Google docs - save space on the top of the document

one of the drawbacks of using web based applications is the top area space wastage, with address bar , bookmarks toolbar and tabs occupying so much space at the top and that any additional space taken by application in top area just worsens the whole user experience of using web based application further more.

Google docs team can you please remove or have some option to hide the top area in the google docs. see attached image.

Update 12/1/2010: Google has release a option to hide that wasted space. Go to View -> Compact Controls

see image below to see where the menu command to hide the top space is located.

Free cloud computing resources

Here is a list of free offerings from some of the major and reputed cloud computing vendors.

• Force.com : Free edition gives you ability to build one free application , many websites, 100 user logins etc. to sign up go to : http://www.salesforce.com/platform/

• Google App Engine: Free hosting of Java or Python application, you can host your website on Google app engine having just basic html files as well. It allows you to host up to 10 applications for free: for more information visit: http://code.google.com/appengine/

• Amazon AWS (EC2): Amazon AWS recently added a free option to their EC2 hosting.  read more at http://aws.amazon.com/free/

If you know any other free offerings from other vendors, please add it to the comments section below and I will update this blog entry. thanks!

Some hand picked books to help you get started on using these services:

             

Salesforce.com tip : how to delete pages, objects, fields in force.com via IDE

you can delete almost anything which is accessible via IDE using destructiveChanges.xml

read more at : http://wiki.developerforce.com/index.php/Propagating_Destructive_Changes
help doc: http://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/daas/Content/daas_destructive_changes.htm

Salesforce.com tip : show bubble help text on visualforce page

to show bubble style help text on visualforce fields , use following syntax on tag


<apex:pageBlockSectionItem helpText="{!$ObjectType.Contact.Fields.Favorite_Game__c.inlineHelpText}" >