Google Tools
Google has created some really great tools for accomplishing a number of different tasks through the web that previously required extra software or training to learn. I was already pretty familiar with Google Earth, Maps, Docs, but I hadn’t really played with the chart wizard before. This is a phenomenal tool.
I loathe Excel, I absolutely hate it. I know how to use Apple’s Numbers but its not that much easier to use. This chart maker will make it so much easier for everyone to create the graphs that they previously had to rely on excel to create and is a great example of how to make a great UI to make things simpler.
Google is going to give Microsoft a serious run for their money in the business community if they keep creating things like google docs and this chart wizard thing because it will make things cheaper and easier for businesses to get things done. Its also great for educational institutions, I mean look at how we use open source software to complete nearly everything in this class. Less money will be spent on licensing software packages like Microsoft Office to businesses and less money will be spent training people on how to use those kinds of complicated programs like Excel. This has wide ramifications across the business and IT world but it is a huge accomplishment for computer users everywhere.