Google has updated it's online Docs and Spreadsheets application putting a fresh face on it, and adding new functionality. The updates allow for better search, sorting by collaborator, and notably a change from tabs to folders. The news was announced on Wednesday in this release, two days prior to foldera announcing it's release of the public beta of their version 3.0 offering. I really like these applications and think they are a great way to collaborate on small projects. The big question is how much do you trust your really important stuff to someone else? When you are talking about holiday pictures or video of your kids on the trampoline that's one thing but your financial projections, or business proposal are another (not that family photos are unimportant, I keep all kinds of copies in many different forms but that's another blog post). I don't see big business moving towards these hosted applications anytime soon, but for us little guys, and for volunteer organizations or sports leagues/teams, these apps can save a lot of money and provide a nice way to work remotely on projects.
