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SyncDocs: sync your documents between your computer and Google Docs

Through LifeHacker SyncDocs have known. In short, synchronized SyncDocs Google Docs documents to a local folder on your computer, bidirectionally.

Regular use of SyncDocs is expected of a product whose name is formed by sync docs and : synchronize local documents in a folder of our team with the documents in Google Docs. Whether you regularly use Google Docs as not, you can think of SyncDocs as a mini-Dropbox focused only documents. That is, you can create your documents in your office application favorite offline (MS Office, OpenOffice or any other) and SyncDocs be responsible for uploading to Google Docs . Or you can create online in Google Docs SyncDocs and you download them to your computer so you can use them offline. And there is still a third combination, use Google Docs to edit your local files ...

As shown in the promotional video below, the changes made in either version of the document are replicated in the other version, and can control who makes what changes to the document, which is interesting to collaborate in the drafting of a document simultaneously:

SyncDocs Currently in beta, and its terms of use seems it could be a model of payment once the developers consider it ready for production. But until then, it is worth using. In the couple of days I have been using it, is running smoothly, with constant updates (almost one a day).

Another advantage, at least from my point of view, is that there is a portable version, which allows us to test the program, or backup Our local documents in Google Docs-without having to install anything on our team. It also allows us to change Google Docs account easily, so although we have documents scattered in various accounts, working with multiple accounts should not be a problem (although we can not be connected to more than one account at a time). ( Well, it is likely that we can use multiple copies of SyncDocs Portable, but I have not tried ... )

In fact, although do not use Google Docs for documents, you can use as a solution SyncDocs exclusive backup documents, and so sure that even before the loss or malfunction of equipment from where you work, your documents are safe.

This option is limited by the small capacity of Google Docs (only 1GB). Perhaps the ideal would be to add the option of using SyncDocs with Skydrive (and 25GB of storage) and the ability to create / edit MS Office files, working with them both online and offline (via MS Office) ... Perhaps the developers decide to add this functionality later, or on a paid edition ... Or maybe Microsoft simply does not provide the tools needed to create a SyncDocs this functionality ...

Currently, supposed SyncDocs a good addition to applications that help us work in our day to day with a walk in the cloud and the other on earth (for when the tag fails us or we were not connected).