Google Docs and iOS

We here at Safernets have come to rely on Google Docs as a family. It is an amazing tool for collaboration. If you are unfamiliar with Google Docs, it is similar to Microsoft Office. There is a spreadsheet program and a word processor. Both are much simpler than MS Office, and both are web-based programs.

These programs are what my professors at Texas A&M kept telling us the web would be someday. It took 15 years, but we are finally there: complete group collaboration on web-based software.

And now, these programs also work reliably well on iOS and Androids.

For example: We have a family grocery list document in Google Docs. It is shared between all members of the family. When we run out of ketchup, my son can whip out an iPhone and quickly add ketchup to the family grocery list. When the shopping happens, we have a current and complete list that we can view and even edit on the go.

If you spend any time using Google Docs on your iPhone, I highly recommend the $1 app called G-Whizz (website). This app is far better than the built-in web browser or even than the google mobile app for google applications.