I was absolutely amazed at the number and quality of online productivity tools that are available out there! And all free!
I think there's more than enough there to be able to run and manage a small business. It's all there, from simple word processing like Google docs, to online database and reporting, project management software, online invoicing, and online organiser, to name just a few of the free tools available at http://zoho.com/
Apart from being free, Google docs and zoho are great for collaborative projects as all participants have access to the same document and are able to contribute and edit without creating different versions/stages of the document. The fact that documents are not tied to a particular PC, makes them accessible anywhere, anytime from any computer. Great for work in progress, UNI assignments and any shared documents.
At the moment, our library has only one public PC with word processing software, which is in great demand, and we often have to turn people away, when all they need to do, is to quickly type up a letter or a resume. Now we'll be able to show them these online tools and applications as an alternative.
Zoho obviously offers a lot more than Google docs, but since I have only ever created simple documents, like library policies and procedures, I would have to spend some time exploring and experimenting with different tools.
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I would like to invite you to try www.gganttic.com
It is a task management add-on to Google Apps. Allows to keep tasks in Google Spreadsheets and view them as a Timeline/Gantt chart
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