Thing #18 - Online Productivity Tools

Hmm. I feel kind of blah towards these tools. I've experimented a bit with Zoho Writer and Zoho Creater, as well as Google Docs. As a google user/addict, I like that Google Docs is available and used with the same log-in that I use for Google-everything else (mail, calendar, etc.) Very user-friendly and not something that I'm likely to use once and then forget my password for. Zoho is also simple to use and seems to have a few more things that it can do. Even so, I still prefer using the regular office applications and transferring them with either my flash drive or email attachments, mostly because I like knowing that my file is saved in more than one place, not just off there in cyberspace. On the other hand, working in a library where more than half of our computers are internet-only and do not have access to word processing software, I do see the value in these internet-based tools and recommend them to patrons who do not have their own computer, or who have forgotten their disk, etc.