Writely is an exceptionally useful Web-based word processor that I recently discovered. I hate having to fire up MS Word each time I want to jot down some notes, and Writely works right in your Web browser. You can edit HTML formatting, save docs as PDFs, manage collaborative editing, spellcheck, access files via multiple computers, and more. And it’s free, too. Here’s a review of the service on TechCrunch.
This sort of application offers a sneak peak at what a Web OS might look like. Bring it on, I say.
Writely, Web+OS
This is entirely not my kind of thing because I am such a badass, but because I love my readers, and I know many of readers would love this, I give you…
CuteOverload, the blog devoted to all things cute. OMG sooooooooo adorable 
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Will this indigenous man — a former coca farmer — be the next president of Bolivia? No one knows for sure. The election is on Sunday.
This list of the best newspaper corrections of 2K5 contains some true, true gems.
Like this one, which features the most evocative — if wrong — lede in the history of journalism. Click on the image to read:
And this one’s pretty good, too:
(Via The Taipei Kid.)
WFMY:
Jacksonville, FL — It didn’t take long for students in the 2nd period 7th grade science class at Lake Shore Middle School to realize something was wrong with their substitute teacher.
Now that’s what I call higher education. *Rimshot*
Guess what this is:
Why, it’s a cuttlefish, of course. Duh!
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I'm Newley Purnell, an American journalist in Bangkok. I report for Bloomberg BNA, ABC News Radio, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and more.