If full synchronization between Google Docs and your PC is what you're after, Syncdocs is the tool you need. Syncdocs natively integrates Google Docs into Windows 7, Vista or XP, keeping your computer's word processing folder continuously synced with your Google Docs account.
The nice thing about Syncdocs is that it's seamless and transparent; once you have it installed on your PC, you'll never have to think about it again. The program runs in the background, instantly pushing any changes you make on your local system to Google Docs and vice versa. You can even collaborate in real time with other Docs users while working in your PC's word processing program.
Syncdocs can actually sync any type of file, office-oriented or not; you just tell it which folder to watch (only one, but you can nest folders to include as many files and subfolders as you want), and anything that's added or changed there will automatically be updated in the cloud. The only limitation is the amount of storage space available in your Google Docs account; by default, personal Google accounts come with 1GB of storage for files that aren't in Google Docs format, with additional space available for purchase. (Files that are in Google Docs format don't count toward the storage limit.)
Syncdocs will keep up to 250 files synced for free. For the full, unlimited experience, it'll run you $20 a year.
Don't let its strange-looking name scare you: http://ifttt.com/ -- short for "If This, Then That" -- is a robust tool that can add layers of powerful automation to your cloud-hopping adventures. As a browser- and OS-agnostic Web service, it connects directly to other Web-based services and interacts with them on your behalf.
IFTTT lets you define any number of "if this happens, then do that"-style rules, using a combination of triggers and actions. You could, for example, tell the service to watch your Facebook page and automatically upload to Dropbox every photo in which you're tagged. You could set it to automatically save any stories you star in Google Reader to Instapaper or Evernote. You could even instruct the service to grab any photo you upload to Facebook and automatically send it to Picasa too.
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