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http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080605/tbs-google-expansion-f8250da.html
Probably not, but I think it’s a smart move for the company to position itself inside one of the government’s official think tanks. It will be interesting to hear what kind of work they will be working on.
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Hey I found this really cool plugin for Wordpress users that will be a big help for my fellow Catholic bloggers. It’s called the Catholic Reference plugin and it turns references to the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Bible into clickable or hoverable links that will show you the text of the reference. There are options for styling the results through CSS and through the options panel for the plugin. The author, from Catholicism Computes, has provided references for other publicly available bible translations including the NAB, NIV, KJV, NJB, and the Greek Vulgate.
This plugin is in active development and the author seems open to suggestions so if you’re a Catholic blogger using Wordpress, make sure you check this one out!
See it in action:
CCC 750
John 1:1
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Well I finally got around to trying the new Presentations feature of . I am a BIG fan of the Google Docs application suite. I use it at least 5-6 times per week and although I don’t do many presentations not related to my job, where I am forced to use Powerpoint, there are some really cool things going on here. What I like:
1. Revisions. Just like the other Google Docs file formats, multiple users can save files and I can go to any revision of a file saved. Powerpoint doesn’t do that!
2. Online collaboration. It offers a basic option to present the file to multiple users. Invitations are handled through the Google Docs sharing system. I know Office supports this but the overhead is way bigger. This is an area where Google will shine in the future as I am sure they will eventually start adding web conference features like audio and video.
3. Simplicity. Nuff said.
What I don’t like:
1. Simplicity. Nuff said.
2. Importing existing files is a brutal process that usually destroys the look of your existing Powerpoint files.
3. Limited features
4. Some editing quirks
Presentations on Google will keep getting better, I really look forward to seeing this application develop.
