Some of us have been dreaming of the day we can finally press the delete button on Microsoft Word for good.

Nothing against Word, per se. It has served us well enough throughout the years. Maybe it is the challenge and change of view we’re looking for. The likelihood of a viable replacement grows stronger as you realize most everything you do on Word could also be done in Google Docs or Zoho …for free. However, the major hurdle of any web application is its reliance on an internet connection.

Now, with Gears recent beta release on Webkit-powered browsers, and webkit-powered Fluid for Mac which allows you to download local copies of websites to your desktop, have our dreams of keeping a desktop copy of a web app come true?

Almost.

We’re so close, we can taste it. As it stands, you can have a local copy of Google Docs which allows you to unplug from the internet and open, search, edit, tag, organize and save all of your documents.

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