MakeUseOf Directory » Collaboration http://www.makeuseof.com/dir Directory 2.0 : Free Web Applications and Mobile Tools Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:29:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 HerdictWeb: Check Site Accessibility in Real Time http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/herdictweb-check-site-accessibility/ http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/herdictweb-check-site-accessibility/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:31:10 +0000 azim http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/?p=8805

HerdictWeb: Check Site Accessibility in Real Time

]]> HerdictWeb tracks inaccessible sites in real time. It collects data on websites from users in different countries.  It works like this: Visit the homepage, enter the website you can’t access and hit “Enter” to see current reports.

If the site was reported as accessible, then the site is down just for you (eg. problem with your internet connection, corporate firewal). If it was reported as inaccessible by users in your country or other locations worldwide, then its a common problem.

check site accessibility

To check the inaccessible sites while you browse, install a browser add-on for Firefox. If it shows green, its fine. If the color is yellow, it means site was inaccessible in some location(s) worlwide. Participate and report on inaccessible websites by clicking “Report this site…” in the add-on. It makes the tool more useful for everyone using it.

Firefox site accessibility add-on: Yellow means inaccessible in some parts of the world. Green means site accessible worldwide.

Features:

  • Check whether a particular site is inaccessible for everyone or just you.
  • Data collected from Internet users around the world.
  • Install Firefox browser add-on to check the real time accessiblity of sites you browse and report on inaccessible sites.
  • View inaccessibility reports over different periods of time (days, week, whole year).
  • Project of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.
  • Free, and no registration.
  • Similar tools : DownForEveryoneOrJustMe, IsThisDown and AreMySitesUp.

Check out HerdictWeb @ www.herdict.org/web



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GroupBoard: Cool Embeddable Whiteboard For Groups

]]> GroupBoard is a website that provides embeddable and multifunctional group-boards which come with online drawing, chatting, messaging tools and games. You can easily integrate these group-boards onto your site or personal webpage and let participants collaboratively interact, chat and play games together.

whiteboard widget

The app can come in very handy for things like distance tutoring or training, collaboration or interacting with your website visitors.

GroupBoard offers both free and paid accounts. The free account lets you create as many group-boards as you like but limited to 5 users per session. The premium accounts provide more features and include voice conferencing.

Getting started is easy, you don’t even need to register for a free account. Simply enter the name of your group-board, select the tools you want to have (whiteboard, chat, message board and games) and hit “Get my Free Groupboard!” button. Get an embed code for embedding and a direct link for sharing your group-board with others. You can also password protect your group-board.

embeddable whiteboard

Feature overview:

  • Embeddable group-boards which come with whiteboard, chatting, messaging tools.
  • Easily integrate group-boards onto you site or personal webpage.
  • Share your group-boards by forwarding a link.
  • Your group-board participants can collaboratively draw, upload images, chat, send emails and play games.
  • The free account lets you create as many group-boards as you like but limited to 5 users per session, and only 20 images can be stored online.
  • Option to password protect your group board.

Check out GroupBoard @ www.groupboard.com (get free Groupboard here).



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VeoProject: Effective Project Management Tool Online

]]> VeoProject is a new and powerful web tool that lets you setup and manage projects online. Your projects will be hosted online and you can easily collaborate and share them with your team members.

The application has a spreadsheet like interface where projects are organized in rows, with individual project parts and tasks hierarchically listed in between.

project management tools

This makes managing and editing any part of your project very easy. You can edit project tasks in-line, delete tasks, mark tasks as complete, view task history and copy tasks.

effective project management tools

Other general features such as setting milestones, scheduling email reminders, adding comments and linking to web content are present as well.

All files related to your projects are nicely stored in one place for quick access. There is also a “my tasks” section where you can view all your personal tasks across multiple projects, and “dashboard” section that shows project progress and upcoming tasks.

Moreover, VeoProject lets you connect and collaborate on your projects using popular online services like Google Calendar, Twitter, Salesforce.com and Microsoft Outlook.

Feature overview:

  • Easily build and manage projects online.
  • Collaborate and share projects with others.
  • Provides intuitive spreadsheet like interface with tasks hieararchy.
  • Supports configurable cross-project reporting.
  • Email, Google Calendar, Twitter, Salesforce.com and Microsoft Outlook integration.
  • Options to set email notifications and reminders.
  • All project related files are nicely stored and organized in one place.
  • Ability to Import/Export projects.
  • Advanced inline tasks editing.
  • Set project milestones and add notes to your tasks.
  • Provides a personal task section for each user.
  • Free (basic) account allows you to store upto 10 project documents and limited to 20MB of storage space.
  • For additional details take a video tour.

Check out VeoProject @ www.veoproject.com



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CompareMyDocs: Compare And Merge Documents Online

]]> CompareMyDocs is a new web application that allows users to compare and merge text documents online. You can upload different versions of the same text document and see what has been changed. It automatically color codes changes it finds between the different revisions of a document and provides user with an easy way to approve, reject, or set aside a change.

When all changes are made, CompareMyDocs provides a download link to a final version of document that incorporates all changes. You can download and save the document back to your computer as a Word document or RichText file. The site is completely free and doesn’t require sign up.

compare and merge documents

Demo video:

Features:

  • Compare, recombine and merge documents online.
  • Supported document formats: .doc, .docx and .rtf.
  • Compare upto 6 versions of the same document.
  • Save finalized version of document as a Word or RichText file.
  • Quick, simple to use, free, and no registration.
  • Similar tool: CompareMyFiles.

Check out CompareMyDocs @ www.secure2.textflow.com/comparemydocs (via Webware)



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intodit: Create a Wiki For Anything

]]> Intodit is a free and flexible hosted Wiki service that allows you to create your own wikis online. Each created wiki will have its own URL and can be easily shared with others. You can add all sorts of content (text, graphics, images and video) to your wiki, and collaborate on it across the net.

The interface of the site is quite clean and getting started takes less than a minute.

create a wiki

To create a wiki first you need to register on the website and complete quick wiki setup process. Upon completion of the wiki you will be redirected to your wiki home page. 

Each wiki comes with an intuitive control panel from where wiki administrators can edit, mange and customize it the way they want it.

create a wiki online

In addition to creating new wikis, intodit lets you browse through existing wikis on a wide range of topics (food, hobbies, movies… etc). To get a better idea about how people use intodit wikis check out the hottest wikis on the website.

Features:

  • Create your own wiki online.
  • Create as many wikis as you like.
  • Add & collaborate on all sorts of content (text, graphics, images and video).
  • Easily edit, manage and customize wikis online.
  • Create an RSS feed for your wiki.
  • Search and browse wikis created by other users.
  • Check out newest and hottest groups.
  • Free and simple to use.
  • Similar sites: PBwiki, ScribleWiki, PikoWiki and MediaWiki.

Check out intodit @ www.intodit.com



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Timetonote: Free Online CRM Solution For Businesses

]]> If you run a small business and cannot afford CRM tools like Salesforce then Timetonote is a nice alternative. While it doesn’t boast of the advanced tools which paid solutions like Salesforce and Zoho offer, for a 100% free service it isn’t bad at all.

online crm solutions

You can track leads, communication and conversations with customers & employees, manage contacts and tasks, build a list of suppliers, collaborate with your sales team and do much more. And if you wish to move to better CRM solution in future, it also lets you export your data from the tool.

free online crm solutions

Features

  • Free online CRM solution for businesses.
  • Track communications with customers, suppliers, leads and others.
  • Manage and organize contacts.
  • Collaborate with team members on a project.
  • Build a list of suppliers and shareholders.
  • Similar tool: HighRise.

Check out Timetonote @ www.timetonote.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)



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RedMark: Web Design Collaboration Made Easy

]]> RedMark could prove to be an extremely useful tool for both web designers as well as their clients. It helps to facilitate quick and easy collaboration on designs between designers and their clients so that designers could immediately get feedback on what changes the client wants in the design. It expedites the process of design revisions.

The designer can upload the design and the client can mark the areas where he needs the changes and also add visual comments. There are many other tools in the interface which let you drag and drop stuff and zoom into the design. Designers could also get hired by clients after they see their portfolio.

web design collaboration

webdesign collaboration tool

Features:

  • Webdesign collaboration tool for designers and their clients.
  • Nice drag and drop user interface.
  • Clients can leave visual comments and mark things they don’t like in the design.
  • Get email notification when designer uploads a new version of design.

Check out RedMark @ www.redmark.com (By Abhijeet from Appscrazy)



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LiveTechDocs: Technical document review & collaboration tool

]]> If you are a technical writer then you would know that collaborating on technical documents and reviewing them isn’t always easy. Different writers might use different document formats (like HTML, PDF) to write code and hence it becomes cumbersome for the reviewer to deal with such different formats. LiveTechDocs is an online document collaboration service based on XML which aims to solve this problem.

Writers can upload the documents to this service and publish them in XML format. Then they can collaborate easily and also reviewers would find it easy to review the documents. There are lots of features for both writers and reviewers which further add value to the service.

technical document review

Features:

  • XML based online technical documents collaboration service.
  • Free while in beta.
  • Track comments and reviews on documents.
  • Share new document versions in one click.
  • Get progress reports quickly.

Check out LiveTechDocs @ www.livetechdocs.com (via WWD) (by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)



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ShareFlow: Online Group Messaging and Collaboration

]]> While email is how most people communicate online, it is not the best solution when it comes to online group messaging and collaboration. ShareFlow is a web-based dashboard that allows a group of people easily communicate and collaborate on different projects without all the mess caused by group emailing. Instead of sending messages back and forth among a group of people, you join a relevant conversation thread (”flow”) and start adding your comments to the stream. It gives you a convenient way to follow all project related information including files, messages and participants from one place.

A flow creator controls who is a part of the conversation. No one gets off-topic messages and only the relevant people become part of the flow. Once you join a flow, you can post comments, documents, emails, events, maps and media files, all in one place. All the attached files can be viewed with a built-in document viewer by anyone without installing any additional software.

messaging and collaboration

You can post content to the flow from your computer or from a mobile phone. To try, sign up for a Free plan that offers 25 MB of storage, unlimited members and lets you create up to 5 flows. You can upgrade at any time to one of their paid plans that start from $20/month, offer more storage and more flows.

Features:

  • Follow relevant conversation threads (”flow”) instead of sending and forwarding messages.
  • Flow creator controls who is part of the conversation. Add and remove people from the flow at any time.
  • Only relevant people participate in the flow and are not bothered by off-topic information.
  • Create multiple flows to organize different projects and teams.
  • Attach files (images, documents, media files, charts, maps etc) to the conversation.
  • Preview files right within the flow via built-in document viewer.
  • View all the relevant pieces of conversation in one place -comments, files and participants.
  • Share your emails from Yahoo!Mail, Live Mail, Gmail on a flow by installing a bookmarklet.
  • Follow your conversations from your PC or from your mobile.

Check out ShareFlow @ www.zenbe.com/shareflow



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tgethr: Simple Email Collaboration Tool

]]> While there are many new collaboration tools out there, email still remains as the most used mechanism to communicate and collaborate with others. That’s the idea behind Tgethr. It is a simple email collaboration tool which lets you easily collaborate with a group of people on projects via email. You basically send and reply to emails. That’s it.

email collaboration tool

How it works:

  1. Setup your group by picking a group email address (ex: project1@tgethr.com) and enter email addresses of people who should be included
  2. Whenever you send a message to the group email address, everyone on the list automatically gets a copy
  3. You can attach photos, videos etc. All the messages and files are archived online.

Once you setup your account you can communicate with members either by posting messages from the website or by sending or replying to emails to your group email address. All the messages are archived online, in case you want to access them later.

Basic free account lets you create one group address, up to 5 users and 25 discussions per month. Paid accounts (starting from $6/month) let you have more groups, users and more.

Features:

  • Easy to use email collaboration tool.
  • Email to one address and reach everyone.
  • Attach photos, videos etc.
  • All the messages and files automatically archived online.
  • Free account is limited to 5 users and 25 discussions per month.
  • Paid account offer more groups, users, messages and secure email communication.

Check out Tgethr @ www.tgethr.com



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AlmostMeet: Online Group Collaboration for Small Teams

]]> AlmostMeet is an online group collaboration application where users can meet and interact in real time. Unlike WebEx, Dimdim or Yugma which are optimized for one person presenting to many others, AlmostMeet focuses on small group collaboration where everyone’s an equal participant. So everyone can talk to and see each other with audio, video and text messages, see each other’s desktops, draw diagrams on whiteboard, share files and  documents…  etc.

online group collaboration

Getting started is really easy, once you have registered on the site click on the “Meet” to create your meeting session. Then grab the provided URL and use it to invite other memebers of the team.

Demo video:

Features:

  • Real-time web meeting and group collaboration online.
  • Users can communicate using audio, video and text messages.
  • Share documents, files and images.
  • Draw diagrams and enter text.
  • Drag and drop interface.
  • Desktop sharing also available.
  • Free and easy to use.

Check out AlmostMeet @ www.almostmeet.com



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Solvr: Group Problem Solving Tool

]]> Solvr is an interesting group problem solving tool which allows a group of people collaboratively discuss problems and ideas over the net. The application provides a platform where a person can share thoughts or problems and then invite others to add ideas on how to solve them. Each suggested idea is presented as a separate branch and anyone can easily vote on it or add their own suggestions.

group problem solving

To get started, simply enter your problem and click on the “Start” button. Solvr will then create a new and unique page for your entry, just grab the URL and send it to others.

group problem solving and decision making

Features:

  • Simple online tool for group problem solving and decision making.
  • Create and collaborate on as many problems as you want.
  • Invite as many users as you like by forwarding a URL.
  • Everybody who knows the URL can add ideas, add new problems and submit comments.
  • Print out your discussions.
  • Free and doesn’t require registration.

Check out Solvr @ http://a.freshbrain.com/solvr/



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Planyp.us: Wiki Style Group Planning

]]> Many of  group planning websites allow you to collaborate with your friends but not until you and your friends go through a tedious sign-up process. Planypus is a web service that takes the hassle out of planning. There is no registration for your friends, you simple start a plan (wiki page) and send out link  so they can contribute.

Planyp.us has a very intuitive interface that allows you to start a plan with as much or as little detail as you want. Once page is created and shared with friends, they can contribute, post comments and participate in polls. They can also vote on plan ideas with a single-click.

group planning

wiki planning tool

Planyp.us is very good solution if you want to plan events for your small business or family without sending out extensive emails and managing the RSVP details.

Features:

  • Wiki planning tool to make and share plans.
  • Let friends participate without signing up.
  • Use features like polls and live comments to gather feedback.
  • See your upcoming plans on a personal calendar.
  • Get updates through RSS, email or a mobile device.
  • Integrate your calendar with iCal or Google Calendar.
  • Get reminders for upcoming events.

Visit Planyp.us @ www.planyp.us (by Tehseen Baweja from RechargeYourMind.com)



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ChoreBuster: Organizing Chores Online Made Simple

]]> ChoreBuster is a web service that makes organizing chores among a group of people very easy, be it a family or college roommates. It makes sure that everyone gets their fair share of chores every day by allocating them equally between people involved, taking into account difficulty of each chore and everyone’s personal schedule.

organizing chores

How it works:

  1. Enter participants and chores.
  2. Specify how hard each chore is and how often it should be done.
  3. ChoreBuster automatically generates a fair schedule of chores.
  4. Get reminders in your email weekly or daily.

chore organizer

Sign up to create your own schedule or try it online using the demo account.

Features:

  • Online chore organizer.
  • Automatically allocates daily chores equally among people, based on the difficulty of each task.
  • Add as many chores and people into a schedule as you like.
  • Send daily reminders and weekly schedules.
  • Assign awards to certain difficult chores.
  • Free, sign up online or try it using the demo account.

Check out ChoreBuster @ www.chorebuster.net



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CC:Betty: Easily Organize Your Email Attachments Online

]]> Even with abundance of online sharing and communication tools, email is still a popular way to send messages, share photos and documents. But when you exchange messages and files with multiple people, your inbox may get quite messy making it hard to keep track of all this information manually.

Enter CC:Betty. It is a web service which can automatically organize your emails and photo and file attachments online. All you have to do is to cc: betty@ccbetty.com every time you send or forward someone a message with an attachment and CCBetty takes care of the rest. It automatically creates albums from attached photos, organizes attached files for easy sharing and tracks who said what and when.

organize your email

To get started, cc an email to betty@ccbetty.com and you will get a unique URL to your MailSpace with a password.

MailSpace is your personal page, which is constantly updated together with your ongoing email conversations.

organize emails

Features:

  • Lets you automatically organize emails and attachments online.
  • Makes it easy to follow email discussions from your personal online MailSpace.
  • View albums and slideshows from attached photos.
  • Watch attached videos online.
  • Automatically creates albums and slideshows from your attached photos.
  • Makes documents easy to view, share and comment on.
  • To get started send a message to betty@ccbetty.com.

Check out CC:Betty @ www.ccbetty.com



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Procaster: Broadcast Your Desktop Over The Web

]]> Procaster is a free tool which lets you broadcast your desktop live over the internet. It currently runs on Windows and has got a simple and easy to understand user interface. You can broadcast using your webcam or digicam, chat in real time, broadcast high quality 3D games, promote your stream on Twitter and much more. You could even mix multiple inputs in real time and produce great effects.

broadcast your desktop

broadcast your desktop live

Features

  • Broadcast your desktop live.
  • Record & play service available.
  • Use any camera or webcam to broadcast.
  • Broadcast your screen or a game.
  • Fully moderated real-time chat.
  • High quality broadcast available.
  • Promote your stream on twitter.
  • Free and easy to use.
  • For more info see detailed demo video here.
  • Similar web tools: Ustream.tv, FreeScreenCast, uTIPu and Screencast-O-Matic.

Check out Procaster @ www.procaster.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)



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WriteBoard: A Collaborative Text Editor

]]> WriteBoard is an online collaborative text editor which basically works like a text document to which everyone can contribute and edit text. You can also compare different versions of a document, roll back to a previous version and subscribe its RSS feed to track the updates.

collaborative text editor

WriteBoard was created by 37signals a company known for developing highly popular productivity and task manager apps like BaseCamp.

Getting started is easy, simply name your writeboard, add password & email and then click on the “Create the Whiteboard” button. Once the whiteboard is created you can easily invite others to contribute by forwarding them a URL.

collaborative text editor

Features

  • Collaborative text editor which lets you to collaborate on a text document online.
  • Compare different versions of the same document.
  • Easily roll back to a previous version.
  • Subscribe to RSS feed of the document to get notified of the changes.
  • Similar tools: EtherPad, XY WriteIt, Co-ment and ShowDocument.

Check out Writeboard @ www.writeboard.com (by Abhijeet from Appscrazy)



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Taskbarn: Collaborate & Manage Projects Online

]]> Taskbarn is a newly launched website which lets you collaborate and manage projects online. The user interface is nice and simple and there are various options to communicate with project team members.

Once you start a project, it generates a private sub-domain (something.taskbarn.com) for that project. You can then add tasks, reminders and attachments with 100 MB of free space per project at your disposal.

manage projects online

There’s also a Twitter like feed for the project which can keep the team members up-to-date with what’s going on in the project.

collaborate project

Features

  • Easy tool to manage and collaborate projects online.
  • Invite clients and update them with a twitter like feed.
  • Add, track, and assign tasks to project members.
  • Upload and share files. (100 MB free storage).
  • Similar websites: Taskado, Sosius and HiTask.

Check out Taskbarn @ www.taskbarn.com (by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)



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WikiMatrix: Compare Wiki Platforms

]]> Nowadays many companies use wiki platforms (aka wikis) as a collaboration tool within their enterprise. But with so many available wikis online it can become overwhelming to choose the one that suits your needs (easy of use, free/paid, feature set etc)

WikiMatrix make the task easy and lets you compare wiki platforms in one place. You can compare wikis from the list side by side, or find a Wiki that matches your personal needs by answering few questions in the Wiki Choice Wizard. It’s free.

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Wiki platforms side-by-side comparison

compare wiki software

If you still have questions, you can use the forums to ask questions from other users or get a professional support from a consultant in the Consultant Marketplace.

Features:

  • Find a wiki platform that suits your needs in one place, for personal or enterprise use.
  • Compare 100+ popular wiki software side by side.
  • Find the best Wiki for your needs by answering few questions in the Wiki Choice Wizard.
  • Discuss different wikis and get help from other users on the forum (sign up needed).
  • Browse professional consultants in Consultant Marketplace to help you deploy wiki for your enterprise.
  • Free and no sign up.

Check out WikiMatrix @ www.wikimatrix.org



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Revizr: Collaborative Document Editing Tool

]]> Revizr is a free collaborative document editing tool which allows you to collaborate on Microsoft Word, OpenOffice, HTML or any plain/rich text documents. The Revizr is a browser based and doesn’t require you to download anything. Simply upload the document and then invite others to edit and suggest changes. As the administrator you would have the right to accept or reject any suggestions.

collaborative document editing

online document collaboration

Features:

  • Quick and easy way to collaborate on documents online.
  • MS Word, Open Office, HTML, rich text and plain text files supported.
  • Login with OpenID supported.
  • Collaborate simultaneously or via email.
  • Browser based, no software download required.
  • Similar websites: ShowDocument, BookGoo and EtherPad.

Check out Revizr @ www.revizr.com (by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)



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Conference.io: Collaborative File Sharing with Live Chat

]]> Conference.io is a new service by previously mentioned Drop.io which provides a quick collaborative file sharing and group chat in real time. You could create a drop (that’s what they call the chat applet) by typing in a name and adding any files if you want (free upload upto 100 MB). Then you can share the chat url with whomsoever you want to collaborate. Additionally you could set passwords for guests and decide if they could add or delete files.

collaborative file sharing

Features

  • Collaborative file sharing with real time chat.
  • Simple, quick and easy to use.
  • Additional administrative features available.
  • No registration required.

Check out Conference.io @ www.drop.io/?code=chat (by Abhijeet from Appscrazy)



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ImaginationCubed: Collaborative Online Drawing Application

]]> Here is another online drawing application that lets you draw sketches and diagrams with your friends over the net. The interface of the site is really cool, easy to use and there is no registration process. Just go to the site, invite your friends and start drawing.

online drawing application

The application lets you draw with up to two people at the same time. You can draw free lines, add shapes and stamps, add background grid,  type in text,  print and send your drownings to others. The recipient of you drawings can replay and see how that picture was created.

Features:

  • Online drawing app.
  • Lets you draw with up to 2 people at once.
  • Customize color, thickness and style of lines.
  • Draw straight lines, add text, shapes and stamps.
  • Add background grid, print and send your drawings to others.
  • Option to replay and see how image was drawn.
  • Free and no registration.
  • For more drawing tools see MakeUseOf’s section.

Check out ImaginationCubed @ www.imaginationcubed.com



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Blist: Create And Share Comprehensive Lists On The Web

]]> If you are deceived by the title of this post and think that Blist is just another online list making tool then you couldn’t be more wrong. That’s because Blist is certainly a unique and a very comprehensive app when it comes to creating and sharing lists on the web.

Blist which looks like a spreadsheet can help you to create comprehensive lists, be it a simple personal list or an advanced database. You could embed things like images, pdf files, word documents right beside a name in a spreadsheet and that too by simply dragging and dropping stuff into it.

list making tools

list maker

There are many other features of this tool which makes it a wonderful tool to collaborate on projects. It also has lenses and widgets which help you to filter the database and add more functionality to it.

For more info watch demo video below:

Check out Blist @ www.blist.com ( Contributed by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog )



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Sosius: Online Collaboration Site & Group Workspace

]]> Sosius is an online collaboration site and a group workspace that allows you to work with information in groups or individually. The site gives you 25 MB of free storage space that you can use to store files, organize information and share it with as many people as you want. The application is excellent for groups since everybody in the group with appropriate permissions can create and edit information in real time.

You can manage your work flow and tasks, automate your tasks according to your requirements, manage your calender and events. get updates on what’s going on in your group work space, and much more…

online collaboration site and group workspace

Sosius is similar to Zoho and Google Docs but its gives you more features and more control then both.

Here is an overview of the main features:

  • Free online workspace for collaboration with others online.
  • 25 MB of free space to create and manage your information.
  • Create and publish a blog within any group folder or on the web.
  • Manage web databases.
  • Supports live communication via chats and instant messaging.
  • Project management tools like Gantt charts, reminders and tasks.
  • Securely upload, download and share files and folders.
  • Simple drag and drop interface.
  • Manage your calender and events online.
  • Allow people to see, edit or manage your information.

Check out  Sosius @ www.sosius.com (Contributed by Tehseen Baweja from Ijaar.com)



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Checkvist: Create Multiple Outlines & Hierarchical To-do Lists

]]> Checkvist is an online to-do list manager and outliner which aims to further simplify the task of making a to-do list by enabling keyboard shortcuts and supporting sub-lists. Yes, it is one of the very few online to-do list apps which support hierarchical lists. You can easily create lists and sub-lists, rearrange items, copy and move tasks between lists, share it with friends and also export and import information… all this with the help of keyboard shortcuts.

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checkvist2

Features

  • Online app which supports hierarchical lists.
  • Free registration.
  • Keyboard shortcuts available.
  • Share your checklists with others and work together.
  • Easily import and export information to several formats: plain text, html, OPML, and even Atlassian Confluence wiki format.
  • Get alerts about changes made on shared lists.

Check out Checkvist @ www.checkvist.com (Contributed by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog )



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PBwiki: Create & Manage Content With Others Online

]]> PBwiki is easy to use group online wiki style editor tool that lets you create, manage and collaborate on content online. You can collaboratively create and edit content using wiki style interface, share files and documents, get email notifications that keep you up to date, set access controls on who can access what, invite others to join your wiki, monitor who has changed what and more.  PBwiki lets you collaborate with up to 3 people for free and if you want more you can upgrade to premium account.

The registration process is fairly quick and  takes few minutes to get started. PBwiki is a really good solution if you need a private wiki tool to collaborate on small group projects over the web.

wiki style

wiki content management

wiki style editor

Features:

  • Wiki content management and editing tool.
  • Collaborative page editing.
  • Document & file management.
  • Comments, Mail Notifications, RSS notifications.
  • Administrative access controls.
  • Custom branding & appearance.
  • Easy to use and user friendly.
  • Similar sites: ScribleWiki, PikoWiki and MediaWiki.

For more info watch demo video below:

Check out @ www.pbwiki.com (Contributed by Kinshuk Sunil from kinshuksunil.com)



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Yugma: Make Conference Calls & Collaborate With Others Online

]]> Yugma is web service with a desktop client that allows you to make conference calls. All you need is an Internet connection and signup for a free Yugma account. Yugma is also an online platform that allows you to host virtual meetings and collaborate with your participants using various options including desktop sharing and instant messaging.

The service has a very decent free account that allows you to host unlimited web conferences, the only restriction being on the maximum of 20 participants. You can use it for business meetings, sales presentations, social events or simply to provide remote technical assistance to one of your friends.

make conference calls

Features:

  • Make a conference call and collaborate with someone online.
  • Free and unlimited web conferences with up up to 20 participants.
  • Interactive features like desktop sharing and instant messaging.
  • Compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux.
  • Private and public chat options during the conference.
  • Easily view and control attendee list.
  • Bandwidth meter and unique session ID for better control.
  • Embed Yugma widget on your website for easier access.
  • Similar sites: Dimdim, ooVoo, Kadoink, MeBeam and PalBee

Check out Yugma @ www.yugma.com (Contributed by Tehseen Baweja from Ijaar.com)



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Manymoon: Task Tracking Tool with Google Docs Integration

]]> Manymoon is a free web based project and task tracking tool which apart from having all the regular features which an online task management tool is expected to have, has a special feature – it allows you to easily attach your documents and sheets in your Google Docs account from within its interface. It also allows you to create private tasks, collaborate with co-workers, turn email into tasks and track the completion of projects.

task tracking tool

Features

  • Free tool for tracking tasks online.
  • Manage your private and shared tasks.
  • Simple tracking and completion of projects.
  • Find out what other people are working on.
  • Collaborate with co-workers, customers and partners.
  • Turn emails into tasks.
  • Attach Google Docs to tasks and projects.
  • Similar website: Project2Manage.

Check out Manymoon @ www.manymoon.com (Contributed by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)



Manymoon: Task Tracking Tool with Google Docs Integration

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EtherPad: Collaborate On Text Docs Online In Real-Time

]]> As you may remember, not so long ago we reviewed live document collaboration tool called ShowDocument. EtherPad is another such website that aims to make it easy to work on documents with colleagues in real-time.

EtherPad: Collaborate On Text Docs Online

The website doesn’t require any registration. To get started just click on “Create new pad” and you will be taken to text editor page. Once there, simply grab the given URL and use it to invite others.

Anything you or others type will automatically show up on the screen of every participant. To make it easier to distinguish between different contributors, everyones contributions will appear in different color. Another neat feature is ability to keep track of document changes and easily revert the document to an earlier version at any time. Moreover, EtherPad provides you with a chat board.

EtherPad: Collaborate On Text Docs Online

Features:

  • Collaborate on text documents in real time online.
  • Invite colleagues and share them same screen view.
  • Integrated text chat window.
  • Each author’s contributions are highlighted using different color.
  • Infinite undo functionality available, ensures that every operation is forever undo-able.
  • Save document revisions and return to an earlier draft whenever you want.
  • Additional features: Wrap long lines, show or hide line numbers, full screen mode etc.
  • No sign up or registration needed
  • Check out demo video here.
  • Similar tools: XY WriteIt, Co-ment and ShowDocument.

Check out EtherPad @ www.etherpad.com



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Protonotes: Collaborate When Working With HTML Prototypes

]]> Protonotes is a free service which allows you to put small widgets on your HTML prototypes which can be done easily by putting a few lines of Javascript into your prototype. You can edit relevant notes describing your prototype, edit them or delete them. You could even collaborate with your project team members who can add more notes to the prototype.

In short, this tool comes as a big help for those teams who are working on web development projects. This tool helps the team members to easily add notes and collaborate, no matter where they are in the world. Protonotes can also be made to work with MySQL databases with a single line of Javascript.

You can use protonotes to annotate prototypes for : -

  • Requirements collaboration
  • Design crits
  • Usability test findings
  • Heuristic reviews
  • QA testing

There are many more features like RSS feeds for group notes, data export feature and all this with no installation required, just a javascript would do.

Check out Protonotes @ www.protonotes.com ( Contributed by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog )



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Project2Manage : Manage Projects And Collaborate Easily

]]> Project2Manage, as they mention is a “free hosted project management solution that virtually anyone can use”. It allows you to create and manage projects efficiently from a comprehensive dashboard which helps you monitor their progress. You can create to-do lists and set milestones for task. You’d also find features like Spot2Jot which help in collaboration. Further, you can assign different levels of permission to clients and users.

project2manage

manage projects and tasks online

Features

  • Free to use
  • Helps to keep projects and tasks organized
  • Assign multiple levels of permission to different clients & users
  • Manage your projects from any other computer
  • Create and manage unlimited projects
  • Post Messages to keep everyone up to date
  • Manage Tasks with To-Do Lists
  • Create Milestones to stay on task
  • Collaborative writing with Spot2Jot
  • Monitor recent activity fo all projecs via RSS feeds

Check out Project2Manage @ www.project2manage.com ( Contributed by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog )



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Co-op: Stay Connected with Your Co-workers

]]> Co-op is like a twitter for small businesses and organizations where co-workers can post their work related updates and also check out what their colleagues are upto. It can be used to post updates, ask questions, share links, and even track time. It also displays the agenda and team status on the sidebar and lets you check what work was done yesterday and what has to be taken care of today.

co-op - office collaboration

The user interface is neat and carries the look of a professional tool with a workstream on the left and the agenda on the sidebar. This could be a good communication tool for co-workers, a new way to interact during the office hours.

Check out Co-op @ www.coopapp.com ( Contributed by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog )



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ShowDocument: Live Document Collaboration in Your Browser

]]> Want to quickly take some colleague of yours through some document online. Maybe discuss certain points and get get his feedack. Enter ShowDocuments.com. This online live document collaboration service allows you to upload documents and then invite someone to discuss it.

live document collaboration online

ShowDocument gives participants a dashboard where they can interact on the document together. Point cursor over different sections, mark and highlight text, draw objects, type text and chat etc.

live document sharing site

Features:

  • Show and collaborate on documents (PDF, Word etc.) online in real-time.
  • Browse docs together, mark with pen and highlighter, add text, live chat etc.
  • Download and save annotated documents as PDF.
  • No signup or registration needed.

Check out ShowDocument @ www.showdocument.com



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NomaDesk: Backup and Sync Files Between Computers

]]> NomaDesk offers a simple and secure way to backup personal files online, securely share files with colleagues and most importantly syn files and folders between multiple computers. The latter one is in particularly useful letting you automatically sync files between up to 5 computers.

The setup process is quick and easy. First go ahead and download the Nomadesk desktop client (you will need Windows 2000, XP or Vista to run NomaDesk). While installing the client you will be also asked to create the Nomadesk user account.

sync files between mulitple PCs

Once you have finished setting it up, you should see two new NomaDesk drives in your ‘My Computer’ folder. One for private/personal files (Personal Fileserver) and one for shared files (Public Fileserver).

automatically backup files to web

    Personal Fileserver

    Whatever files you put/drag into your personal drive will be automatically strored in your NomaDesk account online. One really cool feature that comes with it is the synchronization with your other PCs. For instance, if you add an image file to your NomaDesk drive on one of your PCs it will be automatically sent to ‘Personal Drive’ on all your other PCs that have Nomadesk installed.

    Public Fileserver

    This one is for sharing files with others. You can invite others to view and read files stored on your public drive. They won’t be able to make any changes o files, only view them.

There is also a something called Team Fileserver which enables users not only to share files with others but also collaborate on them. The people you invite will be able both view and edit the files. This and a couple of other features aren’t available to free account users.

Every file you put into your NomaDesk drives are also stored online. You can securely access and manage those files from any computer or even mobile phone with internet connection. See screenshot below.

Nomdesk Setup

More Feaures:

  • Unlimited file storage: Store as many files as you want.
  • No restrictions on the individual file size. It can a 100 KB pic, 1 GB movie etc.
  • Unlimited bandwidth usage.
  • Access and edit files in your Nomadesk drives even if your PC is offline.
  • Backup files to your online Nomadesk account.
  • Synchronize files between multiple PCs
  • Share files with friends or coworkers.
  • Access Nomadesk account from any PC or mobile phone that has internet connection.
  • Allow your coworkers to edit and upload the files (not availble in free account)
  • and more …
  • For more details see NomaDesk support page.
  • Similar websites: Dropbox, Sugarsync and Syncplicity.

NomaDesk Introduction Video

Check out NomaDesk @ www.nomadesk.com



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Zapproved: Web based Decision Making Tool

]]> Zapproved is a free web based decision making tool which aims to make taking decisions and arriving at a consensus within a group of people easier and faster. It allows you to create a proposal and send it out to your friends and colleagues whom you want to participate in the discussion and vote. Your friends don’t need to sign up for participating in the voting process.

decision making tool

How it works ?

For example, you need to take a business decision and you’d like to consult your co-workers and friends about it.

    1. You create a proposal in your zapproved account describing the decision.
    2. You then send requests to your co-workers and friends which appear to them as HTML emails.
    3. They can accept or deny the proposal with a single click.
    4. Get a complete record of who has accepted, denied or not responded to a proposal.
    5. The proposals are also archived in your zapproved accounts for future reference.

online decision making

Check out Zapproved@www.zapproved.com via ReadWriteWeb ( Contributed by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog )



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I Did Work : Track and Share your Work Logs

]]> I Did Work can be considered a project management tool which lets you create a detailed log of your work and keep a track of it. In case you are working with a team, I Did Work lets you connect with your team members and track their work logs too.

share work logs

You can also track your team members’ work in real time and hence keep up-to-date with your project. It has a nice user interface and lets you add work logs easily.

track work tasks

As you can see in the screenshot below, it displays nice graphs tracking the number of entries and helps you track work progress.

project management

Features

  • Easily add work logs and entries
  • Individual as well as group account facility
  • Track work progress through tags and graphs
  • Real time tracking
  • Present work report to manager and get informal grades without him requiring to create an account

Check out IDidWork @ www.ididwork.com ( Contributed by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog )



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YourDraft: Create and Share Drafts Online

]]> Multifunctional online WYSIWYG editor to write, edit and share draft pages online. Not only can you share the draft with others and let them read it but it also gives you the right to edit document. No need to register, simply give the document a name, enter your email address and start drafting. YourDraft will then give you private links that you can share with others on read/write or read only bases.

online WYSIWYG editor

Features:

  • Create and share draft documents online.
  • Share drafts with others on read/write or read-only basis.
  • Multifunctional WYSIWYG editor.
  • Encrypt pages (optional).
  • No sign-up or registration required.

Check out YourDraft @ www.yourdraft.com



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BookGoo: Highlight, Annotate and Share Documents Online

]]> Upload, annotate and collaborate on web pages and documents online. Highlight and comment on desired parts in documents and then share them with anyone you want. It is an ideal tool both for document marking as well as collaborating on documents with others.

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Furthermore, you can browse files uploaded by others, read their notes, add your own notes, check out recent or most popular uploads and more.

Features:

  • Highlight, annotate and collaborate on documents and web pages online.
  • Manage and share as many files as you want.
  • Add comments, highlight parts, draw scribbles, etc.
  • Grab documents from the web or uplod from computer.
  • Supported file formats: MS Word, MS Excel, PDF, HTML, GIF and PNG.
  • Keep documents private or public.
  • Check out recent and popular public documents uploaded by other users.
  • See BookGoo video demo here.

Check out BookGoo @ www.bookgoo.com



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Mikogo : Screen Sharing App for Skype and Windows

]]> Mikogo is a screen sharing app that lets you host live presentations and share whatever you see on the screen – in its true color quality – with upto 10 people at the same time. Quite handy for online meetings, product demos, presentations, webinars or even remote tech support. You can run it as a separate program or access it directly from Skype.

Meeting hosts (aka organizers) have a full control over the conference session and praticipants. Pause or end transmission at any time, change presenters, give remote control to certain users and much more. Basically, it gives you pretty much everything to organize and moderate online conference meetings.

Screen Sharing App for Skype and Windows

Features:

  • Host live presentations and conference calls.
  • Screen sharing: Share your screen view with upto 10 people at the same time.
  • Tech support: Give someone full control access to your system over the internet.
  • Meeting Organizer: pause/end transmission, switch presenters, send files, lock the meeting room, grant remote control etc.
  • Skype extra: Use it directly from Skype. Read more here.
  • Security: All data transfers are encrypted using 256-AES end-to-end encrypt method.
  • Currently available only for Windows PCs.

Demo video for Mikogo Organisers

Demo video for Mikogo Participants

Check out Mikogo @ www.mikogo.com



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iPaper@Scribd : Document Email Attachments Made Simple

]]> iPaper@Scribd is a new service (from Scribd) that makes it easy for you to email document attachments to others and ensure that everyone is able to open and view them. It works really simple, just add ipaper@scribd.com to CC field in your email and it’ll do the rest. All attached documents will be automatically converted to iPaper format and forwarded to each recipient. Recipients can view attached files directly in the browser, the only requirement is internet connection. This way you never have to worry whether recipients can view the documents.

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Furthermore, recipients have an option to download the file in its original format. So if you sent to your colleagues a Microsoft Word file via iPaper@Scribd, not only they will be able to view the file online but also download it to their computers.

Currently iPaper@Scribd supports following document formats: Word (doc, docx), PowerPoint (ppt, pptx, pps), Excel (xls, xlsx), PDF (pdf, ps), Open Office (odt, odp, sxw, sxi, etc.), and Text docs (txt, rtf).

If you already have a Scribd account make sure that your email address matches the email on file in your Scribd Account. That way, all files you send will be automatically added to your Scribd account as private documents.

iPaper@Scribd introduction video

Check out iPaper@Scribd at www.scribd.com/ipaper@scribd



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