Task #7: Cloud Computing - Google Docs and Dropbox

Howdy Webolutioners,
First off, sorry for the delay getting a new post out! This month we're doing a little blast from the past from last year's Webolution, with a little extra thrown in.

'Cloud Computing' is getting more and more popular, and for those of you who don't know what that term means, chances are you're already using it--and you just don't know it :)

Cloud computing has a lot of aspects to it, but for our purposes, it's simply software (or a service) that you access on the internet instead of downloading to your computer. For example, Microsoft Word vs. Gmail--Word has to be installed and runs from your computer; Gmail can be accessed from any computer with an internet connection. 

This video from commoncraft is helpful, too: Cloud Computing in Plain English

For this task, we'll focus on Dropbox and Google Docs.  Dropbox and Google Docs are technically both file storage and sharing services, but they do have a few differences.  With Google Docs you can create files, whereas Dropbox just stores them.  Dropbox gives you 2GB of free storage; Google Docs gives you 1GB (but only non-Google file formats count toward that limit).

To get a better idea of the major differences between Google Docs and Dropbox, please:

1. Read this article
2. Watch this video to learn more about Dropbox.
3. Watch this video to learn more about Google Docs.

Tasks:
1. Watch Cloud Computing in Plain English video.
2. Read the 'differences' article. 
3. Watch the Dropbox video.
4. Watch the Google Docs video.
5. Blog about whether you would use Dropbox or Google Docs and/or suggest it to patrons. If you already use either one, tell us about it.