Nice little mention in Slate

A new Paul Boutin article about Google Docs has a gratifying little linkback to Future Now:

Google's word processor starts saving the file to backup servers as soon as you start typing—you don't have to remember to save it yourself. Files are automatically stored online, where you have the option of sharing them with other users. (You can also save them to your desktop.) I've used Google Docs to edit a Wired article with a co-author three time zones away. Eagle-eyed futurists have spotted a more surprising use: Co-workers in adjacent seats can edit the same file at the same time instead of hunching over each other's screens.

Google Docs has quickly turned into a must-use tool for a number of us. It's very interesting: it's part of a general trend in which we're using online tools to enhance face-to-face collaboration, and to tighten up work processes-- more or less the opposite of how these tools were "supposed" to be used.

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