Skip to Main Content
Googlepedia: The Ultimate Google Resource, Third Edition
book

Googlepedia: The Ultimate Google Resource, Third Edition

by Michael Miller
October 2008
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
744 pages
17h 10m
English
Que
Content preview from Googlepedia: The Ultimate Google Resource, Third Edition

Why Do You Need Gears?

Google Gears (officially called just Gears) is Google’s open source software that enables offline access to normally web-based services. When you incorporate Gears into your application or gadget code, that application can function when the user is not connected to the Internet—effectively turning your web-based application into traditional desktop software.

Why is that important?

Imagine, for example, that you’re working on a big report using Google Docs, Google’s web-based word processor. All is well and good until you head off to your in-laws’ house for the weekend. The in-laws, unfortunately, don’t have an Internet connection in the house, and you can’t sneak away to use the WiFi service in the local Starbucks. ...

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Start your free trial

You might also like

Make Easy Money with Google: Using the AdSense Advertising Program

Make Easy Money with Google: Using the AdSense Advertising Program

Eric Giguère
TICSA TruSecure™ ICSA Certified Security Associate Exam TU0-001

TICSA TruSecure™ ICSA Certified Security Associate Exam TU0-001

Mike Chapple, Debra Littlejohn Shinder, Shawn Porter
Better Business, 5/e

Better Business, 5/e

Michael R. Solomon, Mary Anne Poatsy, Kendall Martin

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9780768686746Purchase book