I admit, I use Google on a daily basis. I use it often to search, and appreciate the advanced search options, and the ability to focus the search to video, images blogs etc.... I fear that Google may promote a kind of lazy scholar, and that vetting the information is still something a lot of people need to learn to do better, but it cannot be denied that it has become an essential part of navigating the internet. The other part of the Google universe use most frequently is Docs, i started using it in school to avoid constantly sending myself emails of half finished papers because i did not have my own laptop. Since then Docs, along with Flickr (which is the Yahoo version of Picasa) have been the repositories for all of my written and pictorial property worth saving, i think some people might find that scary, but i have found that storing my documents online is actually more secure than on a personal computer. I love Docs because I can use it anywhere, and it is especially useful when I am not prepared... I can keep an updated copy of my resume and know that it is the most recent because docs will tell me the date I last changed it, it doesn't matter if i am in a different country, or don't have a USB key or computer with me. Even better google docs can be exported and emailed to be compatible with Microsoft word, they can be shared with others for collaboration, and you can upload full PDFs to be filed away for reference.
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