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Google Docs has gotten a major overhaul, with improvements that beef up collaboration across the board. That means real-time, character-by-character changes for up to 50 collaborators. And it’s not just for the document editor. More »
Chances are you’re reading us (and goofing off) at work while trying to pretend you’re not slacking. Spreadtweet’s an easy way to check twitter while making it seem like you’re a not a lousy employee.
Tis the season to be artsy: Four Google people worked simultaneously on a Google spreadsheet to create a large 100 row x 186 column mosaic. Each of the 18,600 cells was filled with colour out of a 18 hue palette. It may not be as avant-garde as David Byrne’s PowerPoint art, but the time-lapse video documenting the whole process is quite mesmerising. [Holiday Google Spreadsheet]
Sure, AC/DC may be behind the times on digital distribution. And they could be described as “in denial” about the death of the music album, but this Microsoft Excel spreadsheet music video, while not condoned by the band in any way, is rockin’ our Hell’s Bells this fine Sunday afternoon. Better still, this “music video” was designed with the corporate drone in mind—spreadsheets navigate office firewalls with ease!
The video is the fine work of Phil Clandillon and Steve Milbourne, who work at a division of Sony/BMG in London. They call this “the world’s first music video in Excel format.”
“Basically, it’s come about because we recognised that a lot of people have fairly restrictive internet and security policies at work,” said Clandillon inan interview with Wired.com. “What we really liked was that we could actually subvert the corporate firewalls by including AC/DC’s music in an Excel spreadsheet, because that’s allowed through every corporate firewall there is.”
If you want, you can download the spreadsheet at the AC/DC rocks web site, and start sharing today. No Macs allowed. [Wired]
