Comments on: This is what scares Bill http://technosavvy.org/2007/02/24/this-is-what-scares-bill/ Great teaching and learning with technology Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:22:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Moving at the Speed of Creativity » Blog Archive » Google Apps challenges Microsoft expectation culture http://technosavvy.org/2007/02/24/this-is-what-scares-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-44610 Moving at the Speed of Creativity » Blog Archive » Google Apps challenges Microsoft expectation culture Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:40:59 +0000 http://technosavvy.org/2007/02/24/this-is-what-scares-bill/#comment-44610 [...] Tim Wilson reports that currently “the Education Edition is limited to post-secondary institutions.” He also links to Wired article “Google Apps: Should You Switch?” which offers reasons to switch as well as stay with MS Office. Reasons to switch include: - Cost - Centralized data storage - Security - 24/7 access to the work space - Cut the Microsoft leash [...] [...] Tim Wilson reports that currently “the Education Edition is limited to post-secondary institutions.” He also links to Wired article “Google Apps: Should You Switch?” which offers reasons to switch as well as stay with MS Office. Reasons to switch include: – Cost – Centralized data storage – Security – 24/7 access to the work space – Cut the Microsoft leash [...]

]]> By: edbong http://technosavvy.org/2007/02/24/this-is-what-scares-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-44597 edbong Sun, 25 Feb 2007 00:14:09 +0000 http://technosavvy.org/2007/02/24/this-is-what-scares-bill/#comment-44597 Is Google Apps really a replacement for Office? I always see it much more as a competition for MS Exchange. yes, its a good file storage - and yes - its good to collaborate... but will everybody be online all the time? But there are some solutions that can be done over the API (like replication). We for example are now developing an FREE open source "business application platform" (think salesforce.com). Our first application is working tightly integrated with GOOGLE APPS. Check it out if you are interested. http://www.applicationexchange.com Is Google Apps really a replacement for Office? I always see it much more as a competition for MS Exchange. yes, its a good file storage – and yes – its good to collaborate… but will everybody be online all the time?

But there are some solutions that can be done over the API (like replication). We for example are now developing an FREE open source “business application platform” (think salesforce.com). Our first application is working tightly integrated with GOOGLE APPS. Check it out if you are interested. http://www.applicationexchange.com

]]> By: Tim Lauer http://technosavvy.org/2007/02/24/this-is-what-scares-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-44596 Tim Lauer Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:10:41 +0000 http://technosavvy.org/2007/02/24/this-is-what-scares-bill/#comment-44596 Hi Tim, I have lewiselementary.org registered. Can take advantage of all the apps and such. We do our state testing online with a company based in Florida or some such place. I don't see much difference. As for powerpoint clone, I hear one is coming, but then again, I don't see PowerPoint as a very good tool. I'd much rather have students organize images and use them in an oral presentation rather than having words fly across the screen.. :-) Hi Tim,
I have lewiselementary.org registered. Can take advantage of all the apps and such. We do our state testing online with a company based in Florida or some such place. I don’t see much difference. As for powerpoint clone, I hear one is coming, but then again, I don’t see PowerPoint as a very good tool. I’d much rather have students organize images and use them in an oral presentation rather than having words fly across the screen.. :-)

]]> By: Tim Wilson http://technosavvy.org/2007/02/24/this-is-what-scares-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-44594 Tim Wilson Sat, 24 Feb 2007 20:34:29 +0000 http://technosavvy.org/2007/02/24/this-is-what-scares-bill/#comment-44594 I missed that note. I'll follow up and try it out. Thanks for the tip! -Tim I missed that note. I’ll follow up and try it out. Thanks for the tip! -Tim

]]> By: SLP http://technosavvy.org/2007/02/24/this-is-what-scares-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-44593 SLP Sat, 24 Feb 2007 19:40:30 +0000 http://technosavvy.org/2007/02/24/this-is-what-scares-bill/#comment-44593 Thanks for posting this -- I ran over to check it out. They donote that an elementary school (thus, K-12) can have it, too -- just that the edu domain makes it automatic, whereas you have to contact them to get under the education license otherwise. Thanks for posting this — I ran over to check it out. They donote that an elementary school (thus, K-12) can have it, too — just that the edu domain makes it automatic, whereas you have to contact them to get under the education license otherwise.

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