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VIRTUALISATION Living in the cloud - and loving it
VIRTUALISATION Living in the cloud - and loving it | Living in the cloud - and loving it |
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| by Stan Beer | |
| Tuesday, 03 June 2008 | |
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I'm writing this on Google Docs. It's easy to use and works fine for the relatively simple tasks I need to do and it's only a beta! What's more, I don't have to be concerned with all the unnecessary clutter and sluggishness of Microsoft Word or OpenOffice.org. I know there are plenty who will argue that Google Docs just doesn't have the power or functions of the desktop Office systems yet but hey, all I want to do is write an article - Google Docs is fine and has everything I need. It also has a record of all my documents that I can access anywhere there's an Internet connection no matter which computer or operating system I use. I'm also happily accessing and responding to the numerous emails I receive every day. For the past three months all my emails have been forwarded to my Gmail account. Now I can access them from anywhere in the world, from just about any device that has access to the Internet. Yes I know the Gmail interface isn't as nice or feature rich as Outlook. However, unlike Outlook, Gmail is fast. I don't have to wait for minutes on end while hundreds of emails, 90% of them spam, download. Gmail doesn't slow down my computer while it performs maintenance tasks in the background. Sorry Outlook, I no longer need your sluggish, clumsy desktop email client. |
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