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Google apps have security holes, last I heard. Using them while browsing unsafe webpages can result in your account information being scraped from cookie and javascript caches. I recommend taking the Zen Koan approach: When you are using Google apps, be sure that you are only using Google apps.

What I do is have Firefox for browsing and IE for web applications.

On a thoroughly contrarian note: Yesterday I installed Office '07 on my mom's new laptop, and I have to say that it is the most polished and approachable Microsoft product that I've ever touched. They have basically reimagined what Office is supposed to be, and no free application comes anywhere close to what Office has now become.

But yeah, if you don't want bloated things like an integrated equation builder, text effects, multilingual dictionaries, and edit comparison features, all in a friendly and tight package, then Google docs should suit you nicely. If you need portability, though, OpenOffice on a USB flashdrive can fit in your pocket.
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