Web Apps I Cannot Live Without
John of Obviousness.net tells us of his favourites, and I’ve been meaning to do this for a long time, so here’s mine:
Like John, I couldn’t get on without:
- Gmail– Email me for an invite: jordanbehan[at]gmail.com
- Bloglines– Although I hype Netvibes for its simplicity, I’ve been monitoring my favourite feeds in Bloglines since the beginning.
- WordPress– She drives this site, and many client sites as well. And we love her. Code is Poetry, after all.
- YouTube– for the same reasons John gives. (Except the part about the kids) It’s the most widely used, and it has everything.
- Flickr– If you don’t love Flickr, then I’m not sure you and I can get along. Just kidding. Or not.
Also, I’m rather dependent upon:
- Basecamp– For project management, to do lists, etc.
- Pandora– So I can rock out while I work!
What are your favorites? The ones you just can’t live without…
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January 10th, 2007 at 9:42 pm
I’m dependent on ALL the same apps as you. Not sure which one I have the biggest addiction to. Most likely Bloglines since I can get Flickr feeds in it. *grin*
January 11th, 2007 at 12:19 am
There is one I really love right now and it’s called Anagram. It grabs text and puts it into a Palm Database or MS Outlook. I use Palm Desktop for my to-do lists, and addresses and being able to select some text or an address, and then press one button to have it sorted and added to my Palm is fantastic. I think the website is getanagram.com.
January 11th, 2007 at 3:19 am
Stay tuned for my own 2006 wrap-up along the same kinds of lines.
But listen to you with your “Code is Poetry” malarky! LOL Am I out of a job? Are you moonlighting?
January 11th, 2007 at 11:41 am
I hear you CC! I suffer Bloglines withdrawal when I’m not connected.
Rob, “Code is Poetry,” is a WordPress slogan (printed on t-shirts), and don’t worry, you’re the poet!
Steve, I use Basecamp for to-dos and a Moleskine day-timer to keep me organized. I don’t know why, but I’ve never been able to really embrace a handheld as part of my day-to-day. Having owned a Handspring and a Palm, and all they did was collect dust after the first few weeks of best intentions! I guess at heart I’m a paper and pen guy…Still, that little app might have been just the ticket, as it was likely the stylus and the tiny keys that scared me off.
January 11th, 2007 at 11:44 am
I would add a RSS/Feed Reader, I use FeedReader v3.07 but, thats not a ‘Web App’ and I also like
Linked in and upcomming.org, but I probably could live without them.
Thanks for the add, we will update our blog roll very shortly.
Nice Photos too!
Rob
January 11th, 2007 at 11:55 am
Thanks Rob!
January 11th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
Never underestimate the importance of rocking out! . . . although I must confess while I think Pandora is interesting I’m more of Hype Machine man than a Pandora person.
January 11th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
Gmail, Newsgator, Socialtext (our corporate wiki software), WordPress, Google Docs (which has largely replaced any Word usage unless I’m offline), YouTube…and the list goes on.
When the internet connection suffers at work or at home I find myself with literally nothing to do. All my productivity software is online and all the stuff I save to write about is saved online so, without that connection, I’m SOL.
January 11th, 2007 at 9:14 pm
Oh wow Pandora, where’ve you been all my life? Thanks for sharing that.
January 13th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
John, I’ll have to give Hype Machine a look. And now that you mention it, Chris- I’m on the hunt for a good wiki, so I’ll take Socialtext for a spin. I’ll be choosing one and incorporating it into the site soon for a “community project collaboration,” in the near future.
Linda, let me know the first time you start to think Pandora is reading your mind. It’s a bit creepy, if not a whole lot of fun.
January 15th, 2007 at 1:42 pm
Ok, I finally pulled my finger out and posted an archived post as promised. Here tis…
January 23rd, 2007 at 9:01 am
One more, Jordan — StumbleUpon. The joy of the newly stumbled is unparalleled.
And Chris, I love this quote: “All my productivity software is online and all the stuff I save to write about is saved online so, without that connection, I’m SOL.” I always have one foot out on the ledge when my connection goes down… which isn’t often, thankfully. But talk about having a co-dependent relationship…. !
February 4th, 2007 at 7:56 am
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