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February 27, 2007
From Paperless to Softwareless
Are we ready for library PCs and patrons who don't want our software but do want to use the web based software from anywhere. It appears that the potential for a softwareless PC will precede the paperless office! Check out this posting here at Duct Tape Marketing.
Here's a teaser of the types of software available without needing to lock and load:
GMail
IceMail
WebMail
Hotmail
Calendar
Google Calendar
Phone systems
Skype
GotVMail
CRM
SageCRM
Salesforce.com
Zoho CRM
File storage and transfer
Drop Send
Xdrive
Box.net
Documents
Google Docs
Zoho Writer
Spreadsheets
Zoho Sheet
Google Spreadsheets
Database and Forms
Zoho Creator
WuFoo
DabbleDB
Design
Formatpixel
SiteKreator
Homestead
Project management
Basecamp
Collanos Workplace
Presentations
WebEx
GoToMeeting
Accounting & Billing
QuickBooks Online
FreshBooks
Collaboration
HyperOffice
Zimbra
Office Suites
Zoho Virtual Office
Google Apps
Office Live
NetSuite
WebOffice
You might know of more apps and categories (certainly I would add blogs, IM and wikis). Tell us in the comments. The above list is linked on the original post.
So, for those libraries who can't afford to offer office suite apps on your end user stations, here's your chance to serve the real digital divide!
Stephen
Posted by stephen at February 27, 2007 2:35 PM
Comments
I'd say that Virtual Ubiquity (http://www.virtub.com/) has got to be on that list. Its a second generation web-based word processor, considerably more advanced that Google Docs and Zoho.
Posted by: Baden Hughes at February 28, 2007 11:32 PM
Virtual Ubiquity seems to be closed to new users right now. :(
A couple other items: Zoho Show is a presentation tool that reads and saves Powerpoint files. Yesterday via PhotoJojo I heard about Picnik (www.picnik.com), which is a pretty durn fully functional online photo editor. It's free now, but in future they're going to split off a free basic tool and a premium fee-based one.
What I like about these tools is how they enable us in public services to say "yes" to patrons wanting to be able to work on a particular task.
Posted by: Jenny Reiswig at March 1, 2007 11:49 AM