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Low-Hassle Ways To Cloud-ify Your Work

Having everything on the web is handy, minus, of course, when it goes down, or you forget to sync something. Here are the best no-worry means of keeping your important documents accessible from any computer.READ»

Social Media To The Rescue In Mumbai

When Mumbai was hit by terrorist attacks, residents used Google Docs to assist victims and render immediate assistance. Meanwhile, upstart news curators Storyful rose to the occasion with coverage that beat the big names.READ»

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The Cloud Wars: With Google Docs, Box.net Takes On Microsoft

With the market for cloud-based enterprise services expected to grow to $35.6 billion by 2015, the battle for control of the clouds is heating up, with tech giants such as EMC, Apple, Cisco, IBM, and Microsoft elbowing for market share. But don't forget about scrappy underdog Box.net.READ»

CloudMagic Brings Offline Search To Gmail, Docs, Contacts

Welcome to a world where you no longer need an Internet connection to check email. But is this truly a miracle?READ»

Google Invades Microsoft Territory, Integrates Google Docs With Office Products

On Thursday, the search giant unveiled a new tool to sync Microsoft Office with Google Docs, creating a seamless transition from one program to the next.READ»

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How to Get a Limited Edition Google Chrome Cr-48 Notebook

Want that limited-edition Chrome laptop but can't find it anywhere? We spoke with an insider at Google, who provided some details on the Cr-48 notebooks.READ»

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Uncle Sam Chooses Google Apps for GSA, but Microsoft Still Owns the Public Sector

The Government Services Administration announced this week it's moving its 15,000 employees to Google Docs. But in the battle for the public sector, Microsoft is still ahead.READ»

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Consumer Web Software Seeps Into the Workplace

Office tech is getting a casual Friday makeover, says Farhad Manjoo, who explains why we should celebrate the Facebookization of the enterprise.READ»

Microsoft Launches Office 365, Bringing Millions Into the Cloud

Microsoft is bundling a bunch of its business applications into a single, easy-to-buy package. It's the latest indication that our software will soon live in the cloud, not on our computers.READ»

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Google Docs Coming to iPad in "the Next Few Weeks" to Slap iWork Around

Google very casually announced today that iPad-compatible versions of Google Docs will be heading to Android and iPad soon. Could Docs upstage Apple's own iWork and make the iPad a true work machine?READ»

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Google's 600 Gigabyte Privacy Fiasco, by the Numbers

Google inadvertently collected about 600 gigabytes of personal data. Here's what that amount means to you.READ»

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Work Smart: Best Telecommuting Tools

Just because you're not physically located in the office doesn't mean you can't be a present, productive, member of your team. These days, working remotely is easier, cheaper, and more necessary than ever. More companies allow ...READ»

Enterprise Users Are People Too: Google Apps Expanded to Include Picasa, Blogger, Reader, and More

Google's enterprise suite of software, Google Apps, is great, offering a cheaper, cleaner, cloud-based change from traditional products like Microsoft Office. And now they're adding even more Google services to the mix.READ»

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Work Smart: 3 Apps for Syncing Home and Office

You're at home and want to edit a file that's on your work computer. You're on the family PC and want to see a photo you saved on your laptop. Most of us use several different computers on a day-to-day basis, but our files aren't ...READ»

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Microsoft and Facebook Team Up for Attack on Google Docs

Google pioneered and dominates the field of cloud-based documents and spreadsheets, but as announced at Facebook's f8 conference, they've now got some competition from Microsoft.READ»

Five Ways the New Google Docs Speeds Up Teamwork

Google Docs' latest upgrade makes the strongest case yet to skip Microsoft Office and collaborate with your group in your browser--especially when you're not in the same physical space. Here are five ways the new Google Docs helps ...READ»

Google Docs Overhauled, Microsoft Should Be Worried

Google Docs, the convenient online-competitor to Microsoft Office, today rolled out some great new features that combine many of the search-giants services into one handy product. The key to the overhaul is real-time collaboration. ...READ»

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Google Announces Offline Docs

Here Ken Norton, Product Manager at Google, shows us the new offline features of Google Docs, which were just released today.READ»

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Steve Ballmer’s Cloud Computing Ambitions for Microsoft

Inside Steve Ballmer’s push into Web services.READ»