Videos iPod 101: Tour the Store iPod 101: Set Up an iTunes Store Account iPod 101: Lay of the Land iPod 101: What's On the Menu? iPod 101: Installing and Updating Software iPod 101: Which Files Work With iPod and iTunes and of course, the ever-pertinent: iPod 101: Backing Up Your Library
Apple Support doc: Mac maintenance Quick Assist
Apple has released a "Mac Maintenance Quick Assist" support document that is more or less a 10-step guide aimed at beginners for taking care of their Mac, both inside and out. These steps include good, basic practices such as using relevant names for files instead of "DSC_00001.jpg," while also recommending that you occasionally clean your Mac (duh).I was surprised to see a few tips make this list, however. The first: Check for viruses. "Macs don't get anywhere near the amount of viruses that Windows PCs are prone to, but that doesn't mean that they can't get infected," reads tip #8. I guess the guys who wrote this article didn't get the memo from the team who made the "Macs don't get viruses" TV commercials. The other odd tips deal with Mac maintenance stuff, like repairing permissions and defragging your hard drive. I was under the impression that, since Panther, Mac OS X defragged itself. On the permissions topic, there has been a lot of chatter over the last couple of months about whether repairing permissions is actually useful. Just check out the pseudo-series John Gruber had on the topic.All in all, I think I was actually a little frightened by evidence of even cheesier one-liners making their way into Apple's support docs: "As a Mac user, you won't have to do windows, but you will need to do some housekeeping!" Yuk yuk.
