If you’re looking for a one-stop web-based tool for converting media from one format to another Online-Convert supports dozens of conversions including obscure formats often overlooked by other web-based converters.
Give it a try, it is free.
Flowdock is a web based project management tool that helps you keep your team organized and up-to-date with no effort. Similiar tools include yammer, Google wave or SociaWwork.
Flowdock is similar to google wave, with strong focus on tagging. The best way for you to understand how it works it to watch their video:
CloudApp allows you to share images, links, music, videos and files. Here is how it works: choose a file, drag it to the menubar and they take care of the rest. Thy provide you with a short link automatically copied to your clipboard that you can use to share your upload with co-workers and friends.
Additionally you can view, track and delete files right from your menubar.
So, any file, you just click on your define shortcut or drag it to the icon and it is uploaded to the cloud. Another shortcut and you have the link to the file that you can send to your friend/family.
Easy, elegant. Give it a try. It is free.
You can have an online dashboard where you see everything you have uploaded.
Forget emailing big files again. Just send the unique URL ;-)
I just finished reading the 37signals book reWork. It is a very interesting book that I recommend.
Remember The Milk
If you are one of these guys living in the cloud, using google docs, or zoho, online calendars… then you probably also use online task management tools. Maybe you are happy to use your outlooks todo lists, or you do it in the cloud using Google tasks or remember the milk.
BaseCampHQ
If you work with clients then you are probably looking for a way to manage your tasks, sort of ticketing system but not necessarily for IT projects, a way to organise your work and the work of your team: a project management tool in the cloud. The king up to new has been 37 signal’s star product basecamphq (click here to see the tour).
Now you have other players in the market that do it equaly or better than bascamp and that you should consider:
This is the one I use. It is free and I can create a space for each of my clients. They can also create a free account and add tickets or tasks to it, that I can customize in terms of organising the fields, milestones, etc.. (content, newsletter, technic) etc…
I like assemble because I can track the time I spend on a ticket, so at the end of the month I can bill by hours of work if I wish. You can have a wiki, upload files, etc…
They just launched version 2. Very very nice. I just opened an account. It is the more social oriented ticketing system. You can add tickets or tasks via IM, email, they have a nice iPhone app… very nice. Simple though. You cannot indent task or add projects but you can have different workspaces add tags and link it to your calendar. It is nice to be able to feed it via IM, email or iPhone.
Screencast Producteev Two from Producteev.com on Vimeo.
Open source. The king tool for managing your files in a team. Try the demo.
This one is an open source solution. Never tried. Demo here.
This is a good alternative to bascamp. It is cheaper and here you can see how they say it is better.
This is good tool to ticketing. This is the one I used when I was working at Shelter Centre and developing the new Drupal site. You can also track time (money) manage your code, etc… They support trac and check ins for code. Assembla does too.
Others:
I have blogged about evite in the past and now I have to mention it again.
Traditionally people organize events by sending emails to everybody, having private one-on-one conversations for specific things, and at the end, if it is a big event, you don’t know who is going, who is bringing what etc…
There are several online tools that help you out when organising events. The most notable is evite, but there are many others, like mypounchbowl, and other more niche doing specific things like doodle (simple but efficient to decide a specific time) or aimado (if you want to charge for the event/concert or whatever).
Evite, if you have used it through time, you know is a headache with tons of advertising, spamming you often and even you it is powerful because it let you create lists of things to bring to a meeting, for me it is not an option. In fact there is plenty of ads free clones/alternatives like Socializr and Anyvite, and even a site for alternatives.
If most of your friends are in Facebook, then you can organize an event with facebook, it has the familiar interface and it is pretty good.
If you want to try something new, then try paperless post, a with a nice design with visually stunning results.
Paperless Post does not accept advertising.
Paperless Post makes its money through pricing units called “stamps.” If you buy a batch of 20, they’re 20 cents each; if you buy 300 or more, they’re 5 cents apiece. It takes one stamp to e-mail each invitation. (Using a special “envelope liner,” which looks like the ones in a stationery store, requires a second stamp; affixing a photograph to each invitation requires another.)
Even if you add every conceivable extra to your stack of online invitations, the cost of each remains tiny, measured in nickels.
If Paperless Post succeeds in persuading hosts of wedding parties and other formal events that its e-mail invitations are the equal of printed ones, its future seems bright indeed. This is where the company’s initial efforts are concentrated.
Wonder what google and others see in a website?
Try WooRank, you will get a ton of information about a website.
I have blogged in the past about prezi, and I think is one of the coolest presentation tools out there.
I would like to share a couple of other brainstorming tools that might be useful for your thinking processes:
Pixelpipe is a content distribution gateway that allows users to publish text, photo, video and audio files once through Pixelpipe and have the content distributed across over 75 social networks, photo/video sites and blogs, and online storage. They provide a number of mobile & desktop applications for users, liberating their content and sharing their life.
I just added the iPhone 3GS app and configured pipes to this blog, youtube (for videos), facebook (videos, photos and posts) and twitter.
This the THE tool.
This is one of the most valuable resources of keywords that you have to mention in an interview or any conversation ;-)
The Web 2.0 Bullshit Generator™
Just click on the button and you will get wise sentences such as:
Always wanted to have photoshop or software to edit photos?
Well, photoshop is very expensive, heavy and very difficult to use.
On previous posts I have mentioned several “cloud” software. I do like the “cloud” approach.
For those who are not familiar with the term, it would basically mean that you run programs on your internet browser (IE, Firefox or Safari), with no need to install it on your computer. The heavy work is done by the server. You need internet sure, but some of them can also work offline with Google Gears.
Anyway, after having mentioned Google Apps, Zoho (office-like), dimdim (for meetings) and many others, now I wanted to talk about Aviary. Aviary lets you edit images, create mind-blowing effects, design logos, find colors, collaborate, and more. All with just your web browser, and free.
My favourites are “my punch bowl” for A-Z free event organization, and “eventbrite” which is very professional and free for free events. Then a commission for paid ones. “aimado” is very good too.
Then you can also organise events using outlook or iCal.
Social networking tools such as Facebook allow you also to create events and manage attendance.
A very simple tool to agree on a date or on what to bring or whatever is doodle.
The best professional one cvent.
Remember I posted a link to a web based “to do” list called “Remember the Milk“?
Remeber the Milk was very good web tool to manage your to do lists. It even has offline mode using google gears.
Now we have a new comer in the market: gubb
gubb is a free web-based application with an easy-to-use interface that enables you to create, manage and share an unlimited number of lists.
gubb is for any and all the lists you can think of: from every day shopping and to-do lists to wishlists, brainstorming notes, personal goals, group projects and more. Just about as easy as jotting something down on paper, only better. You’ll always know where your lists are; you can edit and organize them any time; and you can share with friends and co-workers in seconds.
QiK Roam is a solution to set you free from expensive roaming charges when using your mobile device while traveling. Instead of coming home to a nasty shock in the form of a gigantic bill from your cellular service provider, you can take advantage of Qik Roam’s hugely discounted voice and data rates in more than 213 countries. Qik Roam’s pre-paid service insures that you never get an unexpected charge while using your mobile device abroad.
Practically speaking, QiK Roam is a global roaming SIM card that you insert into any unlocked, tri-band cellular phone. While using the Qik Roam SIM in your phone to make and receive calls, send and receive SMS text messages, check email, browse the web and live stream video via Qik, you will enjoy discounts of up to 80% over standard global roaming charges.
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