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Online Office/Productivity Software
2:28 PM EST 2/16/06
Blog post:
"Whatever Office Live is, it ain't the Web Office", Posted by Phil Wainewright, February 15, 2006
http://blogs.zdnet.com/SAAS/index.php?p=119&tag=nl.e622
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Re: Online Office/Productivity Software
11:12 AM EST 2/22/06
as a reply to Ross Riker.
Blog post: "Web Office Suite: best of breed products"
Posted by Richard MacManus, February 21, 2006 -- http://blogs.zdnet.com/web2explorer/index.php?p=123&tag=nl.e622
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Re: Online Office/Productivity Software
11:03 AM EST 3/1/06
as a reply to Ross Riker.
Blog (and TalkBacks): "Why you need a Web Office", Posted by Richard MacManus, February 24, 2006 -- http://blogs.zdnet.com/web2explorer/index.php?p=125&tag=nl.e622
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Re: Online Office/Productivity Software
9:53 AM EDT 4/5/06
as a reply to Ross Riker.
Blog post: "Zimbra makes ALE, Calc and Write" ; April 3, 2006 -- http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=2808
Zimbra -- http://www.zimbra.com/
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Re: Online Office/Productivity Software
9:53 AM EDT 4/5/06
as a reply to Ross Riker.
Blog post: "Zimbra makes ALE, Calc and Write" ; April 3, 2006 -- http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=2808
Zimbra -- http://www.zimbra.com/
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Re: Online Office/Productivity Software
12:17 PM EDT 4/27/06
as a reply to Ross Riker.
Article: "Who needs a word processor?" By Rafe Needleman, April 24, 2006 -- http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3000_7-6511170-1.html
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Re: Online Office/Productivity Software
2:09 PM EDT 8/23/06
as a reply to Ross Riker.
"Google quietly opens up Writely" -- http://weblog.infoworld.com/techwatch/archives/007558.html
http://www.writely.com/
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Re: Online Office/Productivity Software
4:31 PM EDT 5/30/09
as a reply to Ross Riker.
Hey, 'reriker', I don't want to ruin a great soliloquy, but I do want to step in and mention that there's another thread where a couple of members talk about using Google's Writely (about halfway down the thread).
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Re: Online Office/Productivity Software
8:44 PM EDT 9/19/06
as a reply to Betha Gutsche.
One of the difficulties is trying to figure out where to post some things (or, where to find them, too). However, I have placed these here because of the emerging tech aspect. Perhaps you would like to point them here? Thanks. rer
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Re: Online Office/Productivity Software
7:02 PM EDT 9/22/06
as a reply to Ross Riker.
Yes, it's an ongoing problem about where to place things here on the message boards --kind of like trying to put books on the library shelves in a "logical" order. sigh. Good idea about cross-linking both ways. I'll go do that. 
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Re: Online Office/Productivity Software
2:30 PM EST 12/13/07
as a reply to Ross Riker.
Article: "No download needed: OpenOffice beta as a Web app
Only the first 15,000 to sign up can participate" By Todd R. Weiss, Computerworld December 13, 2007 -- http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/13/OpenOffice-betas-Web-app_1.html
Online OpenOffice.org launch with Ulteo - BETA -- http://www.ulteo.com/home/en/ooo?autolang=en
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Re: Online Office/Productivity Software
3:03 PM EDT 6/2/08
as a reply to Ross Riker.
Blog post: "Adobes Acrobat.com could be an Office killer; Will interface matter?" -- http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8969&tag=nl.e622
https://www.acrobat.com
I haven't tried it, but the Adobe ConnectNow (http://www.adobe.com/acom/connectnow/) may be of particular interest as it has conferencing capabilities that are free for up to 3 participants.
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Re: Online Office/Productivity Software
4:03 PM EDT 6/2/08
as a reply to Ross Riker.
Well, it is beautiful! Unfortunately you need to create an account just to browse the offerings. That's a bummer because I have account fatigue these days.
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Re: Online Office/Productivity Software
8:56 PM EDT 6/2/08
as a reply to Tim King.
I know Adobe has been touted as an alternative to either Google or Microsoft in the web business applications war.
As a manager, I would worry about putting my library district's files on someone else's servers. There are both practical and legal reasons.
Then again, if something's subpoened and vanishes into cyberspace .... ;-)
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RE: Re: Online Office/Productivity Software
7:24 AM EDT 8/4/08
as a reply to Bob Watson.
There are two separate issues here. One is using a browser interface to access common office applications. The second is "cloud computing" and storing your data on servers owned by someone else.
The first is simply preference. IMHO browsers and http servers are not yet suitable for providing the rich user interfaces to most users are accustomed and expect. They are, however, getting better, and certainly can meet the minimal need of some users.
The second issue is far more complex. The bottom line is certainly security from the sense of unapproved access and loss.
The benefits of on-line storage/backup, remote access, document sharing, etc. are all available by having your own server, accessible from the Internet, via a secure authentication system. For a non-computer proficient individual this might be a tall order, but almost any public library should be easily able to accomplish it.
The service can even be extended to patrons as an additional link to their library.
The best part is that all of the software for providing these kinds of services is freely available OpenSource. Yes, it takes an investment in learning new technology, but that's an investment that, if not undertaken, simply relegates the library to being outdated, and soon, obsolete.
Tom Curl
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