Comments on: First impressions of Google Spreadsheets http://www.badlanguage.net/first-impressions-of-google-spreadsheet How to communicate Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:41:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: David Lee http://www.badlanguage.net/first-impressions-of-google-spreadsheet#comment-318 David Lee Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:49:30 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=154#comment-318 Hi, this is David from EditGrid. I'm writing to let you know that we've just launched beta 6 with a few neat features, such as * RemoteData, which allow you to set up live stock quote feed to your spreadsheet. * EditGrid Labs, which provides an API for building mini-apps around EditGrid. See: http://labs.editgrid.com * Advanced data formating and drag-to-fill. You are invited to take a look at this new release. Thanks! Hi, this is David from EditGrid. I’m writing to let you know that we’ve just launched beta 6 with a few neat features, such as

* RemoteData, which allow you to set up live stock quote feed to your spreadsheet.
* EditGrid Labs, which provides an API for building mini-apps around EditGrid. See: http://labs.editgrid.com
* Advanced data formating and drag-to-fill.

You are invited to take a look at this new release. Thanks!

]]> By: Bad Language / Google Minesweeper and WikiCalc http://www.badlanguage.net/first-impressions-of-google-spreadsheet#comment-233 Bad Language / Google Minesweeper and WikiCalc Sat, 10 Jun 2006 13:07:46 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=154#comment-233 [...] Following my preview of Google Spreadsheets, I came across a couple of interesting things which I wanted to mention: [...] [...] Following my preview of Google Spreadsheets, I came across a couple of interesting things which I wanted to mention: [...]

]]> By: Matthew Stibbe http://www.badlanguage.net/first-impressions-of-google-spreadsheet#comment-231 Matthew Stibbe Fri, 09 Jun 2006 18:17:02 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=154#comment-231 Yes, I think that may be true at the moment. But there are lots of applications for which a shared spreadsheet might be just thing and not business-critical. There are lots of people who don't use spreadsheets who could use this kind of functionality if they understood it. However, I am increasingly of the opinion that Google has made a mistake in delivering an online replica of Excel-lite. Simply doing the same thing on a different platform isn't a recipe for a breakthrough. Originally, Google search was a breakthrough because it didn't try to be a portal and did something complex in a simple way. Now Google Spreadsheets is doing something simple in a complex way. I'd buy the data protection issue if everyone used encrypted email but since 99% of email traffic is unencrypted we can only assume that people don't actually care enough about the issue to do anything. You get exactly the protection and data security you want and pay for. Yes, I think that may be true at the moment. But there are lots of applications for which a shared spreadsheet might be just thing and not business-critical. There are lots of people who don’t use spreadsheets who could use this kind of functionality if they understood it. However, I am increasingly of the opinion that Google has made a mistake in delivering an online replica of Excel-lite. Simply doing the same thing on a different platform isn’t a recipe for a breakthrough. Originally, Google search was a breakthrough because it didn’t try to be a portal and did something complex in a simple way. Now Google Spreadsheets is doing something simple in a complex way. I’d buy the data protection issue if everyone used encrypted email but since 99% of email traffic is unencrypted we can only assume that people don’t actually care enough about the issue to do anything. You get exactly the protection and data security you want and pay for.

]]> By: Me http://www.badlanguage.net/first-impressions-of-google-spreadsheet#comment-230 Me Fri, 09 Jun 2006 16:56:54 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=154#comment-230 You'd be INSANE to use web spreadsheets. 1. Your data is NEVER safe online, held by some company you don't really know. 2. Excel is almost always for mission critical events. Browsers crash too often to rely so heavily on them. You’d be INSANE to use web spreadsheets.

1. Your data is NEVER safe online, held by some company you don’t really know.

2. Excel is almost always for mission critical events. Browsers crash too often to rely so heavily on them.

]]> By: Matthew Stibbe http://www.badlanguage.net/first-impressions-of-google-spreadsheet#comment-229 Matthew Stibbe Fri, 09 Jun 2006 15:17:31 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=154#comment-229 Looks much better-featured than Google Spreadsheets. Looks much better-featured than Google Spreadsheets.

]]> By: Segu http://www.badlanguage.net/first-impressions-of-google-spreadsheet#comment-228 Segu Fri, 09 Jun 2006 15:08:42 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=154#comment-228 Wish you would like to know about http://zohosheet.com , an online spreadsheet app. . Regards, Segu Wish you would like to know about http://zohosheet.com , an online spreadsheet app. .

Regards,
Segu

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