Offline with Google Docs
Google announced this week we can now use their "Google Gears" feature to work on Google Docs offline.
This is a big step because it means you no longer have to be connected to the internet to interact with Google. You can now be offline and still be Google and that is a momentous happening that few seem to understand.
Google, by going offline, livens up your entire life instead of just your virtual one. You can use Google as you wish and on your own terms. You don't have to look for an internet connection. You don't need to worry about losing data in a disconnection.
You just write in Google Docs in offline mode and then later, when you go online, Google Docs will reconcile your documents between your computer and its servers and you're good to keep going!
Google Docs Offline sets the mark for Google books you own at home, Google cellphones you hold in your hand, and Google pillows that float you off to rest in that beautiful Google dreamland.









2 comments:
Very exciting news. This gives us a whole new way of working and collaborating together. I wonder what happens if two people download the same shared file to edit offline?
That's a great question. I guess all the edits and changes would only go live once each person logged into Google Docs and reconciled the changes.
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