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Google Docs, Backup All Your Files

Posted in » Google - by Ades

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In case you didn’t know, Google Docs now allows you to upload any types of files to your account, not only word docs, pdfs and spreadsheets like before but virtually any type of files.

It can basically serve you as an alternative backup space for all your important data. Google also makes it very easy to share your files with your friends. And if 1GB space is not enough you can easily add up to 16TB (yes terabyte) additional disk space. For example additional 20GB disk space will only cost you $5 per year, more details on pricing here.

It seems Google really wants to know more about you :) The more info and files you give to them, the happier they will get. But frankly, what would we do without Google and it’s free services?

Website: docs.google.com

iPad, what do you think?

Posted in » Advice to Businesses, Technology, Usability - by Ades

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Well, as you know the whole internet is going crazy about the new product of Apple, iPad. I just wanted to know what is your opinion on it? As a product and what its impact will be on the PC industry in general. For sure it’s going to strangle Amazon’s Kindle, will probably cannibalize Apple’s own product - MacBook, because with iPad you can pretty much do anything what you would normally do with normal notebooks/netbooks. It also comes with accessories like doc, casing and keyboard in case you want to use it like a real notebook with real keyboards.

I personally think that it’s an amazing product, it will be particularly popular with marketing professionals who would benefit from this kind of beautiful tablet PC (Mac) for their presentation purposes. As with normal people, they would enjoy it for reading e-books and browsing the internet. And of course, there will be tons of great apps that will make the iPad more valuable and usable than it actually is.

One thing disappointed me though… the photo-frame like edges of the iPad. I thought some of the photoshopped ones prior to the launch looked a lot better. I know that they did this out of usability, so that there would be a place around the device that is not-touch-sensitive. This would make your handling of the iPad easier, it wouldn’t interfere with your work, you wouldn’t accidentally launch some apps..etc. However they could have left the preferences of the not-touch-sensitive margin to the user. Don’t you think?

For example, if you like all four sides to be touch-sensitive you could set all four margins to zero. If you like to hold the left-side while using, you could set only left side margin to 1″ and the rest of the sides to zero…. you know what I mean? Basically, it would be just like the Word document where you can specify the margin of your paper before you print. But anyway…

How about you? What’s your thoughts on this product of Apple? I would like to know your opinions, leave your comments under this post.

Password Strength - jQuery script for assessing your password strength

Posted in » Scripts - by Ades

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Password Strength is a jQuery script that assesses the strength of your passwords, it will estimate how long it will take to brute force them.

Download script: www.unwrongest.com/projects/password-strength/

WooRank - Free Website Analysis Tool

Posted in » Online Tools, Trackers - by Ades

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WooRank is a free website analysis tool similar to that of WebsiteGrader and BuiltWith, but it’s more on ranking and SEO.

Website: www.woorank.com

Free: PDF Password Remover 1.0.4

Posted in » Software - by Ades

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PDF Password Remover 1.0.4 is being given away for free until 24 Feb 2010, it normally costs $19.95. It’s a password removal tool for protected PDFs.

Website: www.anypdftools.com/pdf-password-remover.html

Google and Breadcrumbs

Posted in » Google, Usability - by Ades

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Implement breadcrumbs navigation in your website and Google will reflect it on its Search Results, instead of the URL path that it normally shows (see below).

And the links in the breadcrumbs actually point to different sections of the website, just like the navigation on actual website. That’s cool.

I didn’t know they did that. Looks very user friendly to me. So, if you can, try implementing breadcrumbs in your online projects.

Breadcrumbs and Usability: www.useit.com/alertbox/breadcrumbs.html