Microsoft Office Simplified For the Web

This new version of Word is used inside a Web browser. It works on both Windows PCs and Macs, and via the newer versions of the major browsers, including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Chrome. It’s free and it doesn’t require you to have regular Office on your computer.

Word isn’t the only Office component that’s now available in a free online version. Microsoft (MSFT) has created similar simplified versions of Excel, PowerPoint and its OneNote note-taking program as part of the free online suite called Office Web Apps, which is available at office.live.com. To use the new online Office, you’ll need a free account for the company’s broader Windows Live online service.

Microsoft is also releasing a new version of its traditional desktop Office for Windows next week, called Office 2010. But in my view, the online edition is the most interesting new development for consumers in this round of updates. It’s part of the broader trend toward cloud computing—doing tasks online rather than with desktop programs. And it’s meant to help the software giant compete with rival online office suites from competitors like Google (GOOG) and Zoho.

I’ve been testing Office Web Apps on both Windows and Mac computers, and in all four major browsers, and I like it. It has some downsides and is still a work in progress. It lacks many of the more sophisticated features of the local, desktop version of Office. In fact, Microsoft—apparently trying to protect its profitable desktop suite—refers to Office Web Apps as a “companion” to desktop Office, for “light” work.

The Office Web Apps version of Word is used inside a Web browser.

But these are capable, if simpler, programs that look and feel like their desktop counterparts and they will likely meet the needs of many consumers who produce basic documents, even if they don’t own desktop Office. Also, the new Web Apps are connected to a generous 25 gigabytes of free online storage for your documents, via a companion Microsoft online storage system called SkyDrive.

Another big benefit: Microsoft boasts its Office Web Apps produce documents that use the same file formats as the desktop programs and thus, look fully accurate when opened in desktop Office. The company calls this “fidelity.” In my tests, this claim held true, at least on my Windows PC. (A revised version of Microsoft Office for the Mac, tuned to work with Web Apps, is in the works.)

The new version of the desktop Office suite also has many new features, but a lot of these are for power users or corporate users, and, overall, it isn’t nearly as big a change as its predecessor, Office 2007. Among the new desktop features consumers will notice and use are the extension of the consolidated top tool bar called the “Ribbon,” introduced in the 2007 version in most Office programs, to Outlook; a new unified view for printing, sharing and previewing documents, called “Backstage”; and richer graphics. You can also now customize the Ribbon.

Step by step guide to show you how to rip DVD to iPod on Mac

This step by step guide will show you how to rip DVD to iPod video and audio on Mac and how to put them on your iPod/iPhone. Aiseesoft DVD to iPod converter for Mac is a powerful and easy-to-use converter for Mac OS X users to easily convert DVD movies for playback on iPod.
Note: This guide is for Mac users, if you use windows, Please see how to rip DVD to iPod video and audio on windows!

You can download the latest version for free form the product page of DVD to iPod Converter for Mac, (choose intel version OR PowerPC version according to the processor of your iMac / MacBook / Mac Pro...)

Reference of Aiseesoft DVD to iPod converter for Mac:
Source:DVD-Video, DVD IFO file, DVD folder.
Output Video formats: MP4, MOV.
Output Audio formats: M4A, AAC, MP3.
Support Devices: iPod shuffle/touch/classic/nano, mp4 player, iPhone, etc.

Install and run Aiseesoft DVD to iPod converter for Mac, This DVD to iPod converter displays a Quick Guide, which shows how easy the conversion process is. Then follow these steps below:

Step 1: Add DVD Movie
Click the Load DVD button, browse your computer, find the DVD folder of the movie you want to add from your hard disc or DVD-ROM, open your DVD folder, select the VIDEO_TS folder and click OK.



After you add your DVD movie, you can choose any titles or chapters you want to convert by ticking the check boxes before them.

Tip: DVD File/Folder Structure:
After you add your movie, you can choose any titles or chapters that you want to convert by ticking the check boxes before them.

Step 2: Output Settings
At the bottom of the main window, you can name the output file for the current title/chapter, and select a subtitle to put on your movie, select an audio track. Then finish all the settings including selecting an output format, clicking the Settings button to set the video and audio encoding settings, choose if to merge the selected titles or chapters into one file, and set an output directory to save the output files.

Step 3: Start Conversion
After setting the output settings, you can just click the “Start” button to start converting your DVD Movie for iPhone on Mac. You can choose to shut down your computer or open the output folder after conversion so you don't have to sit before your computer waiting for the conversion to finish.

Step 4: Put your movies on your iPod or iPhone
Connect your iPod or iPhone and start iTunes. Find the file you made above and drag it onto your iPod or iPhone. That's it. Now you can enjoy your beloved movies on your iPod breezily!

Aiseesoft DVD to iPod Converter for mac can also trim, crop videos and capture pictures, these functions are the same as DVD Ripper for MAC. You can learn more from how to edit, crop, trim DVD clips on Mac OS X .

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How to rip DVD and edit DVD movie to Apple TV

This document will show you how to convert DVD to Apple TV format MP4 M4V (MPEG-4) H.264, rip DVD audio to Apple TV MP3 and M4A audio formats and the easy way to put movie on Apple TV. After these simple jobs, you can joyfully enjoy your DVD movies on the Apple TV. If you want to convert AVI, XviD, WMV, MPEG, MPG, FLV, DAT, RM, RMVB, MOV, ASF, H.264.
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It includes two parts:
1. How to convert DVD to MP4 for Apple TV?
2. How to crop, edit, join and trim DVD movie for Apple TV?

Part1. How to convert DVD to MP4 for Apple TV?
Step1. Please download Aiseesoft DVD to Apple TV Converter; you can know more about it by visiting here.
http://www.aiseesoft.com/dvd-to-apple-tv-converter.html

Step2. Load DVD file
Then install and run Aiseesoft DVD to Apple TV Converter. Load your DVD into the program: Please click "Load DVD" button or directly click the “File -> Load DVD folder” in the main interface, then select your DVD-ROM in the pop-up window and press the "OK" button. You also can click “Load IFO File” button to import IFO file from your computer hard disk.

Step3. Select the chapters you want to convert.
Highlight the title which contains the whole episodes of DVD, such as title 01 in the following screenshot. Or if you like, you can select certain chapters to convert: Press the little button before “Check All” on the interface to find all the chapters in the file.

Step4. Select the output Apple TV Video format, Subtitle and Audio
Format: This software can convert DVD to MPEG-4 and H.264 format which are fit for Apple TV; If you care about output video quality, you can select “Apple TV h.264 1280*720 (*.mp4)”, It will provide you the best movie quality (HD quality), no other Apple TV converter can rip DVD to Apple TV with such high resolution, but this will take a little long time to convert video.
If you care about conversion time, just select lower resolution, the quality is also good.
Subtitle: Regular DVD movie usually has several subtitles, like English, French, German, etc. You can select anyone according to your need. You also can select “No Subtitle”.
Audio: Select Audio is the same as select Subtitle.



After all things done, click “Start” to start conversion.

Next part: How to crop, edit, join and trim DVD movie for Apple TV?

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How to Convert OGG to MP3

Step 0: Download, install and run OGG to MP3.

Step 1: Add File

Click the "Add File" button to import your OGG files, or click the "File" menu to open the drop-down menu, then select "Add File" to import files.

Step 2: Output format and destination

Select the output format MP3 from the "Profile" drop-down list. And choose your destination folder by clicking "Browse".
It is optional to set your output MP3 parameters.

Step 3: Start Conversion from OGG to MP3

You can click "Start" to begin OGG to MP3 conversion and it will be finished in a short while.

Tip: Trim Audio Clip

Want to convert a clip from your music? Just click "Trim" button to open the dialog selecting duration of the file.

Need more helps, explore: How to convert OGG to MP3

Is Page-View Journalism Really a Problem?

There have been complaints now and again about this concept of “page view journalism–the idea that in this digital era, reporters will only take on stories that will drive lots of page views. Tom Foremski and Sam Whitmore–two media watchers who I know and respect a lot–recently discussed this issue, worrying that important stories don’t get told because of this.

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Exclusive: Google Buys Invite Media

Google has indeed bought ad technology start-up Invite Media, I’ve confirmed with multiple sources.

As I wrote last month, Invite is a three-year-old “demand-side platform” designed to help buyers navigate high-volume display-advertising exchanges–like the one Google launched last year.

I don’t have a price for the deal nailed down, but I believe it’s in the $70 million range. Google (GOOG) declined to comment; I haven’t heard back from Invite Media CEO Nat Turner.

People familiar with the transaction say Google’s plan is to leave Invite running as a standalone unit, which will work at arm’s length with exchange’s like Google’s AdX, as well as competitors like OpenX, Yahoo’s (YHOO) Right Media and Microsoft’s (MSFT) AdECN.

That makes sense, because ad buyers who use Invite, like Publicis’s Vivaki, expect to be able to buy inventory from multiple exchanges.

But over time, Google does plan on investing in Invite and integrating it with DoubleClick for Advertisers, its ad-serving technology. Invite users wouldn’t be required to use DFA, but the two would be designed to match up seamlessly, sources said.

It will be interesting to see what becomes of Invite’s competitors, like MediaMath, Turn and X+1, in the wake of this deal. Venture capitalists have poured money into demand-side platforms in recent years, but I’ve heard increasing skepticism about valuations those investors are seeking. And now the most obvious buyer, with the deepest pockets, is off the table.

Turner and his co-founders started Invite Media when they were still undergraduates at the University of Pennsylvania; the company has offices in Philadelphia and New York City. Investors include Comcast’s (CMCSA) venture arm and First Round Capital.

Invite had previously considered selling to Omniture last summer, but that deal went away after Adobe (ADBE) purchased the analytics company.

Trying to Make Online Shopping More Fun

The new breed of e-commerce sites is benefiting by making shopping more personal and more like a game, the CEO of high-end retailer Gilt Groupe said Wednesday.

Susan Lyne, whose site offers designer brands to members at reduced prices, said that by offering a limited number of products for a small amount of time, Gilt has overcome one of the biggest difficulties for online retailers: getting people to move from putting an item in their cart to actually buying it. Gilt’s site has often been compared with real-world “sample sales,” where buyers often scramble to get a few designer dresses before someone else snaps it up.

“The quickest anyone has ever gotten from login through checkout is nine seconds,” she said.

Ms. Lyne was speaking at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference, on a panel that also included Rob Kalin, the CEO of Etsy, an online marketplace for makers of hand-crafted items and the like. Both entrepreneurs believe they differentiate themselves from the Amazons (AMZN) of the world by giving people a more personalized experience.

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