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I looked at both Zoho and Google.

I like that in Zoho you can more easily switch between the apps. I found it more difficult to do so in Google.
Both appear to let you export the documents. The ZoHo documentation states that with a plugin documents can be edited offline and synchronized with the online document. I like that feature because you could work on a document on a laptop when you don't have an internet connection.

I installed the plugin for Google notebook but quickly uninstalled it again. It is a very invasive plugin and I was concerned that it might interfere with the security of Aleph. The plugin attaches itself to every window, even popups, which Aleph web based uses.

Either application would accomplish what NetFiles was supposed to do. I haven't explored NetFiles since this summers security warning. I'll have to keep exploring both Google Docs and Zoho apps to see if either would be feasible for my personal use. Currently I store documents on my hosted domain but that is ackward since I have to download the document, edit and upload again. I would like access to the documents when away from both my work and home computers.

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