Google has released a beta version of Google Gears, which allows users to work offline with content that previously required an internet connection. As of now, Google Reader and Remember The Milk have implemented this feature. All you have to do is install Google Gears (note this is beta software) and access a Gears-enabled site. Once you’ve done this you’ll be able to read your Reader posts and update Remember The Milk while you’re offline. When you reconnect and access either of these sites your data will be synchronized.

The real power of Google Gears will be apparent when they implement it into Google Docs. One of the major limitations of Google Docs is the internet connectivity requirement. Who isn’t online all the time anyway?

Links:

• Tutorial on setting up Google Gears and Reader, with screenshots
• Official Google Blog post
• My post about Remember The Milk
• Lifehacker’s  post