Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. Suddenly we were all creating blogs on Blogger.com, Typepad & WordPress. We started uploading images of ourselves to our blogs. But the masses didn’t want to blog. At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2).

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

From CRMs to helpdesks, project management platforms, and beyond, it's down to IT to manage those apps, assign seats, and monitor their infrastructure. But when those apps don't work well together or connect through an integration, IT teams end up with fragmented systems and siloed apps.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

Learn how These database tools store data: both associated app data (e.g., Firebase is best for vibe coders building flexible, real-time apps who want to work within Google's ecosystem. This also makes it ideal for working with data that doesn't have obvious relationships and for apps that require real-time updates.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 9, 2025

Zapier is the most connected AI orchestration platform—integrating with thousands of apps from partners like Google, Salesforce, and Microsoft. If you're already using other Zoho apps or want a simple, integrated AP solution, Zoho Books is a great fit. Once approved, invoices post directly to your Zoho Books ledger.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 5, 2025

Based on all my testing, here are the vibe coding apps that'll make you feel superpowered—understanding of niche memes not included. Before this category came into shape, we had a loosely formed category named AI app builders. The editor windows were pretty basic, and you could only design simple apps with minimal functionality.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 11, 2025

I spent a bunch of time in each of these apps, and here's how the Airtable vs. Google Sheets showdown went. Though both can do many similar things, Airtable is a database app and Google Sheets is a spreadsheet app.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 2, 2025

It lets you create custom email addresses that match your business name and gives you access to enhanced features like secure video conferencing, advanced security controls, and expanded storage. It's how your email app (like Gmail, Outlook, or Apple Mail) pulls messages from your email server and downloads them to your device.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

While email services haven't changed a lot over the past two decades, email apps keep getting better. There are some great native Mac email apps that make the whole experience better and more Mac-like. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 6, 2023

Remember when Apple launched the App Store and the early novelty of app discovery? Now we roll our eyes whenever a product requires an app download because it just adds to the landscape of apps that don't talk to each other. Does your app have an email integration? Can your app use webhooks?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 3, 2025

Table of contents : How to record a video on a Mac 3 tips for video recording yourself Automatically share your video recordings How to record a video on a Mac There are plenty of third-party apps you can use to record yourself on a Mac, but the easiest way is to use QuickTime Player. Here's how to use it. Need to record your screen?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 26, 2025

Combine user interfaces, data tables, and logic with thousands of apps to build and automate anything you can imagine. Use these Zaps to collect those files from your file storage app or an AI transcription tool (like Fathom or tl;dv ), have Google AI Studio analyze and interpret them, then log them in Google Sheets or send them to Slack.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Energy storage : Li-Ion to alternative chemistries. As it previously explained in a blog post , pi Ventures’ area of interest is “the art of possible.” Blockchain: promising to mainstream. Brain-computer interface: measurement to insight. Climate tech: incidental to critical. Data privacy: identifiable to anonymous.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Let teams chat, share files and integrate with other apps through a communication tool like Slack. File storage and access. Get Google Drive or Dropbox storage to safeguard your backups, as well as grant access to users from any location and make updates to important files on the fly. Communication and collaboration.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 8, 2025

Automatically extract data from your apps with Zapier Learn how And again, like oil, not all data comes out of the ground with the same properties. Websites: The core content on web pages, like the text of articles, blog posts, product descriptions, and user comments. Some data is structured, neatly categorized, and easily processed.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

These apps do the heavy lifting: you don't need to know what CSS is or how to tinker with HTML. How we evaluate and test apps All of our best apps roundups are written by humans who've spent much of their careers using, testing, and writing about software.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

While there were plenty of file storage solutions out there, Dropbox made sharing and syncing files across devices incredibly simple. Take a messaging app, for instance. And as more riders used the app, more drivers joined to benefit from the increased demand. As market needs change, you’ll need to adapt to maintain that fit.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 19, 2023

5 things you should automate today Start automating The tools and features I've included in this article are all ones I've used in the past, but keep in mind: the apps you're already using might have similar features. Learn more. If I've accidentally suggested a catch-up at 4 a.m., I can correct myself. But what if 9 a.m.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2021

While there are a number of transcription services available on tap these days, as well as any number of cloud-based storage providers where you can keep video archives, what is notable about Rewatch is that it has identified the pain point of managing and indexing those archives and keeping them in a single place for many to use. .”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 1, 2020

Depending on your subscription, apps allow a varying number of participants—with one option going all the way up to 500 people. For example, on Zoom, recorded files can be uploaded to a file storage service such as Google Drive or Dropbox, or a video streaming service such as YouTube or Vimeo. Expecting a high number of attendees?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2023

So Article 5 of the Directive — which prohibits “listening, tapping, storage or other kinds of interception or surveillance of communications and the related traffic data by persons other than users, without the consent of the users concerned” — looks highly relevant here. Always check for accuracy.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

When apps lack built-in integrations, Zapier's automated workflows ensure a seamless connection between data sources and analytics. Zapier is the leader in no-code automation—integrating with 5,000+ apps from partners like Google, Salesforce, and Microsoft. Learn more.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 13, 2021

In this blog post, I’ll share what we learned setting up our remote-first startup. Uizard is a tool for designing mobile apps and websites that runs entirely on your web browser. We found that the tricks we learned and that are listed in this blog post are applicable in both of these contexts. Reason 1: P eople.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

Combine user interfaces, data tables, and logic with thousands of apps to build and automate anything you can imagine. Instead of manually entering numbers into spreadsheets or jumping between apps, automation pulls data from one tool to another and keeps everything in sync. New to Zapier? Sign up for free.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 28, 2022

When I hosted this blog on Amazon Web Services, I used 5 products. I would pay each product provider in their own token: one for storage, compute, caching/CDN, email subscription management, etc. It’s too much complexity for a simple static blog. Third, software engineers decentralize only a subset of the app.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

With Zapier's automated workflows (called Zaps), you can share recordings in other apps, send team notifications, and extract key insights from meetings—all automatically. Combine user interfaces, data tables, and logic with thousands of apps to build and automate anything you can imagine. New to Zapier?

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 4, 2019

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. I use Superhuman , an email app which speeds up my email processing, and also gives me background information on all of my correspondents. See their blog post on multiples.). That’s why 40 million Americans use online dating sites.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 4, 2025

You can start by automating individual tasks with simple workflows—what we call Zaps—and grow into orchestrating entire systems across apps, teams, and data. Zapier is the most connected AI orchestration platform—integrating with thousands of apps from partners like Google, Salesforce, and Microsoft. That's where Zapier comes in.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Fred Wilson recently posted a great video on his blog with the CEO of Forrester Research, George Colony. The top line is available storage (S), the middle line represents processing power (following Moore’s law) or (P) and the bottom line is the Network (N). This blog post lays out my case. He’s right about this.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

First, they're already inside the Squarespace admin interface, so you don't have to jump from one app to the other to work with them. There are three sections of the Form tool to consider: Content , Design , and Storage. The Storage tab lets you choose where the data being collected in the form goes and gets saved.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2022

Paris-based SimpleLogin was founded back in 2019 and works as a browser extension, web app and mobile app — also offering users a dashboard where they can disable aliases (such as if one starts getting spammed) and manage multiple real email addresses (i.e. Financial terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Apps tend to get bigger over time. Keeping apps small has upsides for the users and the developers, but it’s not necessarily top-of-mind all of the time. Why keep apps small? Plus, who hasn’t been trying to free up some space on their phone and thought “Wait, why the hell is [app x] taking up 400 MB?”

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 29, 2025

On many VPN apps, this dip can be significant enough to ruin your browsing experience. In my experience, I faced far fewer disruptions on apps like YouTube and Netflix on NordVPN, while on Surfshark, the stream buffered and switched to a lower quality more often. month (or $3.40/month month (or $1.99/month month (or $3.40/month

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

." And according to How Memory Works , published by Harvard University, there are "three main processes that characterize how memory works: encoding, storage, and retrieval." Storage refers to how much information is saved in your brain, where, and for how long. Use a note-taking app to take a cognitive load off.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

Combine user interfaces, data tables, and logic with thousands of apps to build and automate anything you can imagine. Keeping all your customer, company, and operations data up to date and in sync across your apps, especially when someone inevitably updates something. Search for and select your trigger app. New to Zapier?

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Jason Malki

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Revolutionizing Professional Connections: Unveiling Rolotech with Ankit Sanghvi, the Next-Gen AI Networking App That Remembers for You I had the pleasure of interviewing Ankit Sanghvi, a dynamic Product Engineer from Mountain View, California. I wrote a blog about this the last time I started up. Thank you so much for joining us!

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 16, 2023

There aren't many things more terrifying than the notification that you're running out of email storage. Table of contents: How to mass delete emails on Gmail How to mass delete a certain type of email on Gmail How to mass delete emails on the Gmail app Mass delete on Gmail FAQ How to mass delete emails on Gmail Feeling brave?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

For example, distribution to find new apps in a mobile Internet is tightly locked down by the oligopoly of Apple and Google. For example, using cryptography and the blockchain I could transmit a blog post or a picture to a third-party who could know authoritatively that this was written word-for-word by me and not doctored in any way.

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