Microsoft SkyDrive delivered more than a name change to OneDrive today. It also added the ability for iPad and Android users to edit Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents using their web browsers. Selecting a file using the SkyDrive (for iOS or Android) app launches the web browser. From there, it is the same as using any of the Office for Web components on a desktop browser – It did seem a bit slower on Safari on my iPad mini than when using a web browser on my Windows notebook PC.
In this podcast Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss the conflicting reports of whether Microsoft Office will be ported to Apple’s iOS (Office is NOT coming. Office is coming). They also discuss office suite alternatives for iOS and Android including: QuickOffice for iOS & Android, iWorks for iOS, Polaris Office, Smart Office 2, and Documents to Go.
Todd’s Anti-app pick of the week (something that used to be good but is now broken) is Google’s Waze. His Most Improved App of the week is Blastr for Android which finally actually works on that platform.
Jon’s app pick of the week is TapForms. This is a multi-platform database that syncs using iCloud.
Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss:
Microsoft’s new CEO: Satya Nadella
App Picks
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Android (free)
Apple Keynote for iOS – Jon’s cool two device presentation scenario
In MobileViews Podcast 73, Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall talk about:
In MobileViews Podcast 72, Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss:
– Happy 30th birthday to the Apple Macintosh (Jan. 24, 2014)
– Gmail/Google+-ageddon. 1st world problems. Cyber dependency
Ref: TechCrunch
– iWorks for iOS updated
Ref: GigaOm
– App picks
— Pushbullet for Android – Ref: This Week in Google episode 233
– Yay! S. Korea says no to phone bloatware
Ref: ZDNet
Todd Ogasawara and his old friend and special guest, Jon Westfall, talk about their move from Windows Mobile/Phone to other mobile platforms, Microsoft Project Siena for Windows 8.1, and credit card security (COIN, Loop).