Google Gears Brings Online Apps Offline

Google has made major steps in replacing the ubiquitous Microsoft Office Suite by moving popular applications like word processors and spreadsheet software online.  These documents are then accessible from any internet-connected computer, making transitioning from work to home to client office and back again a snap.  Plus, the documents stored online are safe from hardware crashes and damage from flood or fire.  As an added bonus, the Google office suite is absolutely free.

However, there is one major flaw in the concept – what happens when you don’t have an internet connection?  Losing your hard work because your internet went out for a few minutes is frustrating.  Not being able to work on your documents when you are flying to the next business meeting is a waste of valuable time.  Although it’s hard to believe in this day and age, people do sometimes have to exist without the internet.

Google Gears solves this problem by allowing Google’s online applications to be used offline as well.  This allows users much greater control over their documents, and flexibility to work when and where the need arises.  This also directly threatens one of Microsoft’s major sources of income.

Google and Microsoft are clashing more and more frequently on topics ranging from office software to pay per click advertisements.  It’s going to be interesting to see how the battle these two giants will end.

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This post was submitted by Mia Little, she regularly contributes to Pretty Gritty . Mia is fast becoming an authority on acne pron skin.