Productivity hounds, your moment is here. Google released a new Chrome app giving offline access to Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Docs. Continue to view emails, draft responses, and view documents when your flight doesn't have WiFi or the office's Internet connection goes down. The Offline Google Mail app is available in the Chrome Web Store for free download. The app has the same basic Read more

Google has just made it easy to collaborate with the introduction of discussions to Google Docs. The new functionality, which was introduced yesterday, allows users to take comments one step further, aggregating all of them into one location and attaching the commenter's image. Each comment also includes a time stamp so you can see exactly when it was posted; comments are displayed in Read more

The Google Docs Viewer used in conjunction with Gmail is a great way to view attachments without having to save them to your computer's hard drive. Now, it supports more file formats. Additions include common file types like Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and more technical types like .EPS and .PSD files. The newest additions round out support for all major Microsoft files and also what Google Read more

Last year, Google introduced 20 different wedding-themed templates for Google Docs. This year, it's upped the ante with Google Weddings, a new service that allows you to create your own wedding website, create personalized photo announcements, and keep track of planning nuances with specialized Google Docs templates. Choose from 12 different themes to use across your site and announcements, Read more

Google Docs went mobile over the Summer but lacked some key functionality: the ability to edit your work. Now, you can. Today, Google announced mobile editing for Google Docs on Android and iOS devices. In addition to editing saved documents, you can also create new documents from mobile devices. To view and edit documents, visit docs.google.com from your iPad, iPhone, or Android device and tap Read more

It doesn't really get easier than drag-and-drop ability when it comes to creating documents, and now Google has added Google docs to the list of features that support the functionality. Users who are running the latest versions of Chrome, Safari, and Firefox are able to use the feature. Earlier this year, Google added the ability to drag and drop files within Gmail, both from your desktop onto a Read more

Although a Google music service is rumored to be on the way this Winter, there is a way you can utilize Google's services that are already in place to store your music, and even play those tunes on your iPhone. How do you do it? There are two steps to this process. First, you'll need to have a Google account to get access to Google Docs. Second, download the Cloud Music app ($2) from the iTunes Read more

Last week, Google announced the ability to view .doc attachments in your browser without having to download the files; and today it's announcing another time-saving update: a Google Docs Viewer for mobile. Available on Android devices as well as the iPhone and iPad, the mobile viewer will allow you to view PDFs, .ppt, .doc, and .docx files in Google Docs in a clean mobile interface. The mobile Read more

Google just announced another set of improvements for Google Docs aimed to make the service faster and more accessible for users. Included in the changes are new document features like better numbering and bullets, auto-complete, and drag-and-drop columns in spreadsheets. They've also improved document importing, helping to preserve the original structure of documents after they're uploaded to Read more

One of the most helpful services on the Internet just got even more helpful! Google Docs has a long list of new functionality rolling out in the coming weeks. The two I'm most excited about: the ability to upload any document for storage in the cloud and the ability to share folders within Google Docs. I'm a big fan of cloud storage capability. Since I work on one computer and keep another at Read more