Words from Nerds #63: Feeling Productive

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Google and Microsoft make some moves with their popular productivity suites. Do these changes mean good things for us consumers? That’s our feature story this week.

Nerd News

• Desktop Netflix HD?
• Warners Bros program expands for DVD2Blu
• Some Wii games to get AMA Heart Seal
• Hotmail Connector for Outlook updated
• Be like Luke, get a green laser (pointer)
• LED bulbs, Sylvania, 60W, 12x a reg bulb
• PG&E admits to not-so-smart utility meters

Feature Story: Are you feeling productive?

• Productivity Updates from Google
• MSFT updates Office 2010
• Alternatives free or not
• on the mobile or iPad, away from a desk
• sharing docs across machines
• sharing with people
• sharing with work and home life
• DropBox

Nerd History:

• YouTube is 5 !
• LASER beams are 50 !
• Parking Meters are 75 !