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One text file. That’s it.

In: web

Google’s recently released App Engine is already spawning several interesting projects. One of my favorites is MyTextFile. It has a simple premise: online text editing with no distractions.
Unlike online text editors like Google Docs, MyTextFile doesn’t try to include rich text editing. As it’s hosted on Google App Engine, you log in with your Google [...]

Google Docs gets powered by gears

In: google, web

Google Docs has added support for Google Gears, a firefox add-on that enables web applications to be accessed online. Google Reader has had the support since May 31, 2007, almost as long as gears has been released.
As much as I love Google, they are stagnating. Competitors like Zoho Writer have had this functionality since August. [...]

Adobe launches online photoshop

In: Uncategorized, web

Source: WikipediaAdobe has launched a free, online version of Photoshop called Photoshop Express. Unlike the $600 desktop application, Photoshop Express is free, requires only the latest version of flash player, and gives each user 2gb of free storage.
Express is a far simpler image editing tool than it’s big brother; it only has 11 tools to [...]

Quizlet: online flashcard app

In: School, web

Source: WikipediaQuizlet is an online flashcard app. As the front page proclaims, pretty much the only thing that beats it for learning vocabulary is brain injections.
Those can be expensive.  Quizlet however, is free. After a simple sign up process, users can take full advantage of Quizlet. Creating a “set” of flashcards is easy. You enter [...]

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Grant, the main author and editor, is a 13 year old student.


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