Week 8: Online Applications and Tools

#18 Web-based Apps: They're not just for desktops
I do have a document to post from Zoho Writer, but it has not been a successful exercise so far, I will try again later. Meanwhile, here is my Google Docs post, which admittedly I did fix up slightly after transition. (Mainly layout.)

Google Docs vs Zoho Writer

A very brief assessment of two online applications

After previewing Zoho Writer, I am now accessing Google Docs for the first time. The look and feel of Google Docs reminds me of online email applications, where as Zoho seemed to have that 'word processor' feel about it. The cleaner lines of Google Docs is more appealing is some ways (less busy), but I prefer the Zoho Writer layout. It felt like I was writing a 'word' document, rather than an email or blog post.

Following are some points of feature preference:

For Zoho

• Easy one click button features
• The templates library was noticeable (and could be somewhat useful)
• Welcome page, an introduction to the application
  

For Google Docs

• I could use my right mouse button again to cut and paste and so on.
• I'm hoping posting my document to my blog will be more successful!
  

Aside from my aesthetic preferences, as with other web 2.0 applications, the concept of sharing documents online rather than via email is extremely useful.

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