Cloud Applications
Cloud applications that I have used and recommend are starred, other applications are popular. All are free except where noted. To suggest other cloud applications take the survey.
Personal Information Management
| Email: | Google mail* (now with integrated Google Chat and Tasks) |
| Calendars: | Google Calendar* (multiple public/private calendars, sync with Outlook) |
| Tasks: | Remember The Milk* |
| Notes: | Evernote* (used to prefer Google Notebook but deprecated now that development has halted) |
Real-Time
| Chat: | Meebo* |
| Voice: | If you know of a Web 2.0 app without a client download – email suggestions |
| Video: | If you know of a Web 2.0 app without a client download – email suggestions |
Social
| Blogs: | WordPress*, Blogger* |
| Networks: | Facebook* |
| Feed readers: | Google Reader* |
| Links: | Delicious* |
| Microblogs: | Twitter*, Yammer* |
Web Collaboration
| Web sites: | Google Pages*, WordPress* (pages, as used for this site), Office Live* (needs Small Business Live a/c) |
| Wikis: | PBwiki*, Wetpaint, Zoho Wiki |
Documents
| Create/edit: | Google Docs*, Zoho Docs* |
| Store/share: | Windows Live Skydrive* (25 GB free), Office Live Workspace* (5 GB free), Google Docs (file types limited) |
| Synchronise: | Live Mesh* (5 GB online backup, remote access), Live Sync* (PC & Mac,no online copy) |
Specialist Tasks
| Slides: | Create/edit: Google Docs* (Presentation), Zoho Show* Store/show: Slideshare* (can add audio track), Slideboom |
| Mind maps: | Mindmeister*, Bubblus (simple but pretty) |
| CRM: | Highrise* |
| Project management: | Basecamp* |
| Surveys: | SurveyMonkey* |
Media
| Images/photos: | Store: Flickr*, Picasaweb*, Twitpic* Edit: Flickr |
| Video: | Store: YouTube*, Archive.org* |
[...] approach to working in the cloud. Associated with this is a more detailed and structured list of my recommended cloud applications. I hope to keep this list up to date every few months as new cloud applications appear and existing [...]
List of Cloud Applications « Impressions Scholarcast
15 April 2009 at 17:19