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Thunderbird
- This is a simple e-mail client that focuses on e-mail,
though you can use it as a desktop RSS
feed reader as well.
Virtually virus-free
and easy on memory.
Like FireFox
you can easily
change the look.
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OpenOffice
- 've been using the free and open source OpenOffice for
so long that I don't remember the other office
suites. It saves in multiple formats, including MS
.doc, .xls and .ppt, and exports to Flash or PDF
with a single click
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Google Docs & Spreadsheets
- As much as I like OpenOffice, Google's collaborative
documents and spreadsheets are excellent for group
work. With Google's simple interface, it's not
difficult to get new users to join in.
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GIMP -
Another free and open source tool that lets me edit photos.
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Gliffy - This free
online diagramming tool is getting better every day, with
more templates and the ability to collaborate
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MindMeister -
Similar to Gliffy, but focused on mind maps. These two free
tools have replaced my desktop applications like
Visio or SmartDraw.
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WordPress
- Without my
blog, I would not have been asked for a top ten tool
list. WordPress is easy to use and has kept hundreds
of thousands of spam from my website.
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del.icio.us
- I have
played with several social bookmark tools and have
settled on del.icio.us
for my online, searchable database that forms part
of my Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) system
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Bloglines -
I've been using Bloglines as my web RSS feed reader for several
years and I still like it, in spite of the dozens of
other options. It's simple and easy to view the +/-
150 feeds that I read.
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Commentful - This is another tool from Blogflux that allows you to monitor the
comments made on other blogs and notifies you of new
comments. It integrates well with the
Firefoxbrowser.
