Comments on: Illustrated How To: Use Google Docs Offline without a Net

By: Techlife » Google’s Good Trojan Horse

Techlife » Google’s Good Trojan Horse — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:24:46 +0000

[...] brings a special feature to our readers, Techlife Illustrated. We have put together a visual tutorial for installing Google Gears. I deem Google Gears, the company’s trojan horse, because it is the gift to us the users, [...]

By: Dave Kaufman

Dave Kaufman — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:25:21 +0000

@Charles -

Good question. I think Google Docs has a way to go before complex docs are second nature. Page Layout in Word or Complex Spreadsheets from Excel are still better in the native desktop application at this point.

That said, I do think 95% of most people’s day to day could be done there. And as I have previously written the collaboration is second to none. Revision history has saved me quite a few times.

By: Charles

Charles — Sun, 18 May 2008 23:08:31 +0000

Dave,

What is your opinion about how well Google Docs is able to handle the more complex Microsoft documents? I am a huge fan of Open Office but have to admit some frustration when it tries to display complex spreasheets or Word files. Is Google Docs ready to take on Microsoft Office, or is it still a work in progress?

Charles

By: Dave Kaufman

Dave Kaufman — Fri, 02 May 2008 22:13:30 +0000

@Brad – Thanks. There was some confusion on Lifehacker during my research about how far you could use Google Docs & Gears offline?

Can you use a “full” Google Docs? Or just partial today?

By: Brad Neuberg

Brad Neuberg — Fri, 02 May 2008 21:56:48 +0000

Thanks for helping your users to work with Gears and offline Docs! I work with the Gears team and appreciate it. Feel free to ping me if you have any questions.

Best,
Brad Neuberg
Gears
http://codinginparadise.org