Thord D. Hedengren

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Tag: Google Docs

  • Writing In The Browser

    Writing In The Browser

    I like to think of myself as a pretty modern guy. I buy all the right gadgets, use all the cool services, and get all worked up when the TOS shows the internet companies’ true intent. I’m also a writer, and unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, there are a literally a billion possible tools for us writers to choose from. On the iPad alone there are approximately 747,632 apps that could make you a better writer, which is why I went through all of them and wrote The Writer’s iPad. Yeah, I’m such a nice guy.

    I’ve got a friend who swears by Google Docs, err, Drive, or whatever it’s called these days. I use it on occasion, to share content with other people, but I’ve never liked it, and lost way too many words due to it being an unstable piece of shit. Maybe it isn’t anymore, but I’m really not interested in finding out.  (more…)

  • Google Docs needs to get its act together

    There was a time when I wanted everything in Google Docs. When I thought that the simple word processor and spreadsheet was enough for me, that they covered my needs and was a viable alternative to local software.

    There was a time.

    Unfortunately things are different these days. If I want to share a spreadsheet with colleagues, I often have to try it several times because “sharing is currently unavailable”. If I want to write something, Docs sometimes finds it prudent to insert weird characters when I’m using the arrow keys to move the cursor. If I format a document, close it and then open it again, the formatting is sometimes not only lost, but completely random compared to what I put in. (more…)

  • GDrive: It's about time

    I love my Google Apps account, and GDrive is the missing picture. Well, that and a decent collaboration webapp, but I’ll settle for this for now. Only they don’t call it GDrive, instead it is Google Docs with 1 GB of free storage. Due soon says TechCrunch.

  • Google Docs och upplösningar

    Besviken över att Google inte har mer vett än så här. Jag kan inte flytta mina dokument i Google Docs till olika mappar, för min skärmupplösning är inte hög nog på min netbook. 600 pixlar i höjd + Google Chrome + Google Docs = glöm mappsortering. Klantigt Google.