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Documents
The "hot thing" on the Web these days is the use of online document processors and online spreadsheets. Google's products are the best known, but for my money, the products from Zoho are generally superior.
Add a Table of Contents to Google Docs and More
googlesystem.blogspot.com/2008/08/add-table-of-con... Basic features like table of contents, footnotes or thesaurus are still missing from Google Docs. Some of the features are already implemented and they're ready to be added to the interface.
Send to Google Docs Opens Any Linked Document Directly in Google Docs [Featured Firefox Extension]
feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/370190967/s... The Send to Google Docs Firefox extension adds an entry to your right-click menu to send supported filetypes directly to Google Docs.
PDFs: Embed PDFs YouTube-Style with Scribd iPaper
lifehacker.com/358260/embed-pdfs-youtube+style-wit... Previously mentioned document sharing application Scribd has updated its embeddable document reader to iPaper, a fast, efficient tool for embedding any document, from PDFs to PowerPoint to Word documents.
Spreadsheets
We recently launched Macros (and Pivot Tables) support in Zoho Sheet. With our recent update, we are now extending this further with support for recording and playback of Visual Basic Macros.
 While writing Macros from scratch requires knowledge of Visual Basic, recording Macros just needs couple of clicks. Under the Macros Menu, you'll now see the 'Record Macro' option to start the record process. Taking Notes
Ever try to do research on the Web, find a lot of good information, but
then have a tough time organizing it? If so, you'll like Google Notes.
With Notes, when you find something while surfing, you can simply
select it and use the Notes button to save it in a Note. Google Notes
not only saves your information, but it also keeps track of where it
originally came from. You can put information from multiple sources
into a Note, including text you write yourself. You can re-arrange your
information and use several formatting tools that are provided. You can
even publish the Note on the Web or e-mail it. Research just got a lot
easier. Try Google Notes.
Zoho also offers a note taking product. It's technically more robust, allowing you to capture videos, whole Web pages, and more. But it's not nearly as easy to use. Your Own Web Sites
What follows is my opinion about the various options and my recommendation about what to do.
You probably heard that Google intends to close Google Page Creator and migrate the users to Google Sites, a service that seems to be targeted to a different audience and that lacks many features available in Page Creator. Google Sites will add some of the missing features by the time Google closes Page Creator, but those who want to move to a different service or maybe to buy a domain can already export the files.
The Quick & Easy Website Builder that Requires NO Technical Skills
Indeed, I can't say enough good things about Synthasite. Anyone should be able to create a Web site with this tool. If you have a modicum of technical know how, you can create frames and embed other pages into your own. That's the way this page was created! Google Sites is an online application that makes creating a team web site as easy as editing a document. With Google Sites, people can quickly gather a variety of information in one place -- including videos, calendars, presentations, attachments, and text -- and easily share it for viewing or editing with a small group, their entire organization, or the world.
Get started with Google Sites at http://sites.google.com/site.
Key product features:
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Lifehacker Top 10: Top 10 Obscure Google Search Tricks
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Other
Let's take a look at the best ways to get better video, download clips, and just find the video you're looking for at YouTube,
Whether you do you work on the web, run a home FTP server, or you just prefer a quick download from time to time, a solid, full-featured FTP client can be lifesaver.
Featured Download: Iterasi Adds Automatic Page Grabs, Mac Support
lifehacker.com/400692/iterasi-adds-automatic-page-... The scheduling tool lets you create an exact copy--CSS, JavaScript, and images included--of any site at regular intervals.
Featured Download: WavePad Offers Full-Featured Audio Editing
lifehacker.com/400416/wavepad-offers-full+featured... All platforms: Free audio editing application WavePad Sound Editor can help you cut down an MP3 to ringtone size or remix that cute voicemail. It has basic editing features such as cut, copy, paste, insert and auto-trim and effects such as amplify, normalize, envelope, sample conversion and more. WavePad has support for many audio formats including WAV, MP3, VOX, GSM, Real Audio, AU, AIF, FLAC, and OGG. WavePad also comes with voice-activated recording and a built-in CD ripper with CDDB music database lookup. For another robust sound editor, check out Audacity. WavePad is a free download for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
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If you want to link directly to the presentation and skip the authentication page, just add "&skipauth=true" to the URL provided by Google and replace "Presentation" with "Present". Here's an example.
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Feeds: Get Feeds for Sites Without RSS with Dapper
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Printables: Convert Your Google Calendar to PDF
lifehacker.com/358308/convert-your-google-calendar... If you use Google Calendar, chances are you've ignored the little "Print" button on the left side of the tabs at the top. It just pops a print dialog box, right? Wrong! Hit that Print link to customize the look and feel of your calendar on paper: enlarge or reduce the font size, opt to go black and white only, switch between portrait and landscape orientation, and when you hit Print, your browser doesn't send the page to your printer. Instead, you get a PDF document fit to print, save, or email. Handy! The tape pulls off easily, leaves behind no messy residue, and can be pulled up and moved around.
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