Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Online Productivity Tools

I was very excited to try Google Docs. I have Google Calendar and I quite like it. It was very easy to figure out and enter data. However, my impression of the Google version of Word, PowerPoint, and Excel has left me disappointed.

The few times I have tried to use it, I haven't had much luck. I have had Web errors and had to close down my work. Another time I couldn't access it as there were network problems. I have been getting a lot of Server errors so I have been unable to access my documents to retrieve or delete them. I would be very frustrated if these products were the only option for me.

In theory Google Docs seems like a good idea. It is portable and accessible everywhere you have the Internet. That is, if the Internet is working. Also, upon quick investigation, the Docs don't appear to have as many options as the Microsoft products.

I will continue to use Google Calendar and I will attempt Documents again, but I won't give up using the Microsoft versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

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