Microsoft is changing the way Word documents are saved in Windows. "Now you don’t have to worry about saving your documents," the official announcement says, stating that new files will be saved to OneDrive as soon as you create them.

The new default means Word will work more like Google Docs, in that any document you create is shared to the cloud before you ever opt to save it. Close the document and you will be asked whether you want to keep or discard it, at which point you can also choose a name for the file.

I can imagine some people will prefer this setting, and Microsoft is certainly framing it as an unambiguous good in its announcement. Some people, though, prefer storing files—particularly those of a personal nature—on their own computers, away from the cloud. It's particularly

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