ZOHO Office - Loads of Applications to Keep You Working Online
Mark Mahoney e-mailed me about a week ago and told me I should check-out the ZOHO website. I was familiar with it as a site, but have never really used it. I’ve always just considered the investment cost of having the latest version of Office just one of those expenses that would pay back through a variety of different avenues. I’ve also been lucky enough to win copies of Office 2000 Premium and Office 2003 at some tech conventions or Microsoft events. If that weren’t the case though, checking out some free options for office productivity suites would enter more boldly into my realm of reality.
Mark said this about ZOHO though.
I think you should do a post on some free sites like http://www.zoho.com, an online word processor, slide show creator and much more that allows you to write a paper, with spell check and all, and access it online from any computer. This saves you from having to attach a Word file to your emails, which some computers can’t even open correctly.
Mark, I’ve done as you suggested and taken a look at the ZOHO website. All I can say is that this site seems to have added loads of new features and applications to its list of available solutions for users.
Just look at this list of features:
web-based email, word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, document management, notes, wiki, file share, organizer and planning, chat, CRM, invoicing, web-conferencing, database apps, reporting and business intelligence, recruiting and HR management, and more.
I’ve not used any of these services, but I can tell you this, the next time somebody asks me about some alternatives to Microsoft Office, I’ll think about ZOHO first now instead of Google Apps.
Even if you already own Office though, there are plug-ins that are available that allow you to integrate some of the features and functionality into Office from ZOHO. It also works with your iPhone, Facebook or Windows Mobile device.
What’s been your experience with ZOHO apps? Have you loved it? Too many problems to mention? What do you think?
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4 opinions for ZOHO Office - Loads of Applications to Keep You Working Online
Raju Vegesna
Sep 28, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Thank you for trying out Zoho and talking about it. We hope you’ll continue using it.
Mark Mahoney
Sep 29, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Thank you Jason for taking a look at this site. I have been using it as my main word processor and slide show creator for about 6 months now, and have had very few problems. As a senior in high school, it allows me to
1. Forget about paying for the latest version of Microsoft Word.
2. Work more efficiently. Unlike Microsoft Word 2003, this program has never frozen on me, causing me to lose my work.
3. Access projects I create with Zoho from anywhere. As long as their is an internet connection available, I can open up my work just as I last saved it, which is particularly useful when doing presentations and such for school.
Once again, thanks for the post and I hope it will encourage people to check out this web site to see if it is useful to them.
Jason Bean
Sep 29, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Mark, glad you appreciate the review and I’m glad that you’ve found a tool that really works for you. I’m still not so sure about completely relying on “cloud computing” for my crucial productivity apps. Since you’re a student, you might be interested in knowing how you can get Office 2007 Ultimate for less than $60 though. http://www.microsoftweblog.com/student-discount-on-office-ultimate-2007/
Mark Mahoney
Sep 30, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Thanks for the info. I should be getting a laptop for college this Christmas, and I will definitely add that to my list of things, especially with that price tag. As for “cloud computing”, I have never had any issues with Zoho, but could see where if I were using applications more frequently and for more important tasks, it might not be sufficient.
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