Net Neutrality Amendment Fails To Pass. Sellout Moves To The Senate. - posted by Day Tooley

Yesterday, it appears that the combined purchasing power of the few outspent the interests of the many.  House Resolution H.R. 5252 passed without the Net Neutrality amendment.  Read quick summary at Rich Bader's blog.

Want to know how your Oregon and Washington representatives represented you?

Here's the amendment vote: (165 yes, 256 no: 39% correct)

    Yes: Blumenauer, DeFazio, Hooley, Wu, Baird, Dicks, McDermott (Thank you)
    No: Walden, Hastings, Inslee, Larsen, McMorris, Reichert, Smith

And the final vote after the amendment failed:   (321 yes, 101 no: 24% correct)
 
    No: Blumenauer, DeFazio, Wu, Baird, Larsen, McDermott (Thank you)
    Yes: Hooley, Walden, Dicks, Hastings, Inslee, McMorris, Reichert, Smith
 
Now it's on to the Senate.  Lots of $$$ being spread around here.

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Google Spreadsheet Challenges Microsoft Excel - posted by Day Tooley

The gloves are coming off today as Google releases their free browser-based spreadsheet application. 

First, what can it do?

• Import and export of .xls and .csv formatted data.
• Share spreadsheets instantly & collaborate real-time - Pick exactly who can access your spreadsheets.
• Edit your spreadsheets from anywhere - Nothing to download — your browser is all you need.
• Store your spreadsheets securely online - Offsite storage plus multi-site data backup.

As MicroSoft prepares to promote similar collaboration functionality with their Windows Live and Office Live, their solution still requires purchasing and owning Microsoft desktop applications.  The free Google solution utilizes Web 2.0 technology where the application is fetched by your browser. 

Try it out.  You can sign on here.

Any guesses what application is next?  Maybe Google's purchase of Writely, a Web 2.0 word processor, can give a hint.

What do you think?  Can you see this functionality profiting your business? 

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