Opposed to March 2012 version of this blogpost, there quite a few changes going on. First of all I’ve phased out Google Chrome as my primary Internet browser, and totally hooked on lightweight Internet browsers (like K-meleon and Midori).
Plus I’ve found an online equivalent of the OSX Widgets Dashboard: iGoogle. I knew about it, but didn’t know how it has matured! So instead of using google.com as my start page I now use iGoogle with the following ‘widgets’:
- 3x Dutch RSS feeds: Hardware.info, iPadClub.nl and jouwaanbieding.nl
- Sticky note
- Google translate
- Google tasks
- Google time & date
- Google calendar
- Google gmail
- Google dual-mode calculator
- Inspirations Quotes & pictures
- Currency converter
- Buienradar (Dutch weather channel)
- Directions by Google Maps
So this also defies the purpose of having Google Chrome, making me more software independable, and more ‘cloud-pendable’. Actually … in a way it also makes me OS independable. As I’m not running OSX at all at the moment, but a Linux Debian distro.
Other Online Google Apps that I use in conjunction with the ones mentioned in the iGoogle list and are worth mentioning are:
- Calendar | making life more managable
- Docs (soon to be merged into Google Drive)| 5GB free storage space for documents, presentations, etc.
- Gmail + Contacts + Labs | not just my mail client, also my dialy todo lists & CRM
- Profile | to keep track of all the communities I’m involved in
Payment gateways:
- Mollie (NL) | International payment gateway for accepting iDeal payments, etc. Blends in great with MoneyBird book-keeping.
- MoneyBird | Bookkeeping program for all my entrepreneurial undertakings | €11.90mo
- PayPal | business account, so I’m able to receive creditcard payments as well (from remote IT clients)
Online Communication:
- IMO | webbased Instant Messenger client with Skype protocol support (including voice)
- Talk Fusion | Video email
Financial vehicles to earn money online:
- Talk Fusion | the best 2012 opportunity to make money online; learn to earn!
- WorldVentures | online travelclub | $50 … learn why it’s worth it here.
Create your own website
- blogging: WordPress + Google Blogger
- blog template sites: BestTheme.net
- domainnames: TransIP.NL + HostNet.NL + GoDaddy
- hosting: SolidHosting.NL + Google Blogspot
- opt-in regular & video email: TalkFusion
- webinar software: TalkFusion
- My Dutch / NL WordPress Translation contributions: October 2022 - October 9, 2022
- My Dutch / NL WordPress Translation contributions: August 2022 - August 23, 2022
- [NL] Ultra Light digital nomad Europe travel with Ryanair / Wizz Air - August 20, 2022
- My Dutch / NL WordPress Translation contributions: July 2022 - July 27, 2022
- My Dutch / NL WordPress Translation contributions: April 2022 - April 2, 2022
- My Dutch / NL WordPress Translation contributions: March 2022 - March 10, 2022
- What is the best global travel community for 2022 ? - February 20, 2022
- My Dutch / NL WordPress Translation contributions: February 2022 - February 3, 2022
- My Dutch / NL WordPress Translation contributions: January 2022 - January 4, 2022
- My Dutch / NL WordPress Translation contributions: October 2021 - October 7, 2021
