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Hands on: Google Docs for Android

Google today announced the availability of Google Docs for Android. Docs for Android is a free download from the Android Market and is compatible with phones running version 2.1 (Eclair) or more recent of Google's mobile platform.

By Rohan Pearce | 28 April, 2011 10:38

Tags: android apps, cloud, cloud computing, Google Android, google docs, mobile phones, smartphones

KeePassX: a free password manager for Linux, Mac and Windows

If you're finding it impossible to keep up with the multitude of passwords required to use computers and the Internet then why not try a password manager like KeePassX. It works with Windows, Mac OS X and Linux and keeps login data and other sensitive information in an encrypted database.

By Rodney Gedda | 10 March, 2009 15:52

Tags: encryption, keepassx, passwords, Qt, security products

Adobe AIR soars to loftier heights

Hot on the heels of Microsoft's Silverlight 2 release, Adobe AIR 1.5 adds impressive new features to the desktop extension of Adobe's Flex RIA (rich Internet application) platform. This is the second update since AIR's debut earlier this year, a testament to Adobe's seriousness about owning a piece of the desktop.

By James R. Borck | 12 December, 2008 10:50

Tags: adobe AIR

Coghead clicks for non-coders

The relentless drive to control every part of the world from a browser-based widget is now turning on itself. Not only are all of our desktop applications being replaced with HTML, but the act of creating a Web application itself has moved to the Web. The new platform from Coghead lets anyone build Web applications by pointing and clicking at another Web application. The only time you need to edit ASCII is when you're putting labels on columns and widgets.

By Peter Wayner | 23 September, 2008 08:33

Tags: desktop applications

First look: KOffice 2.0 Alpha 8

One of the release goals of the next-generation KDE office suite, KOffice 2, is to make the package run on Windows and Mac OS X in addition to Debian Linux.

First look: OpenOffice.org 3.0 developer build for Windows

Open source observers can argue until the end of time over the validity of developing and enhancing free software for Windows, but the fact remains OpenOffice.org is thoroughly committed to the platform and continues to produce a top-notch, cross-platform office productivity suite that work perfectly well on Windows. In this article, we take a look at getting the latest OpenOffice.org 3.0 developer build up-and-running for Windows XP.