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One Laptop Per Child Needs a Spreadsheet Solution

Dan Bricklin has ported the SocialCalc spreadsheet to the OLPC XO as an Open Source project. 

Hiding, Color Rules Added to Google Spreadsheets

Google Spreadsheets has several new features, as a Google Docs Guide in the official help group on the subject announced today:

Google Locks Up Spreadsheet Features

A round of updates at Google Docs & Spreadsheets added some handy features to users of the spreadsheet side of the service.

Google Spreadsheets Hooks Into Google Q&A

Google Q&A is a little-known feature in Google Search that determines data based on Google’s index of the web and returns answers straight up in your searches (like a famous person’s birthday).

Google Spreadsheets Updated

Google Spreadsheets has been updated, a minor release bumping the version number to 1.2.0i. The update fixes these issues: spreadsheets not loading quick enough spreadsheets not loading disconnect error messages (and if you are disconnected, you will be reconnected automatically)

Microsoft Writes Off Google

Microsoft's co-head of the Office software team says the company is not intimidated by Google's web-based word processing and spreadsheet applications, claiming they will not appeal to corporate customers.

The Psyche of PC Owners

Apparently I'm not the only one wondering if Microsoft is going to take a big belly flop with Vista: David Morgenstern at eWeek has a column asking "What if Microsoft Held a Vista Party and Nobody Came?".

Google Docs & Spreadsheets Launches

Check it: docs.google.com. TechCrunch already has an overview.

Google Docs Takes Over For Writely

By combining the Writely online word processor and the Spreadsheets service into a single sign-on product, Google has moved ever closer to fulfilling the expectation they will someday place an online competitor to Microsoft Office online.

Google Spreads Out Spreadsheet Options

The search advertising company has added several features from the wish lists of Google Spreadsheets users to the service.