An Apache Mod. By Google For Faster Websites

An Apache Mod. By Google For Faster Websites: "
Google is so decisive on making the web faster with the tools and resources it creates. Also remember that they had announced "speed being a factor in Google's search rankings".

Google is now sharing an open source Apache module named mod_pagespeed that automatically optimizes web pages.



It works with Apache 2.2 and includes several filters that optimize JavaScript, HTML, CSS stylesheets, JPEG and PNG images.

For the other members of the Page Speed family like the Page Speed extension, check this.

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Google outlaws Windows, but what if Microsoft outlaws Google...?

Google outlaws Windows, but what if Microsoft outlaws Google...?: "

Late last night news emerged that Google is banning Microsoft Windows from its corporate offices. This is the final resolution of the Google vs. China cyber warfare, a conflict that began with the hacking of a Windows-based computer at Google.

Firefox e Chrome com capacidade drag-and-drop GMail de anexos

Google releases major overhaul of Google Docs; faster, more responsive, better collaboration

Google releases major overhaul of Google Docs; faster, more responsive, better collaboration: "

It's hot off the press, and still being slowly unrolled, but the Google Docs blog has just announced some major changes to its office productivity suite of web tools. You can stop reading now and watch the video if you want to find out what's new, or read on for some bullet points!

• Faster -- what with Google Docs being entirely in the browser, things can sometimes get a bit slow with JavaScript doing the majority of the work. With this new version of Docs, pages will load faster, spreadsheets will manipulate more quickly.
• More responsive -- seemingly, Google's purchase of EtherPad was actually to bolster Google Docs rather than Wave! This new version of Docs features a more-responsive, real-time word processor -- you'll be able to experience collaborative projects character-by-character.
• Better collaboration -- the new version of Google Docs features a collaborative drawing editor; neat. Take a look at a screengrab of it (it's not enabled yet -- later today, Google says).

As I said earlier, not everyone has access to the new version yet, but you should be able to toggle it within the next few days. Spreadsheet users will see a button appear at the top of the page, while you have to go into Settings > Document Settings to enable the new document editor.



Meanwhile, there's a counterpart post up on the Google Enterprise blog with more technical details on the new implementation of Google Docs. Imported documents will be of a higher fidelity, with more-accurately preserved formatting. Also worth noting is that the new Google Docs does not support Gears -- as a result, offline support is disappearing from 3 May 2010. Google is busy working on an HTML5 solution and the offline option should reappear soon after.
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Google prepara rival do Ipad

Segundo parece a google já esta a preparar um corrente ao Ipad. Segundo consta o novo gadget não irá correr o OS Chrome mas sim o Android. Vamos esperar para ver...

Fonte: Google Preparing iPad Rival [Google]:

Google Docs Windows Explorer Integration (Ask The Readers)

Google Docs Windows Explorer Integration (Ask The Readers): "
Now that I have decided to run a computer system without local pdf reader installed I had to find another comfortable way of dealing with pdf documents. I’m currently using Google Docs for the purpose which is not that big of a nuisance because I have to open pdf documents rarely and I have the web browser open most of the time to access Google Docs in just a few clicks.
One thing however that bothers me a little bit is that there does not seem to be a way to integrate Google Docs in Windows Explorer natively. Natively meaning without a software or application running in the background that provides that functionality.
I have discovered several programs that can be used to send documents from Windows Explorer to Google Docs. These include Quick Tools for Google Apps or Google Docs Uploader but their functionality is only available for as long as the programs are running.
I’m more looking for a solution that integrates the upload into Windows Explorer without a software running in the background all the time. Much like the Virus Total Uploader is offering. The program only starts up if the user selects the option to send the selected files to Virus Total.
The question is: Is there a way to integrate Google Docs into Windows Explorer without a permanent process in the background that is providing that functionality?
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