Microsoft has just released a web-based version of Office. You can view/edit/create Office documents from standard web browsers and share them with others.
http://office.live.com
Of course, Google has had this for quite some time now and their offering is more mature and user-friendly.
http://docs.google.com
Showing posts with label collaboration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label collaboration. Show all posts
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Sunday, March 28, 2010
LogMeIn
One of my most trusted and relied upon tools is LogMeIn. I use this almost daily to remotely control computers. I install LogMeIn on all of my clients' servers so that I can remotely access them as needed. I also install it on my clients' desktop and laptop computers so that I can help them with problems remotely instead of scheduling a service call. It saves a lot of time and gas.
LogMeIn is very secure and works very well. The free version does everything I need in most cases. There's also a paid version that enables additional functionality such as remote printing and file transfer.
LogMeIn works closely with Intel and they have developed technology that allows you to remotely control a computer through LogMeIn below the operating system level (out-of-band). That means that you can remotely get into BIOS and change settings and even remotely install an operating system. The technology is available on some computers and motherboards now and will be available on more models in the future.
Besides the version that you have to install on the computer that you want to remotely control, they also have a free beta service called LogMeIn Express that lets you hold online meetings and remotely assist people who don't have any other remote access to their computer. It even lets you transfer files!
Check out LogMeIn and LogMeIn Express:
http://www.logmein.com/
http://www.logmein.com/express/
LogMeIn is very secure and works very well. The free version does everything I need in most cases. There's also a paid version that enables additional functionality such as remote printing and file transfer.
LogMeIn works closely with Intel and they have developed technology that allows you to remotely control a computer through LogMeIn below the operating system level (out-of-band). That means that you can remotely get into BIOS and change settings and even remotely install an operating system. The technology is available on some computers and motherboards now and will be available on more models in the future.
Besides the version that you have to install on the computer that you want to remotely control, they also have a free beta service called LogMeIn Express that lets you hold online meetings and remotely assist people who don't have any other remote access to their computer. It even lets you transfer files!
Check out LogMeIn and LogMeIn Express:
http://www.logmein.com/
http://www.logmein.com/express/
Google Wave
If e-mail was invented today, Google Wave is what it would look like. It combines the best of e-mail, instant messaging and online collaboration into one tool.
I've used it to track information for a major project and collaborate/share with other people involved with the project. It's great for collaborating on something as simple as a grocery list or as complex as planning a vacation.
Google Wave is vastly superior to ordinary e-mail and, if marketed and developed correctly, could eventually become more widely used than e-mail. It is my hope that it does, because the current e-mail system is based on a protocol developed in 1982, before there was Spam. It's a very trusting protocol, which is why fighting Spam is such a massive effort. Google Wave fixes that problem and many more.
Right now it's in beta and not open to the general public. However, I have some invitations left if you're interested in getting a Google Wave account. Just let me know.
http://www.google.com/wave/
I've used it to track information for a major project and collaborate/share with other people involved with the project. It's great for collaborating on something as simple as a grocery list or as complex as planning a vacation.
Google Wave is vastly superior to ordinary e-mail and, if marketed and developed correctly, could eventually become more widely used than e-mail. It is my hope that it does, because the current e-mail system is based on a protocol developed in 1982, before there was Spam. It's a very trusting protocol, which is why fighting Spam is such a massive effort. Google Wave fixes that problem and many more.
Right now it's in beta and not open to the general public. However, I have some invitations left if you're interested in getting a Google Wave account. Just let me know.
http://www.google.com/wave/
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