Google Docs has some practical applications. It is a good way to collaborate on documents among people who work in a variety of buildings. The page just has a crisper look than Word or Excel but it basically works the same way so is easy to figure out. It moves effortlessly through cyberspace on email. (Good example of a sentence to pad a report, or in this case, a paragraph.) I did a spreadsheet and emailed it to myself, then changed the document so I know that it works and how it works. Sending the invitation to myself was easy. I could have invited my dog. Shadow has her own email. Lilly, are you reading this?
Other uses: patrons who buy used computers who find they don’t have access to Word or Excel, etc. People who buy small computers who need more than Wordpad. People who find themselves working away from their home or office computers who need access to their files. At TLA. The power goes out at home and you have to use the public library computer. At Best Western’s wifi. At Starbucks. When you are working with someone who wouldn’t have access to shared documents without Google Docs.
It is user friendly, handy, convenient, and probably not the most secure way to store your sensitive documents.
