I’m a Google.
I use Google for just about everything. Case in point:
My email: Gmail (Google)
My Photos: Picasa (Google)
My Search Engine of Choice: Google.com
My Homepage: iGoogle
My Spreadsheet program: Google Docs
My Word Processing program: Google Docs
You get the picture…
I use Google for a lot of things and chances are, if Google has a version of something, I’m likely to try it right away (i.e., Wave, Buzz). My next phone will be an Android phone and not an iPhone. Although, I love the iPhone and have kicked myself for not getting one instead of my Blackberry. But, the Android phone has won me over—especially the prospects of their upcoming device, the HTC Supersonic for Sprint.
Cannot. Freaking. Wait.
Ahem…going back to Google Docs. I, like most people in my profession, lived or died by Microsoft Office at one point or another. I could format a Microsoft Word document within an inch of its life. I used to be a PowerPoint monkey and could whip out a presentation in no time (now they’ve gone and added all these stupid crap effects that EVERYONE HATES to it. Blech). And I am fiscally balanced because of my trusty Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for my checking account.
Microsoft Office did the job. It was fine. The only thing I didn’t like was that I had to be using my own computer to access my files. Or, use a disk (a what!?!?) or email it. Silly. Then… THEN I tried Google Docs. I had heard good things about it being just like Office yet you could reach it anywhere because it was stored on the server, or on the “cloud” as the techies prefer to speak.
My Google Docs Page with all of my folders!
I moved my trusty spreadsheet over to Google Docs first. Amazingly, copying it over was just about seamless. I love the fact that I can simply log in to my Google Docs account (same username/password as all of your other Google accounts) and Bam! Access to my Google Docs. I love that I can share my files with others by simply emailing them a link and then they become contributors to my spreadsheet. Love it.
And, I love love love that I can store all of my different files on my "cloud" including non-Google files like my PDFs. Brilliant! I can share folders with other people too. I can access my files from any computer, anywhere. Think how handy that could be? I use Google Docs for my personal budget spreadsheet and it's been amazingly handy to just pull it up at home or at my parents house and check my balances, etc.
So, there you go. Do you use Google Docs? How?
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5 comments:
I mainly use it for sharing docs or stuff for my own site. All of my crime dashboards are powered by Google Docs spreadsheet and the charts gadgets that go along with it.
While I like the idea of Google Docs as a replacement for Office, it's not even close yet. But, being that I can easily make interactive maps, charts, and upload/download data to it automatically makes it my first choice in anything that needs to be shared or viewed on the web.
I just got a Droid Eris phone and love it. My husband & I definitely have hitched our wagons to Google.
Enyoying your blog - by the way, I'm a friend of Andrea's & sit at the other end of the 5th floor. - Shannon Kunkle
I'm slowly moving most of my stuff over to google but haven't tried wave/buzz yet - will need to chat with you about it.
The sharing feature is my favorite part of google docs. My book club shares a spreadsheet of each month's book and host. A large group of online friends shares a spreadsheet with all our contact info. Update these things once and everyone has the new info rather than everyone having to update their own files. Love it.
I LOVE Google Docs! I use the spreadsheets for my recipes, and even planning of trips. I love that you emailed one about dinner! It was perfect!
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