Give Google Docs a Try

Google is always coming up with something really cool to use.  From Gmail and Adsense, to SketchUp and Google Docs.  Today I’m going to show you more about Google Docs and why I think it is such a wonderful way to do work.

I started using Google Docs almost right when it was released back in 2006.  Since it’s initial release, the Google Docs team has steadily improved their products and for basic use, I could recommend using it for a full Office program.  Documents, spreadsheets and presentations can all be created with the suite.

There are two main benefits of Google Docs (at least as I see it) are:

1. The ability to access your documents on any machine with internet access.  You don’t have to worry about having the right software installed; you only need to have a fairly recent browser. (The Student Nerds recommend Firefox)
2. Collaboration. You can invite others to view and/or edit any of your Google Documents. This is great for working on projects because you can actually edit the same document at the same time from anywhere in the world.  When more than one person is editing the same document, a little chat window even opens up and allows you to converse with everybody.

The Student Nerds team currently uses Google Docs to keep track of ideas for this blog and also to keep track of long term goals for our company.  It helps us work together and keep track of everything in remote locations.

Check out Google Docs right now!