Night Dreaming (by Sudar)

Google’s release of Google Spreadsheet yesterday has generated lot of sudden attention on online web applications especially those which are proving to be direct competitor to Microsoft Office applications.

In addition to Google’s Spreadsheet I came to know about a couple of other great products like Zohosheet, iRows, NumSum from Techcrunch’s article yesterday which are also targeting similar user base. So I thought of comparing all these online spreadsheets to get an idea about their pros and cons. (Nice weekend project right?)

So guys let me know your favorite features which you would expect from a spreadsheet program so that I can base my comparison on them. Also let me know if I have missed any other online spreadsheets.

Here are the links to the programs which I am going to compare

• Google Spreadsheet
• ZohoSheet
• iRows
• NumSum
• EditGrid

I will publish my results as soon as I finish them so stay tuned and don’t forget to leave your favorite features in the comments.

Tags: Google, iRows, Microsoft, NumSum, Office, Online, Spreadsheet, Spreadsheets, Zoho, Zohosheet

As I said before I was trying to subscribe to some podcasts and thought that I could share them with you. So here is the list

Tech - mostly web designing and programming

Web Standards with Imagination - Feed
Audible AJAX - Feed
TalkCrunch - Feed
SXSW 2006 Interactive Panels Podcast - Feed
O’Reilly Etech 2005 - Feed
Carson Workshops submit - Feed

General

The kamla bhatt show - Feed

So if you guys have some recommendations then do let me know. And also I ran into some problems when dealing with podcasts in iTunes more on that later.

Tags: development, Podcast, Web

The long waited Google’s version of calendar is out for some beta testing now. It’s been named as CL2. TechCrunch has some exclusive screenshots. Looks really sleek and a lot similar to Gmail. It’s also said that it will be very tightly integrated with GMail (which is expected).

Here is the expert about CL2

CL2 makes it easy - even effortless to keep track of all the events in your life and compare them to what your friends and family have going on in theirs. We’ve designed a calendar that works for you, helping you add events from email, friends, and other public calendars so you don’t have to spend all your time maintaining your schedule. CL2 even helps you discover new events you might be interested in. We think it’s a great tool for managing your daily schedule, keeping track of what everyone in your family is doing, organizing events for a club or team, or creating public events that you can promote to the world.

Lets hope that it is released to public soon.

Tags: Calendar, CL2, Gmail, Google

Have you ever wanted to play a game of tennis with the Indian tennis star Sania, and then here is your chance to do so.

You can do it at Kingfisher Signature Tennis Centre, Cubbon Park Bangalore on 15-Feb-2006. Check out the listing from eBay and place your bid as soon as possible. Currently the highest bid is Rs. 99,000 and the bidding ends in another 2 hours.

Tags: eBay, Mirza, Sania, tennis

Matt Cutts, (the-guy-next-to-God for SEO’s) is a asking for feedback about various Google products and services at his blog.
Initially I thought of giving the feedback as a comment in his blog itself. But it was only after I gave the comment I realized that I need more from Google. So Matt here is my feedback

GMail

• Gmail as my default mail application - I want to read mail from my other POP3 accounts
• DELETE button and also a keyboard shortcut to delete the message
• Keyboard shortcut to assign a label to a message.
• Single keyboard shortcut to do a couple of things like pressing D makes all unread messages as read and achieve them
• Ability to add my own custom RSS feeds for web clips

Google Talk

• INVISIBLE mode
• Offline message
• Ability to add my webcam too
• Connect it with telephone like Skype
• Infinite archive of conversation

Google Pack

• Ability to add our own software to the list provided

Google Earth/ Maps/ Local

• Add India and the rest of the world too.

New products/ Services

• Google Calendar
• Google Office
• Google Browser
• And also Google OS

So guys, have you ever felt of giving feedback to Google? If so then here is your chance.

Matt’s Feedback url’s

• Feedback: Webspam in 2006?
• Feedback: Search quality in 2006?
• Feedback: Products/features in 2006?
• Feedback: Webmaster services in 2006?
• Feedback: Communication/Goodwill in 2006?
• Feedback: What did I miss?

Tags: feedback, Gmail, Google, Matt

Found this from SitePoint

Ready to get serious about learning Java Web application and enterprise application development? I can’t say I blame you those skills will net a pretty penny in the current job market. That’s why J2EE Programming (with Passion!), a free online class offered by Sun Microsystems employee Sang Shin in his spare time, is such an amazing opportunity.

Offered by means of a Yahoo! Groups discussion list, the class runs for about the length of a university semester. Once you subscribe, you’re responsible for reviewing the weekly pre-class reading material, reading the classroom slides with accompanying notes, and completing the assigned coursework and final project by the assigned dates. It’s just like taking a university class only you don’t have to show up at lectures oh, and did I mention it’s free?

If you’ve been awaiting an opportunity to learn J2EE in a structured way without shelling out a bunch of money on books and classes, this might just be the ticket. Sang Shin also offers a few other online classes, an advanced J2EE class among them.

The next session is starting today (26-Sep-2005) and I have registered for it. How about you?

Tags: Certification, Course, J2EE, Java

I was going through CNET’s editor’s top 10 list and found some wired pattern.

Apple has two products listed in the “Top 10 products of the decade” - iPod (2001) and Apple iMac (1998) and Microsoft has two products listed in the “Top 10 worst products of the decade” - Microsoft Bob and Windows ME

Does it infer anything?

Incidentally Google and Firefox also find a place in the “Top 10 Best products of the decade“.

Tags: Apple, CNET, Microsoft

I was reading Robert Scoble and he reports that two companies are changing hands. First Skype is sold to eBay and Oracle buys Siebel.

He also discuss about the advantages that eBay may get by using Skype.

Some people have come up to me and asked me “does this deal make any sense to you?” It does. eBay is a marketplace. It’s about putting buyers and sellers together. Now, how can you make that marketplace more efficient? Voice and video.

Selling things is easier when you can tell and show. Skype is all about that.

Can’t wait to see how this is going to change the way people buy things online.
Hopefully at least this is true, not like the Technorati rumor

Tags: eBay, Oracle, Scoble, Siebel, Skype

The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida has put up a very Interesting Java applet on their site. It begins as a view of the Milky Way Galaxy viewed from a distance of 10 million light years and then zooms into towards Earth in powers of ten of distance. 10 million, to one million, to 100,000 light years and so on and then when it finally reaches a large Oak tree leaf. But that is not all it zooms into the leaf until it reaches to the level of the quarks viewed at 100 attometers. (wow)

Here is the complete URL http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/index
This is a fantastic representation of how magnificent the Universe is and how vastly infinite it is both in the macroscopic and the microscopic level Thanks Srikanth for pointing this out to me

PS: Seeing a web site using Java Applet after a very looong time

Tags: Universe

It’s been a long weekend and I was using most of the time to learn ASP.NET for my 70-315 exam. I am currently using Microsoft’s MCAD/MCSD Self-paced training kit. It was quite useful.

Off late I have been receiving mails from readers of this blog, asking me to post some links for MCAD preparation. So here are some of the links which I am using for my preparation.

Exam Simulation/Practice Questions

• http://www.microsoft.com/learning/assessment/default.asp
• http://www.measureup.com

Articles/Materials

• http://www.codeclinic.com
• http://www.appdev.com
• Wilson’s Code Notes
• ASP.NET QuickStart Tutorial

Forums

• http://www.dbforums.com
• http://www.mcse.ms

News

• http://www.certmag.com
• http://www.mcpmag.com

Hope these sites are useful to others who are also preparing like me. And one last line of disclaimer I am not associated with any of these sites expect that I am also one of their satisfied user.

Tags: Certificaiton, Links, Resource