Last week I did a blog post about Staying Connected On The Go. In my post I focussed on the hardware which I use on the go when I am away from home. This hardware really makes my life easier. Hardware is just hardware. Without computer software the hardware might as well be a big boat anchor. I use a lot of software on the go and without it my life would not be as easy as it is today. For the purpose of this blog post I am going to primarily focus on the Computer software I use and I will do a third post on IPhone productivity apps I use.
1.0 Google Chrome
Google Chrome is my web browser off choice on both the Linux and Windows Platforms. I have been using Chrome for a while and find it faster especially when using Goggle Applications.
2.0 Firefox
Firefox is my second choice for a web browser. I use it when the website displays better in Firefox or just for a change sometimes.
3.0 Gmail
Email is a necessity of personal and professional life. I have 7 email accounts which forward to my Gmail account. As a result I am able to check my email from anywhere I can find a computer and a web browser.
4.0 Google Calendar
My calendar is very important to me. I no longer carry a date book so I keep all my appointment’s that are not related to my full time job in Google Calendar. This enables me to check my calendar from where ever I am. I even share my calendar with my g/f who I live with so she knows what I have planned so we can avoid scheduling conflicts.
5.0 Evernote
Evernote for me is a killer application. It is one that I use everyday and I could no longer do without. Evernote is a cross platform note taking application. I use it for everything from storing sports information for my lacrosse league to hotel reservations when I go on vacation. Evernote has a free version and a premiums version which costs $45 US a year. I use the product so much that I pay for the enhanced version. Int the next couple of weeks I will be posting my comprehensive review of Evernote. Stay tuned.
6.0 Skype
Skype is an incredible VOIP application I use. Skype allows me to make free computer to computer phone calls which makes my life really easy and cuts down the communications costs. Skype will even let you do video chat and the quality is just amazing:)
7.0 Dropbox
Dropbox is a cross platform web site which allows you to sync files over multiple computers. if you do not want to sync your files, you can store your files on Dropbox and pick them up manually. This service has saved me from not having the current version of documents I am working on many times.
8.0 LogMeIn
Logmein is an amazing application for remote controlling another pc. How it works is the LogMeIn service is installed on the host computer and you then use the web site to connect to the host. The web site does install a small browser based application on your pc to perform the remote control functions. I use LogMeIn to connect to my home Windows Server and my home Windows computers on the go all the time.
Their is both a paid and a free version. The big difference is the paid version allows you to do chat as well as send files to and from the host. Currently I just use the free version of the service.
9.0 YouSendIt
YouSendIt allows the user to send a file of up to 100MB for free to another person for free. This service is quick and is really easy to use.
Their you have it 9 applications/services I use on the go. These 9 applications/services make my mobile life much easier. The question I put to you is what applications do you use to make your mobile life easer?
