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Rob Pegoraro on MS Office 2010 and the Energy Crisis

Submitted by Jesse on Sun, 06/20/2010 - 11:42

Rob Pegoraro who writes in the Washington Post is one of the best consumer-technology writers on the scene.The headline on his article from today sums up his take on MS Office 2010: "Microsoft Office 2010 Not Yet Worth the Upgrade." And his blog post provides a really dispiriting followup: "Microsoft Office 2010: A cry for help?"

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Bento and iPad: The Start of Something New

Submitted by Jesse on Mon, 06/07/2010 - 09:57

Just posted a Bento extra on the Web. It looks at Bento on iPhone and iPad, providing comparisons of the same library on both devices and on the Mac desktop.

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Bento and iPad: The Start of Something New

Submitted by Jesse on Mon, 06/07/2010 - 08:51

Bento is a great companion for iPad: both of them demonstrate the beginning of a new chapter in software development. I know we've periodically had new chapters in software development (game changers, killer apps, and The Next Big Thing--all thousands of them), but this time it's real.

Don't take my word for it, take a look at the software. Bento on the Mac (it doesn't run on Windows), is a terrific personal database. The folks at FileMaker put their decades of database expertise into a new product that defines a specific space and fills it with features. You can see it in action here.

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Get Rich with Apps! is on the Kindle, iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad

Submitted by Jesse on Sat, 05/22/2010 - 09:05

Get Rich with Apps! is available on paper (from Amazon) and -- to no one's great surprise -- in iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Buy the Kindle edition here and download the iPod/iPod touch/iPad Kindle app here (the apps are free -- see Strategy #1 in the book for a discussion of how you can give an app away while generating income through its functionality.

A single purchased copy of the Kindle edition can be deployed on up to four devices simultaneously.

The accompanying image is captured from Kindle on iPad displaying a page from the book.

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Apps.gov

Submitted by Jesse on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 09:20

There's an article on Apps.gov elsewhere on this site. I discuss what it is (a clearinghouse from the General Services Adminsitration--GSA) of apps and other software available for government use often with preferred pricing. There are also add-on agreements even for free apps that sometimes modify the terms of service for government use. Several download links in the article and more on the site itself.

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