Offline access comes to Google Docs

In my small business I use Google Apps for Premier Edition. Why? Because it gives me everything I need, and because I like the idea of being able to access my business applications from any computer connected to the internet.

But it hasn’t been without pain points. One of the biggest is the lack of offline access to my documents and my mail. It’s a real pain. But now Google is doing something - albeit not all - about it. In the coming weeks it will be rolling out offline access to Google Docs through the use of Google Gears. In the beginning you can only edit existing docs, but lets hope the offering becomes more compelling in due time.

Josh Cartone from ReadWriteWeb asks what has taken Google so long? I second that question. It’s just incredible that Google hasn’t gotten its act around sooner. One could almost get the impretion that Google Apps are not a priority for the search giant.

Please Google, lets get the full blown thing - and for all apps - ASAP. We now you can do it, if you want.