Your Online Office Application

Since I've been working as Virtual Assistant, I then considered online-interaction such as IM, Video Conference, Chatting, etc... as the greatest breakthrough in computer history.  Since I'm living in one of the remote area of Iloilo, this feature of todays technology is considered as a big step knowing that communication is just around and conducted in real time.

Another latest innovation that made me mesmerized are the online office applications that we used inside the office.  The fact that we are the assistant of our boss abroad, we are able to interact and do the project simultaneously.  These applications are: ZOHO, EditGrid, GoogleDocs.

"Google Docs is a free, Web-based word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, form, and data storage service offered by Google. It allows users to create and edit documents online while collaborating in real-time with other users. Google Docs combines the features of Writely and Spreadsheets with a presentation program incorporating technology designed by Tonic Systems. Data storage of any files up to 1GB each in size was introduced on January 13, 2010. " ~ wikipedia.org

The Zoho Office Suite is a Web- based online office suite containing word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, databases, note-taking, wikis, CRM, project management, invoicing and other applications developed by ZOHO Corporation (formally AdventNet Inc.), an India based company. It was launched in 2005 with a web-based word processor. Additional products, such as spreadsheets and presentations, were incorporated later into Zoho.  Zoho applications are an example of Software As A Service  (SaaS) or Cloud Computing applications, whereby software utilities are hosted on remote servers rather than on personal computers. The user accesses the utilities via a web browser. ~ wikipedia

 

EditGrid is a Web 2.0 spreadsheet  service. It offers both a free-of-charge  service to personal users and a subscription service to organisations and is available on a number of partner sites and channels. ~ wikipedia.org

The common between the three is that they have spread sheet application which is important in business recording.  Of the three, Google Docs & Edit Grid are free to use.