Comments on: Writely Is Kicking A** http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/ Startup and Technology News Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:40:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-1530794 blog Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:32:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-1530794 <strong>hi...</strong> Agree... hi…

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]]> By: Jeremy http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-10808 Jeremy Mon, 30 Jan 2006 04:20:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-10808 Which is truly sad, especially when there is a thing called Openoffice.org Which is truly sad, especially when there is a thing called Openoffice.org

]]> By: Omer Khan’s Blog » Writely: A Web-Based Word Processor http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-7658 Omer Khan’s Blog » Writely: A Web-Based Word Processor Thu, 05 Jan 2006 01:51:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-7658 [...] Michael Arrington thinks that Writely is Kicking A** and he’s right. It’s a neat example of how to build a good Ajax application and has some really cool features. How many friends and family do you know who spent $200 on Microsoft Word (or even more for MS Office) and all they do is “type letters”? [...] [...] Michael Arrington thinks that Writely is Kicking A** and he’s right. It’s a neat example of how to build a good Ajax application and has some really cool features. How many friends and family do you know who spent $200 on Microsoft Word (or even more for MS Office) and all they do is “type letters”? [...]

]]> By: Suckr » http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-7288 Suckr » Wed, 04 Jan 2006 06:50:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-7288 [...] I’ve looked at other services that are trying to solve the version control of documents…hosting a word or other document that the parties can change and finalize is a great idea and something law firms would easily pay for. Writely and the other ajax office application companies would tweak their services to accomplish this of course. In the meantime, I would really like to see EchoSign create an API and allow services like writely to built the signature piece right in. [...] [...] I’ve looked at other services that are trying to solve the version control of documents…hosting a word or other document that the parties can change and finalize is a great idea and something law firms would easily pay for. Writely and the other ajax office application companies would tweak their services to accomplish this of course. In the meantime, I would really like to see EchoSign create an API and allow services like writely to built the signature piece right in. [...]

]]> By: TechCrunch » EchoSign Solves Signature Page Woes http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-6899 TechCrunch » EchoSign Solves Signature Page Woes Tue, 03 Jan 2006 06:26:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-6899 [...] I’ve looked at other services that are trying to solve the version control of documents…hosting a word or other document that the parties can change and finalize is a great idea and something law firms would easily pay for. Writely and the other ajax office application companies would tweak their services to accomplish this of course. In the meantime, I would really like to see EchoSign create an API and allow services like writely to built the signature piece right in. [...] [...] I’ve looked at other services that are trying to solve the version control of documents…hosting a word or other document that the parties can change and finalize is a great idea and something law firms would easily pay for. Writely and the other ajax office application companies would tweak their services to accomplish this of course. In the meantime, I would really like to see EchoSign create an API and allow services like writely to built the signature piece right in. [...]

]]> By: Mitch Milam’s Microsoft Discussions » Blog Archive » Experimenting with Writely http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-6852 Mitch Milam’s Microsoft Discussions » Blog Archive » Experimenting with Writely Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:17:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-6852 [...] For additional commentary, check out Michael Arrington’s review on TechCrunch. [...] [...] For additional commentary, check out Michael Arrington’s review on TechCrunch. [...]

]]> By: Software Only http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-6230 Software Only Tue, 27 Dec 2005 00:58:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-6230 <strong>Want an online Word Processor ? Check out Zoho Writer</strong> As a disclaimer to this post, I should point out that Iam not yet in the Everything Online camp in terms of productivity applications, and thats why I still spend my life in Outlook, Office and a few other key products. Two reasons drive that choice: 1... Want an online Word Processor ? Check out Zoho Writer

As a disclaimer to this post, I should point out that Iam not yet in the Everything Online camp in terms of productivity applications, and thats why I still spend my life in Outlook, Office and a few other key products. Two reasons drive that choice: 1…

]]> By: Read/WriteWeb http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-5496 Read/WriteWeb Sun, 18 Dec 2005 02:19:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-5496 <strong>Web 2.0 Weekly Wrap-up, 10 - 16 Dec 2005</strong> Here's the Top Ten web technology and new media memes, issues or news stories of the past week. 1. Yahoo buys del.icio.us. Yahoo! continues its buying spree of cool Web app companies, after also buying Flickr and konfabulator this year.... Web 2.0 Weekly Wrap-up, 10 - 16 Dec 2005

Here’s the Top Ten web technology and new media memes, issues or news stories of the past week. 1. Yahoo buys del.icio.us. Yahoo! continues its buying spree of cool Web app companies, after also buying Flickr and konfabulator this year….

]]> By: Alex http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-5172 Alex Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:57:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-5172 It looks good, but i dont see a reason for not supporting other browsers (new ones) other than Firefox. e.g. Safari, it supports XHTML, CSS, DOM, does XMLHTTPRequest, has Rich Text Editor support, etc. , same with Opera, except for the Rich Text Editor. i understand it not working in old browsers, but saying it wont work in a fully competent browser just seems like a cop out to me. It looks good, but i dont see a reason for not supporting other browsers (new ones) other than Firefox.

e.g. Safari, it supports XHTML, CSS, DOM, does XMLHTTPRequest, has Rich Text Editor support, etc. , same with Opera, except for the Rich Text Editor.

i understand it not working in old browsers, but saying it wont work in a fully competent browser just seems like a cop out to me.

]]> By: Big Bad Wolf http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-5163 Big Bad Wolf Wed, 14 Dec 2005 09:49:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-5163 Safari passes the Acid test. No other browser does. So to say that Firefox is "vastly" superior to Safari is simply wrong. I love Firefox and use it all the time, but I have to say that you're doing no service to yourself by getting sick of Mac users that legitimately complain about lack of support. Some say Safari is an 'esoteric' browser. Several million people own Macs, and several million people using Safari is not chump change. Safari passes the Acid test. No other browser does. So to say that Firefox is “vastly” superior to Safari is simply wrong. I love Firefox and use it all the time, but I have to say that you’re doing no service to yourself by getting sick of Mac users that legitimately complain about lack of support. Some say Safari is an ‘esoteric’ browser. Several million people own Macs, and several million people using Safari is not chump change.

]]> By: BrentBlog http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-5141 BrentBlog Wed, 14 Dec 2005 06:13:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-5141 <strong>Web 2.0 Frees Me While Limiting Me</strong> Wherein I claim that Web 2.0 makes my data less accessible while providing me with more freedom. Dion Hinchcliffe’s post The Best Web 2. 0 Software of 2005 got me thinking about how these offerings have changed the way I Web 2.0 Frees Me While Limiting Me

Wherein I claim that Web 2.0 makes my data less accessible while providing me with more freedom. Dion Hinchcliffe’s post The Best Web 2. 0 Software of 2005 got me thinking about how these offerings have changed the way I

]]> By: Johan van Rooyen http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-5102 Johan van Rooyen Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:46:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-5102 Sridhar: That <i>does</i> sound good - I'll definitely be checking it out later tonight! Sridhar: That does sound good - I’ll definitely be checking it out later tonight!

]]> By: Sridhar Vembu http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-5098 Sridhar Vembu Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:43:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-5098 Johan: Sorry we missed your comment. ZohoWriter offers a much more browswer-native experience, rather than trying to bring a Windows experience to a browser app. It is a web application, in the true sense, not a "replacement" for a desktop application. Collaboration is the second area we are working on - we already have a product Zoho Virtual Office http://zohovo.com in that area, and ZohoWriter is getting some ideas from there. Sridhar Johan:
Sorry we missed your comment. ZohoWriter offers a much more browswer-native experience, rather than trying to bring a Windows experience to a browser app.

It is a web application, in the true sense, not a “replacement” for a desktop application.

Collaboration is the second area we are working on - we already have a product Zoho Virtual Office http://zohovo.com in that area, and ZohoWriter is getting some ideas from there.

Sridhar

]]> By: MHC-in-the-box » (447)Writely- Safari, Mac OS X and how they are perceived by some http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-5090 MHC-in-the-box » (447)Writely- Safari, Mac OS X and how they are perceived by some Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:09:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-5090 [...] Well I have this bookmark that links to Techcrunch that keeps track of the new web 2.0 products and companies. I have been mulling over this post (and some of its comments), Writely Is Kicking A**. The article talks about Writely, an online Word/OpenOffice processor, based on Ajax which holds a lot of promise for some. [...] [...] Well I have this bookmark that links to Techcrunch that keeps track of the new web 2.0 products and companies. I have been mulling over this post (and some of its comments), Writely Is Kicking A**. The article talks about Writely, an online Word/OpenOffice processor, based on Ajax which holds a lot of promise for some. [...]

]]> By: Baz Web Development: Ajax, FastCGI, Joomla http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-5025 Baz Web Development: Ajax, FastCGI, Joomla Tue, 13 Dec 2005 06:49:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-5025 <strong>Writely is Kicking A** - TechCrunch</strong> There have been many blogs entries on Writely, but this one struck me because of the comments on it. Some people are downplaying what the Writely team has produced here. It really urks me when people sit back and do nothing but criticize what others... Writely is Kicking A** - TechCrunch

There have been many blogs entries on Writely, but this one struck me because of the comments on it. Some people are downplaying what the Writely team has produced here. It really urks me when people sit back and do nothing but criticize what others…

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-4972 Michael Arrington Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:55:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-4972 Scrivs - totally. Loan me a designer? :-) Scrivs - totally. Loan me a designer? :-)

]]> By: Scrivs http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-4971 Scrivs Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:51:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-4971 Michael, Any way you can style your comments so that they don't all run together? I see you are starting to get some great discussions on this site, but it's no good if they can't be read properly. Michael,

Any way you can style your comments so that they don’t all run together? I see you are starting to get some great discussions on this site, but it’s no good if they can’t be read properly.

]]> By: Mike Rundle http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-4970 Mike Rundle Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:48:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-4970 Wyclif- You should care about Safari because it's the default, installed browser for the entire Mac OS X user base. It loads faster than Firefox on Mac OS X, has a better and more Mac-like user interface, and is written in Cocoa instead of Carbon-based Firefox so it's snappier. Make sense? Wyclif-

You should care about Safari because it’s the default, installed browser for the entire Mac OS X user base. It loads faster than Firefox on Mac OS X, has a better and more Mac-like user interface, and is written in Cocoa instead of Carbon-based Firefox so it’s snappier.

Make sense?

]]> By: Brad http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-4951 Brad Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:15:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-4951 To comment #9, ThinkFree Office Online is three Java applets which operate on MS Office file formats natively, including .xls, featuring load/save remotely and locally, and free saving as .pdf. Eminently useful, unless you really need real-time document sharing or direct posting to blogs. To comment #9, ThinkFree Office Online is three Java applets which operate on MS Office file formats natively, including .xls, featuring load/save remotely and locally, and free saving as .pdf. Eminently useful, unless you really need real-time document sharing or direct posting to blogs.

]]> By: Jimbo http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-4947 Jimbo Mon, 12 Dec 2005 18:33:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-4947 For folks who run a Windows box, go get CutePDF, a shareware app that lets you create a PDF from any word processing application by masking itself as a printer. You simply print a doc, choose CutePDF as the output and voila, PDF document. For folks who run a Windows box, go get CutePDF, a shareware app that lets you create a PDF from any word processing application by masking itself as a printer. You simply print a doc, choose CutePDF as the output and voila, PDF document.

]]> By: Ian Danforth http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-4938 Ian Danforth Mon, 12 Dec 2005 16:17:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-4938 I have enjoyed using Writely immensely since I first began using it several months ago. I find that it is an exceptional way to post formated and picture rich text to my blog. When I want to throw up a quick note I use the Mail-to-blog feature of blogger, however Writely adds a clean and simple interface to that procedure when I need to do more than throw text at the screen. I have also found the Writely team to be responsive to problems and open to suggestions. Given the initial quality of their product I am optomistic for their future. -Ian Danforth I have enjoyed using Writely immensely since I first began using it several months ago. I find that it is an exceptional way to post formated and picture rich text to my blog. When I want to throw up a quick note I use the Mail-to-blog feature of blogger, however Writely adds a clean and simple interface to that procedure when I need to do more than throw text at the screen.

I have also found the Writely team to be responsive to problems and open to suggestions. Given the initial quality of their product I am optomistic for their future.

-Ian Danforth

]]> By: EsMiBloG » Writely actualizado http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-4922 EsMiBloG » Writely actualizado Mon, 12 Dec 2005 03:20:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-4922 [...] Con estas nuevas mejoras, sobre todo, la posibilidad de crear pdfs directamente, está conviertiendo a Writely en una buena alternativa al Word. [via TechCrunch  ] [...] [...] Con estas nuevas mejoras, sobre todo, la posibilidad de crear pdfs directamente, está conviertiendo a Writely en una buena alternativa al Word. [via TechCrunch  ] [...]

]]> By: Steve http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-4912 Steve Mon, 12 Dec 2005 00:13:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-4912 Mike: believe me, we (the Writely team) would love to support Safari. I've been a Mac user since 1984 and a Mac developer for most of that time, and nothing would make me happier than to add Safari support. We've spent a lot of time on it and we're pretty close. However, for all the progress Safari has made since the initial release, there are still bugs and limitations in its DOM support. We've managed to work around many of the problems, but not all. Apple is aware of the problems that are blocking us, and we're hoping they'll fix them in the next Safari update. Matthew -- I had not heard of this problem with text being lost when you add a link. We take problems like this very seriously. Get in touch with us via the "Contact Us" link and give us any details you can, and we'll investigate. As for posting to Blogger -- the Blogger API is not always reliable and we've been continuously updating our software to eliminate problems. We've made a lot of progress, but if you're still having a problem, again, please tell us about it! Mike: believe me, we (the Writely team) would love to support Safari. I’ve been a Mac user since 1984 and a Mac developer for most of that time, and nothing would make me happier than to add Safari support. We’ve spent a lot of time on it and we’re pretty close. However, for all the progress Safari has made since the initial release, there are still bugs and limitations in its DOM support. We’ve managed to work around many of the problems, but not all. Apple is aware of the problems that are blocking us, and we’re hoping they’ll fix them in the next Safari update.

Matthew — I had not heard of this problem with text being lost when you add a link. We take problems like this very seriously. Get in touch with us via the “Contact Us” link and give us any details you can, and we’ll investigate.

As for posting to Blogger — the Blogger API is not always reliable and we’ve been continuously updating our software to eliminate problems. We’ve made a lot of progress, but if you’re still having a problem, again, please tell us about it!

]]> By: 烂周刊 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-4911 烂周刊 Sun, 11 Dec 2005 23:49:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/10/writely-is-kicking-a/#comment-4911 <strong>周末活动摘</strong> [音乐] ·无。没听没买西滴。有一张补档的《Eight String Religion》还在路上。 [电影] ·看了春季就被预告吸引的《Narnia》。故事线使我翻白眼，道具和造型让人屏住呼吸，尤其是邪恶的(看上去非... 周末活动摘

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