Todd R. Weiss

Google has revamped its Sheets spreadsheet application, making it speedier, giving it the ability to handle larger data sets and giving it offline capabilities that make it more flexible for users. The updated version of Sheets was announced recently by Zach Lloyd, a Google software engineer, in a post on the Google Drive Blog. “Whether […]

The image of Santa in the United States is quite different than the image of Santa in China, France, Russia and other nations. To highlight those varied views of old Saint Nick, GIS (graphical information system) and mapping vendor Esri has created an intriguing and colorful Website featuring photos and descriptions of Santas in a […]

Google is working hard to make it clear to developers and corporate IT departments that its powerful Google Compute Engine platform ties in well with a wide range of open-source applications in the enterprise. Google’s latest educational effort was unveiled recently by Eric Johnson, program manager for Google Compute Engine, in a post on the […]

With the millions of mobile devices out in the marketplace, Website developers need to be sure that the sites that they build and maintain are always optimized to work well on mobile devices so that sales can be closed and revenue can be generated. That’s the advice Maile Ohye, the tech lead for Google’s developer […]

Google’s Santa Tracker tools are set to begin tracking the big red-suited holiday gift-giver in real time starting at 5 p.m. ET on Dec. 24 as St. Nick prepares to head out on his annual gift distribution run around the world along with his reindeer friends, including the famous red-nosed Rudolph. This year, Google created […]

Google’s Cultural Institute recently gained more artworks for its online collections, including a new assortment of pieces that challenge the visual perceptions of viewers. “At the Cultural Institute we’ve been taking a break from our holiday shopping to feast our eyes on a different kind of gift—the gift of ingenious art that plays tricks on […]

When Google celebrated its 15th birthday in September, it held a media event in the Menlo Park, Calif., garage that was originally rented in 1998 for $1,700 a month as the company’s first headquarters. Things have certainly changed for the company in the intervening years since its garage days. The company’s history so far has […]

Google Glass just got another cool collection of new capabilities, including the ability to take a photograph with only a wink of a user’s eye. The updates, which also include the arrival of Google+ Hangouts for Glass and easy sharing of Glass-shot videos onto YouTube, were unveiled in a Dec. 17 post on the Glass+ […]

YouTube video content can now be viewed using Roku 3 streaming video devices, giving users a broader selection of video to watch from all over the world. Roku users in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland are now able to view YouTube video content, under a deal reached by the two companies, […]

Google has updated its Google Trends search page with several new features to make it easier for users to find the specific trend information they are seeking. The improved Trend page comes just after Google released its 13th annual Zeitgeist list of the most popular trending searches for the year. No. 1 on that list […]