1.
Do
more
with
Google
Drive!
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2. Sync
with
multiple
platforms
5GB
of
storage
might
not
mean
much
these
days,
but
for
documents,
it's
more
than
enough.
What's
more,
you're
also
able
to
edit
these
documents
and
have
the
changes
reflected
immediately
on
documents
store
on
devices
or
in
the
cloud.
Part
of
Google's
strategy
is
also
to
get
its
products
(like
Google
Drive)
onto
as
many
platforms
as
possible,
so
no
matter
which
platform
you
use,
chances
are,
Google
Drive
is
(or
will
be)
available
there.
Sync
seamlessly
with
each
and
every
one
of
your
devices,
even
if
they
are
on
different
platforms
Better
conversion
of
other
formats
If
you
haven't
started
using
Google
Drive,
chances
are,
it's
due
to
Google
Doc's
lousy
interpretation
of
documents
in
other
formats.
To
fix
that
little
problem,
Google
acquired
Quick
Office,
a
veteran
when
it
comes
to
mobile
office
apps.
Access
to
QuickOffice
engineers
allowed
Google
to
upgrade
their
conversion
method,
and
the
end
result
is
the
ability
to
accurately
render
and
display
some
of
the
most
popular
document
formats.
Attachment
of
upto
10GB
A
recent
update
to
Gmail
now
allows
you
to
send
attachments
that
are
10GB
in
size
(depending
on
the
size
of
your
Google
Drive).
You'd
probably
be
sending
much
smaller
attachments,
but
now
you
won't
have
to
deal
with
the
previous
limit
25MB.
You
won't
be
sending
the
actual
file,
but
rather
a
link
to
the
given
file
stored
within
Google
Drive.
Also
take
not
that
those
files
can
be
updated
whenever
you
want
to.
and
recipients
will
always
have
access
to
the
latest
version.

3. Collaboration
One
of
the
biggest
features
of
cloud
services
like
Google
Drive
(which
has
absorbed
Google
Docs),
is
that
documents
within
the
service
are
always
in
their
latest
state.
That
means
changes
are
instantly
saved,
so
people
you
are
collaborating
with
have
access
to
the
latest
version
of
the
document.
Google
Drive
also
allows
multiple
users
to
work
on
the
document
at
the
same
time.
This
lets
users
collaborate
in
real-­‐time,
reducing
the
need
for
time
consuming
meetings.
Mobile
Editing
One
of
the
great
things
about
Google
Drive
is
that
it
has
robust
support
for
mobile
devices,
whether
smartphone
or
tablet.
Because
Google
Drive
lives
primarily
on
the
web,
it
makes
sense
that
it
should
work
on
any
web-­‐connected
device.
Recent
updates
to
Google
Drive's
native
mobile
apps(iOS
and
Android),
enabled
users
to
edit
spreadsheets
instead
of
just
documents.
This
makes
it
extremely
handy
for
minor
edits
and
collaboration
while
on
the
go.
Convert
photos/pdf
to
text
In
2009,
Google
bought
this
little
company
called
reCAPTCHA,
which
makes
those
little
puzzles(CAPTCHAs)
that
separate
humans
from
spam
bots.
These
puzzles
made
of
scanned
words
contribute
to
building
Optical
Character
Recognition
technology
that
converts
images
of
text
into
editable
(and
thus
searchable)
text.
This
technology
has
since
been
incorporated
into
Google
Drive,
so
you
can
start
converting
by
simply
taking
a
photo
of
text
on
paper

4. Host
(test)
webpages
In
late
November
2012,
Google
introduced
a
new
and
brilliant
tool
for
web
developers.
Google
Drive
now
supports
the
hosting
of
test
web
pages,
with
support
for
Javascript
too.
Its
original
purpose
was
to
allow
Google
Drive
app
developers
to
test
their
web
apps
easily.
However,
users
can
avoid
paying
for
their
own
web
hosting
services,
and
just
user
Google
Drive
to
publish
simple
customer
web
content
like
photo
galleries
or
online
resumes.
Turn
Google
Drive
into
an
indispensable
part
of
your
work
and
personal
life
Apps
for
Google
Drive
Some
users
might
be
perfectly
happy
with
the
default
functionality
of
Google
Drive.
But
for
those
who
are
running
Chrome
OS,
or
need
additional
functions
on
Google
Drive,
they
can
turn
to
Google
Drive
apps.
These
web
apps
work
well
as
standalone
Google
Chrome
apps,
but
they
also
work
seamlessly
with
Google
Drive.
There
are
apps
that
let
you
send
faxes,
digitally
sign
documents,
and
edit
photos.
There
are
even
apps
that
help
users
manage
small
businesses.
Print
from
anywhere
A
really
useful
representation
of
the
tight
integration
between
Google's
products
is
the
relationship
between
Google
Drive
and
Google
Cloud
Print.
Each
one
is
a
separate
product,
but
can
seamlessly
operate
with
one
another.
Google
Cloud
Print
lets
you
manage
multiple
printers(they
must
be
connected
to
web)
in
multiple
locations.
With
Google
Drive
on
any
device,
you
can
then
choose
the
printer
and
location
you
want
your
documents
to
be
printed
from.