
Gordon N
New Member
Whilst going through my ever so frustrating twitter feed (too many good links and suggestions to follow, not enough time!) I noticed a number of web applications being discussed and compared. Namely Basecamp from 37Signals who launched a re-designed version of the application today. I then went on to read a freelancers tips blog post that said to avoid such applications until such time as you can't live without them.
Having come from running a web design and development business I have looked at a huge number of web based applications over the years, both free and premium and have even settled into a couple of them for a few months at a time. The majority of these have been either project management or accounts related although I've played with CRM, ToDo Lists, helpdesks and all sorts of others - always looking for the app that might streamline and simplify my workflow.
I am keen to find out which webapps and services you may have come to rely on, have found useful or even ones that you have tried but disliked. We'll take Google Apps as a given on this one as most people have come into contact with it at some point and I would be surprised if less than half of us in the forums don't use it on a regular basis.
I am currently on a pretty clean slate as I am in the process of spawning a gentle freelance business (whilst working for 'the man' in a non web job!) and I thought it would be nice to see a community tested list of apps. The only one I am using fairly regularly just now is Trello which is a quite relaxed project management app (free) that utilises a board and cards concept to keep things tracked.
Right this post is long enough already so I'll shut and open the floor...
Having come from running a web design and development business I have looked at a huge number of web based applications over the years, both free and premium and have even settled into a couple of them for a few months at a time. The majority of these have been either project management or accounts related although I've played with CRM, ToDo Lists, helpdesks and all sorts of others - always looking for the app that might streamline and simplify my workflow.
I am keen to find out which webapps and services you may have come to rely on, have found useful or even ones that you have tried but disliked. We'll take Google Apps as a given on this one as most people have come into contact with it at some point and I would be surprised if less than half of us in the forums don't use it on a regular basis.
I am currently on a pretty clean slate as I am in the process of spawning a gentle freelance business (whilst working for 'the man' in a non web job!) and I thought it would be nice to see a community tested list of apps. The only one I am using fairly regularly just now is Trello which is a quite relaxed project management app (free) that utilises a board and cards concept to keep things tracked.
Right this post is long enough already so I'll shut and open the floor...
