Some of you may have heard already that Google has launched a Beta version of a new online spreadsheet application. Apparently they want to knock Microsoft of their perch as “world leaders” in all things computers. Access to the spreadsheets is at their invitation. You have to register your interest and they will send you an invite when they’re good and ready, first come first served.
The product is nowhere near as powerful as MS Excel but it might be one day. I’m still not 100% sure why you need your spreadsheets online or why you need to share them with other people.
The other Google app that I rate pretty highly is Google Calendar. This online version of your diary is easy to use and sharing your calendar with family and firends makes more sense than sharing your spreadsheets. You can invite other users to events and all sorts of other fun stuff. I haven’t used an online calendar before, but while doing some reading on the topic, it seems that Google’s offering lacks some features that other, longer running products provide. I just like how it integrates with my gmail so well (as you would expect, really). It might be time to retire the old Palm pilot, considering I stopped carrying it around with me years ago.
I’m looking forward to the real MS killer: Google OS. Only a matter of time maybe?
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