HOMEPAGE
iGoogle – I love all things google and this is my first stop when I enter The Cloud. Check out the Radiohead theme to customize iGoogle.
WEB MAIL
Gmail – integrates nicely with pretty much everything. It’s also the consumate beta so if you are a geek wannabee, you can make sure to tell everyone you are testing beta software.
RSS READER
Google Reader – The best RSS news compiler.
OFFICE DOCS
Google Docs – Word processing, Spreadsheets, calender, etc.
FILE HOSTING
Mediafire – Unlimited file hosting for all types of files. I use it to back up my media and it has an excellent photo album view that lets you share files and folders. Highly recommend.
PERSONAL DATA / PASSWORD MANAGER
Clipperz - I’m still a little weary of putting my bank account info in The Cloud but Clipperz uses a pretty strong encryption method which is fine for storing your other passwords.
BOOKMARKS
Delicious – Does an excellent job managing your web bookmarks and integrates nicely with Firefox.
PHONE CONFERENCING
Rondee – I use it and it works great.
Califlower – I use this service as a backup. Haven’t had to yet…
FILE COMPRESSION
Shrinkfile – Compresses/Extracts files to zip, etc.
FILE CONVERSION
Zamzar – I use this to convert open office docs to microsoft doc formats. It will pretty much convert any file you throw at it to a compatible format.
IMAGE HOSTING
Rapidpik – I use this to host image files for my blog on occasion. Very fast and no sign up required.
PHOTO EDITING
Photofunia – Uses face recognition technology to insert your mug in a variety of different poses.
Face In A Hole – Another face recognition site. Just upload your favorite face photo and choose the pose.
PixiFX – Online image editor. I like the various borders they offer (among other effects). Once again, upload your photo and choose your effect. User friendly.
MEETING SCHEDULER
Diarised – I haven’t had the opportunity yet to use this but i’m anxious to. Very nice layout.
CALCULATOR
Ecalc – This is the daddy of all things calculated and converted.
LARGE FILE SENDER
Filemail – I use this every once in awhile when I have to send a large file(s) to someone who’s email won’t accept large files. This happens to me frequently.
FAX
Drop.io – Online fax machine. It’s a pain to use but it works in a pinch.
CLOUD RESOURCE
CRM – Excellent resource for putting the cloud together.
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Hmmm….. some handy looking stuff here, g! I think I’ll turn the wife loose on this page. She does digital scrapbooking and some of the compression and image hosting and the large file sender might come in real handy for her and her scrappy friends.
darev: glad you stopped by! all software/cloudware is run through vigorous testing by yours truly before it gets a link here. all of these links are on my highly recommend list and should work well for you (and of course your wife!).
I just discovered Mediafire about a month ago and it is rock solid. If she shares a bunch of files (or even just a few), Mediafire is excellent. Filmail works really well too for the big stuff.
would you consider adding my site, All Things CRM to this list? we focus on cloud-based CRM systems and also customer service, application development, and more. check it out: http://www.allthingscrm.com
morgan: you betchya! thanks for stopping by.
I really enjoyed reading your article, keep up writing such interesting stuff!
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