Google Gears Enabled Google Docs Being Tested

According to reliable sources including Google Blogscoped, a Gears Enabled version of Google Doc is currently being tested. So soon we will have one less reason to use Office, we'll be able to do all the same things we do today on Google Docs online, offline and then when we have online access, we will be able to sync our changes back to the online versions...

For more on on on going testing check out Google Blogscoped - Google Docs Offline Access:

In a post Philipp made last week about writing a book in Google Docs, he said:

Working with Google Docs requires an internet connection. In my case, I need this internet connection anyway [...] your mileage may vary (and who knows, Google may also release Gears-support for Google Docs in the future).

After playing around with one of Google’s not-so-private experimental sites, I can confirm that offline access is currently being tested.

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After enabling offline access and confirming the security warning for Google Gears, my documents started to synchronize, just the same as feed items synchronize in Google Reader. (In case you encounter any error messages, Google allows you to reset and disable offline access through the offline access"

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