This morning I had a revelation - from now on I refuse to be tied to any software of any type unless it can be accessed through a browser.

This might seem like madness, but conducting business life in what is commonly referred to as The Cloud is becoming more and more of a possibility. Google Docs, webmail, online storage and file-sharing all offer realistic alternatives to more traditional, locally-installed software. It's also, almost universally, cheaper. In many cases, it's free.

About a month ago I blogged about how open source software could be a viable option to today's corporates. It's cheaper, after all, and, in many instances, it's superior.

This experiment will allow me to discover how feasible it is to rid oneself of locally-installed software such as Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word entirely. (Outlook, particularly, frays my nerves...)

So, onwards and upwards - I'll be sure to update you on the project regularly - after all, a huge amount of money could be saved if we are no longer tied to software licences...