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Online Services & Cloudbased Apps Rolodex May 2012

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:

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
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