Why I use Google Applications

This is my first "real" blog post. I contemplated blogging for a long while. What actually triggered this was rumors that Google has a presentation web software coming.

I use lots of Google applications online and off. Let's see. Google Mail, Writely and Spreadsheets. I have cusotmized home page full of useful gadgets. I use Maps. I use searches of all sorts, for images, and code. I use picassa now, alongside ACDSee on my computer. The reason I use picassa is its uploads to the web.

I could easily see how with very fiew missing pieces Google would become the place where I move for all the productivity applications I need.

One last bit that seals the deal is GData. It is an API to some Google applications. It means I could extend Google applications if they're lucking a feature I need. Not all apps are covered. But the list is growing fast. Blogger is there, for example. It should not be long until all of Google is API-ed. I want Writely to be there. I am waiting for this day.