Jan 07
On March 8th 1971, the nation tuned in to watch Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier battle it out in the Fight of the Century. Unawares, the FBI were having hundreds of secret documents stolen from their offices by a team of activists.
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Oct 01
Google Drive has just received a nice little graphical update, with document editors now neatly comp
Posted in: Today's ChiliGoogle Drive has just received a nice little graphical update, with document editors now neatly compressed to maximize space on the content itself. Go check it out.
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Sep 11
The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) just today released hundreds of pages of documents related to the government’s secret interpretation of Patriot Act Section 215 and the NSA’s (mis)use of its massive database of every American’s phone records. The documents were released as a result of EFF’s ongoing Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.
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Jul 15
Yahoo had claimed that it fought against PRISM since 2008, and now it’s about to land previously-secret court documents to prove it. A Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has ruled that the US Department of Justice must declassify the firm’s legal briefs and the court’s decision on the search giant’s attempts to resist the government’s request for user data. Uncle Sam has until July 29th to provide an estimate of how long the declassification will take, and the docs can still have classified portions redacted. As The Daily Dot notes, this is only the second known civilian victory in a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) courtroom, and it follows a win by the EFF just a few days ago. Mayer and Co. still won’t be able to outline exactly how many FISA data requests they’ve gotten, but we’ll take any transparency from the federales we can get.
Via: The Daily Dot
Source: United States Courts (PDF)
May 09
It’s time to re-imagine your documents, apparently. Cloud storage service Box just acquired document embedding startup Crocodoc, which specializes in taking Word, PowerPoint and PDF documents and rendering them as HTML5 content inside web browsers and mobile apps. Crocodoc’s technology will allow Box to seamlessly integrate document conversion and viewing into its products. The companies also plan on rolling out more features over the next year, including secure viewing, mobile collaboration, form filling and real-time presentation — sounds like a win-win for all.
Filed under: Internet, Software
Source: TechCrunch
Mar 13
Draft cloud editor saves writing in stages, imports from just about anywhere
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Although web-based editors like Google Docs are wonderful for writers who don’t have a save shortcut hardwired in their muscle memory, they’re lousy for anyone who’s interested in seeing major revisions on the road to a final copy. Nathan Kontny’s new Draft web app might be far more helpful for those creators who work step by step. It lets writers declare given document versions as mid-progress drafts, and offers editing side-by-side with older versions to see just what’s new in the current session. The app also avoids some of the lock-in that comes with cloud services by allowing imports and syncing with Box, Dropbox, Evernote and Google Drive. There’s no easy way to directly publish online as this stage, but if you’re only concerned with producing a masterwork in the cloud from start to draft to finish, Kontny’s web tool is waiting at the source link.
Filed under: Internet
Via: TechCrunch
Source: Draft
Jan 10
[CES 2013] although the idea of scanning all your paper documents is really enticing, but the actual implementation is often more difficult than expected. I have personally tried a number of solutions, and in the end, I fell back on taking photos with a camera or a smartphone. That may not work for official documents that can be re-printed, but for receipts and business cards, it’s pretty awesome. (more…)
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Skype Updates Windows Client To Integrate With Microsoft Outlook, Asus Teams Up With Leap Motion,
Oct 10
Box announces new features: improved search, file editing and a more social UI (video)
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Filed under: Storage, Internet, Software
Box announces new features: improved search, file editing and a more social UI (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sep 26
You never really know what to expect when two of the bigger names in tech join forces and announce something fresh. In some cases you may see an end result of things like that RAZR i, but when Dropbox and Facebook are involved, you can surely bet it has to do with sharing something with your pals — and such is the case today. Dropbox announced earlier that it’s now allowing folks to share files with their friends inside Facebook Groups, giving users the ability to instantly post anything from notes to videos with a couple of simple clicks. Of course, those on the other side will be able to like what you share, leave comments, as well as be updated automatically as soon as an edit has been made. At the moment, not everyone’s seeing the changes just yet, though Dropbox has said it shouldn’t be too long before most people can spot the new feature.
Filed under: Internet, Software
Dropbox teams up with Facebook to let folks share stuff within Groups originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sep 18
For all of the talk of cloud backups and sync, there isn’t always a safety net when working from the cloud itself — delete a file online and it might be gone forever. With that in mind, Microsoft just brought Windows’ recycle bin concept to SkyDrive through a low-key update. You can now delete anything immediately, knowing that you can change your mind within three days — and longer still, should the recycle bin occupy less than 10 percent of the storage limit. If you’re just as uncertain about creating content as scrapping it, SkyDrive has also received support for creating and sharing Excel surveys to narrow down the scope of a project. The recycle bin should slide into your SkyDrive account within the next day; Excel surveys aren’t yet polished enough, but they should be ready “soon.”
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SkyDrive adds recycle bin, Excel surveys for the chronically indecisive originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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