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- Calendars /Meetings
  - 30 Boxes | it's your life. Create a calendar, share it with friends.
  - AirSet Shared Calendars, Reminders, Community for Groups and Family. Shared calendars, contacts, lists, blogs, all in one place.
  - a.placebetween.us is a mashmap which allows you to type in different places, and then a type of place that you'd like to meet, such as a coffee shop, and the resource will try and find somewhere in the middle for you to meet up.
  - Appointy is an advanced appointment management tool which allows you to manage your clients and market your services by speeding up your word-of-mouth publicity.
  - Bookingpad Take bookings directly on your website
  - Calendars.Net: Free Interactive Web Calendar Hosting. a free interactive web calendar hosting service
  - CalendarHub Does exactly what you'd expect.
  - Clickbook A free online booking and scheduling program.
  - Create a Calendar in Word. Nice article on how to create a calendar in Word without using templates etc.
  - EventSniper. DEAD
  - Doodle is a Web-based service for finding suitable dates for group events (e.g., an appointment, a conference call, a family reunion, etc.).
  - Eventful. Search & add events as well as share & publish public or private calendars.
  - Eventicus 2.0 - All Events. Post and promote all your events for free, track and share events with your friends
  - Goowy. Calendar, scheduling, contacts. Free, 2 GB of webspace
  - HipCal - it's about time. Online calendar, to do list, contact details, alerts. All the standard stuff.
  - iCal Exchange. Does the job, doesn't seem to have been updated recently though
  - iFreeBusy Calendar Sharing and Meeting Scheduling. This allows you to publish and share your calendars or freebusy information, and convert between ical and freebusy formats.
  - Jotlet. This is a calendar function, with an eye to business use. Free for personal use though.
  - Kiko Universal access including a mobile phone, share it. Not really a new kind IMO, but does the job.
  - MeetMeNow: Online Meeting, Net Meeting and Web Conference Software. Commercial product (£27 per month) allowing you to share and run presentations across the net.
  - MeetWithApproval. This is a meetings arranger. Create a meeting, email people and work together to arrange a time, place etc. Free and looks easy enough.
  - MeetingWizard.com. This is a free/commercial product that allows you to set up meetings, keep personal schedules, automatic reminders. Great for setting up events with groups of people.
  - Meet-0-Matic Simple, straightforward.
  - MeetWays. allows you to input 2 zip codes and a place like a theater or restaurant and it'll find somewhere nice for you both to meet.
  - mobaganda* is a simple way to plan parties, meetings, get-togethers, conference calls, etc. and track who is coming, and who is not.
  - Mosuki. Share calendars and events
  - MyHomePoint. Designed for family use.
  - MyPIMPOnline calendar, to do list, group calendar, shareable address book.
  - Planzo Appears to be dead as of Nov '08
  - Rainlendar is customizable calendar, alarm service, to do list. Download the software
  - Scheduleonce is a simple Web 2.0 service that helps you find a time for your meeting with absolute accuracy across all time zones and daylight saving changes.
  - Skobee See what your friends are doing, discover where to go, things to do.
  - Socializr - Share events with your friends!. Free service where you can personalise invitations.
  - Spongecell. You know the drill by now.. it's an online calendar!
  - Supersaas set up meetings directly from your website
  - Tilika is a calendar management and social networking site
  - Timebridge find time for meetings
  - Trumba Publish a calendar, send email to group members, import an existing calendar, share it, organize multiple calendars, and print it out. Commercial
  - Upcoming is a social event calendar, completely driven by people like you. Manage your events, share events with friends and family, and syndicate your calendar to your own site.
  - Whenisgood An easy way to find out when everyone is free for your next meeting or event.
- General resources
  - CiteULike: A free online service to organise your academic papers. CiteULike is a free service to help academics to share, store, and organise the academic papers they are reading.
  - Clockspot Employee Timeclock for Small Businesses. Clockspot is a web-based employee timeclock application for small businesses.
  - Feedpile DEAD
  - GigaTribe : Home. Software download that allows you to share selected files/folders resources with other people, no matter how large.
  - FlexLists Create lists of anything you want, with every field you need. Create lists with Tasks, Addresses, Literature, Wishes and more! You can share the list with others, invite them to edit the list or just keep it for yourself.
  - Localhost a program that lets you access a shared, world-wide file system through your web browser
  - Rallypoint DEAD
  - ReviewBasics is a collaboration feedback gathering platform which allows professionals across many industries to exchange ideas, gather thoughts, and review various types of creative, interactive, motion, and written content.
  - SimpleSeating. Lets you sort out seating arrangements for the wedding or whatever else it might happen to be.
  - SquidNote - Ink Yours. This is an interesting idea. It's just like the usual ecards that you send to friends, it's just that this works with a bunch of people signing a single card.
  - Tribbit.com: Tribute a person, event, or something you love.. It's an online card that you sign, including words, voice, photographs and so on. Makes losing the 'sorry you're leaving card' a thing of the past.
  - Vyew.com - FREE Anytime Collaboration and Live Conferencing™. Looks like it does what it says it does. Both free (very limited) and commercial versions available.
- Databases
  - Collection Database Software for CDs, DVDs, books, games, etc... Commercial products, at £24.95 each. Not tried them, but they look good.
  - GuruLib Home Library. GuruLib helps to organize your books, DVDs, music CDs, games and software using a book shelf metaphor.
  - Lazybase Appears to be DEAD
- Drawing
  - bubbl.us - brainstorming made simple. Very nice and easy. Create bubbles, link them together in various ways and use it to brainstorm.
  - doodleboard. This is a collaborative doodling thingie. Personally I think I'll stick to pen and paper...
  - Imagination Cubed. Share online drawings. This looks unique - I've never seen anything quite like it.
- Mind Mapping resources
  - Exploratree Ready made guides, templates etc
  - Gliffy lets you create flow charts, diagrams and more
  - Mapul is a single web based project allows you to create completely organic looking mind maps.
  - Mindomo nice online mapping software with no complex software to install or maintain.
  - Wisdomap helps you to organise your thoughts in a powerful mind map format, and allows you to attach notes, videos, pictures, links and files to your map.
  - Wisemapping create and share mind maps free, nothing to download
- Office suites
  - Ajax13 is a web-based word processor that can read and write Microsoft Word and other standard document formats.
  - Basecamp Project management and task management software: . Commercial product
  - Desktop On Demand DEAD
  - FlySuite is a combined package which acts as word processor and spreadsheet.
  - foldera Communicate with others, secure vital information, access and manage information, work with your team.
  - huddle. This is a network of secure online spaces that combine document, project and team tools with the simplicity of social networking. Pricing from £4.99 a month. Freebie version also available
  - Jacuba gives you access to a spell checker, accounts package, spreadsheets, image resizer and charts generator.
  - MyWebDesktop.net. File storage, bookmark manager, notebook, messaging. Work with your team.
  - Peepel Online Office. Word processor, file sharing, RSS feeds, messaging, collaboration, contact management, browser windows and templates.
  - Solodox provides access to word processing, projects and collaboration.
  - Scribd is a free online library where anyone can upload. Use their embeddable PDF player to publish and view documents right in your web browser.
  - ThinkFree Online beta. Microsoft office beater. Spreadsheet, word processing, presentations, the works.
- Presentations
  - 280 Slides - Create & Share Presentations Online. This resource allows you to create Powerpoint type presentations
  - ajaxPresents is a web-based presentation editor that lets you read, edit and save Microsoft Power Point files (.ppt) as well as Open Standard Presentation files (.odp).
  - authorSTREAM Present and Share PowerPoint Online. Looks very like Slideshare.net in that you can upload Powerpoint presentations, share them, lock them and so on.
  - BrinkPad does exactly what you'd expect from a presentation package
  - Empressr Application That Lets You Create, Manage and Share Rich Media Presentations Online
  - Kineticast Easy to use online tool enables you to develop high-impact, online presentations.
  - PhotoShow Turn your photos into a musical slideshow. Add pictures, whack in some music, throw in some captions and garnish with transitions and you're done.
  - Powerbullet Presenter. Presenter is a small, simple and free program for creating presentations in the Flash™ format.
  - Preezo DEAD
  - PresentationEngine.com creates stunning multimedia presentations - automatically!
  - PreZentit Create, share and show your presentations online
  - SlideAware. Not sure if I've mentioned this one before, but it's a slide share application.
  - SlideBoom – Share Live PowerPoint Presentations Online. Think authorstream and Slideshare.net and you're pretty much there.
  - SlideBurner. Looks very similar to Slideshare.net
  - SlideRocket puts everything you need to make great presentations at your fingertips.
  - Slideshare.net/ Brilliant. My #1 choice, upload a .ppt and you're done
  - Slidestory . Tell a story using your photographs and narrate in your own voice.
  - Spresent is a free Web-based alternative to PowerPoint. Create and edit high-quality Flash presentations online. You can send presentations via e-mail or publish on your web site or blog.
  - SoapBX Forget PowerPoint, and use this instead. Create free presentations.
  - Textthemob The easiest and most entertaining way to collect feedback from your audience: Project polls or message boards on a large screen, have everyone send their input via their cell phones and see results instantly!
  - Thumbstacks Appears to be DEAD
  - uTIPu . Download the software, record and then share.
  - VCASMO is a multimedia presentation solution for personal photo-video slide show, business presentation, training, academic teaching, sales pitching, seminar, conference, press release meeting, live event.
  - WebEx MeetMeNow: Online Meeting, Net Meeting and Web Conference Software. Commercial product (£27 per month) allowing you to share and run presentations across the net.
  - WebSlides - Turning bookmarks and feeds into interactive slideshows. Interesting idea from Diigo - take bookmarks, add narration or music and turn it into an embeddable slideshow for your site.
  - Zoho Show 2.0:: The online tool for making powerful presentations.
- Project management
  - 14Dayz is great for teams that are geographically distributed and still need a central place for logging their hours.
  - BrainReactions.net Online Brainstorming and Idea Management Software. Ask questions, get answers, work together.
  - bubbl.us - application for brainstorming online bubbl.us application for brainstorming online.
  - Complore-Come Xplore.. Share articles, bookmarks, events, organize your work, share research, grow your network. Free, web based.
  - FreeMind - free mind mapping software. It's a free download - it looks very impressive.
  - HiTask - free online task management. It's a simple web based task management application to bring your team together.
  - Joyent is collection of easy-to-use Web-based applications perfect for small businesses as well as individuals or teams collaborating on a project.
  - LiquidPlanner. It's online project management software that offers teams a complete project environment, rich social networking features,
  - Mindomo is a versatile Web-based mind mapping tool, delivering the capabilities of desktop mind mapping software in a Web browser
  - Nozbe is an online organiser.
  - Project2Manage is a free hosted project management solution that virtually anyone can use.
  - Same-Page. provides software for project management, document management, online calendars and contact management that improves workflow and enhances communication between workgroups and clients.
  - Taskado - Because Life is a Project; a 'project manager with a surprising amount of functionality. Break projects down into tasks and milestones, assign work to the project team, share documents and blog updates. Very simple to use and no downloads.'
  - Text 2 Mind Map - An online text to mind map converter. Add in a bunch of terms, indent as appropriate and this gizmo will turn it into a mind map that you can download.
  - Twiddla is a free no-setup, web-based meeting playground.
- Screen Sharing and recording
  - Adobe ConnectNow web conferencing.Use screen sharing, chat, notes, audio, and video to conduct meetings online
  - Avvenu Access 'n Share lets you remotely view, download and share documents, photos and files stored on your work or home computers.
  - CoPilot Commercial product. Why would you?
  - CrossLoop which I've tried out myself. You install the software and when you want to share your machine with someone else you give them the access code (which changes every session for security purposes) and they can use your machine.
  - Dimdim: Free Live Meeting. This looks like a good one. Free, open source, available for anyone, no downloads, just log on and use it.
  - GoToAssist redefines the way support, consulting and IT professionals deliver technical help to customers across the globe.
  - LiveLOOK - Instant Screen Sharing. Does what it says on the tin. Priced product.
  - LogMeIn does what you'd expect
  - Mikogo. This is a free online meeting tool. At no cost, Mikogo allows you to share your screen with up to 10 participants simultaneously from any PC, in true-color quality and in real-time.
  - Radmin (Remote Administrator) is the world famous, award winning secure remote control software and remote access software which enables you to work on a remote computer in real time as if you were using its own keyboard and mouse. Commercial
  - RealVNC provides remote control software which lets you see and interact with desktop applications across any network.
  - Screen2 Surfing Together! Very simple. Perhaps too limited though.
  - ScreenToaster - Free Online Screen Recorder. Nothing to download or install. Just record your activity, publish the video on the interwebs and stream the video in Flash.
  - ShowMyPC is a Community providing tools and services for Online Meetings and Collaboration. Users can help, present services to multiple users, or provide one on one remote support.
  - skrbl: easy to share online whiteboard. Does what it says really. Draw, text, scribble. Nothing to download, free.
  - TeamViewer - Free Desktop Sharing and Remote Control. This works through Firewalls, works on Macs, you can make presentations from your machine to another, share files, chat, switch direction and so on. It's free for personal, non-commercial use.
  - TightVNC is a free remote control software package derived from the popular VNC software. With TightVNC, you can see the desktop of a remote machine and control it with your local mouse and keyboard, just like you would do it sitting in the front of that computer.
  - UltraVNC is a powerful, easy to use and free software that can display the screen of another computer (via internet or network) on your own screen.
  - Unyte Share your desktop blah blah. Free for 2 person use, otherwise commercial.
  - WebHuddle does what the rest of them do.
  - Yugma. From the site: " Share your computer screen in real-time so that everyone sees what you see - regardless of the application, software or operating system you are using.
  - Yuuguu Hold online meetings, share your screen and work together on the same documents in real time.
  - Zolved A quick, small tool that lets you share the view and control of your PC with someone remote who is helping you resolve a problem
- Spreadsheets
  - EditGrid. An online spreadsheet service with real time update.
  - Google Docs and spreadsheets
  - Flysuite Does spreadsheets and word processing
  - Num Sum: web spreadsheets. Free bite-sized, sharable social spreadsheets
  - TracksLife DEAD
- Writing documents
  - Adobe Buzzword online word processor from Acrobat.com is a new online word processor, perfect for writing reports, proposals, and anything else you need to access online or work on with others.
  - Ajax13 is a web-based word processor that can read and write Microsoft Word and other standard document formats.
  - Approver does the whole sharing documents gig.
  - Gobby. Gobby is a free collaborative editor based on libobby, a library which provides synced document buffers. It supports multiple documents in one session and a multi-user chat. It runs on Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and other Unix-like platforms.
  - Google Docs and spreadsheets
  - iNetWord Editor. This is another online word processor. It describes itself as the only fully functional online wp. Free.
  - j2e.com. At last! An online word processor with a slight difference. This one is very much designed for children/students, allowing them to create pages, which are assigned URLs and these can then be shared with friends or teachers.
  - MoonEdit. Multi-platform collaborative text editor
  - Nevrocode Docs. You have to download the software for this word processing package, which makes it a non-starter in my book.
  - ProofHQ. is a smarter, easier way to manage review and approval of designs, artwork and documents.
  - QuickTopic Document Review - free document collaboration. Quick Doc ReviewSM gives you an instant private space for gathering comments on any HTML document (Microsoft Word documents too). Your group can comment on each paragraph, directly within the document, and you can also display, sort, and print the comments separately. Comments are all in one central place.
  - Qipit - Copy and share documents. Copy documents, whiteboards and handwritten notes with your camera phone or digital camera to store, fax, email or publish!
  - Scribd is a bit like Slideshare for documents. Load up your documents, share them, comment, you know the sort of thing. You can also do a very nifty search, both for documents and text within them.
  - Solodox. Create a document right in your browser. Edit on any machine you can find anywhere. Create a project for your group. Invite members to read or edit the project.
  - SubEthaEdit is a powerful and lean text editor.
  - SynchroEdit is a browser-based simultaneous multiuser editor, a form of same-time, different-place groupware. It allows multiple users to edit a single web-based document at the same time, and it continuously synchronizes all changes so that users always have the same version.
  - TheOpenDoc.com is your collaborative workspace. Write whatever you want to say. Share it with others - yes, it's a collaborative word processor!
  - Web Collaborator DEAD
  - WideWORD. DEAD
  - Writeboard Collaborative writing software online with Writeboard. Write, share, revise, compare. Shareable web based documents, save edits, roll back versions.
  - Zoho Writer Online word processor - free
  - yPen - make and share notes online. Very sparse, but seems to do what it should.
  - YourDraft.com - Online sharable WYSIWYG document drafting. Share drafts with others.
  - Coventi Pages DEAD

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I haven't tried out all of these myself, and people who I don't know have kindly made many recommendations as well.
Consequently you should exercise sensible caution when trying these things out for yourself, and while I haven't included any programs/utilities/resources that have any spyware or malware included in them that I am aware of, I cannot take any responsibility for the utilities themselves.
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