Posts Tagged ‘google doc’

So a friend stayed over with us the other day. They came with their laptop to do some work to prepare for a presentation. The did that. They left, and went to present. All was well, until they realized that the only part of their computer they took with them was their power cord. Sure enough, there was their laptop by the door.

In a scramble of panic they asked us to email the file to them so they could at least open the file on someone else’s laptop, and then figure out how to get that laptop hooked up to the LCD projector.

As we were trying to attach this enormous file to an email, and send it to multiple email address in the hope that at least one wouldn’t bounce such a monster file we once again thought about google docs. Having all these files, stored in one place, our laptops, our computers continues to seem a ridiculous concept to us know.

We are currently in the process of preparing a large presentation ourselves, which we are using google’s presentation app from google docs. Though everything in their program ‘sweet’ (sic) is very paired down, I have yet to find a function that needed that isn’t there. In a way, there is something refreshing about having less choice.

Do i really need 20 alternative fly-ins for my text to enter the page on each click?

With less gizmo’s, I find myself concentrating more on what I am trying to communicate.

The other joy of google docs is its in-built sharing function. More on that to come.

We strongly endorse google docs for real estate.