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By: Avraham Saltoun

Avraham Saltoun — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:59:17 +0000

It is know that several “free” online services eventually sold private information to help them pay their bills, Mint.com for instance. I currently use Google docs and recommend it to all my clients. http://say-web.com/?p=2791

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By: yoast

yoast — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:54:08 +0000

I like Zoho because it supports most services with https:// enforced. Google Docs can be used with https but this cannot be enforced (the noscript firefox plugin can be used to achieve this in firefox) the others do not allow using https, as far as I know.

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Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:03:38 +0000

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By: John

John — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:36:49 +0000

While I believe that Mozilla and even Google are on the right track and that Microsoft is a behemoth, it doesn’t mean that using an alternative to MS Explorer for a browser is the right thing to do. About a year ago I decided to switch to Mozilla’s Firefox for my default browswer. Just this week I changed back to using MS Explorer because with the new edition of Firefox, I have encountered a few situations where the software I was trying to run wouldn’t execute.

So the bottom line is that each software package that is written for a browser, needs to be tested and changed for whichever browser you might use. Apple has had a hard time getting Safari to be used because most software developers for PC’s only recognize MS Exploerer and Firefox as legitimate enough to spend the time testing their software.

For now, I will continue to use MS Explorer and maybe in the future I can switch back to Firefox, or Chrome might be a good alternative. It just isn’t worth the effort to use something that requires me to use two browswers. You win, Microsoft.

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The Nonprofit Institute of California (NPLIC) was formed in 2008 to assist nonprofits with understanding business concepts and processes, including the use of technology. The first effort was a series of classes aimed at teaching the basic business concepts from organization through Accounting and Marketing to Strategic Planning.

This blog is meant as another source for those nonprofits who are looking for resources that will help them increase funding and decrease expenses. Please feel free to ask any questions or give us any ideas you may have that will help others. There is an emphasis right now on the use of technology in nonprofits.

On the left are bookmarks from sites and articles that are of interest to nonprofits. Some of them are specific to products and others are just articles that might be interesting. If you click on the main link, you will be linked to Diigo and you can see all the bookmarks. These are constantly changing and new ones are added. Feel free to join Diigo and add your own.

By: John

John — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:35:58 +0000

I just posted this on my blog:
While I believe that Mozilla and even Google are on the right track and that Microsoft is a behemoth, it doesn’t mean that using an alternative to MS Explorer for a browser is the right thing to do. About a year ago I decided to switch to Mozilla’s Firefox for my default browswer. Just this week I changed back to using MS Explorer because with the new edition of Firefox, I have encountered a few situations where the software I was trying to run wouldn’t execute.

By: aunttammie

aunttammie — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:49:01 +0000

I was going to try Buzzword, but after going round in circles on the Adobe site, I think that I finally figured out that it is a premium service, and rather pricey at that. I have heard several other teachers mention it, and I thought it was free.

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Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:46:06 +0000

[...] option would be to view/convert such documents in Google docs or one of their competitors (Zoho, Buzzword, etc), since they are web-based with the corresponding [...]

By: Three20Four » Blog Archive » Make Your Speeches Shine with Acrobat Presentations

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:21:00 +0000

[...] using Google Docs to create my presentations – it was all well and good, but there had to be a better option out there, [...]

By: Digital Habitats: stewarding technology for communities » Personal tech configuration as steward’s springboard

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:50:09 +0000

[...] Docs has become my primary shared writing and spread sheet space. I need to try Zoho ! (See here for more alternatives. I don’t know about you, but I get worried when I rely too much on one company. So much for [...]

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By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:18:32 +0000

Thank you so much for posting this! I used to use Google Docs to track all of my to do lists. It is incredibly buggy – formatting issues, prone to crashing, undo doesn’t work. Zoho was the answer. Again, thank you. This article was a lifesaver.

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By: Mr. I

Mr. I — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:51:29 +0000

Just personal choice. Chrome never ran on my PC. It always gives a strange error. I have tried installing and uninstalling it almost 10 times.

Opera is better for me.

By: Danh ba web 2.0

Danh ba web 2.0 — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:06:45 +0000

Nice list. I like Google Doc and Zoho, but i testing Buzzword
Good luck to you !

By: Buddy Scalera

Buddy Scalera — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:50:11 +0000

Nice overview. These are good alternatives to Google Docs. Other than Zoho, Google, and OpenOffice, are there good alternatives to the Office Suite?

I mention Zoho and Google in my blog as good Freemium services. http://www.wordspicturesweb.com

By: Stefi

Stefi — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:33:19 +0000

Dude! What’s wrong with Firefox or Chrome?
Why don’t you use them?

By: eternalko@gmail.com

eternalko@gmail.com — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:59:29 +0000

Scribd. Good tool

By: Jeff D

Jeff D — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:48:33 +0000

Hi David-
I invite you to take a look at Office Live Workspace. It can easily integrate with Microsoft’s Office Suite, or it can be used as a stand alone service to save files online that can be accessed from anywhere, or collaborated on with other users. Users do not need to have MS Office to use it, either; there are built in programs that carry out the essential word processing, speadsheet creating etc functions. Here is a good outline of its capabilities: http://workspace.officelive.com/LearnMore

Cheers,
Jeff
MSFT Office Live Outreach Team

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diigo 03/27/2009 (a.m.) | synapsenschnappsen — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:51:49 +0000

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Noutăţi la Google Docs | CNET.ro — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:22:04 +0000

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By: Mr. I

Mr. I — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:16:15 +0000

WOW! Just found that Buzzword also does not support Opera! OpenGoo is last one to try or I will have to use ZOHO again.

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Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:13:15 +0000

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By: Mr. I

Mr. I — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:12:00 +0000

I have ben using Google Docs and Zoho and both of them seem buggy with Opera. Peepel doesn’t support Opera at all. Buzzword and OpenGOO seem interesting. I will try them.

By: Dominic

Dominic — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:03:31 +0000

How about http://www.thinkfree.com/ I`m using it and it is really great. I`s powerful and it has offline access as well.

By: Vin Thomas

Vin Thomas — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:58:02 +0000

I really like Google, but Docs is not up to par. I have been using Evernote lately. But if I had to do any serious formatting I would probably either bust open Zoho or Buzzword.

By: GoEverywhere Team

GoEverywhere Team — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:34:39 +0000

Zoho is great – especially with their recent redesign. It makes it a very easy transition from Office! GoEverywhere leverages Zoho on their personal desktop, allowing users easier access to their documents when on the go. And for those that will never give up Google Docs, GoEverywhere also allows you to access those with just one login.

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Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:18:27 +0000

[...] Well, I haven’t found it yet, but I’ve found five pretty great alternatives to Google Docs that you might want to check out. All of these, and Google Docs, offer the same basic editing features; instead of rehashing them over and over, I’ll point out the one or few great features that put the application on this list…..[MakeUseOf] [...]