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Collections: Desktop Viewer & Editor For Google Docs & Instagram [Mac]

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Google Docs and Instagram are two amazing services. Google Docs, although accessible from your Desktop (provided you have the Google Drive app installed), does not provide an editor, and Instagram, while developing its web interface, is still best used from your iOS or Android device. Collections is a free Mac app that supports both Google Docs and Instagram. While it is just a viewer for your Instagram feed, on the Google side of things, it is a desktop editor that allows you to edit, update and save changes to files in Docs. You can access documents, presentations and spreadsheets and edit them using the same tools available on the online version of the suite. For Instagram, the functionality this app provides is pretty much the same that you get from the web interface, but as far as great Instagram browsers for your desktop go, this app is a good contender. Read More

CaptureToCloud: Save, Share & Organize Online Content, Convert It To Google Documents [Web]

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CaptureToCloud is a clever cloud application that integrates some of the major Google apps and Chrome bookmarks, as well as DropBox, and is optimized to work seamlessly with all of them. It will enable you to capture, share and organize all kinds of digital media, including websites, images, articles, links, bookmarks, files etc. The web app makes sure that important information is always accessible from any internet connected device. Your captured media can either be shared with your colleagues, or you can post it to Facebook, Twitter or email. Moreover, saved media can be converted to a Google Document or even viewed in a clutter-free layout. CaptureToCloud will also monitor specific URLs for any changes and support uploading Chrome bookmarks to the cloud. Content may be saved to the service from your browser's toolbar or the right-click context menu. More after the jump. Read More

Create Citation Notes & Save Them To Google Docs Spreadsheets [Chrome]

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Citable is an instant web clipper that easily lets you copy titles, URLs, author's name and other important information for your research sources. With it, you can also add notes, summaries, tags and additional reference information, which is then automatically saved in a spreadsheet in your associated Google Docs account. These notes enable you to keep track of all your references and allow collaboration with others online. Citable automatically saves website details, adding each note to a separate, numbered row in the spreadsheet, ensuring easier management and retrieval of all your research sources. With it, you can create, manage and organize notes/quotes with only a click or two. Moreover, you can print the notes or export them any time you want. Read More

10 Must-Have Free Preference Panes For Mac OS X

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Apps undoubtedly dominate Apple's ecosystem when it comes to getting anything done, and Macs are no exception. However, they are function specific, and many apps that perform simple little functions or act as utilities can be skipped altogether if you know the right Terminal commands. Not to say you won’t ever need to install an app, but apps do what they do and noting more. If you ever decide you need to tweak the whole experience you get from your Mac system, a Preference Pane (or prefpane) will be one of your top choices. The really awesome thing about a third party preference pane is that it works system wide. You won't ever be bothered with a preference pane cluttering your Menu Bar or having to enable it at start up. The following is a list of 10 preference panes you need to have on your system. Read More

Hojoki: Unified Workspace For Group-Management Of All Your Cloud Apps

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For those who work with a multitude of cloud services, especially if they all cater to a different type of online content (social media vs. online storage, for instance), sifting through those all at the same time can become really annoying. That is perhaps the main reason why there are so many web apps that let you keep track of all the activity on all your cloud services, and get a real-time vision of, say, a team’s input for a project. Recently, we covered a service called BusyFlow that allowed you to manage all your cloud-based apps in a single interface. Hojoki is a similar web application that retrieves content from a range of services and displays them in a central, unified workspace. Supported services can then be accessed directly from the news feed, which can be shared between a number of team members. Additionally, content can be filtered by different categories, and individual files can be accessed with a single click. The feed updates whenever someone in the team updates a file, creates a new one, or performs any other action. Hojoki lets you access all your tools and team members on one page, so you can always discuss important points and stay informed. Update: Hojoki is now available on Android, iPhone & iPad as well. Read More

BusyFlow: Manage All Your Cloud-Based Apps From One Place For More Effective Collaboration [Web]

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Multiple productivity apps allow you to manage your projects and tasks more effectively, but switching between all of them can be a cumbersome process. BusyFlow is a workspace that creates the easiest way for you and your team to collaborate and manage all your cloud apps, such as DropBox, Google Docs, Pivotal Tracker, Google Calendar etc, through a unified interface. With it, you can easily juggle files, notes and tasks between your apps with a simple click or drag. Additionally, you can create a private wall for each project, and discuss any task, document, event, image or link together with your team. You can also add tags, edit or comment and add more collaborators. This smart web application is meant for the teams working together on a particular project, to be able to access, synchronize and discuss the same data in real time. As the developer's webpage illustrates, the service is particularly useful for developer teams, media agencies, power internet users and consultants. More after the break. Read More

Save Web Content Directly To Dropbox & Google Docs, Or Convert To PDF

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When you have to save content from websites to cloud services such as Dropbox or Google Docs, you first have to download it from the web, save it to your local system, and then upload it to the cloud. This whole process is not only complicated, but also quite time consuming. This is where CleanSave, a Chrome extension, comes to the rescue. With it, you can move and save files directly from the web to your cloud-based accounts, like Google Docs and Dropbox. Not only does it allow you to upload content to these services, but you can also edit and convert webpages to PDF or simply print them. Before you can upload something, you have to, of course, log-in to the specific cloud service and authenticate Clean Save to send content to it. Read More

Create Notes & Access Google Docs Through A Pop Up [Chrome]

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Notebook Professional is a simple note editor that can be used to copy selected text from a webpage, create to-dos/notes or simply jot down your ideas for later use. With it, you can create, manage and organize notes with a simple, list interface. NoteBook Professional automatically saves the entered text along with the time and date, whereas notes that are created by selecting text and sending it to the extension view the context menu are saved with the first few words of the text as the title. You can also switch between the HTML and Visual Editor mode. You can clip both images and text, and open Google NoteBook, or Google Docs. Read More

ClickBoard: Create Notes & Export To Google Docs [Chrome]

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ClickBoard, a Chrome extension, is a one-click web clipper that lets you copy selected text, page title, URL, image links etc, to the clipboard and save them as notes in a compact pop-up for later use. These notes can then also be exported to Google Docs with only a click or two. With it, you can create, manage and organize notes with a simple interface that allows you to add tabs, so that your notes never get mixed up with other ones. ClickBoard automatically saves selected text along with the URL and date. Moreover, you can sync and export notes to Google Docs in various formats, such as Spreadsheet, Plain text and HTML. The extension also gives you the ability to star and choose specific folders when exporting notes to Google Docs. ClickBoard offers users with two themes and layouts, where you can view notes in a compact version or an expanded one, depending upon your preference.  Furthermore, you may search and print notes directly from the pop-up. Read More

Updated Google Docs For Android Brings Collaborative Editing & More

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The official Google Docs mobile client for Android was released almost a year ago, and ever since, it has been updated with new and improved features at frequent intervals. However, the latest update that the client has received can be cited as a massive leap in making your document editing and sharing experience via mobile much innovative and collaborative. Apart from sporting several handy UI tweaks and text formatting tools, the updated Google Docs app for Android now supports real-time editing of documents by multiple users, which means that you, along with your colleagues, can now simultaneously work on a shared document – a feature that the web variant of Google Docs has been offering for quite a while now. Changes made by any user can be seen by all other participants almost instantly. In addition, the app also brings rich text formatting support, multi-touch pinch-to-zoom gestures for convenient document editing, and several layout tools, including numbered/bulleted lists and indentation etc. Read More

Completely Manage Google Docs From Windows Using gExplorer

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Google Docs is a web-based office suite and data storage service offered by Google, which allows you to create, edit and store documents on the web while collaborating in real time with multiple users. You are required to start the web service from your browser to access and manage your documents. gExplorer is an application for Windows that allows you to do the same without the need to login to your browser. You can access and completely manage your Google Docs account directly from your Windows, allowing you to save time. Using gExplorer, you can upload/ download files from your Google Docs account, encrypt files before uploading them to your account, manage collections complete with options to create, rename, delete, download and organize them, share files and collections etc. Moreover, owners of an Amazon Kindle can send PDF documents to their device using gExplorer. Continue reading to find out about other features provided by the application. Read More

IBM Docs Is Google Docs Like Online Office Suite With Advance Share Options

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IBM Docs is a Google Docs like, cloud-based Office productivity suite to create and manage documents, spreadsheets and presentations. It not only lets you easily create professional-looking documents, but also share them with others. Moreover, it allows you to add users for collaborating on documents in real time; you can also restrict collaborators from editing specified section(s) of the document. IBM Docs comes with advanced document share options, letting you share your files with only community users, keep documents available for both registered and unregistered users, and privately share files with specified individuals. Read More

G New Doc: Create Google Docs Documents, Presentations & More [Chrome]

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Google Docs is a great online office suite with powerful features for creating, editing and sharing documents. Google’s implemented several changes to make it easier to access Google Docs like the omnipresent Google Bar you see at the top of all its services and the launch of Google Drive. Both make it easier to access all your documents but you will have to, at the very least, be on a Google service page to access it from the browser. For faster access to all your files or a shortcut for creating a new file in your Google Drive, there is G New Doc a Chrome extension that allows users to have the benefit of a single click access to Google Docs. You can create a document, presentation, or spreadsheet and more, without having to open Google Drive. To do so, click the button, specify the type of document, and as you do this, Google Docs will open in a new tab, and you can start writing content. Read More

Save PDF & Text Attachments In Gmail Directly To Google Docs [Chrome]

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If you regularly work with PDF documents and save them to Google Docs to read them later, then Show PDF In GViewer, a Chrome extension, can be quite a useful tool for you. This simple extension lets you directly upload PDF attachments in Gmail to Google Docs. After installation, a tiny button is added right next to the View option in emails with PDF or text attachments. All you have to do, is click this button, and you will instantly be able to view or save the document in Google Docs. Read More

Green Cloud Is A Virtual Printer Driver To Save Paper & Ink Costs

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GreenCloud Printer is a virtual printer driver that helps you save money on your daily print jobs. With the help of this application, you can save up to 33% of paper, ink and toner costs, without reducing paper quality (as claimed by the developer). It completely integrates with installed applications as a virtual printer, and allows reviewing printing jobs, removing unwanted pages, grouping pages per sheet of paper and printing documents as PDF. Furthermore, you can directly send your documents to GoogleDocs, Dropbox, Evernote or Minus. Read More

Search Multiple Engines & Services via Context Menu & Omnibar [Chrome]

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Google is without doubt the best search engine there is but that doesn't mean bing and Yahoo can be discarded completely. For those who prefer being thorough, Multi Search, a Chrome extension, lets you search for keywords on multiple search engines via the right-click context menu and the Omnibar. It comes with an extensive list of search engines, which allows you to search for keywords with only a click or two, and you can easily customize the context menu by adding your desired search engines. Furthermore, it gives users the ability to synchronize and import/export settings to other browsers and computers. Once you're done with the settings, simply highlight keywords and choose a search engine from the context menu to carry out your search. Also, the Ominobar can be used as an alternative to the right-click context menu. Read More

Sync Your Google Docs Account With Local Folders Using KumoSync

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Syncing your data to an online storage space is really important if you want to be safe from hard drive failures crashes and crashes. It also make it easier to retrieve the data whenever needed. The sheer number of held portable devices, such as smartphones and tablets makes it a necessity to have the important data all in one location instead of being scattered everywhere. When stored on a cloud server, the data can be retrieved by logging in to your account from any device. KumoSync is an application for Windows that lets you sync your local files and folders with Google Documents. Any changes made to the local folder, or your Google Docs account will be replicated to the respective alternate one, and vice versa. For instance, if you put new files in your local sync folder, they will be automatically uploaded to your Google Docs account. This allows you to access your important files and folders from any PC with an internet connection, eliminating the need to carry files and folders in a USB flash drive everywhere you go. The application has support for syncing multiple Google accounts with local folders. Read More

Insync: Dropbox-Like Client To Sync Google Docs With Multiple Desktops

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A while back, we covered Syncdocs – a Google Docs sync utility for Windows that allows users to not only synchronize local files with Google Docs account, but also view and share Google Docs files from Windows right-click context menu. Syncdocs operates from system tray, providing options to pause and resume synchronization of local files with Google Docs account, open Google Docs web interface, and filter file types that users want to sync. Today, we stumbled on yet another Google Docs synchronization application for Windows and Mac OS X called Insync that brings Dropbox-like sync features for Google Docs. Read More

SocialFolders: Auto Download & Sync Social Accounts Data With Local Folders

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With the amount of data being stored using cloud based services, including social networking platforms and personal storage websites, it is becoming hard to track and download data individually from numerous online accounts. We formerly reviewed Dropico web service, which allowed sharing your pictures across multiple social networking platforms. However, the problem with such services is their limited functionality. Today, we stumbled across a service that enables you to efficiently manage multiple online services' accounts from within the Windows Explorer - SocialFolders is a robust service for managing your online accounts (including uploading and downloading tasks) from your computer. Details after the break. Read More

MyFlix Streamer: Streams Videos From Your Google Docs Account To Android

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A couple of months back, we reviewed SkyAMP – a free Android app that streams music from your Windows Live SkyDrive account directly to your device. While said app provides you with an option to remotely access your favorite music from your SkyDrive cloud storage, MyFlixStreamer lets you stream videos from your Google Docs account straight on your Android device. The app is currently in beta and supports streaming videos that are specifically encoded in MPEG4 (AVC/H.264) file format only. Read More