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GoogleDocs Rolls Out OCR Upload

Posted on June 28, 2010 by robertmerrill

Several months ago, Google allowed people to mass-upload all their files to Google Docs (also check out this Firefox mass-upload plugin) for storage and/or conversion.  (Help and Hints on how to do this) Uploading and converting Microsoft Word, OpenOffice or … Continue reading →

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Import Contact Profile Photos into Android from Gravatar

Posted on June 14, 2010 by robertmerrill

Wouldn’t it be great to automagically have user-icons for new contacts in your android device? I thought so, and gladly found an app (in Alpha for now) that scans your address book and adds Gravatars (Globally Recognizable Avatars) to your … Continue reading →

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Google Wave Open to the World

Posted on May 20, 2010 by robertmerrill

I’ve long felt that Google Wave was never going to really get moving until Google opened it from behind its closed beta. Now, at Google I/O, Wave has been launched into public availability for everyone to use. ..Or get confused … Continue reading →

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Navigating Blackberry and Google Calendar Sync Issues

Posted on September 3, 2009 by robertmerrill

Sync is hard. I’ve never used any synchonization software that gets it right all the time. However, I am pretty pleased with Google’s Sync program, launched nearly 2.5 years ago, now part of their suite of mobile apps for smartphones, … Continue reading →

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Anagram for Blackberry

Posted on April 14, 2009 by robertmerrill

Anagram may have launched one of the most valuable killer apps for blackberry in a long time. More than a year ago, I mentioned Anagram as one of the little apps I can not live without and, as a hyper … Continue reading →

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Using Google Docs for Live Blogging

Posted on July 22, 2008 by robertmerrill

This is a test of using Google Docs to Liveblog… 7/22/08 10:07 AMOn The Google Docs Blog, I found an interesting guest blog post by Amit Agarwal, “a professional technology blogger at Digital Inspiration and an exceptionally creative Docs user” … Continue reading →

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Drop Dead Simple Ways to Record Stuff

Posted on July 3, 2008 by robertmerrill

Here are some very easy ways to make audio recordings. If you have other suggestions, please comment! Local computer-based: Windows Sound Recorder: I am sure there are equivalents in Mac & Linux, but in Windows, find your Programs > Accessories … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 26, 2008 by robertmerrill

I don’t have any idea why this was launched nearly a month ago and I am just finding it, but I think Facebook Chat is a pretty cool idea… and NOT because it’s “CHAT”. Nevermind that TechCrunch somehow knew about … Continue reading →

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